From our earlier websites
Writing advice, interviews, projects and opportunities from our earlier websites, kept together for you to explore.
These are historical copies. Dates, prices and submission windows may no longer apply. Find current opportunities.
7,096 results · Page 140 of 296
30 January 20 · Opportunities
What is it? The Elephant Ears Reading Series is an initiative at Elephant Room Productions to provide a process-oriented program for playwrights. One of the hardest parts of being a playwright is often the lack of availability for readings and collaboration early on in the writin
Read with a free account →30 January 20 · Events
If you are interested in, or looking at, postgraduate courses in theatre making, the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School are hosting a postgraduate afternoon designed to allow you to find out more about their courses and to see for yourself how the Theatre School operates. Bristol Old
Read this article →30 January 20 · Events
The SAND Cafe are hosting a monthly PRIVATE EVENT to offer space and time to a small group of creatives to work on their own projects called Writing in the Sand. With a £32.93 Day Pass enjoy their inspiring and supportive environment – including their food and drink – whilst you
Read this article →30 January 20 · Opportunities
What is it? Script to Stage are hosting a Table Read on Sunday February 23rd at 2.30pm at Comicrazy, 45 Old Sneddon St, Paisley PA3 2AN. Whether you are a seasoned playwright or dipping your toe into the wonderful world of play creation for the first time, this is a chance to hea
Read with a free account →30 January 20 · Opportunities
What is it? The Billy Roche International Short Play Award, as part of the Wexford Literary & Arts Festival, is now accepting submissions of short plays. First place – €300, second place – €200, third place – €100. The four shortlisted plays of 2020 will be read by Enniscorthy Dr
Read with a free account →30 January 20 · Opportunities
What is it? KDC Theatre, a non-professional performance arts charity focused on development of artists (including writers), have run a new writing project annually for the last few years to encourage new writers and to promote efficient storytelling. Successful scripts will be in
Read with a free account →29 January 20 · Opportunities
What is it? Amateur playwrights world-wide are invited to submit unpublished one-act plays in English for the Kenneth Branagh Award for New Drama Writing. Three winning scripts will be selected for fully staged performances during the Windsor Fringe Festival in October 2020. One
Read with a free account →29 January 20 · Opportunities
What is it? Theatre503 is an award-winning home of new writers and a launchpad for the artists who bring their words to life. They stage the work of more debut writers than any other theatre in the world and can now announce the re-opening of the Theatre503 Playwriting Award, the
Read with a free account →29 January 20 · Opportunities
What is it? Applications are now open for The Writing Squad – a two year programme that begins in April 2020. The Writing Squad is a group of motivated writers to help you develop your writing. They welcome writers of any formats – from poetry and prose, through film, stage and r
Read with a free account →29 January 20 · Opportunities
What is it? ScriptSpace is an opportunity for playwrights to hear their work out loud and get instant feedback from the audience, actors and artistic team at the Space Theatre in London. Each play which is submitted is read by their team of readers and provided with a written fee
Read with a free account →28 January 20 · Events
Are you a theatre maker, director, writer or producer based in Wales? Producer Works in partnership with Swansea Grand Theatre, with support from the Arts Council of Wales and Swansea Council are proud to announce the launch of theatreLab, an initiative that supports producers an
Read this article →28 January 20 · Opportunities
What is it? Writers based in the North of England are invited to submit their work-in-progress to the Northern Writers’ Awards 2020. The Northern Writers’ Awards are for work-in-progress and exist to recognise talent and support new work towards publication or broadcast. The awar
Read with a free account →27 January 20 · Original Content
In our latest blog series, our new team member, Joanne Griffiths, will be reviewing new writing productions from the perspective of an emerging writer. She’ll be sharing her insights into how we can learn from seeing the work of other playwrights on stage, and how this might help
Read this article →24 January 20 · Opportunities
Matchstick Theatre are a small independent theatre company, set up in late 2015 and based in South East London. They are located in a new arts and theatre space, the Matchstick Piehouse in Deptford. They seek to make provocative, entertaining, unusual theatre for audiences in Sou
Read with a free account →24 January 20 · Opportunities
What is it? The London Library’s Emerging Writers Programme, is open for submissions for the second year. The Programme offers writers one year’s membership of The London Library (which normally costs £540 per year) alongside writing development masterclasses, networking opportun
Read with a free account →24 January 20 · Opportunities / Weekly Round-up
Want to support LPB? Become a member! Our weekly Friday round-up of opportunities listed on the blog that haven’t yet reached their closing date (listed in order of closing date). Opportunities are grouped into four sections: 1) Pick of the Week & featured posts; 2) Opportunities
Read with a free account →23 January 20 · News
With January nearly coming to an end (did someone say payday?!), we thought it was time we gave you a sneak peek into what we’ve got coming up at London Playwrights’ Workshop in 2020. 2019 was a fantastic year for us, from producing a podcast with the Bush Theatre, to meeting bri
Read this article →22 January 20 · Opportunities
What is it? Sunderland Culture’s Great Place Unify programme culminates in 2020 with the presentation of a community play that gathers Sunderland’s communities dreams for the future of the city. As a first step in this project, Sunderland Culture wishes to commission a north east
Read with a free account →21 January 20 · Opportunities
What is it? The Alpine Fellowship 2020 is awarded annually for the best playwriting response to the year’s theme. It is aimed at encouraging theatre writers at the start of their careers to explore and challenge philosophical ideas using the dramatic form. This year’s theme is Fo
Read with a free account →20 January 20 · Opportunities
Bloom Theatre company have launched their flagship new writing/ work-in-progress night called Saplings. They are looking for LGBT+ theatre makers & companies with already existing works in progress. They are offering you the chance to stage 15 minute pieces at the Lion & Unicorn
Read with a free account →20 January 20 · Opportunities
What is it? Page to Stage London is a platform for you to see your work performed, receive feedback from experts, and create working relationships with fellow theatre-makers. They are inviting all writers to submit a new 10-minute theatre script (or excerpt) to be performed as a
Read with a free account →17 January 20 · Opportunities
DCA Productions are a brand-new production company looking to create high quality theatre in intimate and small spaces. The team, Daniel Carlin, Amy Moore, and Craig L. Sullivan, currently work together at Head Office for the Ambassador Theatre Group and have decided to consolida
Read with a free account →17 January 20 · Opportunities
Are you a creative looking for a space? Have you got an idea and don’t know how to develop it? Looking for a chance to gain feedback on your work or connect with other creatives? The Scratch is taking place at the Young Actor’s Theatre Islington on the 29th February. Wooden Arrow
Read with a free account →17 January 20 · Opportunities / Weekly Round-up
Want to support LPB? Become a member! Our weekly Friday round-up of opportunities listed on the blog that haven’t yet reached their closing date (listed in order of closing date). Opportunities are grouped into four sections: 1) Pick of the Week & featured posts; 2) Opportunities
Read with a free account →