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21 May 14 · Opportunities
The Shore Screenwriting Competition is currently accepting submissions of short and feature length films. The competition provides the opportunity to have your script read by professional production companies. What you pay: There are three different deadlines, with different fees
Read with a free account →20 May 14 · Opportunities
(Note: this opportunity appears to be different from a separate call put out by Tron Theatre, also requesting plays about the Commonwealth Games.) NEWSBOY is looking for short scripts, to be part of its COMMONWEALTH EDITION on Friday 25 July at the Tron Theatre in Glasgow. The Co
Read with a free account →20 May 14 · Education / Events
There are a number of exciting workshops and talks aimed at writers coming up soon. Here are a few you may want to check out! Rehearsal Room Presents…: Salon evening and Q&A with John Yorke (author of writing guide Into the Woods) Wednesday 21 May 2014 at 7.30pm, Pleasance Theatr
Read this article →20 May 14 · Opportunities
B3 TalentLab is back for 2014! They are looking for Black, Asian and minority ethnic artists and filmmakers based in the UK, with short or long form film, theatre, spoken word, digital art, or transmedia projects, to take part in a series of development workshops. Getting through
Read with a free account →20 May 14 · Opportunities
From 1st – 5th July 2014, the Pensive Federation will run the third annual Significant Other Festival as 10 writers create their 10 minute masterpiece, joined by 10 directors and 20 actors – all in 10 days. 10 original works will be created around the theme “significant other” in
Read with a free account →16 May 14 · Opportunities / Weekly Round-up
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). BAFTA accepting scripts for comedy showcase (entry fee) – Deadline: 19 May 2014 Lincoln Performing Arts Centre accepting scripts – Deadlin
Read with a free account →15 May 14 · Uncategorized
mac birmingham intends to make an application the BBC Performing Arts Fund to host a Performing Arts Fellowship under the recently announced 2014 scheme. The scheme aims to support individuals through the early stages of their performing arts careers; helping them to establish th
Read this article →14 May 14 · Opportunities
Everything Theatre welcome script submissions for their Podcast Readings series from both established and emerging playwrights. What they are looking for: 15 – 20 MINUTE scripts that portray modern urban society in all its complexity, both nationally and internationally. Alternat
Read with a free account →14 May 14 · Opportunities
These plays will be performed as readings during Glasgow 2014 as part of The Tron’s Home Nations Programme. The scripts should be a response to the athletes, events, sports, political issues or scandals of The Commonwealth Games since 1930. The plays should take us on an interest
Read with a free account →14 May 14 · Opportunities
Following the success of their 2010 & 2012 initiatives, Little Brother Productions are again offering a talented writer £1000 to develop an original television drama idea of theirs through to treatment. This continues their commitment to championing and supporting new writing tal
Read with a free account →13 May 14 · Opportunities
Ghost Dog Productions runs a regular new writing showcase called Playground. The next show will take place on 21st-23rd of July at The Horse & Stables in Waterloo, London and they are on the hunt for writers. Pending the success of this event, the plays may be taken to other citi
Read with a free account →09 May 14 · Uncategorized
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). DVM Theatre accepting ideas for scratch night – Deadline: 9 May 2014 Tamasha seeking submissions for scratch night – Deadline: 9 May 2014
Read this article →06 May 14 · Opportunities / Writing Workshops
Two IdeasTap members will win a place on a Storylining for Continuing Drama Workshop led by BAFTA-nominated executive producer Kathleen Beedles. The full-day practical workshop on the craft of storylining normally costs £250. The ability to turn story ideas into long-running plot
Read with a free account →02 May 14 · Opportunities / Weekly Round-up
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). Rosebery Management accepting short film scripts for 30th anniversary – Deadline: none posted New York Television Festival at BAFTA Forum
Read with a free account →30 April 14 · Opportunities
Open Arts Café is accepting submissions for the Spring/Summer Season 2014. Open Arts Café is a monthly themed arts evening giving artists from all mediums a chance to present new and original work at various stages of development. Open Arts Café was established in 2008 to give ar
Read with a free account →29 April 14 · Opportunities
Menagerie is now accepting entries for the One Page Play Competition which will take place at this year’s Hotbed, Cambridge’s premier new writing festival, from 10-13 July 2014. All entries will be read and the best will be performed by professional actors throughout the Hotbed w
Read with a free account →25 April 14 · Opportunities / Weekly Round-up
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). Rosebery Management accepting short film scripts for 30th anniversary – Deadline: none posted New York Television Festival at BAFTA Forum
Read with a free account →24 April 14 · Opportunities
Play Submissions Helper has just published their monthly roundup of opportunities, featuring those with deadlines in late-April and May 2014. As usual, we’ve already picked and posted the ones we’ve found most relevant (most of these are based in the US), but if you’d like to per
Read with a free account →24 April 14 · Opportunities
The new revised mission of the 2014 William Saroyan $10,000 Playwriting Award invites stimulating new works that explore socially and politically charged themes about Human Rights /Social Justice. Their aim is to harness theatre’s ability to make a relevant impact on our global s
Read with a free account →23 April 14 · Education / Writing Workshops
Papatango Theatre Company is hosting two playwriting masterclasses for 24 budding writers. They will be led by Papatango’s resident playwright May Sumbwanyambe. Twelve writers will attend each workshop. These masterclasses will introduce you to the fundamentals of playwriting, su
Read this article →23 April 14 · Opportunities
Bare Fiction Magazine is currently accepting submissions of short plays for its June 2014 issue. What they’re looking for: In their own words: “We want our readers to discover genre-defying boldness from exciting writers in poetry, fiction and plays, literary review, interviews a
Read with a free account →22 April 14 · Events
The New York Television Festival is returning to London on 25 April 2014 for an afternoon of free panels and networking, geared toward emerging producers, writers, and content creators looking to further their careers and break into the U.S. marketplace. Panelists/Guests: Toby Wh
Read this article →18 April 14 · Opportunities / Weekly Round-up
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). Rosebery Management accepting short film scripts for 30th anniversary – Deadline: none posted Ticket to Write seeking one act plays about
Read with a free account →16 April 14 · Opportunities
Tamasha is now seeking submissions for its next Scratch event on Friday, 20 June 2014 at Rich Mix, E1. Scratch nights provide an opportunity for artists to showcase their work in a professional setting to a public audience. This enables the artists to test out their work and to r
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