19 November 15 · Opportunities
Imagineer Your Play Saturday, 28 November 2015 from 10:00 to 16:00 (GMT) Hale Hall, School Lane, Salisbury, SP1 3UT GB Imaginer Your Play is a one-day workshop for theatre writers and practitioners will give you the space, time and inspiration to: • experiment with some of the qu
Read with a free account →18 November 15 · Funding and Bursaries / News
As reported in The Stage, the winner of the 2015 Bruntwood Prize has been announced! Katherine Soper scooped up the £16K award for her debut play ‘Wish List’. Judges prizes were also awarded to four writers this year: Kendall Feaver, Chloe Todd Fordham, James Fritz, and Alan Harr
Read with a free account →18 November 15 · Offers
Nick Hern Books is running a special offer in recognition of #LoveTheatreDay 2015, running for 24 hours from 10am GMT on Wednesday 18 November. They are offering 50% off all titles – a great chance to snap up a Christmas gift, or research. Check it out here! Source: Nick Hern Boo
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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; 2) Opportunities with Deadlines; 3) Workshops and Events; 4) Ongoing op
Read with a free account →11 November 15 · Opportunities
Etch Theatre Company are looking for 5-15 mins of new writing that is considered by the writer to be still in development. They match writers with directors and help with casting. Each piece is then rehearsed to performance standard and will be performed on December the 14th at T
Read with a free account →06 November 15 · 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). Opportunities are grouped into four sections: 1) Pick of the Week; 2) Opportunities with Deadlines; 3) Workshops and Events; 4) Ongoing op
Read with a free account →03 November 15 · Opportunities / Writing Workshops
Papatango are committed to giving new writers the best possible opportunities. Our programme of playwriting workshops runs every month, completely free of charge to participants. These cover topics including writing exercises, dramaturgy, exploratory writing, story structure, dia
Read with a free account →30 October 15 · 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). Opportunities are grouped into four sections: 1) Pick of the Week; 2) Opportunities with Deadlines; 3) Workshops and Events; 4) Ongoing op
Read with a free account →25 October 15 · Events / Writing Workshops
WRITING FANTASTIC SCENES – London Wednesday 2nd December 2015 10.30am – 4.30pm Venue: YHA St Pancras £37 A one day workshop which will involve looking at the art of writing those scenes that people remember. As with all MR professional workshops there will be a mixture of analysi
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Theatre503 will be holding its Writer’s Christmas Party on the same night as the Rapid Write Response to Cinderella and the Beanstalk on 14 December 2015. The Rapid Write Response gives writers a chance to write a short response to the full-length play. Theatre503 selects their f
Read this article →23 October 15 · 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). Opportunities are grouped into four sections: 1) Pick of the Week; 2) Opportunities with Deadlines; 3) Workshops and Events; 4) Ongoing op
Read with a free account →22 October 15 · Events
Theatre503 will be holding a Writer’s Night for its upcoming production of Cinderella and the Beanstalk on Wednesday 25 November 2015. Theatre 503 Writer’s Nights are a great night out – they give writers the opportunity to: See the show at a discounted rate Meet and talk to the
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New Writing Platform from MA Dramatic Writing at Drama Centre London 1 November 2015 from 4-5.30pm Location: Central Saint Martins, London The new MA Dramatic Writing at Drama Centre London at Central Saint Martins is delighted to announce the sixth event in their New Writing Pla
Read this article →16 October 15 · 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). Opportunities are grouped into four sections: 1) Pick of the Week; 2) Opportunities with Deadlines; 3) Workshops and Events; 4) Ongoing op
Read with a free account →14 October 15 · Events
New: Playwriting 17 October 2015, 10.30am-5pm Cornerstorne Arts, Didcot, Oxon Aspiring playwrights will be guided through the process of writing a simple one-act play in this day-long workshop. Emphasis will be on writing from the heart and expressing what is unique to you. Learn
Read this article →09 October 15 · 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). Opportunities are grouped into four sections: 1) Pick of the Week; 2) Opportunities with Deadlines; 3) Workshops and Events; 4) Ongoing op
Read with a free account →06 October 15 · Opportunities
Shakespeare’s Sister is a short film initiative which aims to help address the gender imbalance in film by giving female filmmakers funding and support to showcase their talent. Two filmmaking teams will be awarded £15,000 in production funding. In addition to support and develop
Read with a free account →06 October 15 · Opportunities
London Calling is open to all new and emerging filmmaking teams resident in the capital. Run across nine months, highlights of the scheme include: 15 short films are awarded a maximum of £4,000 Training and mentoring is provided to all filmmaking teams Match funding can be sought
Read with a free account →02 October 15 · Writing Workshops
Playwrights are invited to apply for a place on the 2015 Autumn season of writing workshops based at the Jack Studio Theatre. Workshops are led by the theatre’s Literary Manager and playwright, David Bottomley. The Jack Writers’ Workshop is a dynamic hub for emerging contemporary
Read this article →02 October 15 · 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). Opportunities are grouped into four sections: 1) Pick of the Week; 2) Opportunities with Deadlines; 3) Workshops and Events; 4) Ongoing op
Read with a free account →29 September 15 · Opportunities
A brand new Halloween Sitcom Trials, will take place in Manchester on October 25th 2015 at the Kings Arms, Salford and they are looking for scripts. They want sitcom scripts that they can perform in the tried and tested Trials format (a 10 minute sitcom ending in a cliffhanger wi
Read with a free account →25 September 15 · 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). Opportunities are grouped into four sections: 1) Pick of the Week; 2) Opportunities with Deadlines; 3) Workshops and Events; 4) Ongoing op
Read with a free account →24 September 15 · Writing Workshops
From 1 October 2015, Euphoric Ink will be running The Inkubator introductory playwriting workshops every Thursday evening for 10 weeks in a central London location. The Inkubator sessions will last for 2.5 hours covering a range of techniques and themes throughout the programme,
Read this article →22 September 15 · Education / Writing Workshops
London Playwriting Lab Autumn Session From 7 October – 24 November 2015 London Playwriting Lab (note: not affiliated with London Playwrights’ Blog) is looking for eight writers with full length play ideas for their Autumn 2015 programme at the White Hart Brew Pub, 1 Mile End Road
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