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19 June 19 · Opportunities
Bristol Old Vic’s Literary Department is on the hunt for new and previously unproduced Plays and Musicals from writers living and working in the South West of England. If your work is one of the top 5 scripts they receive you’ll be on for a year of Script Development, Masterclass
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The TV Drama Writers’ Programme is a unique initiative that gives promising screenwriters the opportunity to write the first episode of an original series or serial for the BBC. The programme began in 2014 as the Drama Production Writers’ Scheme and was run by the BBC’s in-house
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Green Stories Writing Competitions are a free set of competitions from The University of Southampton with prizes, open to all, looking for radio plays (deadline 12/7/2019), film screenplay (deadline Sept 2019) and TV series/drama (deadline Nov 2019). Writers are asked to write st
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The Bush is looking for eight people who are passionate about writing a play to join their new West London Playwrights’ Group. Over nine months, their artistic team will teach you the fundamentals of playwriting and support you to write a play! Who can apply: The West London Play
Read with a free account →19 June 19 · Funding and Bursaries / Opportunities
The Peggy Ramsay Foundation gives money to theatre writers in order to afford them the time and the space to write. You can be a writer who’s only had one play professionally produced, a writer who’s had dozens of successes or a writer who’s somewhere in between – if you’re strug
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Topanga Actors Company is a local not-for-profit theater company based in Greater Los Angeles. They have a stellar reputation for producing staged readings of contemporary English-language plays using local actors working in intimate settings. Their productions are universally FR
Read with a free account →19 June 19 · Opportunities / Writing Workshops
Green ink are running a FREE Lunchtime Workshop at the Barbican Library on 28 June. Make the most of your lunch hour with practical and inspiring exercises, stimuli and discussion in description, dialogue, point-of-view, plot and structure. How to book: here Date: 28 June 2019 So
Read with a free account →17 June 19 · Original Content
LPW has been going through something of a transition lately, and as well as the ongoing changes being made to our website, we’ve also had some changes with our core team. As always, we want to keep you, our supporters, in the loop; so with that in mind, our Co-founder, Alli Smith
Read this article →17 June 19 · 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 →11 June 19 · Opportunities
WRITE-OFF! is an annual showcase of the best new writing talent from Solihull and Birmingham. Five new short plays by up and coming local writers. Spanning several genres, there’s plenty to enjoy for all tastes and all ages. Audience vote for the best written play and the corresp
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INFLUENCING MACHINE are seeking short plays inspired by their dark comedy dystopian podcast, The Future History of the British Isles (Future History) by Hugh Dichmont. Criteria and Brief: -Plays must be 5-minutes long, and be inspired by the themes of our podcast -No monologues -
Read with a free account →11 June 19 · Uncategorized
On a monthly basis, theatre-makers from across the North West are invited to present short extracts of new work and the audience get a chance to offer their thoughts on how these exciting new ideas might develop. Got something to scratch? Come try out new work in their monthly Sc
Read this article →11 June 19 · Opportunities
This is a myth-busting introduction to theatre writing. Participants are encouraged to think about theatre in its three-dimensional reality, guided by the particular passions of the writer leading the group. We assign places based on potential; writers are not expected to have ex
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The David Nobbs Memorial Trust has been established by comedy producers, performers and people who knew and loved David, with the blessing of his family, to honour his memory by supporting new comedy writing in the UK. The contest is aimed at those early in their writing career –
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An original new writing night where casting, rehearsal and performance takes place in the course of a SINGLE evening… Stitchin’ Fiction is a free, non-profit platform for creatives to come together in a workshopping environment. Writers with words stuck in their laptops and noteb
Read with a free account →11 June 19 · Opportunities
Ouch runs the disability part of the BBC website and a podcast on the BBC with a focus on disability and diverse stories. Your disability tales are wanted for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe! They are looking for unusual, complex and humorous stories just waiting to be told … and t
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Aktualise Theatre Company are currently accepting plays for their monthly play reading series. What they are looking for: they are seeking plays which are either 1- 1.5 hours in length, or 2-2.5 hours. How to apply: email them at aktualisetheatre@gmail.com Email – aktualisetheatr
Read with a free account →10 June 19 · Opportunities
Northern Ireland Screen are seeking applications for their latest Shorts to Features 2019-2020 scheme. This scheme supports the development of a proof of concept short film aligned with a feature film project. The development process will run from June 2019 to March 2020 with 1 p
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The New Writer Focus 2019-2020 is open for applications from Northern Ireland resident writers new to feature film and long-form drama. For the avoidance of doubt “writers new to feature film and long-form drama” in this context means a writer without a writing credit on a produc
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New Shorts Focus is open to entry level writers and writer/directors resident in Northern Ireland, particularly from groups who are underrepresented within the film and television industry. 6 projects will be selected for development from September 2019 to March 2020, with 3 proj
Read with a free account →07 June 19 · 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 →06 June 19 · Opportunities / Pick of the Week
Each week we look through our pile of writing opportunities to pick out one we think is particularly worth your time. It could be an innovative brief, great prize money, a high-profile company, or just plain fun. This week’s pick: Tamasha Scratch night script call out Description
Read with a free account →06 June 19 · Original Content
As part of our Script Consulting Service, we now offer feedback on the first 10 pages of your script. But why is it so important to get those first few pages right? We asked Script Reader, Nika Obydzinski, to tell us more and share her tips for hooking the reader in those vital o
Read this article →06 June 19 · Opportunities
BBC Sounds have launched a callout for podcast drama. Get the lowdown here. Deadline: none posted Source: @BBCWritersroom
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