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04 June 18 · Opportunities
Pint-Sized is looking for submissions for their first week-long festival at The Bunker Theatre, London in October 2018. Each Pint-Sized showcases 5 pieces of new writing from the best in emerging talent, wrapped up with a live band playing tailor-made tracks written about the pie
Read with a free account →31 May 18 · Opportunities
@WildClawTheatre are looking for 10 minute horror audio scripts for Deathscribe 2018. Submissions are accepted through their online submission form Read more here. Deadline: 31 July 2018 Source: Playwriting UK Facebook Group via the London Horror Festival
Read with a free account →31 May 18 · Opportunities
Play Submissions Helper have published their monthly roundup of opportunities, featuring those with deadlines in June 2018. As usual, we’ve already picked and posted the ones we’ve found most relevant (most of these are based in the US), but you can click through to peruse the wh
Read with a free account →29 May 18 · Opportunities
submissions for the next round of PLAY LA awards are now open! Winners will receive a $1,500 grant to develop a new play “from the ground up,” as well as critiques from theatre, film and television professionals throughout the year-long development process. Former mentors include
Read with a free account →28 May 18 · Opportunities
Calling all writers! Creators of horror! Macabre story-weavers! Nightmare sculptors! Submissions are now open to UK based playwrights for the London Horror Festival Playwriting Competition, in association with the Old Red Lion Theatre and Danse Macabre Productions. Now in its eig
Read with a free account →24 May 18 · Opportunities
Submissions are now being accepting for Ink Festival 2019. They are accepting entries from East Anglia writers (from Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire and Essex). There are various categories for entrants, including: musical theatre, short plays, a short play on the theme of ‘it’s
Read with a free account →22 May 18 · Opportunities
A new monthly playwright development day in Edinburgh. Send, Scene Deliver provides writers with space, a director and actors to develop a scene and answer any questions they may have over the course of a day. Followed by a sharing at: The Mad Hatter 8 Torphichen Pl, Edinburgh EH
Read with a free account →17 May 18 · Opportunities
Entries are now open for the 22nd Alfred Fagon Award which is supported by The Peggy Ramsay Foundation. Last year’s award for Best New Play of the Year was won by Mufaro Makubika who won £6,000 for his play Shebeen. Shebeen is at Nottingham Playhouse 1 – 16 June and Theatre Royal
Read with a free account →17 May 18 · Opportunities
The Yale Drama Series is an annual international competition for emerging playwrights. The winner receives the David Charles Horn prize of $10,000, publication of their manuscript by Yale University Press and a professional staged reading at Lincoln Center’s Claire Tow Theater. A
Read with a free account →16 May 18 · Opportunities / Uncategorized
Just Some Theatre are looking for new play scripts. After successful Arts Council funded tours and London runs including Coward (2013) and The Doppel Gang (2015/17), they are looking for fresh projects with a view to produce in 2019. “We focus on new writing, and strive for high
Read with a free account →15 May 18 · Opportunities
RAZE THE SPACE In association with the Literature & Fiction Department of the Los Angeles Public Library, is running ‘Exit Strategies’, a ten minute play festival. The festival will take place as follows: 2.00 – 3.30 pm Saturday, August 11, 2018, @ the Mark Taper Auditorium, Cen
Read with a free account →10 May 18 · Opportunities
Brainchild’s Hatch is a platform for all kinds of artists: they champion innovative theatre, cabaret, comedy, music, poetry, performance art and everything in between – basically anyone willing to take risks and try something new! It’s a relaxed night that puts six pieces of work
Read with a free account →09 May 18 · Opportunities
Have you written plays for kids and teens and simply want to have them used and performed? Drama Notebook is accepting submissions from playwrights, teachers, and actors who have written scripts or scenes for children and teens. They are building a huge library of royalty-free, h
Read with a free account →09 May 18 · 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: Nick Darke Writers’ Award 2018 open for submissio
Read with a free account →08 May 18 · Opportunities
Curated by award winning writer & Associate Producer of The Hope Theatre Anthony Orme, The Hope Theatre is proud to bring back INK OR SWIM; A brand new play reading event designed to connect new and exciting theatre creatives and develop new writing. In an ever competitive market
Read with a free account →23 April 18 · Opportunities
Play Submissions Helper have published their monthly roundup of opportunities, featuring those with deadlines in May 2018. As usual, we’ve already picked and posted the ones we’ve found most relevant (most of these are based in the US), but you can click through to peruse the who
Read with a free account →23 April 18 · Opportunities
The Lancaster Playwriting Prize is a new initiative arising out of the cultural partnership between Lancaster University and The Dukes Theatre, Lancaster; it is supported by Lucy Briers, Tamasha Theatre Company and Arts Council England. In this inaugural year, the Prize is focuse
Read with a free account →19 April 18 · Opportunities
After the success of their last event, Womens’ Night, Actor Awareness is now seeking submissions for their next event. Their last event saw their biggest amount of script submissions, one of their biggest audiences and one of the actresses getting picked up by an agent! Their nex
Read with a free account →17 April 18 · Opportunities
Attic Theatre is looking to commission a mini musical to tour South London in 2019 and they are looking for submissions from makers. Are you a lyricist, composer or playwright who might be interested? How to apply: Email jonny@attictheatrecompany.com with links to samples of your
Read with a free account →04 April 18 · Opportunities
ADP Audio are seeking new audio drama submissions from anywhere in the country. They are looking for plays of approximately 15 minutes length. ADP Audio is a podcast due to launch later in the year. Script formatting guidelines: Include a page within the main document that has a
Read with a free account →04 April 18 · Opportunities
Manchester ADP are seeking new script submissions from anywhere in the country. Manchester ADP produce monthly rehearsed readings of short plays. They are looking for 5 -20 minute plays. They provide feedback to every script submission and a large percentage of submissions go for
Read with a free account →26 March 18 · Opportunities
Play Submissions Helper have published their monthly roundup of opportunities, featuring those with deadlines in April 2018. As usual, we’ve already picked and posted the ones we’ve found most relevant (most of these are based in the US), but you can click through to peruse the w
Read with a free account →14 March 18 · Opportunities
Established in 2006 to celebrate the best writing for stage, screen and radio, the Nick Darke Writers’ Award is funded by Falmouth University’s Academy of Music and Theatre Arts, and the School of Writing & Journalism. The Award commemorates the playwright Nick Darke and was conc
Read with a free account →08 March 18 · Opportunities
CADS Dramatic Society is looking for new material to perform and record in the format of radio plays/drama. This is a great opportunity to see how your work will sound when performed. Submissions criteria: 1) Written in English (indicated accents are fine). 2) The work should hav
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