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30 January 19 · Opportunities / Writing Workshops
Have you always wanted to write Comedy? Do you have an idea for a Sitcom but don’t know where to start? Have you started a Sitcom script but don’t know how to finish it? Whether you are a first time writer looking how to start from scratch or an experienced writer wanting to deve
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Stay fresh, get playful and have a productive day collaborating with like-minded creatives. The Actor Writer Gym is back and gives writers the chance to have their script brought to life by a creative team. Writers will: Collaborate with an exciting emerging director See the scri
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The Millennials are seeking 10 minutes pieces based around the millennial experience on any topic. The only requirement is that it is written from just one perspective, either male or female. Pieces must contain no more than 4 cast members. Successful pieces will be performed at
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The Hidden Theatre Company are kicking off their Takeovers at the Nell of Old Drury in Covent Garden on Wednesday 6 February at 8pm. Writers are invited to bring in a piece of work to be sight read on the night. No prior vetting of the scripts takes place so that everyone has an
Read with a free account →30 January 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: KDC Full Stack Writing Competition open for entri
Read with a free account →29 January 19 · Opportunities
Aberdeen Performing Arts is seeking script submissions on the subject of Spring Awakening for their next Scratch Night on 3rd April 2019 at The Lemon Tree in Aberdeen. Spring is stirring, new life is bursting into the world and it’s time for another Scratch Night. What they are l
Read with a free account →29 January 19 · Guest Post / Original Content
why this sky will be presenting their show Portents as part of The Space’s Spring Season. The play began as the result of devised workshops and in this guest post, writer Nat Norland shares his tips for deconstructing and reworking the original text to create something new. I can
Read this article →29 January 19 · Original Content
Here at LPW, we’ve been working hard to create a whole range of new content for our members’ in 2019. We’re so excited about it that we couldn’t keep it under wraps any longer. Each project will be launched individually as we go along but in the meantime, here’s a sneak peek of o
Read this article →28 January 19 · Jobs / Opportunities
Are you a keen blogger with a flair for creating original content? Are you interested in supporting emerging playwrights? Then we want to hear from you! London Playwrights’ Workshop is seeking an Editor to oversee and expand the original content put out on London Playwrights’ Blo
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CAMP is a residential arts facility perched high in French Pyrenees, where masterclasses are led by the worlds most celebrated artists, writers and thinkers. In August 2019, John Burgess will lead two catalytic five day workshops intended to give playwrights of all abilities the
Read with a free account →28 January 19 · Opportunities
The ETPEP Award 2019 is a playwriting prize for new UK playwrights who work in the theatre industry, run by the Experienced Theatre Practitioners Early Playwriting Trust (ETPEP) in association with the Finborough Theatre. The Award’s purpose is to find and nurture a playwright wh
Read with a free account →25 January 19 · 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 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: Sharp Scratches seeking shorts which tackle theme
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The prestigious Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting 2019 is now open for entries. The prize is a key part of Bruntwood’s continuing commitment to support the country’s most exciting and innovative creative talent. It offers the opportunity for writers of any background and experience
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The Short Film Fund will be Shore Scripts’ only Short screenplay contest this year, and as such they have made the prizes and opportunities better than ever. Alongside the max. $15,000 production grant they have writing software, and career networking prizes too. Plus, the top 15
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Aimed at encouraging theatre writers at the start of their careers to explore and challenge philosophical ideas using the dramatic form. The prize will be £3000 plus a rehearsed reading at the Fellowship’s annual Symposium on the theme of ‘Identity’ which will be held in Sweden.
Read with a free account →21 January 19 · Jobs / Opportunities
This is a perfect job for someone with an interest in seeing the work of D/deaf and disabled writers better represented on stage. You will be supporting Graeae’s lauded, highly-connected training programme, Write to Play, and will be the first point of contact for writers wishing
Read with a free account →21 January 19 · Business Advice / Education
Did you know that from 10am – 12pm on alternate Thursdays (next date: 31 January) you can chat to the Papatango team about any aspect of new writing or theatre live on their website? Find out more here Deadline: not applicable Source: @Playwriting_UK
Read this article →21 January 19 · Opportunities
ARE YOU PASSIONATE ABOUT WRITING? PLAYS? LYRICS? MUSIC? NEW MUSICAL THEATRE? If so, this could be a really big opportunity for you! Emil Dale (founder & producer of The Factory Playhouse www.factoryplayhouse.com & director of www.emildale.co.uk) is looking for a musical theatre c
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If you’ve got ideas for a play but don’t know where to go next with it, check out this workshop and Q&A with Simon Stephens for emerging writers this February. “A practical interrogation of the mechanics of dramatic action using writing exercises and excerpts from my work” – Simo
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The Lyric Theatre Belfast is now taking submissions for its third annual New Playwrights’ Programme. Aimed at new and emerging playwrights, this six month programme from May to November 2019 provides intensive, hands-on dramaturgical support for four writers. A showcase of the wo
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Artfulscribe are currently recruiting a Lead Facilitator to run weekly creative writing workshops at Lighthouse, Poole’s Centre for the Arts, for young people aged 11 – 18. The Lead Facilitator will be capable of planning sessions that inspire, motivate, and develop young writers
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Sharp Scratches is an evening of new writing, for their next show this will be at Theatre Deli, The Old Library, London SE5. Each night of new writing has a theme and edition. For their 24th February night they are looking for short scripts, extracts and spoken word that tackle m
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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 notebooks are given a pool of performers, who want to work and stretch their collaborative muscles and skills. “Made by crea
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