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08 November 18 · Opportunities
The Director’s Club from Director’s Cut Theatre are looking for writers to respond to their latest brief ‘Santa’s Secret…’ which will be performed on Monday 17th December at Southwark Playhouse. What secrets are you hiding up your chimney this Christmas? The Brief 5-7 minute mono
Read with a free account →08 November 18 · Opportunities
A 4 day residential Workshop in Writing for Television takes place on 20 – 24 May 2019 with Roy Mitchell. What do you want to write and why do you want to write it? Roy Mitchell is an accomplished television drama writer whose career spans 4 decades and includes scripting popular
Read with a free account →07 November 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: The Yard Theatre submissions window open Descript
Read with a free account →06 November 18 · Opportunities
Interested in presenting a theatre or other arts event on Bristol’s famous Harbourside? The Cabot Cruising Club is offering a unique arts venue at The Lightship Theatre, Bristol (New Guinea Street, Bathurst Basin, BS1 6SG) – a historic ship with a well-stocked cash bar, in Centra
Read with a free account →06 November 18 · Opportunities
Founding Fall Theatre is seeking stand alone scenes for performance at their next ‘Free Fall’ event, which will take place in December at Drapers Hall (Elephant & Castle). This scratch/ improv hybrid is an intrepid form of theatre performance. With an intense 3 day rehearsal proc
Read with a free account →05 November 18 · Opportunities
Are you aged 18-25? Passionate about pursuing a career in theatre? The North Wall in Oxford is looking for aspiring young writers and directors for their annual FREE Easter ArtsLab residency from Monday 1 April – Fri 1 April 2019. (board and lodging included): working intensively
Read with a free account →05 November 18 · Opportunities
Writers are invited to submit plays for the 2019 Arundel Festival Theatre Trail.The Arundel Festival Theatre Trail, conceived and presented by Drip Action Theatre Company, is now in its nineteenth year. It performs at the end of August, on each of the Festival’s eight days, eight
Read with a free account →05 November 18 · News / Opportunities
BBC Writersroom’s regular window for unsolicited scripts is open between 5pm on Monday 10 December 2018 and 5pm on Monday 7 January 2019 for Drama scripts (TV, film, radio, stage or online). Before considering making a submission, you will need to read the information on the webs
Read with a free account →05 November 18 · Opportunities
A.R.T have a course about DEATH on Udemy.com. It can be found here. They are currently looking to update it and would like to include ONE MINUTE PLAYS that relate to the topics in the course. Note: it is possible to watch some of the course free as some of the lectures are availa
Read with a free account →05 November 18 · Opportunities
Want to create an original script for the stage and have actors bring it to life? This course is for you. For writers of all levels. No upper age limit. Classes are held in the evenings from January to July with a month’s break in April. Course breakdown: BLOCK 1: Stage Writing T
Read with a free account →02 November 18 · 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 →31 October 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: The Royal Court Theatre and Kudos Writing Fellows
Read with a free account →30 October 18 · Events
Join renowned playwrights Alecky Blythe (London Road, Little Revolution), Howard Brenton (Pravda, Never So Good), Natasha Gordon (Nine Night), and Conor McPherson (The Weir, Girl from the North Country) and publisher Nick Hern, to explore how playwriting has – and hasn’t – change
Read this article →30 October 18 · Opportunities
Katzpace, at Katzenjammers Bierkeller, are producing their own scratch night for early 2019 At this moment they are looking for short scripts approx 10 minutes long to showcase. How to apply: please send submissions to info@katzpace.co.u Deadline: rolling Source: London Pub Theat
Read with a free account →29 October 18 · Events
Step inside Bloomsbury Publishing as they explore the rebirth of Broadway musicals and theatre over the past twenty-five years from ‘Angels in America’ to ‘Hamilton’. Join them s as the Chicago Tribune’s chief theatre critic, Chris Jones, is in conversation with Matt Wolf, theatr
Read this article →29 October 18 · Funding and Bursaries / Opportunities
UK-based disabled artists and companies making disability-led work, across all art forms, are invited to apply for these funding opportunities: Main Commissions Main Research and Development Awards Emerging Artist Awards How to apply: find out more on the website Deadline: 29 Oct
Read with a free account →29 October 18 · Education / Events
University Women In the Arts, the mentoring scheme to improve the transition for women from studying the arts to working in the arts, has announced the first in a series of events with partner organisations to help tackle abuse in the arts. This will lead towards the publication
Read this article →29 October 18 · Opportunities
WE (University of the West of England) have announced a Workshop Training Opportunity for BME writers pursuing a TV writing career. The need for exciting, diverse voices and stories in media has never been greater. Are you wanting your voice to be heard? Are you a BME performance
Read with a free account →29 October 18 · Opportunities
Orisun is a new theatre production company aimed at the African & African Caribbean creative community. Their first production – Spring Board Showcase – will be a series of 6 ten minute monologues to be performed on 30 & 31 January 2019 in an immersive setting based around the th
Read with a free account →26 October 18 · Opportunities
Scene Gym are accepting submissions for an R&D project to be held over 5 consecutive days early in 2019. What they are looking for: two, new, full length plays that writers feel would benefit from practical workshopping to support them with their final stages of development. Each
Read with a free account →26 October 18 · Opportunities
Are you a writer who wants to work at The Yard? They are changing the way they read your work… “Providing a platform for writers has always been central to what The Yard does. But, as a small and busy team, we’ve not been able to read as many of your scripts as we would … The Yar
Read with a free account →26 October 18 · Funding and Bursaries / Opportunities
The Royal Court Theatre and Kudos Television production company have created three new Fellowships for writers already establishing a career. The fellowships will offer three writers a £10,000 bursary to support themselves in order to focus purely on their writing for six months.
Read with a free account →26 October 18 · 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 →26 October 18 · Opportunities
Are you tired of waiting around for the perfect role in a play to show off your talents? Why not write your own play or one person show? Many actors have found success in writing their own one person show, such as Cush Jumbo and Phoebe Waller-Bridge or have turned to playwriting
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