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18 June 18 · Opportunities
Following on from the success of their show Cracked! They are now looking for new plays! The theme for their second show is FAKE! “From news and marketing, to science and politics, our world is filled with lies, deception, disinformation, misinformation, fakery, fraud, facades, m
Read with a free account →15 June 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 →13 June 18 · Original Content
A year on from her first short play being staged, Editor Jennifer Richards reflects on what she’d go back and tell herself (when she gets her hands on a time machine…) I never studied playwriting. In fact, I’m completely degreeless! I’ve learn through reading plays, Google and, w
Read this article →13 June 18 · Education / Opportunities
Playwright Martin Malcolm leads a dynamic workshop on how to craft a powerful short script. Learn where story ideas come from, how to structure them and how to turn them into compelling drama. The day includes a mixture of practical techniques and research excursions, as well as
Read with a free account →13 June 18 · Opportunities / Writing Workshops
Insight Workshops offer an in-depth look at current Royal Court productions. Work with a member of the creative team and explore the writing & rehearsal process and themes of the play. The next insight workshop will explore One For Sorrow. Led by One For Sorrow writer Cordelia Ly
Read with a free account →13 June 18 · Opportunities
The Octagon is passionate about developing new writing. Every year they run a competition called Best of Bolton, that celebrates outstanding original work by writers of all different ages, backgrounds and experiences. The next Best of Bolton will be Sat 10 November 2018. Why not
Read with a free account →13 June 18 · Opportunities
Kick the Dirt are seeking a female writer / devising artist to develop text for a new show about a professional bull rider. The project: Professional Bull Riding (PBR) is often called “the most dangerous sport on earth”. It’s an almost exclusively male world, with hyper-masculine
Read with a free account →13 June 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: Mercury/ Weinberger Playwriting Prize 2018 announ
Read with a free account →11 June 18 · Opportunities
The next React Scratch night will take place at The Honor Oak, SE23, on 19 July 2018. There are no themes, no vetting, just 10 minute extracts. How to apply: for more information, email –victoriasummersreact@gmail.com Deadline: none, but the event takes place 19 July 2018 Source:
Read with a free account →11 June 18 · Opportunities
The London Writers Awards is Spread the Word’s new annual development programme for talented London writers. Currently open for application, the Awards’ aim is to increase the number of writers from currently under-represented communities being taken up by agents and publishers.
Read with a free account →11 June 18 · Opportunities
Eva’s Echo Theatre Company is seeking comedy submissions related to issues in modern Ireland for their next production, coming up in October 2018. Submissions criteria: -Must be a comedy piece in relation to an issue in modern Ireland -At least one hour in duration -Maximum three
Read with a free account →11 June 18 · Opportunities
Script submissions are open for the next Plays Rough.The theme is ‘Tabloids and Tentacles’. Think you can come up with a play 1 – 12 pages long to the theme, then send it in! Who are they: “We are Plays Rough London. Since February 2016 we’ve been producing new-writing nights in
Read with a free account →11 June 18 · Opportunities
SLAMinutes Festival will take place alongside Bingo at the Pleasance Theatre from the 19th-24th June. As ever, you have ONE WEEK from now to write a ONE MINUTE play – this time they’re talking about sex. ‘Your sexuality, your gender – how you are represented in each, your politic
Read with a free account →11 June 18 · Opportunities
Hartswood West is joining forces with BBC Writersroom Wales and Creative Skillset to find and develop the most exciting, up-and-coming TV writers with a strong connection to Wales. As part of Hartswood’s commitment to developing its creative base in Wales they are looking to inve
Read with a free account →11 June 18 · 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
Read with a free account →11 June 18 · Opportunities
Ashland New Plays Festival is an international playwright competition that culminates in the reading of four new plays chosen from hundreds of submissions by a cadre of volunteer readers. The event includes rehearsals and two staged readings of each winning play. The winning play
Read with a free account →09 June 18 · Opportunities
Oldham Coliseum Theatre is committed to developing the work of emerging artists and companies from across the region. The Coliseum offers a safe and welcoming creative environment to take your work to the next level. They’re calling for early-career writers to get involved in the
Read with a free account →09 June 18 · Opportunities
Writing a play and looking for some advice on how to take it to the next draft? Why not apply for a fifty-minute, one-to-one session on an extract from your play with a professional playwright? For registered Fringe participants and/or Scotland-based playwrights. TalkFest Script
Read with a free account →09 June 18 · Opportunities
This year The Traverse will be opening their submissions window once more seeking bold, brilliant and innovative new plays. “As Scotland’s only theatre wholly dedicated to new writing, we strive to discover, nurture and produce the brightest new voices across Scotland, the UK and
Read with a free account →08 June 18 · Opportunities
no strings attached is a grant scheme to help young people make their first piece of theatre. Grants of between £500 and £1000 are available to young people from across the south-east region. The grant is for anyone aged between 18 and 25 who hasn’t previously received a grant fr
Read with a free account →08 June 18 · Events / Writing Workshops
Learn from the best: Out of Joint presents a series of masterclasses with brilliant and successful playwrights. All proceeds from these classes will support The Andrea Project, their new initiative to discover and inspire the next generation of playwrights. By booking your place,
Read this article →08 June 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 →06 June 18 · Events / Writing Advice
West Yorkshire Playhouse is delighted to be working with COMMON, an arts organisation which exists to support the UK theatre industry in achieving greater socio-economic diversity, and help working-class artists build sustainable careers in theatre, to deliver their COMMON GROUND
Read this article →06 June 18 · Opportunities / Writing Workshops
This workshop is presented by Unbound at Queen Park Centre in Aylesbury. Queens Park’s in-house programme of workshops and performances are designed to create learning and practical opportunities for students of any level of experience in the fields of drama, creative writing and
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