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10 April 18 · Opportunities
Now in its third year, Loquitur Theatre’s Femage a Trois, returns this summer. It will retain the standard elements: ‘Three women. Three stories. Three impossible decisions’. However, where previously the stories have been separate to each other, this year they will be changing t
Read with a free account →10 April 18 · Writing Workshops
Redrafting Your Script Workshop at Lyceum Theatre 27 April 2018 from 10.30am-5pm Playwright Ali Taylor who’s first play Cotton Wool won the 18th Meyer Whitworth Award and was critics’ choice in Time Out (and who you may know as the founder of the Facebook Group Playwriting UK and
Read this article →09 April 18 · Uncategorized
This is a competition specifically targeted at ‘A play that no one will ever agree to stage. Details are laid out below, as provided on their website. 1. Goals and objectives The «Neem» award was created to support and identify underground dramatic waters. 2. Organizers Jenya Sta
Read this article →09 April 18 · Opportunities
Coracle in association with Alphabetti Theatre are seeking plays for Suffragette: Short plays from today and 100 years ago. The evening will present ew short plays celebrating the victory for women’s votes alongside readings of original Suffrage Plays written by members of the Ac
Read with a free account →06 April 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 April 18 · Original Content
In this guest post, Samia Djilli arms us with the tools we need when faced with friends and relatives questioning your creative degree (or even job!). Good luck everyone! Hopefully over Bank Holiday weekend, you got the chance to get together family and friends. Some maybe you’d
Read this article →05 April 18 · Opportunities
OVERHEARD at the RADA Festival 2018 are looking for Dramaturgs. After two sold out scratch shows (The Bunker and The Rosemary Branch), OVERHEARD is returning for the RADA Festival 2018. The play is new writing with a difference in that texts are all verbatim conversations recorde
Read with a free account →05 April 18 · Opportunities
Hence is an emerging theatre company specialising in new writing. Hence are looking for 6 scripts for the next Dice Showcase. Dice Showcase is a platform for writers, actors and directors to show their talent. But it comes with a twist. The audience determines the order of the pe
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 →04 April 18 · Opportunities
Manchester ADP are seeking new script submissions from anywhere in the country. Following the sell-out success of their Arts Council Funded, first full production at the Lowry and on tour, Manchester ADP are looking for their next script to produce. They provide feedback to every
Read with a free account →04 April 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: Live Theatre & Northumbria University Writer in R
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Elicit Pictures is looking for scriptwriters to submit their short script for a chance of your work to be produced and directed by their team. The short needs to be between one and ten pages. They will be selecting 2 scripts that would be premiered at BAFTA in London’s Piccadilly
Read with a free account →04 April 18 · Opportunities
A new writing night will be taking place at the Ship and Mitre in Liverpool on 1 June 2018. Tickets will be £5. They are hosting an evening of new writing to raise funds to take Cathouse Productions to fringe and are looking for ten minute plays. What to submit: No more than ten
Read with a free account →03 April 18 · Opportunities
Writers are invited to submit their scripts for the fifth season of the ArtsEd Original Screenplay Project. Shortlisted scripts will be read in a workshop situation and once the final eight scripts have been selected, writers may be required to develop or adapt their work. They w
Read with a free account →03 April 18 · Jobs / Opportunities
Now seeking applicants for its seventh year, Gladstone’s Library’s competitive Writer in Residence programme provides space and resources for four writers whose work engages with liberal values. By liberal values, we do not mean views aligned with any one political ideology, but
Read with a free account →03 April 18 · Opportunities
Contexture Theatre are looking for the next generation of innovative playwrights. Could you be the next Caryl Churchill, Mike Bartlett, Simon Stephens or Polly Stenham? Do you have something to say? The winning entries will see their work brought to life at Harlow Playhouse, Hert
Read with a free account →03 April 18 · Jobs
Cyborphic is seeking a workshop leader experienced with any aspect of science fiction theatre to deliver one of four workshops of the 1st Science Fiction Theatre Research Lab, 21-24 May 2018. This workshop series aims to cover writing, performing and directing science fiction for
Read with a free account →31 March 18 · Events
Art School event with Carl Woodward and Steve Ball 12 April 2018 from 6-7 pm London Art School, the new company being set up to support the education sector and arts industry to work together to improve and protect arts education, has announced its next event in its year-long ser
Read this article →31 March 18 · Opportunities
LPB received the following script call: In her own words: ‘My name is Eleanna Santorinaiou and I am a London-based director for film and stage. I just got accepted at the Directors Programme at the Young Vic and I would like to seize this opportunity by directing my first play in
Read with a free account →30 March 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 →29 March 18 · Opportunities
Attune Theatre CIC are looking to revive plays for a new season of old work. “My play’s on next week. Can you come?” “Sorry. Is it on the week after?” “Nah.” Do you feel like this happens a lot? There are probably a lot of plays just sitting on a Hard Drive somewhere, and Attune
Read with a free account →28 March 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: BBC Writersroom Comedy Script Room 2018 Descripti
Read with a free account →28 March 18 · Opportunities
Applications are currently being accepted for the 2018 Camden Fringe. To take part, please see their seven step guide to bringing a show to the Camden Fringe. What to submit: You’ll need to know: The details of your show – title, subject, length How much you want to charge for ti
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