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18 July 17 · Opportunities
The Royal Court are seeking submissions of creative work in response to their short film Void. The film has been created by The Royal Court Young Agitators, (the young people involved in the Young Court programme), as their response to the plays Killology, Anatomy of a Suicide an
Read with a free account →29 June 17 · Opportunities
The submissions window is now open for Play Time, a new writing night being held on Sunday 17th September. “Second Sons Theatre Company are accepting submissions from UK-based writers who have bold and exciting pieces of theatre to offer. Following sold out runs at Theatre N16 an
Read with a free account →29 June 17 · Opportunities
Playhouse Playmaker is a Writers Attachment Programme for new and emerging playwrights led by award-winning writer and director John Retallack. Each year they select up to 6 writers who meet one Saturday a month, at Oxford Playhouse, between October and June. These sessions are u
Read with a free account →26 June 17 · Opportunities
Play Submissions Helper has just published their monthly roundup of opportunities, featuring those with deadlines in July 2017. 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 th
Read with a free account →08 June 17 · Opportunities
Congleton Players have announced their 2017/18 one-act playwriting competition. They are looking for a range of one-act plays to be performed for their one-act play festival. Congelton will prepare a shortlist out of all submitted plays, and all short-listed plays will be perform
Read with a free account →05 June 17 · Opportunities
Onstage/Offstage is looking for two 10-15 minute plays to produce and air on its podcast. The theme is “Resisting.” Selected plays will be broadcast on WRFI 88.1 Ithaca Community Radio and podcasted on their web site and iTunes. Submissions will air/be available as podcast on a d
Read with a free account →01 June 17 · Opportunities
Pint-Sized is looking for submissions for new shows at The Bunker Theatre, London in October and November 2017. 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 pieces invo
Read with a free account →30 May 17 · Opportunities
ANPF’s flagship 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. This unique and much-loved five-day festival in Ashland, Oregon, features professional actors
Read with a free account →27 May 17 · Opportunities
After a successful launch in February 2017, Red Dragonfly Productions in association with Grist to the Mill are running Taking Flight Festival 2018 and are looking for new and emerging writers from British East Asian, South Asian and South East Asian communities who are intereste
Read with a free account →23 May 17 · Opportunities
Play Submissions Helper has just published their monthly roundup of opportunities, featuring those with deadlines in June 2017. 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 th
Read with a free account →16 May 17 · Education / Opportunities
The next open submissions session for the Royal Court’s Introduction to Playwriting Groups is now open. The group is an opportunity to learn more about playwriting from an experienced writer. The intention of the introductory group is to primarily provide demystified access to th
Read with a free account →16 May 17 · Opportunities
Fancy seeing your play produced professionally on the London stage? A competition has been launched to find a new playwright among the Irish community in the UK. Last year the London based Green Curtain Theatre Company held its inaugural festival of new Irish plays in venues acro
Read with a free account →09 May 17 · Opportunities
Submissions are open for issue 004 of The Dionysian magazine – a women in theatre issue. Submissions are open to female-identifying playwrights only for this issue. The Dionysian says it is “constantly looking for new and upcoming playwrights while also presenting established pla
Read with a free account →09 May 17 · Opportunities
Submissions are now open for The Director’s Cut Club showcase: Nothing to Declare on 11 June at Southwark Playhouse. They are asking writers to respond to a detailed brief outlined on their website. What to submit/How to apply: Plays must respond to the brief on the website, whic
Read with a free account →26 April 17 · Opportunities
Small But Mighty Productions is looking for playwrights. Melly Magrath & Caitlin Turner, co-producers, and co-founders, say: ” We are currently seeking strong, original work to feature in our upcoming seasons. We strongly encourage writers of all skill levels to submit. This is a
Read with a free account →24 April 17 · Opportunities
Itch and Scratch are now open for submissions for its Audio Plays project. They want 15 minute plays with no more than 3 actors on any themes (one submission per writer, UK writers only). Itch and Scratch says: “Over the next few months, we’re looking to produce 3 short audio pla
Read with a free account →24 April 17 · Opportunities
Play Submissions Helper has just published their monthly roundup of opportunities, featuring those with deadlines in April 2017. 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 t
Read with a free account →10 April 17 · Events / Opportunities
Fizzy Sherbet’s new submission window is open. It is looking for short plays by women writers to be presented in a rehearsed reading at Hackney Attic, London, in mid-June. Fizzy says: “We accept 10-15 minute short plays written by women. Submissions can be on any topic & from any
Read with a free account →10 April 17 · Opportunities
Second Sons, the theatre for people who don’t like theatre, are now accepting submissions from UK-based writers for their festival of new writing, Play Time, to be held on Sunday 11 June 2017 at a venue TBC. They are looking for bold, innovative pieces of theatre. The submissions
Read with a free account →27 March 17 · Opportunities
Play Submissions Helper has just published their monthly roundup of opportunities, featuring those with deadlines in April 2017. 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 t
Read with a free account →08 March 17 · Opportunities
The Mercury Playwriting Prize at the Mercury Theatre, Colchester, is open for submissions with the chance to win a £2,000 prize and a year-long attachment to the theatre. The prize is held in association with The University Of Essex. The Mercury says: “The Mercury Theatre is prou
Read with a free account →06 March 17 · Opportunities
Play Submissions Helper has just published their monthly roundup of opportunities, featuring those with deadlines in March 2017. 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 t
Read with a free account →06 March 17 · Opportunities
Sky Blue Theatre Company is open for submissions for The British Theatre Challenge for Schools – a national competition designed to encourage children at KS2 and KS3 in creative writing for performance. What you get: The winning play will be performed by professional actors along
Read with a free account →27 February 17 · Opportunities
While not strictly for playwrights this may be of interest to all you creatives out there… The London Short Film Festival is looking for submissions as it returns for it’s 15th anniversary from 5-14 January 2018. LSFF says it accepts both UK and international submissions “present
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