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22 February 18 · Opportunities
After a successful debut last month, React Scratch will take place in Forest Hill, SE23 at The Honor Oak Pub, every third Thursday of the month. They are now looking for writers to share extracts of their work . Places will be given on a strictly first come first serve basis. How
Read with a free account →22 February 18 · Opportunities
The Maison des Scénaristes, in partnership with Pictanovo is launching a call for entries for Series for Writers-Producers Meetings at Lille’s Festival SerieMania. ”One on One” Meeting Sessions will be held with selected writers at Pictanovo Stand at Forum SerieMania in Grand Pal
Read with a free account →21 February 18 · Education / Writing Workshops
This introduction to writing for radio, for beginners, draws on tutor Fin Kennedy’s experience as a writer of audio drama for BBC Radio 4, with reference to other innovative writing for the medium. The workshop will start with an introduction to the formats and commissioning proc
Read this article →21 February 18 · Education
This one-day workshop for beginners aims to introduce some basic principles of dramatic storytelling, and demystify some key terms. What is the difference between Story, Plot and Narrative? Or between Objective and Motivation? Why is character Action important and how is it built
Read this article →21 February 18 · Opportunities
Ready, Steady, Scratch are accepting submissions on the theme of ‘endurance’ for a scratch night on 13 March 2018. .They are looking for plays 5-15 mins long. The event will take place at The Leather Exchange SE1 and money from tickets sales will go to Rosie’s London Marathon tar
Read with a free account →21 February 18 · Opportunities
Submissions for are now open for Itchy Scratch Night at The London Theatre, which will take place on 27 April 2018. In their words: “Wanna come along and try snippets of your new script, a song you wrote, a dance or movement piece or maybe performance poetry or play some music. D
Read with a free account →21 February 18 · Opportunities
Bench Theatre, an amateur company based at The Spring Arts & Heritage Centre, Havant (on the South Coast in Hampshire). This will be their 8th Supernova festival of new one act plays, and the selected pieces will be performed over a week in February 2019. Plays will be selected b
Read with a free account →21 February 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: Theatre503 Playwriting Award 2018 Description: Th
Read with a free account →19 February 18 · Opportunities
Have you ever wanted to be a Playwright? Would you like to have your work broadcast on BBC radio? Do you have what it takes to become a BBC Radio Solent Playwright? They are looking for 15 minute fictional radio plays with a connection to Hampshire, Dorset or the Isle of Wight, t
Read with a free account →19 February 18 · Education / Opportunities
The Guildhall School has just opened applications to a new short course: ‘Entrepreneurship skills for performing artists’. The course will take place over the weekend of 21 – 22 April, and has been specifically developed for performing artists, by performing artists here at the G
Read with a free account →19 February 18 · Opportunities
London Uni. Students – this is your last chance to submit a piece of new-writing on behalf of your University to perform in the London Student Drama Festival – all submissions perform at the semi finals (https://www.facebook.com/events/148936859164150/) on 13 or 15 March 2018. Th
Read with a free account →19 February 18 · Opportunities
With the support of the Paul Hamlyn Foundation, Camden People’s Theatre offers six seed commissions annually to artists from BAME backgrounds, to support the development of innovative new theatre projects. Two of these will be offered in Spring 2018: successful candidates will re
Read with a free account →19 February 18 · Opportunities
In spring 2018, Camden People’s Theatre stages two short seasons of work exploring working-class experience, identity and representation (Common People, April 16 – 28); and the ‘post-truth’ landscape (All Is True, June 4 – 9). At each event, alongside the main programme of work,
Read with a free account →19 February 18 · Opportunities
Submissions are now open for the next season of the John Thaw Initiative, exploring mental health distress in all its’ forms and the Actors Centre is offering you a FREE platform to perform and get feedback on your work-in-progress shows! They want to curate the evenings around y
Read with a free account →16 February 18 · Opportunities
Secret Hour Theatre seeks 20-30 minute plays with a strong female narrative to mark 100 years of women’s suffrage. Following the success of their sell-out 5 star new writing night at the Camden Fringe last year, Secret Hour Theatre are looking for plays that explore the untold an
Read with a free account →16 February 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 →15 February 18 · Opportunities
After a successful run at the Vaults (Jan-Feb) with ‘Double Infemnity’ a co-production between ‘Little But Fierce’ and Paperclip- all female theatre company Paperclip are looking for pieces of 15-20 minutes responding to the theme ‘Echoes of the Past’. They are looking for pieces
Read with a free account →14 February 18 · Opportunities
Stitchin’ Fiction is a free rehearsed reading performance where creatives are invited to come and stretch their theatre muscles in an informal workshop setting. What are they are looking for: Like-minded creatives who seek a platform for collaborative theatre-making opportunities
Read with a free account →14 February 18 · Education / Writing Workshops
Screenplays form the starting point for most dramatic films, the essential work from which all other filmmaking flows. All of the tender romance, terrifying action and memorable lines begin at the screenwriter’s desk. The University of East Anglia’s School of Literature, Drama an
Read this article →14 February 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: Stage Front: A Night Celebrating Older Women in T
Read with a free account →14 February 18 · Opportunities
Radius Playwriting Competition 2018 has now been launched in tandem with the Radius YouTube Channel. Judges of the competition are Neil McPherson and Sue Healy, Artistic Director and Literary Manager of London’s Finborough Theatre, and the winning script is guaranteed a reading i
Read with a free account →14 February 18 · Education / Opportunities
What do Hamlet, Troy Maxon, Pee Wee Herman, Electricidad, Michael Corleone and Blanche DuBois all have in common? They are all great characters. Whether you are a playwright, screenwriter, novelist or television writer, the ability to create compelling, unforgettable characters i
Read with a free account →13 February 18 · Opportunities
Aberdeen Performing Arts is seeking script submissions for their next Scratch Night on 20 March 2018. They are inviting submissions of short scripts, spoken word, or new music all inspired by climate action. Submission guidelines: Script submissions to their Scratch Nights are op
Read with a free account →13 February 18 · Opportunities
Calling all North West creatives! The Writers’ Support Group run on Monday evenings from 6pm-8pm. Each week the group meets at Hope Studios, Manchester and do creatives exercises, finishing up with reading and feeding back on a members’ work. It’s for anyone interested in writing
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