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12 January 18 · Opportunities
The Little Theatre is pleased to announce the launch of a new one act play festival – Play Write! Budding playwrights are invited to submit original, one act plays, with the three winning scripts to be performed at the Festival in July 2018. A short-list of plays will be chosen b
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The Dukes is seeking to commission an experienced playwright for the creation of a dramatic text exploring the risks associated with child sexual exploitation. Funded by Lancashire Police Commissioning group, the project is a county-wide initiative to work across three divisions
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ArtsLab at the North Wall defines the year-round range of activities that enable us to achieve their mission: to offer a space for art and for artists to flourish. Fundamental to the programme are their ground-breaking residential projects for young, talented theatre artists, bri
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Contact and BHA are pleased to be embarking on an innovative new project funded by Public Health England, HIV Innovation Fund: I am because we are. About the organisers: Contact is where young people change their lives through the arts, and audiences of all ages experience exciti
Read with a free account →11 January 18 · Opportunities
Submissions are now open for the James Tait Black Prize for Drama. The £10,000 award is bestowed to the best original new play produced from 1 January – 31 December 2017. Agents and producing companies are invited to submit plays to the Department of English Literature by 22 Janu
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Applecart Arts are looking for playwrights who can help us write four short plays as part of a project in Newham, in collaboration with the Council’s Resilience department. The project: This project Arts Activism will both amplify voices in Newham that are challenging extremism i
Read with a free account →11 January 18 · Writing Workshops
Free Playwriting Taster Session Saturday 20 January 2018 from 12-1pm Ashburton Hall, Croydon This free taster session will be led by Steven Kuleshnyk at Ashburton Hall, Croydon’s newest community arts hub. About the session: “Have you started 2018 wanting to be more creative? Hav
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Kinkyfish is looking for the next exciting new writer to collaborate with and bring some exciting new work up to Edinburgh for the 2018 fringe. They have had 2 successful shows at the Fringe and looking for a third hit. What they are looking for: A play of 45-50 minutes New writi
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Playwriting Stage 1 (Continuation) with Janice Okoh Thursdays from 10am-1pm for 10 weeks, starting 18 January 2018 City Lit This course continues to explore the fundamental techniques of writing for the stage, including dialogue, character, structure, story and performance. You’l
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*Note – not affiliated with London Playwrights’ Blog or London Playwrights’ Workshop! London Playwriting Lab is looking for twelve writers with full length play ideas for our first 2018 programme. The Lab runs over four intensive days between January 27th to February 10th at the
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If you’re an LGBTQ+ Theatre Maker, The Larder is coming to Omnibus Theatre to connect you and your work with the venue, and with your peers through ‘Tiny Shows’ on 3 & 4 February 2018. 96 Festival is Omnibus’ annual celebration of LGBTQ+ work. This year, the opening weekend of th
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Spontaneous Productions in association with Kirkdale Bookshop presents Love Bites Again: short plays about love and heartbreak by emerging playwrights. Following on from the first LOVE BITES show in 2014, Spontaneous Productions is back with more tales of love and heartbreak by e
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As part of their commitment to discovering and nurturing extraordinary playwrights of the future, applications for the Orange Tree Theatre Writers Collective will be open from 10am on Tuesday 2 January 2018 to 12 noon on Monday 15 January. The Collective is an opportunity for a g
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The Almeida produces six shows annually as a programme of new work and revivals in addition to west end and international transfers, touring, broadcast, digital projects and an events programme. As a member of the artistic team, the Literary Manager will play a strategic role in
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Play Submissions Helper have published their monthly roundup of opportunities, featuring those with deadlines in January 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 the
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While this isn’t technically a playwriting opportunity, we couldn’t resist posting since it puts you right in the heart of supporting the creation of new work! If you’re passionate for the development of theatre in all its forms, are a highly effective self-starter who is organis
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‘The Future of Playwriting’ with Caroline Jester, Charlene James, and Dan Rebellato Wednesday 24 January 2018 from 18:30 – 20:00 Central London Step inside Bloomsbury Publishing for a discussion on the future of play writing and playwrights with four fascinating writers for the s
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Raindance Taster Day Saturday 13 January 2018 Central London/Charing Cross Curious about screenwriting? Raindance runs a range of classes, and workshops, and even an MA course. Raindance Taster Day is your opportunity to experience a real taste of their world-renowned evening & w
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Following a sellout run at the Old Red Lion Theatre in Spring 2016, UnderExposed is making its second outing. This production will run for four nights at The Old Red Lion Theatre in London in April, followed by one night at The Southwark Playhouse in July, and will be a series of
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The Old Sorting Office (OSO) in Barnes is looking for new, untested or developing pieces of theatre for Dispatches, their inaugural scratch writing night, taking place on Thursday 15 March 2018. Eligibility: This 56-seat black-box theatre is committed to providing an outlet for n
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Papatango has announced several upcoming workshops that are free of charge. (There are also travel bursaries available in cases of financial need for people based outside London). Details – and how to book – listed below! 10am – 11am, Wednesday 31 January 2018, in central London
Read this article →10 January 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: Brave New World seeking shorts on theme of Utopia
Read with a free account →09 January 18 · Opportunities
Theatre Centre have launched their first open call to playwrights for their annual commission: The Brian Way Award. Named in memory of their founder Brian Way who established Theatre Centre in 1953, The Brian Way Award welcomes expressions of interest on the theme of ‘Treaty’ fro
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Harts Theatre Company in partnership with Lyric Hammersmith presents the Young Harts Writing Festival 2018. Young Harts Writing Festival is an inter-borough new writing festival, which merges the gap between emerging young artists and professionals. Through an online competition,
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