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04 September 26 · Opportunities
Free Scriptwriting Workshops in Nottingham & Lincolnshire Would you like to have a go at writing your first ever short script for theatre? Are you based in or around Nottingham or Boston, Lincolnshire? Join Script East Midlands for fun and FREE creative writing workshops this Sep
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Free 8-week playwriting course in Lincolnshire Are you based in or around Boston, Lincolnshire? Would you like to write a short play and see it performed at Blackfriars Theatre? Sign up to an 8-week playwriting course, beginning on 30th of September. All levels of ability and exp
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Liverpool-based TV and Film production company LA Productions is currently accepting unsolicited scripts. Maximum 1 script per writer. The script must be written for television. At the present time, they cannot read radio plays, stage plays, or features. Find full details and sub
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Jest is an all-new magazine for comedy writers and artists from or based in the North of England. The team are seeking out short/micro plays, extracts from TV, film or radio scripts to feature in their first issue. Jest Guidelines: You must be from or based in the North of Englan
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Playwright, Max Wilkinson’s new play, Night City, is running at Southwark Playhouse from 10th September to 3rd October. We caught up with him to find out more about the show and what inspired the idea… Can you tell us what Night City is about? Night City is an epic new drama abou
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Are you an emerging screenwriter with a strong voice and a compelling story for TV? Arvon’s Screenwriting Programme is a new talent development programme for emerging screenwriters from working-class and lower socio-economic backgrounds. Over two years, Arvon will support five sc
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HOW NOT TO DISAPPEAR The Site – Royal Court Theatre – 30th September 10.30 – 1.30pm An open space style event for playwrights who are parents or guardians. We will explore HOW NOT TO DISAPPEAR WHEN BRINGING UP CHILDREN. Maybe that’s disappearing from the industry due to lack of t
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Make sure you never miss an opportunity! Sign up for our email list to get the weekly roundup direct to your inbox! Our weekly round-up has always been, and always will be totally free! However, we do rely on our paid subscribers to keep our organisation going. Please consider su
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MTFestUK is a unique festival that provides a platform to showcase and celebrate original musical theatre. Productions will be selected from the open submission process and their creative teams given an opportunity to workshop and present their work in ‘sharing’ sessions to audie
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Player-Playwrights was founded as a writers’ and actors’ co-operative in 1948 and has been meeting on Monday evenings ever since reading and feeding back on new scripts for stage, radio and screen to help writers develop their work. The group operates a mentoring scheme. Our Pres
Read with a free account →14 August 26 · Opportunities / Weekly Round-up
Make sure you never miss an opportunity! Sign up for our email list to get the weekly roundup direct to your inbox! Our weekly round-up has always been, and always will be totally free! However, we do rely on our paid subscribers to keep our organisation going. Please consider su
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Formerly titled Open Submissions, Bush Theatre’s open call window to submit your work this year is 12noon Wednesday 12 August 2026 until 12noon Wednesday 26 August 2026. ———————————————————————————————————— We are keen to discover and build relationships with writers across the U
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Sketchy Muslims are looking for comedy TV pilots and short film scripts written by Muslim writers. Four winning writers will have the first 15 pages of their script performed at a Sketchy Muslims table read. Our overall winner will also receive feedback on their work from TV come
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We’re looking for artists for our upcoming Scratch night! 🎤 Have any questions? Drop an email to artists@shakespearenorthplayhouse.co.uk Find out more here: https://www.instagram.com/p/Db8KYFSj_eX/?igsh=MThhYjBhNG1hZXVqcw%3D%3D Deadline: 25th August 2026 Source: Instagram
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SCRIPT SUBMISSIONS LA Productions Script Submission: Open from Monday 24th at 12pm and closes on Monday 16th November at 9am. If you have submitted a script without reading our guidelines then you may not hear back from us so please ensure you have read and understood all
Read with a free account →13 August 26 · Opportunities
THE LEMON 2026. A new theatre festival from Playhouse East for the alternative, the experimenters, the conceptual artists, the physical practitioners, the clowns, and everyone who might not quite fit anywhere else. Mid-October to mid-November at Playhouse East, London. We’re seek
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One round of feedback on your script is sometimes enough, but often, a playwright can benefit immensely from ongoing support. This one year Script Development Package includes: Monthly 1:1 meetings with your dramaturg Unlimited reading of drafts/ work between meetings Clear, acti
Read this article →07 August 26 · Opportunities / Weekly Round-up
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We’re looking for Black creatives with a finished play to be part of Cultivate: Black Playwrights Week this October. What you’ll get: – An evening to stage, perform and get real feedback on your play – 60% of ticket sales revenue – Marketing & industry outreach support – A free d
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CALLOUT FOR SCRIPTS!! Fight Like A Girl! is back! We’re performing three nights of short plays from 3rd – 5th December 2026 at 53Two in Manchester and so we’re after your short plays of no more than 15 mins in length! The plays can be drama, comedy, romance, surrealist westerns,
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Entries are open for The People’s Play Award: A Playwriting Competition for Northern Writers. The Award is from the People’s Theatre in Newcastle and is for playwrights from the North of England who are yet to have a full-length play performed professionally. One winning script w
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MOTHER ACT – a new collective for mothers who act – have launched their first film festival of films made by mothers. The event will take place on 13th November 2026 at BFI Stephen Street. Applications are free and open to mothers, and those on conception journeys, who have writt
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Live Theatre is looking for North East based writer/performers to submit up to ten minutes of bold new writing for Live Writes: Writer/Performer Edition, taking place at Live Theatre, Newcastle upon Tyne, on Tuesday 10 November 2026. Selected writers will perform their own work i
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Itchy Feet Productions is looking for a max 3-minute (no minimum) monologue, poem, or short story for the 40th episode this coming Halloween! Don’t be afraid to go scary! Must be all your own original work; AI-generated entries are not eligible. And open to writers 18+ only. You
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