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18 February 25 · Opportunities
Flawstate‘s Manchester branch is seeking scripts from new writers looking for support to complete their first full-length play. In 2025, Flawed Up North will select one Northern playwright for a three part research and development process, culminating in a read-through and feedba
Read with a free account →23 January 25 · Opportunities
Have you got a story you’re itching to tell? Any new or existing ideas you’ve been sitting on that you’d like to develop into a theatre script and receive feedback on? If you’re not sure where or how to start, or if you’ve had a confidence knock as a writer, this entirely FREE co
Read with a free account →08 January 25 · Opportunities
The Mercury Theatre is dedicated to finding, supporting, and producing the next generation of playwrights based in the East of England. We currently do not have a full-time literary manager, so consequently cannot offer feedback and are only open for submissions across two period
Read with a free account →14 November 24 · Opportunities
Playwrights’ Studio Scotland’s free script reading service provides an opportunity for Scotland’s writers to receive valuable script feedback from theatre professionals. Plays are read anonymously and extensive script reports provided by experienced practitioners in playwriting,
Read with a free account →07 November 24 · Opportunities
Rianne Pictures is offering free feedback on 30 short film scripts as part of its initiative RIANNE READS. Writers will receive one page of actionable feedback from the Rianne Pictures Development Team. This opportunity is open to all women and gender non-conforming film writers
Read with a free account →03 October 24 · Opportunities
Want to develop your play but need some support and accountablilty? This group, led by Emily Garside, will focus on sharing your work and getting feedback from yuor peers. Rather than focusing on ‘teaching’ playwriting , you’ll pick up advice and learn practically, through workin
Read with a free account →27 September 24 · Opportunities
Are you a writer with 10 minutes of a new play that you’d like feedback on? The Sunday Fix is a scratch night in two parts: first a Q&A with an established theatre maker followed by 3-4, 10-minute excerpts from new plays. After each play is read, Barons Court Theatre Artistic Dir
Read with a free account →13 September 24 · Opportunities
The Redrafting Programme is back for the second time in 2024. If you want to redraft your play with practical masterclasses, tailored feedback, and dramaturgical support, read on! Led by experienced dramaturg and scriptwriter, Kimberley Andrews, this course will give you the tool
Read with a free account →04 September 24 · Opportunities
Eastern Angles is looking for East Anglian playwrights to join their New Angles Writers Club! Perfect for playwrights at any stage of their careers, the New Angles Writers Club offers the chance to join a local writing community and receive support and feedback on a play in devel
Read with a free account →08 August 24 · Opportunities
Feedback Fridays takes place every 2 months and gives scriptwriters from the West Midlands the opportunity to receive valuable support and feedback on their work from The Rep’s in-house directors. From all submissions 5 scripts are selected, read and reviewed. These scripts will
Read with a free account →04 July 24 · Opportunities
Free Reads is back! Shape Arts has partnered with The Literary Consultancy for another year to facilitate their Free Reads scheme which provides opportunities for professional feedback for low-income writers from underrepresented backgrounds. TLC, the UK’s leading literary consul
Read with a free account →02 July 24 · News
As you know, we love helping to support the next generation of playwrights and we do this through feedback, workshops, and online resources. So, when we heard about Hatch & Scratch, and found out that they also love supporting the next generation of playwrights, through helping t
Read this article →27 June 24 · Opportunities
Blindspot Nights have applications open for their August & September scratch nights. We’re looking for exciting new theatre from emerging working/under-class artists in/from the Midlands. We take artists seriously, which is why we’re always seeking feedback about what you need fr
Read with a free account →24 May 24 · Opportunities
This Spring, Spread the Word is delighted to partner with FROG Literary Agency for our latest 1-2-1 feedback opportunity – offering LGBTQIA+ writers the chance to have an extract from their novel or non-fiction book read and given feedback by a literary agent. Black, Asian or Glo
Read with a free account →10 May 24 · Opportunities
Whether you are a budding Script Reader or just want to be able to offer valuable feedback to your playwriting peers, this workshop will explore how to provide feedback that is clear and constructive. Workshop leader, Kimberley Andrews, has provided feedback to hundreds of writer
Read with a free account →12 March 24 · Jobs / Opportunities
We’re looking for a Literary Intern to join our team and help us to continue and grow in our work to support emerging playwrights. If you’d love to get hands on experience in a Literary setting, enjoy reading scripts and offering critical feedback, and are passionate about connec
Read with a free account →23 February 24 · Opportunities
Scratch at the Jack are looking for pieces that are exciting, innovative and engaging to be performed on Sunday 31 March. The audience will give feedback after the event which will be sent to you. Your piece could be theatre (including extracts from a new play or a short play), f
Read with a free account →14 February 24 · Opportunities
Want to develop your play but need some support and accountablilty? This group, led by Emily Garside, will focus on sharing your work and getting feedback from yuor peers. Rather than focusing on ‘teaching’ playwriting , you’ll pick up advice and learn practically, through workin
Read with a free account →31 January 24 · Opportunities
Launched in 2009, the Papatango New Writing Prize is the biggest playwriting award in the UK, attracting more annual entries than any other. Despite this, it is also unique in offering personal feedback, supporting new writers and generating new work for the entire sector. The Pr
Read with a free account →31 January 24 · Opportunities
“Bush Open Submissions in brief: We want to read full length, unproduced plays from writers based in the UK and Ireland that don’t have an agent We consider all the plays that are submitted. 100+ writers will get feedback, and we’ll find at least 2 members of our next Emerging Wr
Read with a free account →22 November 23 · Opportunities
Reach supports 5 emerging UK based disabled scriptwriters to develop solo shows through a 6 month programme of online workshops, and facilitated critical feedback groups. Job Description We are delighted to be launching our Reach development programme for script writers once more
Read with a free account →19 October 23 · Opportunities
We at Incept Collective are so excited to announce our Peer Preview programme- a totally free reading and feedback service for aspiring playwrights who have not had a full-length work professionally produced. We are asking for play texts at any stage of development, especially fr
Read with a free account →18 October 23 · Opportunities
Our members ‘ meet- up takes place on the first Wednesday of every month at 7pm – In November, this will be Wednesday 1st. Feel free to bring in up to 3 pages of dialogue or a pitch for an idea to share with the group for feedback. We’ll also be taking time to catch-up, … London
Read with a free account →21 September 23 · Opportunities
For the 6th year running, our popular Redrafting Course will be making a comeback in February 2024. If you want to redraft your play with practical masterclasses, tailored feedback, and dramaturgical support, read on! Led by experienced dramaturg and scriptwriter, Kimberley Andre
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