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09 September 22 · Opportunities
The Guildhall has several short courses coming up for playwrights: Writing for Screen (Wednesdays) This new eight-week in-person evening course will develop your creative writing skills and provide you with inspiration to translate an idea into a screenplay. Reading Theatre: A Pl
Read with a free account →29 July 22 · Opportunities
Taking inspiration from the current golden age of television, this course will teach participants the fundamental principles of writing great drama. The course will include sessions on structure, character, dialogue, and what Netflix wants from a great pitch. We will analyse some
Read with a free account →20 July 22 · News
Second Summer of Love was recently produced by Pants on Fire Theatre at the Omnibus Theatre. We interviewed writer; performer Emmy Happisburgh and Director, Peter Bramley who gave us an insight in to how the piece was created… Emmy Can you tell us about the inspiration behind the
Read this article →19 May 22 · Opportunities
Make writing exciting! Join our expert team and learn how to deliver inspirational creative writing projects that help young people discover the magic of writing. Ministry of Stories are on the hunt for four early career Writing Facilitators to join a 12-month paid trainee progra
Read with a free account →13 January 22 · Opportunities
Monday March 28th – Friday April 1st 2022 Online Writing for Theatre: Asserting & Celebrating Diversity If you are writing for theatre with a play in development and you are looking for much needed guidance and inspiration, then this Arvon at Home writing week is for you. Fully f
Read with a free account →08 December 21 · Inspiration / Opportunities
Box of Tricks Theatre Company have opened a new submission window for Northern playwrights for Cohort 4 of their ever-popular Pen Pals writer exchange programme. Six pairs of playwrights will be matched to connect, share ideas and develop their craft. During a six month exchange
Read with a free account →30 November 21 · Digital Resources / Inspiration
What happens when you submit your script to a Literary Department? What does a Literary Manager do? What’s the difference between a New Work Associate and a Dramaturg? In this brand new video series from London Playwrights, Kimberley Andrews interviews Literary Managers, Dramatur
Read this article →24 November 21 · Inspiration / Resources
If you are a writer who wants to develop their craft and you live with illness, disability, or a chronic or life-limiting condition, this is the workshop for you. Join author Sandra Jensen for this two-hour workshop and explore how you can write well no matter what constraints li
Read this article →23 November 21 · Digital Resources / Inspiration
What happens when you submit your script to a Literary Department? What does a Literary Manager do? What’s the difference between a New Work Associate and a Dramaturg?
Read this article →16 November 21 · Digital Resources / Inspiration
What happens when you submit your script to a Literary Department? What does a Literary Manager do? What’s the difference between a New Work Associate and a Dramaturg? In this brand new video series from London Playwrights, Kimberley Andrews interviews Literary Managers, Dramatur
Read this article →09 November 21 · Inspiration / Literary Series
What happens when you submit your script to a Literary Department? What does a Literary Manager do? What’s the difference between a New Work Associate and a Dramaturg? In this brand new video series from London Playwrights, Kimberley Andrews interviews Literary Managers, Dramatur
Read this article →12 July 21 · Digital Resources
Here’s our list of digital resources, from podcasts to special offers to inspirational interviews and more! (If you’d like to add something to this list, feel free to share it in the comments or drop us an email at contact@londonplaywrights.org). Playwright and former Space Theat
Read this article →18 March 21 · Opportunities
Writing for Actors workshop – 27th March 2-6pm If you’re an actor or performer looking for inspiration or wanting to make progress with a specific idea, literary manager Mike Carter will help you move forward. Delivered interactively through zoom, the workshop takes the form of a
Read with a free account →04 March 21 · Opportunities
Taking inspiration from a recent Richard Curtis interview in Broadcast in which he said: “Documentary has done a great job but now it’s time for drama. Brilliant shows like The Thick of It or The West Wing give people a reason to chat about politics. People need more frames of re
Read with a free account →09 December 20 · Opportunities
Are you a writer/literacy specialist skilled at working with teachers and with experience of using images and visual prompts to improve children’s creativity? The Forge is looking for an inspirational practitioner to join our team to oversee and deliver the second-year phase of a
Read with a free account →11 November 20 · Opportunities
Papatango are running a free online playwriting course in winter 2020-21, specifically for writers based in Wiltshire and Dorset. This 6-week course will provide an in-depth overview of the key elements of playwriting, including finding inspiration and generating ideas, building
Read with a free account →05 November 20 · News / Original Content
**ALL EMAILS AVAILABLE ON THE MEMBERS’ SITE! IT’S NOT TOO LATE TO GET SOME INSPIRATION!** I think we can all agree that we’re done with 2020, right? With that in mind, we’re really excited to announce that WrAP (or, Write A Play) is back for 2021! For the 4th year running, we’ll
Read this article →21 April 20 · Events
Playwrights’ Workshop are doing a 15 min writers warm-up every Mon/Fri at 10:15am. If you can’t come join the live group, watch the videos for some inspiration. Click the link here. Source: PLAYWRITING UK Facebook
Read this article →01 April 20 · Digital Resources
In our latest free resource, our Literary Projects Manager, George Bailey will be posting a series of videos to help keep you inspired and motivated during this time! All you need to do to see the videos is follow us on Instagram @LondonPlaywrights See you there! (Scan this to fi
Read this article →18 March 20 · Digital Resources / News
We hope everyone is doing well and staying healthy at the moment – in the light of the current crisis, we just wanted to share an update on how we plan to continue our work to support new writers during these uncertain times. Instagram Inspiration As most of us will be spending a
Read this article →15 January 20 · Opportunities
Whether you’re battling the blank page, looking for inspiration or wanting to make progress with a specific idea, literary manager Mike Carter has devised a series of exercises to help you move forward. He will share a range tools and techniques over a weekend that will help you
Read with a free account →03 December 19 · Uncategorized
In this latest blog series, our Artistic Development Manager, Jane Ryan will be introducing us to some of today’s most exciting playwrights! Jane will be chatting to various writers about themselves, their inspiration, and their latest projects. In this post, she sits down with E
Read this article →05 July 19 · Interviewing Playwrights
In her first project as our Artistic Development Manager, Jane Ryan will be introducing us to some of today’s most exciting playwrights! In our ‘Interviewing Playwrights’ series, Jane will be chatting to various writers about themselves, their inspiration, and their latest projec
Read this article →28 June 19 · Original Content
In her first project as our Artistic Development Manager, Jane Ryan will be introducing us to some of today’s most exciting playwrights! In our ‘Interviewing Playwrights’ series, Jane will be chatting to various writers about themselves, their inspiration, and their latest projec
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