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16 June 20 · Events
The Upload Festival is a virtual festival showcasing comedy and writing (of all kinds) on air across BBC Local Radio and online, from Friday 19 June to Sunday 21 June. It includes stand up, sketches or scenes… Poetry, fiction, spoken word, blogs or drama, all uploaded by you! Fin
Read this article →08 April 20 · Opportunities
Submissions are now open for ‘And, We’re Back’ a scratch night celebrating the fringe theatre community and supporting the reopening of the Bread and Roses Theatre after covid-19. Date still to be confirmed. They are seeking submissions from writers with short plays no more than
Read with a free account →24 February 20 · Events
The Joanna’s will be hosting Make it Write‘s second birthday party at the Liverpool Arts Bar on Wednesday 4th March at 7.00.pm. There is a spoken word open Mic, jokes for a £1 fund raiser, a chance to see previews of plays in the pipeline and the Lyrics Live for those who’d like
Read this article →07 February 20 · Opportunities
What is it? FrancisHardy Productions is looking to meet playwrights and spoken word poets who have work, or work-in-progress writing or stories, about sport. Demonstrable experience in theatre and performance is required, due to the demands of audio writing. Who do they want to h
Read with a free account →30 January 20 · Opportunities
CALL FOR WOMXN WRITERS Looking for short plays (10 mins max), monologues, songs, spoken word, fables, haikus etc. for PUNCHING LABUTE 2.0. LGBTQA+ writers and writers of color strongly encouraged to submit. This Collection: Punching LaBute will be a show consisting of work that m
Read with a free account →07 January 20 · Opportunities
30 Performers + ONE Location + ONE Vital Topic + ONE Minute Each SLAM Minutes are looking for 30 playwrights, spoken word artists, comedians, visual, drag and burlesque artists, singer-songwriters and everyone in between to submit one minute each of their voice, their perspective
Read with a free account →19 December 19 · Opportunities
SLAM Minutes are looking for 60 playwrights, spoken word artists, comedians, drag artists, burlesque artists, singer-songwriters and everything in between to submit one minute each of their voice, their perspective on Mental Health for performance on 2nd February 2020 at London’s
Read with a free account →19 December 19 · Opportunities
Sharp Scratches is back for 2020, with the first of many scratches being ‘Transforming the Narrative’ putting Transgender and Non-binary writers and performers centre stage. They are looking for: Play scripts or spoken word poetry no longer than 15 minutes running time. Pieces wi
Read with a free account →21 November 19 · Opportunities
Following three sold out editions, Broken Silence Theatre will return with Volume 4 of Voices From Home in the first half of 2020 and are currently seeking writers. Voices From Home is a curated evening of short plays and spoken word theatre, exclusively from emerging writers bas
Read with a free account →20 May 19 · Opportunities
Sharp Scratches is a new writing night dedicated to starting conversations. They do not shy away from tackling challenging topics at each night. As part of Beyond Borders Festival at Theatre Deli – this night is about Finding Home in the midst of this refugee crisis we are facing
Read with a free account →30 April 19 · Opportunities
Victor Esses are looking for performers, theatre makers, game masters, live artists, poets, spoken word artists, dancers, musicians and activists to submit proposals for short pieces of work, work in progress, extracts of longer work, up to 20 minutes long that challenges usual r
Read with a free account →07 March 19 · Opportunities
Sharp Scratches is an evening of new writing, for their next show this will be at Theatre Deli, The Old Library, London SE5. Each night of new writing has a theme and edition. For their 31st March night they are looking for short scripts, extracts and spoken word that tackle the
Read with a free account →21 January 19 · Opportunities
Sharp Scratches is an evening of new writing, for their next show this will be at Theatre Deli, The Old Library, London SE5. Each night of new writing has a theme and edition. For their 24th February night they are looking for short scripts, extracts and spoken word that tackle m
Read with a free account →13 November 18 · Opportunities
South Downs National Park Authority (SDNPA) and Applause Rural Touring (ART) are pleased to announce a new partnership to commission a spoken word inspired show that explores and records residents relationship, thoughts and feelings of the South Downs National Park and will tour
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 →28 August 17 · Opportunities
Aberdeen Performing Arts are seeking script for their next Scratch Night. The theme is Trick or Treat and they are looking for new scripts, new music and spoken word that delves into the realms of the unexplained, the unknown and the most haunted. They welcome scripts from Scotla
Read with a free account →28 November 16 · Opportunities
After last year’s success, Oxford’s new fringe festival Offbeat is heading into its second year. Taking place in June 2017, this fringe festival will feature theatre, dance, comedy, music and spoken word never before seen in Oxfordshire. Encouraging both upcoming and established
Read with a free account →25 January 15 · Opportunities
Scratch That Hackney are a monthly Scratch Night based at the Hackney Attic (above the Hackney Picturehouse,sometimes at The Ritzy in Brixton and also in Crouch End). We are looking for submissions from playwrights, spoken word artists, short filmmakers, musicians and theatre mak
Read with a free account →19 November 14 · Opportunities
Heavy Weather are now accepting submissions for the second edition of their new writing night LOVER, as part of the Black Box Festival at the Etcetera Theatre in January. They are looking for 4 plays, and one piece of spoken word. Your play should be ten minutes long, with minima
Read with a free account →12 November 14 · Opportunities
Lost Theatre is open to applications for its 5 Minute Festival, which will run from 2-7 February 2015. They are looking for emerging/newcomer playwrights, poets, spoken word artists, comedians, actors (who write their own material), physical performers…etc who have something diff
Read with a free account →20 May 14 · Opportunities
B3 TalentLab is back for 2014! They are looking for Black, Asian and minority ethnic artists and filmmakers based in the UK, with short or long form film, theatre, spoken word, digital art, or transmedia projects, to take part in a series of development workshops. Getting through
Read with a free account →04 December 13 · Opportunities
The CLF Art Café / aka The Bussey Building calls for submissions for their first ever scratch festival in March 2014. Have you got a brilliant new piece of theatre, spoken word, comedy or cabaret act? If so, the CLF Art Café is offering emerging artists the opportunity to submit
Read with a free account →20 September 13 · Opportunities / Weekly Round-up
Our weekly round-up of opportunities listed on the blog that haven’t yet reached their closing date (listed in order of closing date). The Scenic Route seeking submissions from musical theatre writers – Deadline: 20 September 2013 Indiana Jones and the Extra Chair: Spoken Word Wo
Read with a free account →16 September 13 · Opportunities / Writing Workshops
Southbank Centre is looking for 10 up and coming writers to take part in Indiana Jones and the Extra Chair, a very exciting project with spoken word artist Simon Mole involving workshops and performances in two live shows at Southbank Centre: Simon Mole’s ground-breaking one man
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