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20 February 17 · Opportunities
Lincoln Performing Arts Centre has a call out for submissions for Script This – an evening of short plays or extracts of longer scripts at a rehearsed reading of new work at the Lincoln Performing Arts Centre in Lincoln on 22 March 2017. Script This is looking for up to six short
Read with a free account →20 February 17 · Opportunities
The George Devine Award is an annual prize, established in 1966 in honour of the first director of the Royal Court Theatre. The award is now administered by his daughter, Harriet Devine. The prize is open to any promising playwright for an original stage play, which need not have
Read with a free account →20 February 17 · Opportunities
Merlin Theatre Frome is inviting submissions for its 2017 short play competition. There are two categories: over 25 and under 25. Plays may be on any theme. The six winning plays will receive a fully rehearsed script-in-hand performance at the theatre on Friday 19 May. What to su
Read with a free account →13 February 17 · Opportunities
Have you written a darkly comic and compelling piece of theatre? Then Milton Keynes based Carabosse Theatre Company wants to hear from you. They are now welcoming short play submissions for ‘Real Ale and Drama Shots 5’ (to be performed in October 2017). What to submit: Pieces for
Read with a free account →06 February 17 · Opportunities
Off the Cliff, the new London-based theatre company, is open for new script submissions taken from Ovid’s stories and on the theme of metamorphosis. Off the Cliff festival Metamorphoses is being held in May 2017. They are looking for a short play (up to 25mins) inspired by the ch
Read with a free account →06 February 17 · Opportunities
BBC Essex is open for submissions for its Playwright of the Year 2017 competition. It is looking for a 15 minute fictional radio play with an Essex connection to be recorded at a special performance later in the year for broadcast on BBC Essex. It is an opportunity to hear your w
Read with a free account →31 January 17 · Opportunities
The Significant Other Festival is an annual festival of 10, 10 minute plays created in just 10 days. The festival runs in London and Manchester. This year the 6th Significant Other Festival is at The Vaults Theatre in London with performances from 14-18 March 2017. Applications a
Read with a free account →31 January 17 · Opportunities
Play Submissions Helper has just published their monthly roundup of opportunities, featuring those with deadlines in February 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 perus
Read with a free account →31 January 17 · Opportunities
Omnibus are looking for submissions for the annual Omnibus Literary Festival. Taking as inspiration the site’s former life as the Old Library, Omnibus are looking for playwrights who have an adaptation of a novel to be part of an evening showcasing new work. What you get: Selecte
Read with a free account →27 January 17 · Opportunities
The Bruntwood Prize – the biggest playwriting competition in the UK, both in terms of number of submissions and prize money – has been launched, so time to get your scripts ready before the June deadline. The biennial Bruntwood Prize is organised by The Royal Exchange Theatre in
Read with a free account →16 January 17 · Opportunities
Green Curtain Theatre is seeking submissions for short plays or monologues to be performed initially as a staged rehearsed readings in February/March as part of a “Shows from the Songs Night”. It is hoped to develop some of the successful plays into full performances later in the
Read with a free account →12 January 17 · Opportunities
Play Submissions Helper has just 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 peruse th
Read with a free account →05 January 17 · Opportunities
Soggy Brass, Velvet Trumpet’s night of new comedy writing, is open for submissions and you have a chance to win £50 for your short funny. The effervescent Soggy Brass says: “Ladies and Gentleboys, the sell-out spectacular that is Soggy Brass makes a rousing return to the mighty S
Read with a free account →05 January 17 · Opportunities
Monday Club has been in touch with LPB to say it is hosting The Spill – a new writing night at the Old Red Lion and would be delighted to receive submissions. The opportunity is for anyone who has written a play of 60 minutes or more. Playwrights have the opportunity to have thei
Read with a free account →28 December 16 · Opportunities
On 21 January 2017, Theatre Delicatessen chase away the post-Christmas blues with a festive drink or 2, at their Scratch Night of Conversations by Bechdel Theatre. (Tickets to the event are available here.) The confirmed Directors include: Blythe Stewart (Southwark Playhouse, The
Read with a free account →29 November 16 · Opportunities
Call out for artists who use words. Are you a playwright? Poet? Musician? Comedian? Or do you use words in brilliant ways? RAW – Reality As Written – plays Hackney Picturehouse 12th January. They are offering ten minute slots and 25 minutes to the headliner. How to apply: Send yo
Read with a free account →22 November 16 · Opportunities
Encompass Productions is currently seeking short play submissions for its Bare Essentials writing night (“London’s best reviewed new writing night”). The event is designed to showcase emerging and established theatrical talent. Brief: “To kick off 2017 we’re excited to announce t
Read with a free account →21 November 16 · Opportunities
Play Submissions Helper has just published their monthly roundup of opportunities, featuring those with deadlines in December 2016. 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 peruse t
Read with a free account →14 November 16 · Opportunities
The Hardy is opening up submissions for a short play night, taking place at Kemble House, a rehearsal and performance space in Forest Hill, over the evenings of the 16th and 17th December. What to submit: They are looking for writers to submit their short plays, of around ten min
Read with a free account →09 November 16 · Opportunities
Submissions are now open Bare Fiction’s 9th issue. Writers are invited to submit 3-5 poems, a 10 minute play, or fiction up to 5000 words. What to submit: Drama submissions are open to 10 minute plays In their own words: “We want our readers to discover genre-defying boldness fro
Read with a free account →21 September 16 · 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: Soggy Brass at Southwark Playhouse open for submi
Read with a free account →20 September 16 · Opportunities
Night of Joy are looking for short plays of 10-40 minutes on the theme of ‘Love as a Commodity’ for a performance in mid-November at Bethnal Green Working Man’s Club Send your submissions to: tahaq@btinternet.com Deadline: 14 October 2016 Source: Playwriting UK Facebook Page
Read with a free account →16 September 16 · Opportunities
“Ladies and Gentlechaps, the sell-out extravaganza that is Soggy Brass returns resplendent to the mighty Southwark Playhouse on Sunday 27th November! Thus with much fanfare, do we royally declare ourselves open for funny submissions. And once again every writer selected to take p
Read with a free account →13 September 16 · Opportunities
This year, in support of new and emerging writers, The Midnite Youth Theatre Company is calling for submissions for the 2016 MYTC Playwright Commission. The Commission offers a successful playwright (or writing team) $3,000 towards the development of a short script (45 – 60 minut
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