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16 February 23 · Opportunities
The Bomb Factory Theatre is a women-led emerging theatre company platforming work by women and non-binary identifying writers. They are looking to programme a selection of emerging women and non-binary identifying playwrights to create a piece of work using the provocation made b
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Clean Break is holding several new events as a part of their spring training programme at their headquarters in Kentish town: Staging Rehabilitation – in partnership with Geese Theatre 9 March 2023 Taking place in Birmingham, this masterclass is for both theatre artists and crimi
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KDC Theatre, a non-professional performance arts charity focused on the development of theatre artists, is accepting submissions for the 7th annual Full Stack new writing competition. Successful submissions will be performed in an anthology show in the summer. Brief: A package ar
Read with a free account →08 February 23 · Opportunities
Imagine If Theatre’s Writers Toolbox is a six-month programme focusing on writing for stage and screen run by BAFTA winner Mark Catley and Artistic Director Chesca Joy. The Programme will support you to begin working on a new production as well as giving you the tools to secure f
Read with a free account →08 February 23 · Opportunities
The Magnetic Theatre’s One Act Play Festival (of Asheville, North Carolina, USA) is now taking submissions from playwrights internationally of plays that are 5-15 minutes long. The festival is scheduled for August 2023. This year’s theme is “home”. There is a $5 submission fee. F
Read with a free account →07 February 23 · Opportunities
The Carlow Little Theatre Society’s International One-Act Playwriting Competition will soon close submissions. The competition is open to all writers over 18 years old, both members and non-members, local and international. The play submitted must be in English and be an original
Read with a free account →03 February 23 · Opportunities
The Pleasance is proud to support a large number of developing artists every year through our various Pleasance Futures initiatives, and this is an opportunity for you to have the first glimpse at what these talented theatre makers are creating next. How to apply: Our next scratc
Read with a free account →03 February 23 · Opportunities
Shelagh Delaney, born 25 November 1938, brought a fresh and spirited voice to the 1950’s theatre scene; female, teenager, northern and working class she defied those attempted to pigeon hole her. Her first play A Taste Of Honey was directed by the renowned Joan Littlewood which w
Read with a free account →31 January 23 · Opportunities
Ricochet Theatre, UK are hosting their first Ricochet Writers Showcase on Saturday 11th March at the Pen Theatre. They are looking for five scripts of no more than 15 minutes featuring no more than four actors. This can be a standalone piece or an extract from a longer play. In o
Read with a free account →31 January 23 · Opportunities
There is less than three weeks left to submit to Cork Arts Theatre’s ‘View from a Window’ Short Play Competition. All entrants must bear the following in mind… The window, and the view from it, should be an integral part of the plot. The play shouldn’t just have a reference to a
Read with a free account →31 January 23 · Opportunities
After the success of their first instalment of their new-writing event ‘Universal’, Unshaded Arts will be returning to Omnibus Theatre for their second showing at Omnibus Theatre on Friday 7th July 2023 and are seeking submissions from writers. They are looking for short plays th
Read with a free account →31 January 23 · Opportunities
New Diorama Theatre and Underbelly have announced the relaunch of their hit-making Untapped award, supporting theatre makers at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Up to three companies will receive £10,000 in cash alongside a package of support. Previous recipients have included Frin
Read with a free account →31 January 23 · Opportunities
Organiser Tiffany Tam is looking for scripts that can be staged for a fringe festival in London in late June. The festival will be hosted for a week at Backstage Theatre of Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts and toured to 1-2 London Fringe venues. They are particularly interested
Read with a free account →26 January 23 · Opportunities
Unlimited Theatre, with support from Sheffield Theatres, is inviting applications from Emerging Trans Writers to join us for 2 weeks of workshops to develop the script for a new mid-scale musical. in a creative team led by leading trans director and Unlimited Core Artist Jamie Fl
Read with a free account →25 January 23 · Opportunities
Throughout Pride Month this June, we’re bringing you selection of Zoom workshops! You can come to all of them or they work as standalone sessions too: 1 June 7pm – 8.30pm: LGBTQ+ Theatre History 8 June 7pm – 8.30pm: LGBTQ+ Theatre 16 June 7pm – 8.30pm: LGBTQ+ Activist Theatre 29
Read with a free account →25 January 23 · Opportunities
Throughout LGBTQ History Month this February, we’re bringing you selection of Zoom workshops! You can come to all of them or they work as standalone sessions too, check out the full listings on our Eventbrite page. Did you know that theatre has long been a tool for activism in th
Read with a free account →25 January 23 · Opportunities
Throughout LGBTQ History Month this February, we’re bringing you selection of Zoom workshops! You can come to all of them or they work as standalone sessions too, check out the full listings on our Eventbrite page. Interested in LGBTQ+ drama but unsure where to start? want to che
Read with a free account →24 January 23 · Opportunities
Hyphen Artist Collective is thrilled to be collaborating with MENA Arts UK and Theatre Technis to run in-person and online sessions for writers called Show Up and Write, a series of sessions where writers attend in-person or Zoom/online sessions and simply write for three hours,
Read with a free account →19 January 23 · Opportunities
If you’re disabled, D/deaf, neurodivergent or learning disabled and an artist, theatremaker, or creative practitioner, Theatre Deli wants to hear from you! Taking place in both Sheffield and London as well as online in hybrid formats, the festival will feature new performances, e
Read with a free account →19 January 23 · Opportunities
North Cumbria Scriptwriters invite scripts by writers with links to Cumbria on the theme of ‘Act your Age’. Winning plays are to be performed at Theatre by the Lake, Keswick, and at Penrith Playhouse in spring 2024. Outline To enter you must be working in or resident in Cumbria,
Read with a free account →17 January 23 · Opportunities
King’s Head Theatre is on the hunt for new, exciting & ambitious projects to program this year. They operate an open submission process all year round. Please note that this is for shows that either have a producer attached or are ready to be self-produced. The King’s Head Theatr
Read with a free account →15 January 23 · Opportunities
Apply for a year-long attachment as Creative Associate with Jermyn Street Theatre to get access to specialist workshops and mentor sessions (and get paid to attend them), an R&D week (including budget) to develop a new idea, and paid assisting roles on JST productions. The progra
Read with a free account →12 January 23 · 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: 37 Plays – a new national playwriting project led
Read with a free account →12 January 23 · Opportunities
The Format Performances are over three nights on one stage, at The Old Town Hall in Newmarket, Ontario Canada – Thurs. Sept. 7th, Fri. Sept. 8th, Sat. Sept. 9th, 2023. A Theatre for Young Audience (TYA) play will be presented on Sun. Sept. 10th, 2023 at a 2 p.m. matinee performan
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