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12 October 17 · Opportunities
Wimbledon based Attic Theatre Company are seeking submissions for a Christmas scratch night as part of Bobblehat’s live advent calendar in Wimbledon this Christmas. (The location is TBC but it will be an unexpected pop up space.) In their words: “Plays should be no longer than 15
Read with a free account →11 October 17 · 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: Pokfulam Rd Productions seeks new Chinese/East As
Read with a free account →10 October 17 · Original Content
With today being World Mental Health Day, Editor Jennifer Richards takes a look at the toll being a playwright can have on your mental health, especially in an industry that seems to value the ‘tortured artist’. The ‘tortured artist’ idea is one that has been around since the Rom
Read this article →09 October 17 · Opportunities
Newly formed all-female theatre company Paperclip is putting on its inaugural performance at the Betsy Trotwood on the 11th of November. The night will be made up of 7 different pieces all addressing the theme of ‘generations’. They are looking to audition for the following piece
Read with a free account →09 October 17 · Opportunities / Writing Workshops
Bryony Kimmings teaches all over the UK. Her aim is to dispel the myths surrounding the “difficulty” of being an artist, whether that be in a creative or economic way. Her workshops are light, fun, painless and very active. They concern themselves with establishing both an excell
Read with a free account →08 October 17 · Opportunities
TheatreLab is working in association with Bath Spa University’s Production Company OnSet to curate a night of new writing. They are looking for new scripts to go forward into WordPlay, a rehearsed reading event that profiles new theatre writing. Scripts can be in development as w
Read with a free account →08 October 17 · Opportunities
The Clubbed Thumb Biennial Commission invites playwrights to propose plays inspired by a particular prompt. This round, they ask that you please consider the oeuvre of Caryl Churchill. They have paid particular attention to Top Girls, Fen and Far Away, but encourage those submitt
Read with a free account →06 October 17 · Original Content / Writing Workshops
Are you interested in using lyrics in your plays or even writing for musical theatre? Learn how to channel your playwriting skills in a new direction to open new doors. This half-day intensive uses encourages participants to open their imaginations and work with language in a new
Read this article →06 October 17 · Original Content / Writing Workshops
Interested in writing for TV but not sure how to start? Curious about how to get your work seen by the right people? Wondering how to juggle the creative and industry demands of creating stories for the small screen? During this intensive half-day session, playwright and screenwr
Read this article →06 October 17 · Opportunities / Weekly Round-up
Want to support LPB? Become a member! Our weekly Friday round-up of opportunities listed on the blog that haven’t yet reached their closing date (listed in order of closing date). Opportunities are grouped into four sections: 1) Pick of the Week & featured posts; 2) Opportunities
Read with a free account →05 October 17 · Opportunities
Sanguine Theatre Company are currently accepting submissions for their annual project playwright competition. They are looking for full-length plays of any genre to be submitted for consideration. Playwrights based anywhere in the world are encouraged to submit their work. The wi
Read with a free account →04 October 17 · Original Content
Ever wondered what goes into a one-person theatre show? Or how to get the guts to perform your work? Read Editor Jennifer Richards’ Q&A with Nicole Henriksen to find out… Writers performing their own work is a type of theatre I’ve always been scared of entering. As a playwright,
Read this article →04 October 17 · 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: The Female Gaze seeking monologues about women in
Read with a free account →03 October 17 · Opportunities
The Space is a performing arts centre based in a converted church on the Isle of Dogs, East London. They seek to programme high quality theatre productions, with a balance of classics, revivals, new writing and devised work. They are currently seeking proposals for their Spring 2
Read with a free account →02 October 17 · Opportunities
SLAMinutes is a pop- up event for artists. They are looking for people to write one minute pieces to be performed in a top secret location each week and broadcast over Youtube and social media. What’s involved: A guerilla theatre company. 30 writers. 1 minute each. 1 Trending Top
Read with a free account →02 October 17 · Opportunities
In Motion Theatre Company are seeking Scotland-based writers for Draft, a new writing development event for fresh ideas. They are looking for writers interested in developing new work in an intensive, collaborative environment. They are looking for unseen extracts of 15-20 pages
Read with a free account →29 September 17 · Opportunities
To celebrate the publication of their first collection with Oberon Books and Pokfulam Rd’s 5th birthday, Pokfulam Rd Productions is looking for short plays based on Chinese/East Asian stories. As part of “Foreign Goods 3”, the plays will be part of a showcase, and there will be a
Read with a free account →29 September 17 · Opportunities / Weekly Round-up
Want to support LPB? Become a member! Our weekly Friday round-up of opportunities listed on the blog that haven’t yet reached their closing date (listed in order of closing date). Opportunities are grouped into four sections: 1) Pick of the Week & featured posts; 2) Opportunities
Read with a free account →28 September 17 · Original Content
On this new series Pathways To Playwriting, Editor Jennifer Richards is looking at different routes into the theatre industry and becoming a playwright. First up: playwriting awards! Entering playwriting competition can seem like a mystical world sometimes – what are the judges l
Read this article →27 September 17 · 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: Heretic Productions seeking monologues for produc
Read with a free account →26 September 17 · Opportunities
The Oxford Samuel Beckett Theatre Trust Award is open, and seeking submissions. The purpose of the award is to help the development of emerging practitioners engaged in bold, challenging and innovative performance and to encourage the new generation of creative artists. The Award
Read with a free account →26 September 17 · Opportunities
The Department of Theatre, Film and Television at the University of York have announced a playwriting commission for 2017-18. The University of York’s commitment to the Athena SWAN Charter and its ongoing work to address gender equality at all levels of university life has led to
Read with a free account →25 September 17 · Opportunities
MG Alba and BBC Writersroom have joined forces to launch a talent search to find the best comedy writers for a brand-new Gaelic sketch show. They are looking for short, snappy and shareable sketches that are punchy, unruly and irreverent and aimed at an 18-34 audience. They are k
Read with a free account →25 September 17 · Opportunities
Theatre Deli are launching a call out for a new season of Artist Residencies. Taking place throughout November 2017 – February 2018, the residency programme will be made up of two strands: Two Week Residencies in Theatre Deli’s Old Library (London) and Eyre Street (Sheffield) spa
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