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03 September 17 · Original Content
Taking her show ‘The White Bike’ to stage proved a difficult task for playwright Tamara von Werthern after it was rejected for ACE funding. In this guest post she discusses the challenges she faced and how still dealt with them, ensuring the show would go on! I got the email from
Read this article →03 September 17 · Opportunities
Get Over It Productions are an all-female theatre company based in West London & are currently seeking submissions for their female-centric scratch night: The Scene. In their words: “Our aim is to provide a platform for female-centric new writing from artists in need of an outlet
Read with a free account →02 September 17 · Opportunities
Full Disclosure Theatre are now accepting submissions for XPOSED, a new writing night of short plays revealing the naked and entertaining truths about queer life. The company are passionate about discovering unheard voices within the community and showcasing LGBTQ+ stories. XPOSE
Read with a free account →01 September 17 · Opportunities
Tamasha Playwrights are seeking full-length script applications for the 4th year of their playwriting group. The playwriting group is aimed at those who have already written a full play, and wish to work further on new ideas with a community of people dedicated to creating theatr
Read with a free account →01 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 →30 August 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: Women’s Comedy Festival accepting applications (£
Read with a free account →29 August 17 · Opportunities
Salon Pictures have launched their initiative Debut 2, an open call for first-time feature film makers. They are looking for high-concept ideas, novel ways of expression, and a fresh approach. First-time feature filmmakers are invited to pitch ideas for a high-concept, fiction fe
Read with a free account →29 August 17 · Opportunities / Writing Workshops
Cardboard Citizens is renowned as being one of the world’s leading Forum Theatre companies, and they are running a 5 day intensive Forum Theatre course led by their artistic director Adrian Jackson. In their words: “Participants will learn how to devise a Forum Theatre piece and
Read with a free account →28 August 17 · Original Content
Ever wondered how the NT decides what plays to put on? And how a new writer finds a home for their work? Read our Q&A with Sam Sedgman to find out… Theatre is not just something that occurs within the four walls of the auditorium, and often means more than just being a nice eveni
Read this article →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 →26 August 17 · Original Content / Writing Advice
For Women’s Equality Day, LPB is re-running this post from last year’s Dark Horse Festival, which was our most shared post of 2016. After the post went live, we saw a huge uptick in submissions from female writers. In fact, we ended the submission period with roughly equal submis
Read this article →25 August 17 · Opportunities
Birmingham Repertory Theatre‘s acclaimed artist development scheme, REP Foundry, is now accepting applications for the 2018 programme. They are looking for emerging theatre practitioners from across the Midlands who wish to establish themselves as creatives, and will support arti
Read with a free account →25 August 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 →23 August 17 · Original Content
Ever been afraid to write a play actively involving an audience? Or to have actors break character? Editor Jennifer Richards caught up with Hannah Khalil after the performance of her play ‘How It Ended’, who shares her best advice for creating experimental theatre. The Experiment
Read this article →23 August 17 · Opportunities
The Bush Theatre have opened their 2017 script submission window, and are looking for your full-length unsolicited scripts. The Bush Theatre is committed to discovering the best new plays from playwrights who may be unknown to then and therefore seek unsolicited submissions from
Read with a free account →23 August 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 DH Ensemble seeking D/deaf artists for scratc
Read with a free account →22 August 17 · Opportunities
It’s Not a Box Theatre are looking for intimate stories for their pod play Overhear. (A pod play is a piece of theatre where the text is heard through an iPod or similar device. This theatre piece will work in conjunction with a smartphone app, making for a truly modern theatrica
Read with a free account →19 August 17 · Opportunities / Writing Workshops
The National Theatre are launching their series of Autumn Playwriting courses! For the first time, they are running both the ‘How to begin playwriting’ and the ‘How to develop your playwriting’ courses simultaneously, so there is plenty on offer for writers of all levels. How to
Read with a free account →19 August 17 · Opportunities
One of Melbourne’s leading independent theater’s, The Owl and Cat Theatre, are seeking provocative new plays to produce. They are looking for work that is thought-provoking/confronting in nature, and work that explores contemporary themes. There is no specific genre stated, they
Read with a free account →18 August 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 →17 August 17 · Original Content
As part of the launch of our new membership scheme, we’re celebrating writers that LPW has worked with in the course of the past year. In the final blog from our Dark Horse Festival writers, John Murray shares his thoughts on the importance – and difficulty – of hearing your work
Read this article →17 August 17 · Opportunities
The Women in Comedy Writing Festival have announced a new competition for comedy writers to have their work performed live. The competition is broken up into two categories, the first being comedy sketches and monologues. They are looking for sketches and/or monologues of 3 minut
Read with a free account →16 August 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 Old Vic accepting applications for the 3rd ye
Read with a free account →15 August 17 · Opportunities
The DH Ensemble have put out an open call for artists from the D/deaf and hearing community for their Freshly Scratched night of new work in association with Battersea Arts Center. They are looking for work that is from the D/deaf and hearing community, and for work that is also
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