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25 July 17 · Opportunities / Writing Workshops
If you’ve written a first draft of a play but need help getting it to the final stages, Jennifer Farmer is hosting a redrafting workshop to help you get there. Course Content: If you’ve completed your first draft but can’t see the play for the words! This intensive workshop will
Read with a free account →24 July 17 · Opportunities
Heretic Productions have launched their new playwriting initiative Heretic Voices, and seek monologues from writers and writer-performers to be fully produced by professionals at the Arcola in January 2018. Plays will also be published in a collection. Monologues can be of any ge
Read with a free account →24 July 17 · Jobs / Opportunities
International Arts Studio are seeking a voluntary research associate to help in the cataloging of plays long forgotten, and tracing plays and writers, many whose work was refused under Lord Chamberlains licence. In their words: “We are starting a multi-output initiative exploring
Read with a free account →21 July 17 · Opportunities / Weekly Round-up
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 with Deadlines; 3) Workshops and Even
Read with a free account →19 July 17 · Original Content
LPB is delighted to welcome our new Editor Jennifer Richards, who kicks things off with this summary of our panel at London Writers’ Week! Want to know our panellists top tips for making work in the digital age? Read on… The chance to go along to LPB’s panel on ‘Making Your Own W
Read this article →19 July 17 · Opportunities
The 2017 Alfred Fagon Award is open for submissions. The Award is open to any playwright of Caribbean or African descent, resident in the UK. They are looking for plays to be an original new stage-play written in English. Plays must be full length and presented as double-spaced,
Read with a free account →19 July 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: Royal Court call for creative work in response to
Read with a free account →18 July 17 · Opportunities
The Royal Court are seeking submissions of creative work in response to their short film Void. The film has been created by The Royal Court Young Agitators, (the young people involved in the Young Court programme), as their response to the plays Killology, Anatomy of a Suicide an
Read with a free account →18 July 17 · Opportunities
CentrE17 are programming their upcoming summer season and are seeking submissions for three day – one week runs of shows. They want to hear from theatre companies ASAP, who are interested in doing: 3 days – 1 week runs of productions in the venue this August. The productions need
Read with a free account →18 July 17 · Opportunities
Not strictly a playwriting opportunity but this one might be of interest to those of you who enjoy writing short stories… Galley Beggar Press return with their annual short story prize and are looking for writers of all backgrounds to send in their work. They are looking for shor
Read with a free account →17 July 17 · Opportunities
Camden People’s Theatre return with their annual offering of seed commissions to artists from BAME backgrounds. The initiative aims to support the development of innovative new theatre projects from six different artists. Three of these commissions will be offered for Autumn 2017
Read with a free account →17 July 17 · Opportunities / Writing Workshops
Soho Theatre are back with their young writers’ lab, and are looking to offer dramaturgy to a group of young people aged between 16-26. In their words: “Soho Theatre has played a unique and award-winning role in the development of new writing in Britain for more than 40 years. If
Read with a free account →15 July 17 · Opportunities
The Stepladder Award is a new opportunity for companies looking to take work out on tour for the first time from Les Enfants Terribles and house in association with Wilton’s Music Hall. The Stepladder Award is designed to support fringe theatre companies making original work as t
Read with a free account →15 July 17 · Opportunities
For the budding short story writers amongst you… Short story writers out with an interest in graphic novels, this a fantastic chance to get your work published! Jonathan Cape and Comica have got together with the Observer to offer you the chance to see your work in print and win
Read with a free account →14 July 17 · Opportunities
Rich Creative Productions return with their acclaimed feminist scratch night: The Female Gaze & Other Stories. Volume III: Spellbound. They are looking for scripts that explore the theme of witchcraft in relation to womanhood. In their words: “Whether it’s witches, spells, psychi
Read with a free account →14 July 17 · Opportunities
Hat Trick Productions (creators of Have I Got News For You, Father Ted, Outnumbered, The Revolution Will Be Televised etc) are launching their new ‘Your voice, Your story’ initiative which aims to help emerging or underrepresented writers get their work presented to broadcasters.
Read with a free account →14 July 17 · Opportunities / Weekly Round-up
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 with Deadlines; 3) Workshops and Even
Read with a free account →13 July 17 · Original Content
Why should you join? Click to find out! Love what we do? Want to get even more support for our writing? Join the LPB community and become a member today! A jumpstart for your writing for the price of a cup of coffee… London Playwrights’ Blog is founded on the premise that writers
Read this article →13 July 17 · Opportunities
Theatrefullstop are looking for writers, performers and emerging theatre companies to take part in their weekend Pub Theatre Festival. This is the second year the company are running the festival, and they will be teaming with 3 pub theatre’s to present the selected pieces. The f
Read with a free account →12 July 17 · Opportunities
89th Productions is a newly established collaborative production company based in London, looking for fresh ideas and compelling full-length plays to develop and produce. They are currently working in association with the Writers Avenue, that offers a platform for storytellers (w
Read with a free account →11 July 17 · Original Content
Building on the momentum of our new website launch and London Writer’s Week events, LPB is very excited to welcome on board our two brand new team members – Jennifer and Samia! Read on to learn a little bit more about them below… Jennifer Richards – Editor Jennifer Richards is a
Read this article →11 July 17 · Opportunities
Mabel Presents are looking for 5-15 minutes scripts on the theme of Notting Hill Carnival. The script should be set on All Saints Road on the Monday of Notting Hill Carnival. It can be set in someone’s living room, roof, behind the stage of a sound system, in the morning before t
Read with a free account →07 July 17 · Opportunities / Weekly Round-up
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 with Deadlines; 3) Workshops and Even
Read with a free account →07 July 17 · Original Content
If you come along tomorrow (Saturday 8 July) to our event at the Bush Theatre, you’ll be able to hear some of these brilliant folks talking about making work in the digital age! Event details (with links to booking) can be found here – and remember if you sign up to become a memb
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