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30 May 25 · Opportunities
Pentabus: applications for the 2026 Jerwood Writer in Residence are open. This £12,000 bursary supports a playwright in the early stage of their career, providing them the opportunity to spend between 6 months and a year writing at Pentabus in Ludlow, South Shropshire. During the
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The Writers’ Block is running a 4 day training programme for Emerging Playwrights, funded and supported by The Minack Theatre. The outcome of the programme is for the Minack Youth Theatre to commission a selection of short, original plays for Autumn 2025. They’re looking for emer
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Are you an East Midlands-based scriptwriter, writing to a professional standard? Do you have a stage play, feature film, TV pilot or audio pilot you want to hear out loud? Then join this free, independent, writer-led initiative. Skills sharing, script reads, public sharings, netw
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Introducing ‘Mix Up’: a free online space for UK-based playwrights. Hosted by ScriptEM and supported by Sheffield Theatres, Mix Up is a new playwright-only forum for writers based all across the UK, in which they set the agenda to talk about what matters to them. Taking place onl
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Northern Ireland Screen is now seeking feature film scripts to develop for its New Writer Focus scheme 2025-26. New Writer Focus is Northern Ireland Screen’s flagship script development scheme, dedicated to discovering and nurturing emerging screenwriting talent. Since its launch
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Channel 4’s New Writers Scheme is a one-stop-shop for new writers with a burning desire to write TV drama. It is open to unrepresented new writers looking for their first writing credit. This scheme is aimed at those currently underrepresented in the TV industry. They are particu
Read with a free account →23 May 25 · Opportunities / Weekly Round-up
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On Tuesday the 24th of June, Slainte! Theatre will be hosting their FIRST short play night at the Golden Goose Theatre in Camberwell. They’re looking for plays no longer than 20 minutes that are a self contained story. (extracts are ok if they can work as a stand alone piece) All
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Portfolio Films, an independent production company based in Central Stirling, is inviting applications from writers to collaborate on The Thumbling Administration — a fast-paced, satirical thumb puppet series. Initially comprising 90 short episodes (30–45 seconds each), the proje
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A friendly and supportive writing circle in which playwrights can share their work and work-in-progress and actors can practice their reading skills. The new Place Playwrights Circle, held at The Place Theatre, Bedford, is an opportunity for writers of all levels to share up to 1
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Applications for the 2026 @detctdi Disney Entertainment Television Writing Program open Tuesday, May 6, 2025, at 9:00 AM PST! Mark it on your calendar. 🗓️ For FAQs, submission requirements and more, go to https://sites.disney.com/ctdi/wpapplication2026/ Deadline: 2 June 2025 Sou
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Applications to our SEEN Lewisham 2025 mentorship programme are NOW OPEN! Are you ready to showcase your talent? Whether you’re an artist, performer, or creator, this is your chance to be part of something BIG! We are offering grants from between £2000 – £5000 to support emerging
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GRIMFEST 2025 LET’S GOOOOOO❤️🔥 Get your show submissions in for the biggest, best GrimFest yet! Apply via the link in our bio 💀 Now in its fourth consecutive year the festival will be running from 13th – 31st October across three London Fringe venues; 📍Old Red Lion theatre @w
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Plays Without Decor and Creative Residencies Autumn 2025 Wilton’s Music Hall is delighted to be reopening our Research and Development programmes: Plays Without Decor and Creative Residencies. Plays Without Decor Are you a young or emerging director with an exciting idea you’ve b
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The STARTS Award is inviting talented scriptwriters from the Armed Forces community to submit work for The STARTS Award 2025 Spoken Word category. The deadline for submissions is 12 noon on 27th June 2025. The STARTS award promotes new talent & creative wellbeing. It is an award
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Underscore Studios is seeking short films by working-class writers and filmmakers for the second edition of their film festival, Underscore Cinema. This grassroots, BFI-supported festival showcases short films by UK-based creatives from working-class backgrounds. It aims to champ
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New Views is the National Theatre’s year-long playwriting programme for students aged 14–19. Each participating school is paired with a professional playwright who works directly with students to help them develop and write their own original short plays. A selection of these pla
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Mango Meets – PWYC workshops and discounted theatre trip Book now for The Mango Ensemble’s Summer Season of PWYC Theatre Workshops below: Thursday 15th May – Writing a One Person Play with Somebody Jones, Paines Plough Playwriting Fellow, Tony Craze Award Winner Thursday 5th June
Read with a free account →09 May 25 · Opportunities / Weekly Round-up
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Looking for something creative to do this summer? ☀️ For just £2, drop into workshops in theatre, circus, music, poetry and more at the Roundhouse. Whether you’re trying something new or building on existing skills, you’ll get access to expert tutors, top-notch equipment, and a w
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Following the success of our award-winning film series, we’re launching a national open call for monologues that highlight the realities of homelessness or poverty in the UK today. We’re looking for bold, complex, and real stories from writers with lived experience of homelessnes
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We are accepting submissions for our next Tiny Theatre – Monologues Live! Show is July 2! Amsterdam location TBD. Want to be part of the show? Writers and actors, send us your monologue before June 9! – Write an original 5-min monologue inspired by the theme of our vol.6 live sho
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Are you a UK-based Migrant/Global Majority artist looking for space to develop your ideas and receive guidance in theatre-making? Job Description This is a paid opportunity to work with Latinx theatre-maker, facilitator, and actress www.pepaduarte.com – Pepa Duarte in a supportiv
Read with a free account →07 May 25 · Opportunities
Calling LGBTQ+ Playwrights! QUEER REFLECTIONS: THEATRE & MEMORY – DEADLINE EXTENDED A short monologue / duologue competition by Picador & Green Carnation Company To celebrate the paperback release of Alan Hollinghurst’s acclaimed latest novel Our Evenings, Picador and Green Carna
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