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03 March 17 · Opportunities / Weekly Round-up
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Read with a free account →27 February 17 · Opportunities
The After School Club are a brand new theatre company looking for a gem of a play to make their debut. The After School Club says this is a “great opportunity to have your work produced. “We are a new writing theatre company that aim to tackle challenging themes and bring controv
Read with a free account →27 February 17 · Opportunities
While not strictly for playwrights this may be of interest to all you creatives out there… The London Short Film Festival is looking for submissions as it returns for it’s 15th anniversary from 5-14 January 2018. LSFF says it accepts both UK and international submissions “present
Read with a free account →27 February 17 · Opportunities / Writing Workshops
The Bruntwood Prize – the biggest playwriting competition in the UK – has announced its 2017 live online workshop programme, which should help you get your scripts ready before the June deadline. Bruntwood says: “We’re pleased to announce our 2017 live online workshop programme,
Read with a free account →27 February 17 · Writing Workshops
Master Raconteur is running a day workshop with National Theatre playwright Simon Vinnicombe covering dramatic action, scene writing and structure. Master Raconteur is a non for profit organisation offering writer training. Its remit is to give people access to industry professio
Read this article →27 February 17 · Opportunities
University Women in the Arts is running a mentoring competition for women who want to run an arts business with fashion company TOAST. Five students will receive six months mentoring from the company. For more information and to join the mailing list to be kept informed of future
Read with a free account →27 February 17 · Opportunities
Secret Hour Theatre are looking for 15 minute duologues and monologues for Secrets, a new writing night taking place at the Camden Fringe 2017. The duologues/monologues must respond to the theme: Secrets. Secrets will showcase four unique pieces of new writing. Each piece should
Read with a free account →24 February 17 · Events
University Women in the Arts has announced a day long International Women’s Day event for female students wanting to work in the arts in the UK. The free event will take place in London from 3-8pm on 2 March. It offers students a chance to benefit from the advice of some of the w
Read this article →24 February 17 · Education / Writing Workshops
A three day playwriting workshop with award-winning playwright Simon Stephens will take place in Andalucia, Spain, this October. Simon Stephens is an English playwright. Having taught on the Young Writers’ Programme at the Royal Court Theatre for many years, he is now an artistic
Read this article →24 February 17 · Opportunities / Weekly Round-up
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Read with a free account →22 February 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: 2017 Papatango New Writing Prize Description: The
Read with a free account →20 February 17 · Opportunities
Doughnut Productions is calling out for scripts for its new writing night based on the seven deadly sins. Doughnut’s artistic director Kate Austen says: “After the sell-out success of our previous new writing showcase Trapped, we intend to put on three performances of seven short
Read with a free account →20 February 17 · Opportunities
The Sitcom Mission 2017, the UK-based international comedy writing competition, is now open for entries. Its seeks out the best 15 minutes of original comedy to be part of a showcase judged by comedy commissioners and attracts top producers from the industry. They include comedy
Read with a free account →20 February 17 · Opportunities
Lincoln Performing Arts Centre has a call out for submissions for Script This – an evening of short plays or extracts of longer scripts at a rehearsed reading of new work at the Lincoln Performing Arts Centre in Lincoln on 22 March 2017. Script This is looking for up to six short
Read with a free account →20 February 17 · Education / Opportunities
Jennifer Farmer’s Playwriting course starts on Monday 6 March to Monday 10 April 2017 at the Bishopsgate Institute, 230 Bishopsgate , London EC2M 4QH. About the course: Jennifer Farmer says: “Playwriting is a vibrant avenue for creative writers to explore, and this course will in
Read with a free account →20 February 17 · Opportunities
The George Devine Award is an annual prize, established in 1966 in honour of the first director of the Royal Court Theatre. The award is now administered by his daughter, Harriet Devine. The prize is open to any promising playwright for an original stage play, which need not have
Read with a free account →20 February 17 · Opportunities
Merlin Theatre Frome is inviting submissions for its 2017 short play competition. There are two categories: over 25 and under 25. Plays may be on any theme. The six winning plays will receive a fully rehearsed script-in-hand performance at the theatre on Friday 19 May. What to su
Read with a free account →20 February 17 · Opportunities
Althea theatre is inviting writers to to participate in their rapid response night for ‘One Last Thing for Now’ at the Old Red Lion. Writers can attend the show, then write and submit a short piece for the response night on Sunday 19 March. This is a chance to watch the show at a
Read with a free account →18 February 17 · Opportunities / Weekly Round-up
Want to help support LPB without spending any extra cash? Check out our ‘Gifts & Gear’ series and do your Amazon shopping via our links! 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). O
Read with a free account →15 February 17 · Opportunities
Theatrefullstop is on the look out for 3-5 minute comedy sketches to be filmed on either Saturday 25 February or Sunday 26 February 2017. These sketches will be filmed at a theatre venue and will be available to watch on Shoreditch Radio’s new digital magazine, Ditch Magazine. Wh
Read with a free account →15 February 17 · Opportunities
Theatrefullstop are looking for 2-10 minute script submissions for their bi-weekly podcast. Lucy Basaba of Theatrefullstop says it has been recording podcasts with Shoreditch Radio since November 2016, and “this has been a welcomed addition to the theatre website. “The podcast, r
Read with a free account →15 February 17 · Opportunities
Theatre503 is inviting writers to come along to a writers’ night to take part in its ‘rapid write response scheme’ to see your script staged. How does it work? Writers are invited to come along to the writers’ night to see a Theatre503 show, with tickets at a discounted rate, tal
Read with a free account →15 February 17 · Opportunities
Rich Creative, a brand new theatre company, is launching a new feminist scratch night called The Female Gaze & Other Stories. The first evening is subtitled Volume I: A Sexual Odyssey. Rich Creative want to showcase stories about sex and desire spanning the sexuality spectrum. Se
Read with a free account →15 February 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: From Page to Stage festival of new musical theatr
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