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14 February 17 · Events
Not strictly for playwrights but for all you theatre-makers out there… The Rosemary Branch Theatre is looking for collaborators to run regular nights at its 60 seat venue on the borders of Hackney and Islington. It will apply to performers/companies interested in pitches for recu
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After their debut production Perform and Give are on the lookout for another play to produce in 2017 in London. Perform and Give produce theatre to provide opportunities in theatre production and to raise money for charity. Each member works on a voluntary basis and all profit is
Read with a free account →13 February 17 · Opportunities
Have you written a darkly comic and compelling piece of theatre? Then Milton Keynes based Carabosse Theatre Company wants to hear from you. They are now welcoming short play submissions for ‘Real Ale and Drama Shots 5’ (to be performed in October 2017). What to submit: Pieces for
Read with a free account →13 February 17 · Opportunities
Rift is looking for playwrights born between 01/01/1990 and 31/12/1999 to write a 10 minute play to be produced for its #90sSeason. They are holding a workshop with Styx in February to prepare for a residency in March, supported by Tottenham-based artists. What to submit: A short
Read with a free account →13 February 17 · Opportunities
Comedy writers and performers – introducing a new way to get your comedy noticed by producers and commissioners. The Comedy Crowd has launched a new platform called “Chorts!” showcasing 2 minute videos of original comedy characters. Comedy Crowd Co-founders Jon Jayson and Peter W
Read with a free account →13 February 17 · Opportunities
From Page to Stage is a festival of new musical theatre dedicated to showcasing unproduced work and work in development to an audience to garner feedback and create new opportunities for the artistes involved. The fifth annual festival will be held at Andrew Lloyd Webber’s newest
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It’s not strictly for playwrights but for all you theatre makers out there, the RSC has announced it’s next generation talent programme to give talented young people from disadvantaged backgrounds the chance to explore a career in acting, directing or working backstage. How to ap
Read with a free account →13 February 17 · Events
The St George’s Players playwriting group invites writers to its next meeting at 8pm on Wednesday 15 February at The Honor Oak, Forest Hill. The group says: “We support each other to develop our writing. Our ultimate aim is to write a play the Players can perform. “We’ll be readi
Read this article →10 February 17 · Opportunities
The Old Red Lion Theatre literary department has re-opened its submissions window for solicited and unsolicited scripts. Literary manager Gus Miller says: “As a theatre our focus is more on new writing than it perhaps ever has been and we are doing everything in our power to disc
Read with a free account →10 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 →08 February 17 · Opportunities / Writing Workshops
Editor’s Note: This one isn’t strictly a playwriting opportunity but we thought it might of interest to some of you theatre maker/writers out there. Patrizia Paolini’s Practical Programme 10/ 17/24 February 2017 & 3 March from 5pm-7:30pm Hoxton Hall, 130 Hoxton St, Shoreditch, Lo
Read with a free account →08 February 17 · Opportunities
A new magazine, Future Fossil Flora, is looking for a short play or monologue on the poppy to be published in its first issue. Magazine founder Kaley Ross says: “We are an independent magazine that is dedicated to exploring the world of one flower per issue. We delve into the mut
Read with a free account →08 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: See your script filmed: Birmingham School of Acti
Read with a free account →06 February 17 · Opportunities
The Space, a performing arts centre based in a converted church on the Isle of Dogs, east London, is seeking proposals for its summer (May to August) 2017 performances. The Space says: “We like to make people laugh, to think, maybe to have a good cry and every now and then, we li
Read with a free account →06 February 17 · Opportunities
Off the Cliff, the new London-based theatre company, is open for new script submissions taken from Ovid’s stories and on the theme of metamorphosis. Off the Cliff festival Metamorphoses is being held in May 2017. They are looking for a short play (up to 25mins) inspired by the ch
Read with a free account →06 February 17 · Opportunities
Writers Avenue Theatre Company is looking for seven talented writers and 14 monologues – on the theme of seven deadly sins and seven heavenly virtues. It is open to writers aged 18-30 who would like the opportunity to develop work and showcase it in front of an audience including
Read with a free account →06 February 17 · Opportunities
BBC Essex is open for submissions for its Playwright of the Year 2017 competition. It is looking for a 15 minute fictional radio play with an Essex connection to be recorded at a special performance later in the year for broadcast on BBC Essex. It is an opportunity to hear your w
Read with a free account →06 February 17 · Inspiration
Gets inspired by the Royal Court’s Playwrights’ Podcasts which come to an end in February 2017. Playwright Simon Stevens has been talking to 12 of our most important playwrights about their careers, lives and ambitions since December. He said: “I have had conversations with some
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The Birmingham School of Acting trains actors for a professional career. They are looking for short film scripts to be produced to professional standards and presented at their Short Film Season in early 2018 with students from the School of Acting in the cast. Eligibility: Submi
Read with a free account →06 February 17 · News
Glasgow Women’s Library and Stellar Quines have launched a Play Amnesty to showcase female playwriting talent. The Play Amnesty is a call out for plays written by women which can be put on a drama shelf to be unveiled on the 8 March to mark International Women’s Day. Glasgow Wome
Read this article →03 February 17 · Opportunities / Pick of the Week
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 →01 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 Bruntwood Prize open for submissions (cash p
Read with a free account →01 February 17 · Events
The Bread & Roses Theatre is inviting all theatre-makers to a free meet & meet and networking event on Monday 20 February 2017 from 7.30pm. Bread and Roses says: “Only two years old, the venue has established its place on the London fringe theatre scene, received awards, launched
Read this article →01 February 17 · Opportunities
Comedy shorts inspired by Meera Syal’s book Anita And Me are wanted for Theatre Cloud’s The Creative Comedy Project competition. Theatre Cloud wants a piece of comedy that deals with one or more of the themes from the book – a coming-of-age tale that follows Meena, a girl growing
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