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24 November 16 · Opportunities
Channel 4 want original comedy ideas in the form of ‘Blaps’ – a series of 3 x 4 minute self-contained shorts have the scale and potential to develop further and possibly get a full pilot. This is a great opportunity to get your work seen by a commissioning channel. It is a step t
Read with a free account →23 November 16 · Events
Script Jam 2: Script Jammier Sunday 27 November 2016 at 4pm Monty’s Bar & Lounge, 149 Brick Lane, Shoreditch Film Pie presents Script Jam 2: an evening of performances of new and work-in-progress scripts for the stage or screen. Characters and stories that exist only on paper, br
Read this article →23 November 16 · Opportunities / Writing Workshops
Playwrights’ Circle Monday 5 December from 7.30-9.30pm Bread & Roses Theatre The Playwrights Circle is a friendly and supportive circle in which playwrights can share their work and work-in-progress, run by The Bread & Roses Theatre on the last Monday every month. The Bread & Ros
Read with a free account →23 November 16 · Opportunities
Didsbury Arts Festival (DAF) is multi arts festival taking place across Didsbury biennially which celebrates creativity and community. Since 2009 the festival has been bringing the town to life with a rich programme of creativity spanning 10 days. DAF is a volunteer led festival
Read with a free account →23 November 16 · Gifts & Gear / Original Content
It’s true, writers can be difficult people to buy gifts for. What should you get for that person who is forever hunched over their laptop and if you get it wrong, will your mishap be immortalised in the lines of their next play? Well, with the festive season fast approaching, we
Read this article →23 November 16 · 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: Writer in Residence at Theatre Clwyd Description:
Read with a free account →23 November 16 · Funding and Bursaries / Opportunities
The purpose of the Oxford Samuel Beckett Theatre Trust award is, in particular, to help the development of emerging practitioners in the field of experimental theatre, and, in general, to encourage the new generation of creative artists. The award is for a company or individual t
Read with a free account →23 November 16 · Opportunities
Applications are now open for the Barbican’s Open Lab 2017. Open Lab gives artists the space to experiment in a working theatrical space without the expectation of a final product. They programme 15 Lab weeks over the year in The Pit. We focus on artists collaborating across, and
Read with a free account →22 November 16 · Opportunities
Encompass Productions is currently seeking short play submissions for its Bare Essentials writing night (“London’s best reviewed new writing night”). The event is designed to showcase emerging and established theatrical talent. Brief: “To kick off 2017 we’re excited to announce t
Read with a free account →21 November 16 · Opportunities
Play Submissions Helper has just published their monthly roundup of opportunities, featuring those with deadlines in December 2016. As usual, we’ve already picked and posted the ones we’ve found most relevant (most of these are based in the US), but you can click through peruse t
Read with a free account →21 November 16 · Inspiration / Pursued By A Bear
Pursued By A Bear is our weekly advice column with playwright Adam Taylor. He’ll tackle your playwriting questions – from practical issues to existential dilemmas – relying on nothing but his bare wits, brute strength, and questionable personal experiences. “I see a lot of compet
Read this article →18 November 16 · 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 →17 November 16 · Jobs / Opportunities
Edinburgh University’s Institute for Advanced Studies in Humanities and the Traverse Theatre are delighted to announce their continued partnership in a Creative Fellowship for a playwright to be based within the University and affiliated to the theatre. What you get: IASH and the
Read with a free account →16 November 16 · 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: First Commissions Scheme with HighTide Descriptio
Read with a free account →16 November 16 · Opportunities
In Motion Theatre Company presents the very first Winter Words, a new writing festival taking place in Glasgow 11th – 14th December. Winter Words will celebrate new writing at various stages in development as an alternative theatre offering over the Christmas season, and will tak
Read with a free account →15 November 16 · Opportunities
Moniack Mhor Writers’ Centre is inviting established writers to apply for the Jessie Kesson Fellowship in 2017. This award was established in 2009 by Moniack Mhor to honour Jessie Kesson’s inspirational life and work. Eligibility: The fellowship is open to established writers. To
Read with a free account →14 November 16 · Opportunities
As part of a commitment to becoming a home for writers in Wales, Theatr Clwyd is offering playwrights the time and space to write within a community of fellow artists without the pressure of ‘showing’ or producing something. For the second year, they are offering further residenc
Read with a free account →14 November 16 · Opportunities
Sprint is London’s major annual festival of new and unusual theatre. It showcases work by the most exciting new artists and companies in the UK and beyond. With Sprint, CPT opens its doors widely to artists at the very start of their careers, artists who’ve never performed at CPT
Read with a free account →14 November 16 · Writing Workshops
Writing The Female Protagonist Wednesday 16 November 2016 from 10.30am-12.30pm The Actor’s Centre A workshop for writers exploring existing female protagonists and how we can develop our ambition in terms of writing for women, led by writer Laura Lomas. Laura is from Derby. Plays
Read this article →14 November 16 · Opportunities
The Hardy is opening up submissions for a short play night, taking place at Kemble House, a rehearsal and performance space in Forest Hill, over the evenings of the 16th and 17th December. What to submit: They are looking for writers to submit their short plays, of around ten min
Read with a free account →14 November 16 · Opportunities
All the sins is a quarterly digital magazine that encourages writers and artists to have courage and to sin against staid storytelling. What to submit: They are open to submissions of short scripts or audio/visual performances. Written submissions should be submitted in Microsoft
Read with a free account →11 November 16 · 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 →10 November 16 · Jobs / Opportunities
First Commissions is HighTide’s attachment programme for writers. Every year, we work with five emerging writers under the age of 30 (thanks to the support of the Martin Bowley Charitable Trust who support young artists), and aid them to: Write a new stage play; Produce two rehea
Read with a free account →09 November 16 · Opportunities
The 3rd edition of the Arab Women Artists Now (AWAN) Festival will take place between 10-12 March 2017. They are looking for contemporary music, dance, storytelling, poetry, and theatre performances as well as multimedia performance and films. For the last three years, AWAN has p
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