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25 December 15 · 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; 2) Opportunities with Deadlines; 3) Workshops and Events; 4) Ongoing op
Read with a free account →23 December 15 · 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: Theatre503 Award 2016 & Theatre503 Five Descripti
Read with a free account →21 December 15 · Opportunities
They are looking for performers and writers to submit their work for the third ‘Leytonstone Itch’ – a hugely entertaining night showcasing new work at Leytonstone’s award-winning ‘All You Read Is Love’ (http://www.allyoureadislove.com/) The Leytonstone Itch is a scratch night lik
Read with a free account →21 December 15 · Opportunities
Want to write for children’s television? Want to learn what it’s like to be a writer at a major US television network? The Nickelodeon Writing Program could be the opportunity you’re looking for! This global initiative offers the successful applicant a salaried position with Nick
Read with a free account →21 December 15 · Opportunities
The Student Guide to Writing: Playwriting is a new competition series from the Bush Theatre, Oberon Books, the MA Dramatic Writing at Drama Centre London at Central Saint Martins and Writers at Work Productions and has now launched. The aim of the competition series is to encoura
Read with a free account →21 December 15 · 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’ve got an idea for
Read this article →18 December 15 · 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; 2) Opportunities with Deadlines; 3) Workshops and Events; 4) Ongoing op
Read with a free account →17 December 15 · Opportunities
Applications are now open for theatre and performance companies and makers who would like to bring work to the second Plymouth Fringe Festival from Monday 30th May – Saturday 4th June 2016. There is no charge for taking place in the festival and companies receive a split of Box O
Read with a free account →17 December 15 · Opportunities
Sky or the Bird are looking for writers to take part in THE ADULTS ADVENTURE playground in a collaboration with FRAGILITY (winners of the EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED Award). This project is a little bit different and requires fearless and committed writers to bring it to fruition. It r
Read with a free account →17 December 15 · Opportunities
The Octagon Theatre has launched its first national writing prize: a competition celebrating new and original writing for the stage. Entrants over 16 with any level of experience are invited to submit 40-minute dramatic monologues of any theme or genre, from children’s interactiv
Read with a free account →17 December 15 · Opportunities
“Scratch it!” Is Tigz Theatre’s new writing event that is scheduled to take place every 6 months at the London Welsh Centre. Designed to engage with new writers our aim is to give new talent the chance to see parts of their work staged in a scratch performance in the heart of cen
Read with a free account →16 December 15 · 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: RE:act at the St James Theatre Description: RE:ac
Read with a free account →16 December 15 · Opportunities
The Nick Darke Writers’ Award 2016 is now open for entries. Established in 2006 to celebrate the best writing for stage, screen and radio, the Nick Darke Writers’ Award is funded by Falmouth University’s Academy of Music and Theatre Arts, and the School of Writing & Journalism. T
Read with a free account →16 December 15 · Opportunities
RE:act – The Pianist of Willesden Lane brings together four emerging writers, directors and a group of actors to respond to the story, themes and characters within the Mainstage show. Written in 24 hours, rehearsed at quick fire speed and performed on the stage of St. James Studi
Read with a free account →16 December 15 · Opportunities
King’s Theatre in Annapolis Royal is now accepting scripts for its tenth annual Festival of 10-minute plays scheduled for June 17, 18 and 19, 2016 at the Theatre. All scripts submitted will be reviewed by the Play Selection Committee and eight will be selected for production at t
Read with a free account →14 December 15 · 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’ve sent three of my
Read this article →14 December 15 · Inspiration / Offers
Writers are tough to find gifts for – who can say what’s going on in our muddled heads when we’re tucked away in the corner typing out a masterpiece? With the festive season fast approaching, we wanted to share some of our favourite writing tools with you which we think make perf
Read this article →11 December 15 · Education / Writing Workshops
What does it mean to have a ‘voice’ as a writer? Why is it important? And how do you go about discovering yours? Dialogue, character, structure – every writer who wishes to create plays needs to master these basic building blocks. But what’s next? How do you use these tools to sa
Read this article →11 December 15 · 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; 2) Opportunities with Deadlines; 3) Workshops and Events; 4) Ongoing op
Read with a free account →10 December 15 · Opportunities
The Windsor Fringe is now accepting unpublished one-act plays from amateur playwrights for the Thirteenth Kenneth Branagh Award for New Drama Writing. Prize: The three winning scripts, judged purely on the writing, will be selected for performance in October as the finale of the
Read with a free account →10 December 15 · Opportunities
Established in 2009, the Yale Institute for Musical Theatre is a program of Yale’s Binger Center for New Theatre that bridges the gap between training and the professional world for emerging composers, book writers, and lyricists. The Institute seeks distinctive and original musi
Read with a free account →10 December 15 · Opportunities
The 2016 Papatango New Writing Prize is now open for entries. As well as a four week production at Southwark Playhouse, publication by Nick Hern Books and a royalty of 10% of the gross box office, this year’s winner will also receive a £6000 commission to develop a follow-up play
Read with a free account →08 December 15 · Opportunities
Do you have an exceptional idea for an original outdoor theatre production? If so, this commissioning opportunity may be for you! Lyric Hammersmith, Greenwich+Docklands International Festival, Watford Palace Theatre and Latitude Festival have come together once again to offer exc
Read with a free account →08 December 15 · Opportunities
Entries for the 2016 James Tait Black Prize for Drama will close on 12 February 2016. The winner of the £10,000 annual award will be announced in August. Eligibility: Eligible plays are those over sixty minutes in playing time, originally written in English (including all standar
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