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25 June 15 · Opportunities
RE:act – Songs For a New World brings together four emerging writers, directors and a group of actors to respond to the story, themes and characters within Jason Robert Brown’s Songs for a New World Written in 24 hours, rehearsed at quick fire speed and performed on the stage of
Read with a free account →25 June 15 · Opportunities
The in-house Bread & Roses Theatre Company (BRTC) has been running regular new writing night The Platform since October 2012 in what was originally nothing more than the upstairs function room at the Bread & Roses Pub. This was the project that inspired the transformation of the
Read with a free account →25 June 15 · Opportunities
Play Submissions Helper has just published their monthly roundup of opportunities, featuring those with deadlines in July (and late June/early August) 2015. As usual, we’ve already picked and posted the ones we’ve found most relevant (most of these are based in the US), but if yo
Read with a free account →24 June 15 · Opportunities / Writing Workshops
(Ed note: I did this programme in 2014 and can’t say enough good things about it – recommend wholeheartedly!) Submissions are now open for Theatre Royal Stratford East’s summer Musical Theatre Initiative. Successful applicants will be invited to an open day event on the first day
Read with a free account →24 June 15 · Opportunities
From a post on Playwriting UK Facebook Group: A major London Theatre has offered two Brighton based actresses (both well established, one is the artistic director of The Academy of Creative Training), a chance to perform a female two hander during October. They are looking for a
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Monkeywood Theatre return to The Lowry in September 2015 with BY FAR THE GREATEST TEAM, a brand new show exploring and celebrating football fandom in Manchester. Alongside the production, they are seeking 5-minute plays from Manchester United and Manchester City fans about what i
Read with a free account →23 June 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: The BRIT School and The Bridge company seeking pl
Read with a free account →23 June 15 · Funding and Bursaries / Opportunities
The ArtsDepot residency programme, supported by Esmee Fairbairn Foundation, is a way for artsdepot to engage with emerging and established individuals and companies from different art form backgrounds, allowing them access to resources and expertise within a professional multi ar
Read with a free account →22 June 15 · Writing Workshops
Write Start with Nick Field 23 June 2015 from 2-4pm IdeasTap Headquarters – 52 Bermondsey St, London Are you a beginner writer interested in starting a project or in the early stages of one, or are you thinking about integrating creative writing into your current work? This works
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Verity Bargate Workshop: Masterclass with Steve Marmion and Nina Steiger 25 June 2015, 3-6pm Soho Theatre A practical masterclass led by Soho Theatre’s Artistic and Associate Directors. In the run-up to the submissions window for this year’s Verity Bargate Award, Steve and Nina o
Read this article →19 June 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 June 15 · Opportunities
The Northern Film School is looking for short film scripts (maximum 3 minutes) that students can make during their period of study. Sixteen scripts will be selected for production by a panel of students, tutors and industry personnel, and one script will also be selected for a Sp
Read with a free account →17 June 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: Theatre Royal Stratford East 2015 Perfect Pitch A
Read with a free account →16 June 15 · Opportunities
Submissions are open for Etch Theatre Company’s Scratch Night. They are looking for 5-15 mins of new writing that is considered by the writer to be still in development. They match writers with directors and help with casting. Each piece will then be rehearsed to performance stan
Read with a free account →16 June 15 · Jobs / Opportunities
The BRIT School are currently looking for a playwright for their graduate theatre company The Bridge to write their 2015/16 production. The Project The Bridge Company is a training initiative run by the BRIT School’s Theatre department on a professional theatre model. Student’s w
Read with a free account →15 June 15 · News / Opportunities
The Bush Theatre has now opened its’ summer 2015 submission window. The Playwriting Department at the Bush Theatre is committed to discovering the best new plays from playwrights who may be unknown to us and therefore seek unsolicited submissions from playwrights throughout the y
Read with a free account →15 June 15 · Opportunities
Following the success of their show in May, Pint-Sized are seeking 10-15 plays for an evening of new writing at the Jermyn Street Theatre. Plays can be stand-alone pieces or excerpts from longer pieces of any genre. They would prefer plays with minimal set and tech requirements.
Read with a free account →15 June 15 · Opportunities
Following the success of the inaugural Perfect Pitch Award for musical theatre writing in 2013/14, we are launching the second award, this time in partnership with Theatre Royal Stratford East, which will see a British writing team awarded £12,000 and the opportunity to collabora
Read with a free account →12 June 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 June 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: King’s Cross Award for New Writing from Courtyard
Read with a free account →09 June 15 · Opportunities
BRISTOL OLD VIC call for scripts: ‘The Open Session’ Bristol Old Vic’s Literary Department opens its doors to read new and previously unproduced plays and musicals from writers living and working in the South West. For the 5 plays or musicals that most set the pulses racing Brist
Read with a free account →09 June 15 · Events / Opportunities
Theatre 503 has released details for its’ latest Rapid Write Response Night, which will be the last one until Autumn. This time, writers are invited to create a short play in response to Silva Semerciyan’s I AND THE VILLAGE, taking inspiration from any respect of the show they li
Read with a free account →09 June 15 · Events
Central Saint Martins holds New Writing Platform in partnership with the Bush Theatre The new MA Dramatic Writing at Drama Centre London at Central Saint Martins is delighted to announce the fourth event in their New Writing Platform series. The fourth New Writing Platform event
Read this article →08 June 15 · Opportunities
The good ship IdeasTap is still heading for a watery grave – however, circumstances have changed a bit. We’re going to be open for a little while longer and, when we do finally sink beneath the waves on 8 July, we’re still hoping to be able to help the UK’s finest creative minds
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