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23 January 25 · Opportunities
The Play Lottery is a playwriting contest for writers based anywhere in the UK, with a twist – the winning play is chosen entirely at random. Submissions are open for UK-based playwrights to submit a play with up to 2 performers. The selected script will be chosen by lucky dip an
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Theatre Writing Opportunity – Babar Ahmad Story: Major British Muslim Biography Play We are seeking an experienced playwright for an exciting new theatrical production based on the powerful true story of Babar Ahmad, whose case became one of the longest detention-without-trial ca
Read with a free account →20 January 25 · Opportunities
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Read with a free account →17 January 25 · Opportunities / Weekly Round-up
Our weekly round-up of opportunities and news! Can you help us to keep going? Find out more here Make sure you never miss an opportunity. Sign up for our email list to get the weekly roundup direct to your inbox! London Playwrights’ Member Opportunities Not a member yet? Sign up
Read with a free account →17 January 25 · News
It’s fair to say that since we started in 2013, we’ve grown year on year in terms of the work we do to support emerging writers in the UK and beyond! We’re kicking off 2025 with the same goals we’ve always had: to nurture the next generation of playwrights and support writers in
Read this article →16 January 25 · Opportunities
ArtfulScribe, in partnership with Studio Response and Winchester City Council, are appointing three experienced writers, who enjoy working collaboratively, to run workshops on a new housing development in West Waterlooville, engaging different groups of residents within the local
Read with a free account →16 January 25 · Opportunities
Are you an aspiring playwright, screenwriter or novelist? 42 are delighted to announce the launch of a multi-disciplinary storytelling competition in conjunction with The Faculty of English at the University of Oxford. The Oxford/42 New Writing Prize is open to anyone aged 18 or
Read with a free account →16 January 25 · Opportunities
The Screenwriters program of the Oxbelly Retreat supports ten writer-directors developing their second fiction feature films who are seeking to strengthen their craft and push the boundaries of their unique cinematic voice. The fellows will workshop their scripts through individu
Read with a free account →16 January 25 · Opportunities
Applications for The London Library Emerging Writers Programme 2025/26 are open! The Programme, now going into its seventh year, is a unique opportunity which offers writers, in all genres, one year’s free membership of The London Library and includes writing development mastercl
Read with a free account →16 January 25 · Opportunities
StageWrite is Bedford’s only New Writing Festival and they are currently receiving submissions for the next one which takes place in Bedford on 27th April 2025. The festival is aimed at new and emerging playwrights who would like the opportunity to see their work realised in fron
Read with a free account →16 January 25 · Opportunities
Blanche Improv is a London based Improv theatre company that runs shows, classes and improv jams and in 2025, they’re launching a brand new monthly sketch night! Blanche is currently accepting submissions from writers for her sketch show: SW5 LIVE! Blanche welcomes comedy writers
Read with a free account →16 January 25 · Opportunities
Submissions for Anthrotalks 2025 are now open! A pick’n’mix of London’s hottest new performers, Anthrotalks is an evening of poetry, comedy and songs, curated by Anthroplay Theatre. A variety of exceptional artists take to the stage, with each night revolving around a different t
Read with a free account →14 January 25 · Opportunities
Join Lily Einhorn, qualified coach and community arts producer, for a low cost coaching programme starting in February. RE-INSPIRE is an online coaching and mentoring programme for women and non-binary socially engaged arts workers: makers, playwrights, producers, facilitators… I
Read with a free account →14 January 25 · Opportunities
Instagram for Writers – A Deep Dive (Online Workshop) If it’s your new year’s resolution to master Instagram, join in and get posting! There’s pressure on writers to be really good at Instagram. Join Christy Ku and be guided through ways to engage and build a community on the pla
Read with a free account →10 January 25 · Opportunities / Weekly Round-up
Our weekly round-up of opportunities and news! Can you help us to keep going? Find out more here Make sure you never miss an opportunity. Sign up for our email list to get the weekly roundup direct to your inbox! London Playwrights’ Member Opportunities Not a member yet? Sign up
Read with a free account →08 January 25 · Uncategorized
Nearside Productions will be mounting the first of an annual touring rep season of new plays all across Wales. The inaugural season will appear at multiple venues simultaneously, with a different play opening at a different venue on the same night before embarking on a nationwide
Read this article →08 January 25 · Opportunities
Ambassador Cruise Line and their entertainment Partners the PEEL Entertainment Group are proud to launch the Ambassador Peel Playwriting Challenge 2025. We are looking for exciting unseen new work to produce on our ships as part of our Theatre@Sea™ programme. We encourage entrant
Read with a free account →08 January 25 · Opportunities
The HighTide Writers Group is a 12 month long programme to support 6 East of England playwrights, at any point of their career, aspiring or established, to develop their craft and draft a new play. In 2025, tyhe group will be run by HighTide with leading playwright and facilitato
Read with a free account →08 January 25 · Opportunities
The Mercury Theatre is dedicated to finding, supporting, and producing the next generation of playwrights based in the East of England. We currently do not have a full-time literary manager, so consequently cannot offer feedback and are only open for submissions across two period
Read with a free account →08 January 25 · Opportunities
We are seeking a writer that is based in the North East of England to work alongside Photographer Tessa Bunney and communities in South Tyneside to draw light on innovative nature-based solutions to coastal erosion and rising sea levels. Job Description What lies beyond the edge
Read with a free account →08 January 25 · Opportunities
Quick-fire scratch nights for adventurous new writing in theatre and performance! The Scrap is an open-access night for writers, actors and directors to try out new ideas, meet one another, and showcase their work in front of an audience. Live music, good drinks, and cool new the
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Short Attention Span Theatre are looking for 10-minute plays for their shows in April 2025 at the Ayr Gaiety and subsequent tour of Ayrshire community venues. The theme is Pop Princesses. Interpret this however you like. Scripts should be for no more than three actors. The shows
Read with a free account →08 January 25 · Opportunities
Following the huge success of the first Festival in Oct 2023, The Script’s The Thing 2 will take place on Saturday 3rd May 2025, and is a celebration of new writing for theatre, TV, film, radio and all performance. It will take place across five different venues in the centre of
Read with a free account →08 January 25 · Opportunities
Seamoss Theatre are a new fringe theatre company in the E7/E17 area of East London, focussed on showcasing the weird and the untold. Their official launch event will be a scratch night fundraiser on Wednesday 5 February 2025 at the Ye Olde Rose and Crown, Walthamstow’s only theat
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