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18 February 14 · Opportunities
The Ticket To Write Festival is a showcase of original plays based on The Beatles. The competition is for one-act stage plays about The Beatles or any other artist, group or aspect of the 60s Mersey pop music scene. What to submit: Your plays can feature any aspect of The Beatles
Read with a free account →17 February 14 · Jobs
Northern Film & Media are looking to secure the services of two experienced script mentors to take give industry guidance to a selection of the North East’s top script writers. The scheme will aim to assist the writers in developing the strongest possible script and pitch ahead o
Read with a free account →14 February 14 · Opportunities
Samuel French is now accepting submissions of short plays (30 minutes or less) for its highly successful Off Off Broadway Festival in Manhattan. The festival requires applicants to collaborate with a producing organisation and it offers a prize of publication in the notable Off O
Read with a free account →14 February 14 · 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). BBC Radio 4 seeking short stories for Opening Lines – Deadline: 14 February Short plays sought for ObamAmerica festival at Theatre503 – De
Read with a free account →13 February 14 · Opportunities
Burbage Productions has launched its new writing prize. The winning play will receive a full production in London, there are no rules on content or style, but the play must be full length and complete (at least 90 minutes running time) and previously unperformed, although plays w
Read with a free account →12 February 14 · Opportunities
The Invertigo Theatre gang is giving one IdeasTap member the chance to become it’s writer-in-residence. The winner of this brief gets the chance to develop their play over a three-month period. Additional benefits include: a rehearsed reading of the play at an Off-West End venue
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“Theatre503’s Playwriting Award is an unprecedented opportunity for playwrights at all levels to be recognised for writing an outstanding, original piece of work for the stage. It will build upon the foundation of the venue’s reputation for engaging with the next generation of pl
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Page to Stage will soon be open to submissions for the festival to be held in Liverpool in September of this year. They are looking for one-act plays between 45-60 minutes in length. Ten scripts will be selected for a number of performances during the festival. Plays will be adju
Read with a free account →11 February 14 · Education / Writing Workshops
FREE workshop – Examining the Writer/Director Relationship Sunday 16 Feb, Rich Mix (Shoreditch, London) The relationship between writer and director might not be romantic but it can be just as difficult, with both parties struggling to retain their creative vision. But how can wr
Read this article →11 February 14 · Opportunities
All the Rage Theatre are presenting Seize the Stage, a festival of new theatre by women at Rich Mix on 19th April 2014. With the aim to foster new collaborations between women in London, up to 6 playwrights will be partnered with 6 directors (offering them master classes, some sp
Read with a free account →07 February 14 · 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). Pegasus Opera seeking playwright for new project – Deadline: none posted IdeasTap offering £500 for creative projects (16-30) – Deadline:
Read with a free account →06 February 14 · Opportunities
Falmouth University has announced that the Nick Darke Award 2014 is now open for submissions to its £6000 prize. Funded by Falmouth University, the Nick Darke Award commemorates the playwright Nick Darke, and was conceived following his death by his wife, the artist and film-make
Read with a free account →05 February 14 · Opportunities
Putney Theatre Company runs a successful new writing scheme with two productions a year. Recent productions have included sell-out studio performances of monologues, duologues, pieces written for a pre-determined set, ten minute shorts and topical media focused drama. This year,
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Everyone Has the Right a rolling script submission service for plays with human rights at their heart. A joint initiative of Ice & Fire with Amnesty International UK, Everyone Has the Right provides a natural home for writers exploring human rights stories to create surprising an
Read with a free account →03 February 14 · Jobs / Opportunities
The Show What You Wrote is back! BBC Radio 4’s themed sketch show returns for a second series. Each episode is based around a different subject and it’s all written by you.This is an opportunity for you to get involved in creating a show that sounds different from any other sketc
Read with a free account →31 January 14 · 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). Pegasus Opera seeking playwright for new project – Deadline: none posted Librettist Workshop with Book, Music & Lyrics (fee) – Deadline: 3
Read with a free account →30 January 14 · Opportunities
Dysthelexi’s SundaySurgery is a monthly development workshop for film, theatre and radio scripts, bringing together writers, actors and directors to work on new writing in a rehearsal room environment. It’s an opportunity for industry talent to work collaboratively and help write
Read with a free account →30 January 14 · Opportunities
We’ve already singled out the opportunities we think are most relevant to our readers, but if you’re interested you can have a look at the whole list of opportunities with February deadlines from Play Submissions Helper. [Note: The majority of these opportunities are based in the
Read with a free account →29 January 14 · Opportunities
Pegasus Opera is offering exciting opportunity to collaborate with London’s Leading Black Opera company. Pegasus Opera is currently seeking a super talented playwright for a new exciting writing project which will tell a new black-centered story whilst incorporating familiar yet
Read with a free account →29 January 14 · Opportunities / Writing Workshops
Book, Music & Lyrics, the workshop programme for musical theatre writers, is now accepting applications for its 2014 Librettist Workshop group. The workshop has three objectives. Firstly, to develop and foster craft skills specific to musical theatre for emerging practitioners. S
Read with a free account →26 January 14 · Opportunities
Script Space is an open competition run by the Tobacco Factory in Bristol that invites submissions of new, unperformed plays from UK-based writers for tailor-made development opportunities. Script Space is a new writing competition that comes from the same place as the Tobacco Fa
Read with a free account →24 January 14 · 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). Portsmouth Festivities 2014: Call for tenders – Deadline: 24 January 2014 Call out for ideas – The Nursery Theatre – Deadline: 24 January
Read with a free account →23 January 14 · Opportunities
3MT is seeking submissions of 3-6 minute plays for its upcoming Playathon. What to submit: They have published the following criteria: keep the set simple, keep the cast to 6 or less, Biographical and autobiographical, keep the research element to a minimum, Fictionalise as much
Read with a free account →23 January 14 · Opportunities
HighTide Festival Theatre and Royal & Derngate, Northampton have launched the HighTide / Royal & Derngate Award, designed to commission a play which examines life outside of our major cities; an original piece which explores and has its roots in those towns and rural communities
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