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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 →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,
Read with a free account →04 February 14 · Opportunities
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 →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 →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 →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 →08 January 14 · Opportunities
East 15 Acting School is looking to produce a new writing play as part of their series of BA Acting final year performances in May/June next year. This play will be performed a minimum of two times at a London theatre during the summer 2015 term by a company of final year BA Acti
Read with a free account →06 January 14 · Opportunities
The Newspeak Theatre produces at least one new play from an emerging writer each season. If you are interested in submitting plays or any written work to be to be produced by the Newspeak Theatre please send in a sample no longer than 10 pages of your work as well as a synopsis (
Read with a free account →03 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). Venus Theatre seeking full-length play submissions empowering women (Maryland, USA) – Deadline: 5 January 2014 Theatre Exchange Birmingham
Read with a free account →03 January 14 · Opportunities
Grin Theatre is accepting submissions for Queerfest 2014. Note: This is one of three opportunities for writers currently open at Grin Theatre. What to submit: Writers will need to submit a 30 minute original play with an LGBT theme. How to apply: Email your submission to info.gri
Read with a free account →03 January 14 · Opportunities
Grin Theatre is seeking submissions for its 2014 Young Playwrights Competition. Note: This is one of three opportunities for writers currently open at Grin Theatre. What to submit: Writers will need to submit a 30 minute original play that has not been performed before and is for
Read with a free account →02 January 14 · Opportunities
Claremorris Fringe Festival is seeking submissions of 15 minute plays. The Fringe will be held from April 4th to 11th 2014 – with two plays each night – that’s a total of sixteen plays. The venue is The Dalton Inn Hotel in the centre of the town, adjacent to the Town Hall. The pl
Read with a free account →01 January 14 · Opportunities
Amateur playwrights are invited to submit unpublished one-act plays for the 11th annual Windsor Fringe Kenneth Branagh Drama Writing Award. Eligibility: Only amateur playwrights are eligible; only one script per author will be accepted. Each play must be an original work by the e
Read with a free account →31 December 13 · Opportunities
Now in its 37th year, the Dubuque (Iowa) Fine Arts Players One-Act Playwriting Contest is accepting submissions for the 2014 season. Established in 1977, Dubuque Fine Arts Players’ one-act play contest is the oldest in the United States (according to their website). The contest n
Read with a free account →27 December 13 · Opportunities
In 2014 Unspoken Theatre will host a festival of short new work adapted from classical, traditional, mythological or sacred stories. We invite playwrights to submit short theatre pieces to our Festival of Mythic Shorts by January 16, 2014 for consideration in the festival. Note t
Read with a free account →26 December 13 · Opportunities
Venus Theatre in Maryland, USA is accepting submissions for its 2014 season. What to submit: They prefer two act plays. “All submissions must empower women.” They are seeking dramas or comedies for adult audiences. Submissions must feature no more than 7 actors. How to apply: Ple
Read with a free account →23 December 13 · Opportunities
Scripts are now being accepted for Gadfly Theatre Productions’ first annual Final Frontier Festival. The Final Frontier Festival is a new one-act play festival exploring the intersection of queer, feminist, and geek culture. What to submit: Scripts should be no longer than forty
Read with a free account →22 December 13 · Opportunities
Fluff Productions is seeking submissions for their ‘No More Page 3’ writing competition. The task is to write a short play 30-40 minutes in length based on the No More Page Three campaign. This can be is literal or as abstract as you would like, you may want to write directly abo
Read with a free account →11 December 13 · Opportunities
The 2014 Papatango New Writing Prize in association with the Finborough Theatre is now open for submissions until midnight 31 March 2014. What to submit: Papatango are not prescriptive in the plays they consider, asking only that they have never before been professionally perform
Read with a free account →10 December 13 · Opportunities
Theatre503 has launched a prestigious new Playwriting Award, which will be open to submissions in February 2014. About the award: First prize of £6000 and guaranteed full production at Theatre503. All UK submissions become eligible for the next 503 Five Writer Residencies. The aw
Read with a free account →05 December 13 · Opportunities
Short plays are sought for ObamAmerica, a festival of new writing to be produced at Theatre503 in London. Over Here Theatre Company is seeking submissions of fifteen minute plays for ObamAmerica, a festival of new writing to be produced at Theatre503 in London in the spring of 20
Read with a free account →29 November 13 · Opportunities
Jackdaw are pleased to announce that their successful scratch night, Tell Tales will return in 2014. A unique collection of short plays, poetry, music and art, written, created and performed by a range of playwrights, musicians, actors, directors and artists, Tell Tales encourage
Read with a free account →21 November 13 · Opportunities
Submissions are open now for The West Avenue Theatre Company’s next scratch night, Briefs – which will be on Wednesday, 15 January 2014. The event will return to the Rosemary Branch for another one-off evening of short, relatively light-hearted plays by emerging writers, directed
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