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05 September 13 · Opportunities
Skylight Theatre is looking for writers to contribute to their forthcoming shows. On the 1st and 2nd November, they will be taking part in the Drayton Arms Halloween celebrations with a show of contemporary chills from new writers. What to submit: They’re looking for short pieces
Read with a free account →04 September 13 · Opportunities
Applications are open for the rehearsed readings taking place on Monday 16th September 2013 at Theatre Exchange Birmingham. This is an opportunity to see the words you’ve written come to life in a relaxed and supportive setting. Professional volunteer actors and directors rehears
Read with a free account →04 September 13 · Opportunities
Iowa City’s (Iowa, USA) Riverside Theatre invites playwrights to submit monologues for performance in Walking the Wire. This annual celebration of original work features monologues of ten minutes or less by both established and emerging playwrights. The focus for this season’s mo
Read with a free account →04 September 13 · Opportunities
Following the success of this year’s inaugural season of new musical theatre, Katy Lipson of Aria Entertainment and Robert McWhir of The Landor Theatre are delighted to announce that applications are now open for the second From Page To Stage season from Tuesday 11 February – Sat
Read with a free account →04 September 13 · Opportunities
Women Playwrights International is now accepting submissions from playwrights who want their original work to be part of the next WPI conference. The conference will be held in July 2015 in Cape Town, South Africa. Women playwrights are requested to submit plays on the following
Read with a free account →03 September 13 · Opportunities
Acme Theater of Maynard, MA (USA) is proud to announce that it is now accepting submissions for our 13th annual New Works Winter Festival. The festival will be performed over two weekends in January 2014. Selected plays will be divided into two festival tracks and will be perform
Read with a free account →02 September 13 · Opportunities
The Scenic Route, award-winning company supporting new artists and new work, is currently seeking submissions from composers, lyricists and musical theatre performers for inclusion into our upcoming Sneak Preview Cabaret showcasing new musical theatre writing. They will be welcom
Read with a free account →02 September 13 · Opportunities
Shred Productions, based in Manchester, has announced they are open for submissions of full length plays. They provide one-on-one dramaturgy, script readings, and full productions as part of their writer development programme. How to submit: You can submit your play for free to:
Read with a free account →18 July 13 · Opportunities
The Old Vic Community Company are looking for five gutsy, fresh and bold new voices to join them as writers on attachment. The opportunity is open to anyone aged 16 or over who has never had their work produced professionally before. As part of its multi-award-winning community p
Read with a free account →17 July 13 · Opportunities
Submissions are now open for the 7th Theatre Breaks Festival of New writing, organised by Tiny Dog Productions. Theatre Breaks is comprised of a series of new writing nights and will serve as a platform for theatre companies to perform their one act plays. Each show will run for
Read with a free account →17 July 13 · Opportunities
‘Pitch Your Play’ invites you to pitch to Masterclass. The successful candidate will be given space for 4 weeks at Masterclass HQ and access to the the Theatre Royal Haymarket stage for a week (Monday – Friday) in order to cast, rehearse and stage the reading, culminating in a Fr
Read with a free account →16 July 13 · Opportunities
Goblin Baby Theatre Company are currently looking for a children’s play, to be performed in December 2013. Ideally a maximum of 3/4 actors, 30 to 50 minutes, needs to have a positive lesson/moral and be lots of fun. Christmas theme would be great, but is not a must. Target audien
Read with a free account →25 April 13 · Inspiration / Writing Advice
Conor McPherson’s acclaimed play The Weir is playing at the Donmar Warehouse, and will be followed by The Night Alive. As part of the promotion McPherson’s publisher, Nick Hern Books has shared an excerpt from the introduction to his latest collection of plays, which features ins
Read this article →26 March 13 · Opportunities
The bi-annual Verity Bargate Award was due to open again in 2013 but all had been quiet from the Soho Theatre…until now! The Soho Theatre has announced they will indeed be running the award, which will be having its 30th anniversary, and will be including regional theatres as par
Read with a free account →12 February 13 · Opportunities
This Play Submissions Helper, a calendar-style blog, is focused on competitions in the USA, but a number of these are nevertheless open to London playwrights. Of particular note: the page featuring competitions with cash prizes. Source: UK Playwrights Facebook Group.
Read with a free account →06 February 13 · Inspiration / Writing Advice
If you’re feeling in need of inspiration, check out this BBC Radio 4 interview with Abi Morgan for FrontRow (Jan 2012, length). In it, Morgan discusses the differences between writing for theatre, television and film, her writing process, and how she juggles so many impressive pr
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