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22 November 23 · Opportunities
The Pocketfull Project is a series of digital theatrical performances of between 5 and 15 minutes long that take advantage of the online medium. They can be accessed at any time online, and provide a tiny escape from your reality into someone else’s. Following the success of our
Read with a free account →25 October 23 · Opportunities
Rebound Productions are looking for a series of ONE ACT, 10-15 MIN, 3 CHARACTER fictional stage plays. Chosen by Rebound Productions and a panel of collaborators, the plays will be judged on: Originality Plot Storytelling Writing technique Enjoyment Although not exclusive, they a
Read with a free account →12 October 23 · Opportunities
Degenerate Fox, the London Neofuturists, are holding auditions for company members on Tuesday, November 14th 6:30pm – 9:30pm and Wednesday, November 15th 6:30pm – 9:30pm, with callbacks Saturday, November 25th and Sunday, November 26th from 10am – 5pm at the Rosemary Branch Theat
Read with a free account →22 September 23 · 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’ Projects & News Members Submission Window 20
Read with a free account →10 August 23 · Opportunities
Location: Soho Theatre, Dean Street Age Recommendation: 18+ From: £150, with some bursaries available Runs once a month on Tuesday evenings with occasional Saturday workshops. See below for further details. The Writers’ Lab programme is an entry-level course designed to support n
Read with a free account →28 July 23 · Opportunities
Inviting submissions from playwrights internationally. Plays should be written in English. Plays running 10 to 15 minutes considered. All genres except musicals. Aimed at adult audiences. Plays are performed as enhanced stage readings. Simplified sets, innovative staging. Please
Read with a free account →20 July 23 · Opportunities
The £15,000 award, which includes an advance of £5,000 and a publication agreement with Footnote Press, is for narrative non-fiction centred around themes of displacement, identity and/or resistance. Offer The £15,000 award includes an advance of £5,000 and a publication agreemen
Read with a free account →15 June 23 · Opportunities
Wed, 28 Jun 2023 16:30 BST Geoffrey Manton Building GMLT4 Rosamond Street West Manchester M15 6EB FREE Simon Stephens’ inaugural lecture will not be a lecture. In a way that is befitting to a dramatic writer it will take the form of a dialogue. He will be in conversation with the
Read with a free account →05 June 23 · Opportunities
The submission window for Little Fish Theatre’s (San Pedro, California, USA) 22nd Annual PICK OF THE VINE short play festival to be presented January-February 2024 is now open. Only short plays (under 15 minutes)submitted through this process will be considered. The theme for thi
Read with a free account →07 May 23 · Opportunities
PlayZoomers, a live, online theater company, is seeking short (10-15 min.) scripts about theatre for production in 2023 or 2024. They are looking for humorous or serious, clever plays with themes related to actors, directors, playwrights, plays, critics, backstage crews, audience
Read with a free account →06 April 23 · Opportunities
REDRAFTING with Clive Judd 15th April 2-4pm On Zoom Join Papatango Prize-winning playwright Clive Judd as he takes you through some of the key steps that turn a prize-winning play into a performance-ready one. Looking at two separate drafts of Clive’s play ‘Here’ we’ll work toget
Read with a free account →05 April 23 · Opportunities
Submissions are still open for Flat 4 Theatre’s Freshly Squeezed Scratch Night at the Bread and Roses Theatre on the 27th of April. Ideally pieces will be 10-15 mins long but they may be able to be flexible with this. They are particularly keen to hear from queer/ female/ NB arti
Read with a free account →09 March 23 · Opportunities
Red Human Films are producing their next short film for 2023 and are on the search for fantastic self-contained scripts. Successful applicants will have their work produced and be paid a writer’s fee of £150. Their previous films have gone on to be selected for film festivals in
Read with a free account →04 March 23 · Opportunities
The BCG Pro Video Contest is looking for the best scripted video sketches, which are two minutes in length or shorter. Each month, a panel of judges will select a sketch, which will be awarded £100 and shared with over 150,000 comedy fans via British Comedy Guide’s social media p
Read with a free account →01 March 23 · Opportunities
Optik Theatre has a call for scripts for its next Script Room event being held in June. The shows are supported by Richmond Libraries and take place in one of the Borough’s libraries in a specially set up studio venue – a great setting to see and showcase your work. A fee (£150 –
Read with a free account →10 February 23 · Opportunities
Are you a budding Playwright? Would you like to have your work performed on a London stage? Rebound Productions are looking for a series of 10 to 15 minute, 2-3 character fictional stage plays. This is a fantastic opportunity for new and emerging playwrights to have their work pr
Read with a free account →08 February 23 · Opportunities
The Magnetic Theatre’s One Act Play Festival (of Asheville, North Carolina, USA) is now taking submissions from playwrights internationally of plays that are 5-15 minutes long. The festival is scheduled for August 2023. This year’s theme is “home”. There is a $5 submission fee. F
Read with a free account →31 January 23 · Opportunities
Ricochet Theatre, UK are hosting their first Ricochet Writers Showcase on Saturday 11th March at the Pen Theatre. They are looking for five scripts of no more than 15 minutes featuring no more than four actors. This can be a standalone piece or an extract from a longer play. In o
Read with a free account →26 January 23 · Opportunities
In person event at HOME, 2 Tony Wilson Place, Manchester M15 4FN Pay What you Can (including free) Join Cameron Roach, Executive Producer, and Lindsay Williams, Series Producer on Waterloo Road as they discuss how to create a series for television. Using Waterloo Road as a basis,
Read with a free account →12 January 23 · Opportunities
The 15th Papatango New Writing Prize is now open for entries! The UK’s biggest annual playwriting opportunity guarantees feedback for all – an unrivalled investment in new writers everywhere. It awards its winner £7000, a full production & royalties in association with London’s B
Read with a free account →20 December 22 · Opportunities
The Charlie Hartill Special Reserve is a designated fund to support early career theatre makers and comedians in bringing their work to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. For over 15 years the reserve has enabled artists to hone their talents and focus on their creativity, by offerin
Read with a free account →07 December 22 · Uncategorized
The 15th Papatango New Writing Prize is now open for entries! The UK’s biggest annual playwriting opportunity guarantees feedback for all – an unrivalled investment in new writers everywhere. It awards its winner £7000, a full production & royalties in association with London
Read this article →29 November 22 · Opportunities
ACT II 2023 will be taking place on the 8th and 15th April 2023, at The Space. They are looking for 12 student-writers to develop a brand-new 20-minute piece on NEW BEGINNINGS. This will be a chance for you to have your work performed in front of an audience, get feedback, and de
Read with a free account →28 November 22 · Uncategorized
The 2023 OOB Festival will be accepting submissions starting on 1st December 2022. Submissions will be closed either when the limit of 850 submissions is reached, or by 15th December 2022. Short plays and musicals can be no longer than 15 pages and have a max run time of 15 minut
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