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07 May 26 · Opportunities
New comedy scripts. Top Fringe performers. One live audience. Monkey Barrel 2 11:00 AM 40 Minutes 7–30 August (Not 29) Back for Year 3 at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Table Reads is where brand new comedy writing gets put in front of a live audience before commissioners get any
Read with a free account →01 May 26 · Opportunities / Weekly Round-up
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Read with a free account →30 April 26 · Opportunities
Apply now to our I Am SOUL Playwright Residency Program. Application window is April 16 – May 22, 2026. This historic program serves the best and brightest early-career Black writers from around the country, with a commitment to producing a public presentation of a newly commissi
Read with a free account →30 April 26 · Opportunities
Callout for pre-existing 15 minute scripts for Framework Festival 2026! These scripts can be excerpts of longer works or stand-alone short plays, and they should require a maximum of 3 performers. The selected scripts will receive support from Framework Theatre to produce them in
Read with a free account →29 April 26 · Opportunities
Are you a deaf, disabled and/or neurodivergent writer wanting to apply for our Open Call and Writers’ Access Group opportunities? Join our Script Essentials drop in sessions every Thursday at 1pm from 21st May – 25th June. Each session will cover a different topic including devel
Read with a free account →29 April 26 · Opportunities
Applications for the Kevin Elyot Award 2026 to support a writer-in-residence at the University of Bristol Theatre Collection are now open! The Kevin Elyot Award is an annual award given to support a promising writer, practitioner or scholar to begin the process of creating a new
Read with a free account →29 April 26 · Opportunities
THE LAMBETH FRINGE 2026 Applications are now open for Lambeth Fringe 2026. A month long celebration of bold, brilliant performance across South London. From theatre and comedy to cabaret, dance and everything in between, the Fringe champions new voices and fresh ideas. “A brand n
Read with a free account →28 April 26 · Opportunities
Riverscribes Drop In Sessions return this Wednesday 29th April 🎭 Whether you’re working on a play, script, or just don’t know where to start, these sessions are designed to get you writing, unstuck, and inspired. Each session is packed with practical exercises, guidance, and spa
Read with a free account →28 April 26 · Opportunities
Calling all playwrights! Submit your script to ETC’s eighth annual PLAY/write: The Jackie Demaline Regional Collegiate Playwriting Competition for your shot at $2,500 and a professional reading of your script. Entrants must be currently enrolled either full or part-time at a univ
Read with a free account →25 April 26 · Writing Workshops / YPPN
Young Person’s Playwriting Network has a great opportunity for any under 25 playwrights: On Monday 27th April 6-7:30pm we will be running a FREE workshop suitable for all levels of writers – whether you’ve never written a play before, or whether you’ve had plays performed! The wo
Read this article →24 April 26 · Opportunities
CALLOUT FOR WRITERS! Fight Like A Girl! is back! We’re bringing a new ‘Play In A Day’ to Slung Low in Leeds on the evening of Monday 13th July 2026 to raise even more money for Cancer Research UK! Writers scribble through the night to come up with scripts and then teams of direct
Read with a free account →24 April 26 · Opportunities / Weekly Round-up
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Read with a free account →23 April 26 · Opportunities
Due to the phenomenal feedback from audiences, critics and patrons alike, Women’s Voices Festival is returning for its 3rd consecutive year in 2027! Women’s Voices: A Celebration (WVAC) is a pioneering & inspiring festival to coincide with International Women’s Day. The event bri
Read with a free account →17 April 26 · Opportunities / Weekly Round-up
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Read with a free account →16 April 26 · Opportunities
The Femmes of Colour Comedy Club are hosting Flipping the Script, a free panel discussion as part of their one-day festival, FOC Fest. The panel will explore making scripted projects for Radio, TV, Film and online – what makes an idea worth developing, what makes a script worth c
Read with a free account →16 April 26 · Opportunities
Theatre at the Library will take place on October 14 and 15 2026 presenting three performances in a uniquely configured studio space in Whitton Library Richmond. Scripts are fully rehearsed and performed to professional workshop production level. This is not a rehearsed reading!.
Read with a free account →16 April 26 · Opportunities
CHARACTER: INNER CONFLICT AND CONSTRUCTED IDENTITIES – Wednesday 29th April, 18:30-20:30 (GMT), online via Zoom About the workshop What are the different approaches to constructing character in our plays? How does the kind of play we’re writing shape our approach to character? Th
Read with a free account →14 April 26
The Young Person’s Playwriting Network is an initiative developed by Emily White in collaboration with London Playwrights with the goal of connecting young writers. All playwrights under the age of 25 are welcome to join the community; please join the whatsapp group and follow us
Read this article →03 April 26 · Opportunities / Weekly Round-up
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Read with a free account →03 April 26 · 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 ONE ACT, 12-14 PAGES, 3 CHARACTER fictional stage plays. This is a fantastic opportunity for new and emerging playwrights to have their work
Read with a free account →27 March 26 · YPPN
The Young Person’s Playwriting Network is an initiative developed by Emily White in collaboration with London Playwrights with the goal of connecting young writers (open to any playwrights under the age of 25!). They have recently launched their WhatsApp, which will serve as the
Read this article →27 March 26 · Opportunities / Weekly Round-up
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Read with a free account →27 March 26 · Opportunities
Job Summary Forest Forge Theatre Company is seeking an experienced playwright to help us celebrate our 45th anniversary. We are commissioning an original full-length play for production and tour in 2027/2028. Job Description We are looking for a visionary writer to craft a three-
Read with a free account →27 March 26 · Opportunities
Climate Scriptwriting Workshop 6.30pm to 8.30pm, Thursday 23rd April Interested in telling stories on stage, screen and audio about the climate crisis? Join this friendly workshop for all levels of experience. “Greatest storytelling opportunity of our era” (Daniel Hinerfeld). Ove
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