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19 October 20 · Opportunities
Our friends at Box of Tricks Theatre and Sky Studios are now accepting submissions for the inaugural Screen/Play Award! They’re on the hunt for two Northern writers with no professional TV experience, from communities currently underrepresented on stage and screen, to write a bra
Read with a free account →19 October 20 · Opportunities
Turn Point Theatres newest theme of their FREE online scratch night is of course: “SPOOKY STORIES” Send in your 5-8 minute piece by Friday 23rd October at 5PM (UK TIME) for a chance to have it performed online and receive feedback by their panel of judges next week. You can send
Read with a free account →14 October 20 · Opportunities
Blank-Shift Writers’ Workshop is an unparalleled opportunity for young and talented writers to push their craft as part of a regular and dynamic new programme. Run by Playbox’s Literary Associate, Toby Quash, with guest speakers and writers from across the industry, the regular s
Read with a free account →12 October 20 · Opportunities
A freelance director and MA Theatre Directing Student at Mountview is looking for London-based writers to write a one hour play for performance next summer at Mountview’s ‘catalyst’ festival in front of a live audience. The plays must be around (or just under) 60 minutes in durat
Read with a free account →09 October 20 · Opportunities
The Living Record Festival is a month-long curation of Digital Art made from independent companies and freelance artists launching in January 2021. A broad church of accessible digital entertainment will be presented within their brand spanking new interactive virtual theatre in
Read with a free account →07 October 20 · Opportunities
Open submissions for Women’s Writes New Writing nights. After sell out shows at The Arcola Theatre, VAULT Festival and a little jaunt on The London Theatre Podcast, Women’s Writes is back! This time they are going Live-to-Digital with The Women’s Writes Online Festival and they a
Read with a free account →07 October 20 · Opportunities
Part of the Grid is Part of the Main’s programme of affordable theatre tech, design and producing workshops. There are 20 bursary places available for Black artists across the majority of our October-November workshops. Please sign up for a place here. Dates: various Find out mor
Read with a free account →07 October 20 · Opportunities
As part of Black History Month, award winning playwright Juliet Gilkes Romero will be running an online workshop with the Octagon Theatre. Date: 26 October 2020 7pm-8.30pm Find out more and book here. Source: Playwriting UK Facebook Group
Read with a free account →05 October 20 · Opportunities
My name is Adam Pennington is a music student at Goldsmiths University London and an aspiring Musical Theatre Writer. He is looking for a book writer/ liberttist to work with him on the following project: “I’m currently working on a musical song cycle based on the 1970 Miss World
Read with a free account →05 October 20 · Opportunities
Northern Opera Group are looking for short (around 5 minute) music theatre pieces, with no more than 4 musicians, which will be recorded for online broadcast, and performed live in 2021. They welcome artists from different musical backgrounds, and will accept applications from ex
Read with a free account →05 October 20 · Opportunities
With most theatres dark due to Covid, Theatre West’s new project Zooming Ahead offers some light and hope for women writers based in the South West. Whilst they can’t offer production opportunities, they can offer a package of script development support to 10 writers including dr
Read with a free account →05 October 20 · Original Content
After sell out shows at The Arcola Theatre and VAULT Festival Women’s Writes is back! This time they’re going Live-to-Digital with The Women’s Writes Online Festival and they’re looking for their next Female-identifying Playwrights. We chat to Women’s Writes creator Alex Critoph
Read this article →05 October 20 · Opportunities
Coming Spring 2021, Dean Productions Theatre Company is launching “Premiere the Play,” a podcast featuring dramatic readings of new stage plays. Submissions are now open for their first season! Entry Fee: None! Guidelines (in their words): Our goal is to fill our season with dive
Read with a free account →05 October 20 · Opportunities
The Factory Theatre Workshop is looking for submissions for the next edition of their monthly newsletter, in association with the Bomb Factory Art Foundation. The theme for this edition is ‘DISGUISE’ and entries can be in any form/genre: think poetry, monologues, short films, dra
Read with a free account →30 September 20 · Opportunities / Pick of the Week
Each week we look through our pile of writing opportunities to pick out one we think is particularly worth your time. It could be an innovative brief, great prize money, a high-profile company, or just plain fun. This week’s pick: Traverse Theatre- Opens script submissions Sept 1
Read with a free account →28 September 20 · Opportunities
Stockroom is a writers room for theatre. Led by a Head Writer, the Stockroom Artists will produce new work for midscale stages around the country. It is Out of Joint’s mission to create the best new work for the midscale, working with diverse artists to develop and workshop new p
Read with a free account →28 September 20 · Opportunities
Turn Point Theatres 4TH theme of their FREE weekly online scratch night is “LOVE CHANGES EVERYTHING” Send in your 5-8 minute piece by Friday 2nd October, 5pm (UK), for a chance to have it showcased on Thursday 8th October & recieve feedback by their group of readers. You can send
Read with a free account →23 September 20 · Opportunities
If you’re a writer/theatre maker with some time to spare for reviewing live theatre in London, please get in touch with the Editor Heather Jeffery hjwrites@aol.com www.londonpubtheatres.com Deadline: none specified Source: Playwriting UK Facebook Group
Read with a free account →16 September 20 · Opportunities
ALL-OUT FOR FEMALE IDENTIFYING PLAYWRIGHTS/WRITERS/PERFORMERS/DIRECTORS Empower Her Voice are looking for submissions from female-identifying writers for their SECOND scratch night online. It will be a beautifully curated evening of different forms of theatre. The night will be a
Read with a free account →16 September 20 · Opportunities
Tuesday 22 September 2.30pm – 3.30pm Park Theatre Stage Craft: Narrative, Exposition, Subtext, Dialogue… This workshop, which is aimed at actors, writers and directors, aims to unlock some of the key components of drama: from narrative structure to exposition to creating (and spe
Read with a free account →16 September 20 · Opportunities
Tablespoon Theatre Company proudly presents their new online publication featuring all about theatre, art, poetry and future opportunities! Read MOUTHFUL here now: https://tablespoontheatre.com/Mouthful If you want to subscribe to MOUTHFUL to receive future editions in your inbox
Read with a free account →15 September 20 · Opportunities
‘I’m still here’ – Summerseat Players monologue competition The Summerseat Players, a thriving community theatre in the north of England, are looking for short monologues which can then be produced by professional filmmaker Michael Wray to form a series of short films for periodi
Read with a free account →07 September 20 · Opportunities
Disentangle Projects are planning a live/broadcast Halloween storytelling/theatre show based at Stanley Halls this October. They are calling out for 10-30 minute spooky scripts that they can produce as part of this project. £200 is available if they choose to produce a script tha
Read with a free account →07 September 20 · Opportunities / Writing Workshops
This week Actor Awareness have a chat with Artistic Directors of Salford Arts Theatre Scott Berry & Roni Ellis. Date: 9 September 2020 6.30pm-7.30pm Location: Online Cost: Free Book here. Source: Playwriting UK Facebook Group
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