03 June 22 · News
It’s that time of year again where we are super excited to announce our members’ submission window! We’re inviting our members to send in their scripts to be read in full by our team and get valuable feedback on their work. Selected writers will join a year long development progr
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StoryFutures Academy Writers Rooms have been established to train writers and content creators for the immersive future. Writers Rooms will draw in writers and ideas generators from across sectors and disciplines to explore the possibilities of immersive technologies. Immersive b
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What makes a HOUSE a HOME? What does HOME mean to you? All this… and maybe some HOUSE music too? House/Home is a night of short theatre pieces, taking place at the Southwark Playhouse on July 10th 2022, in the hope of raising funds for a new play – A Manchester Anthem. In order t
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Are you interested in theatre-making and activism? Join the NT this summer for a unique project exploring human rights and performance as part of Fly The Flag 2022. Working with director Nickie Miles-Wildin (theatre maker and director) you will use devising, ensemble and creative
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DMs Are Open is the BBC’s brand new open door show made by YOU – the listeners! Each episode is half an hour jam packed with sketches, jokes and voicenotes that are a mix of trending and topical stories about what life is like in 2022. DMs Are Open isn’t limited to topical, polit
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We made it! We read every single play sent to us through our members’ submission window in full and provided every single writer with a valuable script report! It was such a privilege to read your plays. Each one was unique and received so many exciting, beautiful, and insightful
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A professional development course encouraging writers to think big Old Vic Playwrighting is a training programme led by playwright, Ella Hickson. Six emerging writers (18+) will take part in eight two-hour sessions, across 12 weeks, exploring how to write for big stages. The prog
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Make writing exciting! Join our expert team and learn how to deliver inspirational creative writing projects that help young people discover the magic of writing. Ministry of Stories are on the hunt for four early career Writing Facilitators to join a 12-month paid trainee progra
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Created by Dr. Annja Neumann, Space Popular, and Alex Mentzel, curated by Rebekah King Faust Shop will be performed in Easter Term in the Sook Space, The Grafton Centre, a site specific environment augmented by LED screens, on 16 and 17 June 2022 In-between performances, the scre
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Getting Your Play Commissioned: Workshop with Finborough Theatre Literary Manager Sue Healy. Mon 6 June 2022, 6pm-7.30pm BST Workshop: Playwriting Duration: 90 mins Location: ONLINE If you are a playwright and you would like to know how to get your play successfully commissioned
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Goat Films is launching a Comedy Pilot Script Competition! They are on the lookout for talented writers looking for a way to break into the industry. It’s free to enter and comes with the following prizes: 1st prize – Option Offer (further details in their Terms and Conditions) 2
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Bridge the Gap is a year-long development programme that supports 10 emerging producers each year. Stage One created Bridge the Gap to address the lack of diversity in Theatre producing. They want to support people from an ethnically diverse background, who identify as working cl
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Horizon’s key objective is to catalyse international touring opportunities and international conversations for artists based in England. This will be achieved through carefully curated introductions between international presenters and delegates, and Horizon’s supported artists.
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The Prize is run by the Manchester Writing School at Manchester Metropolitan University, in partnership with the Manchester School of Theatre, and named in honour of Dave Murray, a writer and theatre blogger, and lover of flash fiction and non-fiction, who passed away in 2019. Th
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The BFI Film Academy has announced the return of their BFI Film Academy Labs Series for 2022/2023. BFI Film Academy Labs are all about helping 16- to 25-year-olds break into the screen industries. These monthly practical sessions are led by industry professionals, with a focus on
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Rocket Box Theatre are producing an audio performance piece for release in Autumn 2022. Rocket Box are looking to work with one emerging writer who is interested in creating aural worlds and lively storytelling. With innovative binaural sound design, this experimental piece of au
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Designed to respond to the decline in new theatre commissions during the COVID-19 pandemic, the NPCS will ensure 15 new commissions for playwrights across England in 2022. The scheme has been generously supported using public funding by Arts Council England, by Society of London
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The Sunday Boys are a low voiced, open access LGBTQ+ choir based in the city of Manchester. We are looking for two early career writers to each create a 3-5 minute monologue for an upcoming gig at The Lowry in April 2023 exploring lived experiences of HIV. Working with HIV suppor
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