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07 September 20 · Opportunities
SUBMISSIONS CALL-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 ni
Read with a free account →07 September 20 · News
Get Your Play on is a podcast for playwrights and theatre makers who want to know more about getting their play produced on the professional stage. In each episode, they talk to the people who decide what gets made: from artistic directors to producers, programmers, and theatre c
Read this article →07 September 20 · Opportunities
Edwin Wong presents the 2021 Risk Theatre Modern Tragedy Playwriting Competition. The world’s richest competition for the writing of tragedy is now richer. At stake is over $12,000 (CDN) in prize money. The competition challenges playwrights to write 90-120 minute tragedies and c
Read with a free account →01 September 20 · Opportunities
Turn Point theatre are running a new scratch night, Tickle & Scratch. The first theme will be: “MY FIRST TIME” Send in your 5-8 minute pieces by Friday 4th September, 5pm (UK), for a chance to have it showcased on Thursday 10th September & receive feedback by our group of readers
Read with a free account →26 August 20 · Opportunities
Every year the Traverse Theatre open script submissions window seeking bold, brilliant, innovative new plays. As Scotland’s only theatre wholly dedicated to new writing, they strive to discover, nurture and produce the brightest new voices across Scotland, the UK and Ireland. The
Read with a free account →25 August 20 · Opportunities
The Factory Theatre Workshop would like to announce the theme for the next edition of their monthly newsletter, which will be released a month from today: ‘RETURN’. They are looking for images and written submissions of 500 words or less, in any genre (think monologues, poems, sh
Read with a free account →24 August 20 · Opportunities / Writing Workshops
Designed as a ‘sequel’ to the introduction to musical theatre (find out more here), but also working as a stand alone, this two hour course breaks down starting to write a musical. Aimed at book writers/lyricists, but also useful for composers, we will look at dramatic structure
Read with a free account →24 August 20 · Opportunities / Writing Workshops
A 2 hour overview of musical theatre style and structure and how to get started! This 2 hour workshop with Emily Garside is aimed at anyone looking to make a start in musical theatre. The workshop will take a look at the history and structure of the musical as a guide to writing
Read with a free account →24 August 20 · Opportunities / Writing Workshops
How do you pack a punch in your opening scene? How much information should you give your audience? And what does it take to hook the reader from the very first page? When you submit your play to theatres or competitions, the first few pages are everything – the opening scene is y
Read with a free account →18 August 20 · Guest Post
In this post, playwright Tamara von Werthern talks about Fizzy Sherbet, a short play reading series which has now been reimagined as a podcast to showcase the voices of womxm writers… At the tail end of 2016, theatre director Lily McLeish and myself met up for a coffee. We were m
Read this article →12 August 20 · Opportunities
WRITERS! Troubadour Theatre @troubadour2018 are calling for submissions for their Dark Work Monologues series. They are seeking monologues between 2-3 minutes in length that have an element of darkness/sinister theme/unexpected dark twist. They are not in a position to pay, unfor
Read with a free account →05 August 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: Tamasha Theatre – Made at Home: A Tamasha Virtual
Read with a free account →05 August 20 · Opportunities
An Online Workshop (1 hour a day for 5 days) for those interested in writing Comedy for Television, Radio and Theatre with Arron Bennett. Next Workshop: Monday 17th August – Friday 21st August 2020 Find out more here: https://www.bennettarron.com/gigs/ (Arron Bennett also offers
Read with a free account →05 August 20 · Opportunities
Reflex Theatre in Norwich are returning with their successful online Short Form Scratch Night format and they are accepting new submissions. They are inviting writers to send in the First page, Last page and Synopsis of their script and the Reflex Theatre ensemble will improvise
Read with a free account →03 August 20 · Opportunities
JW3 are looking to commission up to 5 emerging artists/performers/theatre-makers to create a new, short site-specific piece of performance for an evening of immersive theatre at our newly re-opened venue on Sunday 29th November 2020. The performances will be informed by Jewish th
Read with a free account →29 July 20 · Opportunities
Every year, Tamasha Theatre Company has been asking you to send them new short scripts, on any subject, with those selected few being scratched in front of a live audience. But a certain virus that shall not be named has pooped all over that, so Plan B: they’ve adapted and taken
Read with a free account →29 July 20 · Opportunities
The Green Curtain Theatre company are looking for pieces of new writing inspired by those summer events which could not take place this year because of Covid-19. These pieces of writing should be inspired by a photo. Entry is open to anyone aged over 18 based in the UK, who is a
Read with a free account →22 July 20 · Opportunities
The Factory Theatre Workshop (based at the Bomb Factory) is a company developing new writing, with an emphasis on excavation and experimentation. The theme for their next online new writing showcase: ‘MIDSUMMER’. They are looking for images and written submissions of 500 words or
Read with a free account →22 July 20 · Opportunities
Warts and All Theatre have some awesome Q&A’s coming up with some incredible creatives. This Thursday 23rd July at 5pm, they are joined by the incredible April De Angelis, who will share her vast knowledge of theatre and a variety of stories from her career with you! Tickets are
Read with a free account →22 July 20 · Opportunities
Our friends at Box of Tricks Theatre Company have opened a two month submission window for their 2021 PlayBox Writer Development Programme for North West Playwrights. Committed to championing unheard voices and amplifying untold stories, Box of Tricks especially welcomes submissi
Read with a free account →21 July 20 · Opportunities
EGM Productions Theatre Company is looking for writers for a New Audio Drama Podcast, titled ‘They’re Only Stories…’ ‘They’re Only Stories’ is an audio drama podcast that celebrates spooky stories, the locations that inspire and the writers who create these stories. Each episode
Read with a free account →20 July 20 · Opportunities
SUBMISSIONS CALL-OUT FOR FEMALE IDENTIFYING PLAYWRIGHTS/WRITERS/PERFORMERS Empower Her Voice are looking for submissions from female-identifying writers for a fortnightly scratch night online. It will be a beautifully curated evening of different forms of theatre. Each fortnight,
Read with a free account →15 July 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: Theatre Uncut Political Playwriting Award #2 Desc
Read with a free account →14 July 20 · Opportunities
The Introductory Writers’ Groups are opportunity for writers with little or no experience and lots of raw talent to think more deeply about writing for theatre alongside a group of their peers, guided by experienced produced playwrights. The group meets one evening per week for e
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