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01 February 24 · Opportunities
November Club has been commissioned to create a show that tells the history of Otterburn Mill, the textile trade in Northumberland and its global impact. We’re commissioning a writer to develop the narrative of the piece, inspired by community engagement and historical research.
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Blue Stocking Theatre are looking for short plays (around 15 minutes long) from emerging female writers to stage in Manchester City Centre in August 2024. After the success of All the Rage, they are producing All the Rage 2.0. They want to curate a playful, exciting evening, show
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Submissions for Anthrotalks – FEMME are now OPEN! A pick’n’mix of London’s hottest new performers, Anthrotalks is an evening of poetry, comedy and songs, curated by Anthroplay Theatre. Twelve exceptional artists take to the stage, with each night revolving around a different them
Read with a free account →31 January 24 · Opportunities
Launched in 2009, the Papatango New Writing Prize is the biggest playwriting award in the UK, attracting more annual entries than any other. Despite this, it is also unique in offering personal feedback, supporting new writers and generating new work for the entire sector. The Pr
Read with a free account →31 January 24 · Opportunities
“Bush Open Submissions in brief: We want to read full length, unproduced plays from writers based in the UK and Ireland that don’t have an agent We consider all the plays that are submitted. 100+ writers will get feedback, and we’ll find at least 2 members of our next Emerging Wr
Read with a free account →26 January 24 · 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’ Member Opportunities Not a member yet? Sign
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Ever wanted to incorporate real life events into your work and not known how? Or wanted to write about a historic period but not known where to start? This workshop will look at starting both of those things- from initial research, to incorporating real life characters, to creati
Read with a free account →25 January 24 · 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 →25 January 24 · Opportunities
Our members ‘ meet- up takes place on the first Wednesday of every month at 7pm – In February, this will take place on Wednesday 7th. Catch-up, share ideas, tips, and industry advice. It’s a great way to meet other writers and share your work. You’ll need to be a London Playwrigh
Read with a free account →19 January 24 · 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’ Member Opportunities Not a member yet? Sign
Read with a free account →18 January 24 · Opportunities
Our series of lunchtime workshops will take you through a playwriting topic in just an hour – the perfect creative break in your day! This will be a one hour session of practical writing exercises to help you get those creative juices flowing and come up with new ideas! If you at
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We are recruiting a Writer local to South Yorkshire to create a new piece of theatre. Between April and November 2024, we will be delivering weekly creative sessions. The piece will reflect themes and ideas from creative sessions with people living with long-term mental health ne
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From the Bruntwood Write A Play website: ANNOUNCING THE BRUNTWOOD PRIZE FOR PLAYWRITING 2025 2025 marks 20 years of the Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting. We want to celebrate this remarkable milestone with you, and have decided to coincide our next prize cycle with our anniversary
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The Windsor Fringe Kenneth Branagh International Award for New Drama Writing invites scripts from amateur playwrights for this competition, now in its 20th year, sponsored by Sir Kenneth Branagh. Only amateur playwrights are eligible and only one script per author will be accepte
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StoryTown is a 3-day event in Birmingham from 25th to 27th January 2024, featuring an inaugural festival, conference, and two Enter.Stage.Write screenwriting galas. It is open to storytellers, filmmakers, creatives, producers, VR enthusiasts, and theatre lovers with an entreprene
Read with a free account →18 January 24 · Opportunities
Following a successful series of short films screened in 2019 at International Film Festivals the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire of Acting are once again accepting script submissions for next year’s short films to be shot in 2024. The Brief They are looking for 4 x handed Film sc
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— Jon Petrie, Director of BBC Comedy The BBC Comedy Collective is a supercharged bursary scheme offering 10 places to up-and-coming writers, producers, editors and directors who’d like to develop their careers in scripted comedy. Applications open on 11th January to join the seco
Read with a free account →18 January 24 · Opportunities / Writing Workshops
This is a course for beginning and intermediate level writers who are interested in making work for TV, Film or Theatre that focuses on the core building block of dramatic writing: dialogue. Award-winning writer Tom Hunsinger will lead the group through a series of exercises desi
Read with a free account →12 January 24 · 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’ Member Opportunities Not a member yet? Sign
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The Royal Exchange Theatre are delighted to be re-introducing the Observer Mondays Directors Scheme. This Scheme allows one local theatre maker at an early stage in their career the opportunity to “observe” rehearsals for an in-house production. The participant is invited into re
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Nottingham Playhouse is seeking a Writer and Composer to commission for our family show, The Ugly Duckling, in 2024/25. Every Christmas, Nottingham Playhouse produces a family show aimed at children aged 3-8 in the Neville Studio. The production then tours to primary schools, lib
Read with a free account →11 January 24 · Opportunities
MENA Arts UK is thrilled to be collaborating with Hyphen Artist Collective and Theatro Technis @26 Crowndale to run in-person & online sessions for writers called SHOW UP & WRITE as featured in THE STAGE and BROADWAY WORLD UK. A series of sessions where writers attend in-person o
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Do you want a more creative 2024? Co-founder of London Playwrights, Alli Smith, has launched a new creative project for 2024. The Total Artist a digital programme created to be done in company with others. The prompts may take the form of emails or videos, and will be delivered d
Read with a free account →05 January 24 · 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’ Member Opportunities Not a member yet? Sign
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