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14 November 23 · Opportunities
Gag-writers wanted. £50 per joke offered for a topical new play about Meghan and Harry. Contact Lloyd Evans: lumbagosevans@gmail.com “I’ll send you a copy of the script. Add any gag, anywhere in the script, highlighted in a hi-vis colour so I can read it. I’ll pay £50 for any gag
Read with a free account →10 November 23 · Opportunities / Weekly Round-up
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Read with a free account →09 November 23 · Opportunities
UR UPCOMING SCRIPT DEADLINE IS NOVEMBER 17 WHICH IS THE CUT-OFF FOR SCRIPTS TO BE CONSIDERED FOR SHORT+SWEET HOLLYWOOD!!! ALL SCRIPTS SUBMITTED BEFORE NOVEMBER 17, 2023 WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR THE FOLLOWING SHORT+SWEET FESTIVALS HAPPENING ACROSS THE GLOBE IN 2023 AND 2024: Short+S
Read with a free account →09 November 23 · Opportunities
Amplified is a franchise event from Enter.Stage.Write—an annual nationwide writing competition and show for scriptwriters. The deadline for script submissions to Amplified is November 20th, 2023, at 11:59 pm. We’re calling for submissions of ten-minute scripts for television, fil
Read with a free account →09 November 23 · Opportunities
London Lovecraft Festival: THIS YEAR’S NEW WRITING CONTEST THEME IS “Queering Lovecraft” We’re leaving it vague. Surprise us. Only it must be a play. Submissions must be of festival length (35-55 minutes) requiring no more than three performers. Entries should be sent by 31 Decem
Read with a free account →09 November 23 · Opportunities
FeshFest is a celebration & showcase of brand new theatre between the 4th & 24th February 2024. Our venue is the Old Red Lion Theatre in Angel, Islington – a highly reputable fringe space for new writers & theatre companies since 1979. We are looking to debut a number of innovati
Read with a free account →09 November 23 · Opportunities
It’s My Shout is an independent film production company, and training scheme, based in Wales, providing training for all ages interested in gaining experience in Film. Each year they produce short films for BBC Wales, and S4C. They offer a wide range of opportunities in the creat
Read with a free account →09 November 23 · Opportunities
Rather than accepting scripts year-round, the BBC have distinct submission windows for scripts which are announced on the BBC Writers Opportunities page during the year. Each Open Call has a deadline, following which the scripts received are assessed intensively by script readers
Read with a free account →07 November 23 · News / Original Content
It’s that time of year again! If you’re looking for a festive gift for a playwright in your life, then we’re here to help. We have a fabulous selection gifts from London Playwrights which start at just £10 – if you want to give a gift that is both thoughtful and useful and suppor
Read this article →06 November 23 · Opportunities
Have you got a new idea for climate theatre? Would you like to try out a 5 to 10 minute extract in front of a friendly audience? We’re Wise Ram Theatre and we make theatre that explores the climate crisis with humour, nerve and heart. We run monthly workshops for VAULT Creative A
Read with a free account →06 November 23 · Opportunities
Mary and Her Monster: Join theatremaker Catherine Duquette in open rehearsals for a new show about mothering and technology. What are open rehearsals? Fun interactive sessions where you can shape the show and peek inside the creative process. Pick from three locations (Camden/Eus
Read with a free account →06 November 23 · Opportunities
Trinity College Cambridge invites applications for this award to support a playwright at the beginning of their career. Funded by a generous donation from the Sir Peter Shaffer Charitable Foundation, it will enable the recipient to take up post for twelve months as ‘The Peter Sha
Read with a free account →06 November 23 · Opportunities
We’re seeking London-based writers, poets, artists, arts and community organisations to apply to be part of the 2024 Deptford Literature Festival programme. We have between 3-5 open commissions worth up to £750 to writers, poets, artists, and arts/community organisations based in
Read with a free account →03 November 23 · Opportunities / Weekly Round-up
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Read with a free account →02 November 23 · Opportunities
Deadline: 30 April 2023 Source: direct contact
Read with a free account →02 November 23 · Opportunities
Once a year, Graeae partners with a UK venue to host a showcase of short plays by Deaf, disabled and neurodivergent writers written in response to a predetermined theme. The next Crips with Chips will take place at Liverpool Everyman on Saturday, 24 February 2024. If you identify
Read with a free account →02 November 23 · Opportunities
Women who make funny films is a collective for women identifying comedy filmmakers. The collective is here to empower and showcase work women and non-binary identifying comedy writers and directors. They want to create a space to bring together creators and crew and support them
Read with a free account →02 November 23 · Opportunities
T housand Films has opened a new tv pilot script scheme for writers without agency representation. The best scripts will be taken onto Thousand Films’ own funded development slate. All unrepresented writers resident in the UK and Ireland above the age of 16 may submit up to two s
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Theatre companies Sohaya Visions and Mukul and Ghetto Tigers are looking for scripts that promote tolerance and understanding in imaginative ways for their RAFTA award (Rise Against Fanaticism Through the Arts). The winner will be awarded £500 to develop the work to performance s
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Bitter Pill are launching The Painkiller Prize: a new (and hopefully annual) playwriting prize, but with a twist. Unlike many other prizes, they will not be asking for completed scripts. Instead, playwrights will be invited to submit a pitch form for a new idea alongside a sample
Read with a free account →02 November 23 · Opportunities
Aesthetica Short Film Festival is one of the UK’s largest and most revered film events, and an essential outlet for moving image and digital culture. BBC Development Executive Simon Nelson is part of their line up where he’ll discuss the “dos” and “don’ts” of crafting a compellin
Read with a free account →31 October 23 · Opportunities
White Noise Theatre are looking for some collaborators to be involved in our brand new scratch night just for actor-writers: Write Noise Night. The night will present a line-up of noisy new work created and performed by actor-writers. Over the course of the night, as the other ac
Read with a free account →27 October 23 · Opportunities / Weekly Round-up
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Read with a free account →26 October 23 · Opportunities
Accelerate is Box of Tricks’ new development programme for writers over 35. Accelerate celebrates the value of lived experience and recognises that writers can “emerge” at any stage in life. It is designed to help playwrights develop a brand-new play and make a step up in both th
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