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13 March 19 · Opportunities
Sky Blue choose five plays to be produced in a London venue. One of the winning plays will also be chosen to be made into a short film. This year’s performance will take place in October at the Lost Theatre. What you get: Given a full performance at the Lost Theatre, London Devel
Read with a free account →13 March 19 · Opportunities
503five is an 18 month residency that offers writers the opportunity to find their creative home at Theatre503, developing work and experiencing being at the heart of a new writing theatre. This scheme is designed for writers who have already developed their craft to a high stand
Read with a free account →13 March 19 · Guest Post / Original Content
In this guest post, playwright Timothy Graves reflects on the journey of writing his first play: from the initial inspiration to producing it at the Courtyard Theatre for a four week run this April. ‘Never are we nearer the Light than when darkness is deepest.’ ‘Among Angels’ is
Read this article →13 March 19 · 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: Full Disclosure Theatre seeking LGBTQ+ short play
Read with a free account →07 March 19 · Opportunities
Sharp Scratches is an evening of new writing, for their next show this will be at Theatre Deli, The Old Library, London SE5. Each night of new writing has a theme and edition. For their 31st March night they are looking for short scripts, extracts and spoken word that tackle the
Read with a free account →07 March 19 · Opportunities
RBL, Reading’s multi-award-winning theatre company, are now taking entries for their annual new writing competition, Find a Reading Writer. Writers will be competing to be the fourth writer in RBL’s annual sell-out event, Off the Block and for the competition will have 6 hours to
Read with a free account →05 March 19 · Opportunities / Writing Workshops
At least 50% of theatre is visual but playwrights are seldom considered to write the visuals so much as the words actors speak. In Oliver Emanuel’s career he has written a play without words. He has written for puppets. When he writes radio drama, he is always thinking about what
Read with a free account →04 March 19 · Opportunities
Full Disclosure Theatre are now accepting submissions for special PRIDE edition of XPOSED, which will be staged at Southwark Playhouse on Sunday 30th June. The new writing night of short plays has enjoyed sold out audiences and continues to reveal the naked and entertaining truth
Read with a free account →27 February 19 · Opportunities
Hello, my name is… festival is a week-long theatre festival in June 2019 for the socially and politically underrepresented. The festival is produced in conjunction with CentrE17, located in Waltham Forest, London’s Borough of Culture for 2019. “We want to champion the silent scre
Read with a free account →27 February 19 · Education / Opportunities
How does theatre reflect who we are and where we are going? What are the stories of tomorrow and how will we tell them? Playwrights Vinay Patel writer of An Adventure, The Bush, Sticks & Stones, Paines Plough & Theatr Clwyd, Dr Who BBC Worldwide and Murdered by My Father, BBC Thr
Read with a free account →27 February 19 · Opportunities
Broken Silence Theatre are hugely excited to announce that submissions are now open for the third edition of Voices From Home, their platform for emerging writers from the South East of England! Following two previous sold out editions at the Old Red Lion Theatre, Volume 3 will b
Read with a free account →27 February 19 · Education / Opportunities
The Old Vic 12 are a company of some of the most exciting theatre talent across writing, directing, producing, composition, movement and design. Selected from over 1,00 applicants, they will spend a year working with The Old Vic to develop three bold new plays and will also host
Read with a free account →27 February 19 · Opportunities
As part of their platform to provide accessible opportunities to nurture new talent, The Scenic Route presents an intensive practical workshop exploring how to create original theatre collaboratively from scratch. Through a series of masterclasses, practical exercises and rehears
Read with a free account →25 February 19 · Opportunities / Writing Workshops
The Inkubator is a ten-week Introduction to Playwriting Course by Euphoric Ink, led by Ola Animashawun. Ola is the National Theatre Connections Dramaturg, former Associate Director of the Royal Court Theatre and Creative Director of the playwriting consultancy, Euphoric Ink. This
Read with a free account →20 February 19 · Jobs / Opportunities
Punchdrunk International is looking for a Writer to join an R&D team developing a new digital theatre project. This individual will be an exceptional writer and maker in the creative industries, with experience in theatrical, immersive, gaming or digital projects. The role will j
Read with a free account →20 February 19 · Education / Events
To celebrate the launch of the inaugural Wales Writer in Residence scheme from the BBC and National Theatre Wales, BBC Writersroom Wales are running a number of free but ticketed events for writers, aspiring writers or anyone keen to find out more about the initiative. “Come and
Read this article →20 February 19 · Opportunities
Applications are now open for the inaugural Wales Writer in Residence scheme from the BBC and National Theatre Wales. New and established writers are invited to apply for this prestigious new scheme, aimed at furthering a writer’s career across a portfolio of media and which incl
Read with a free account →14 February 19 · Opportunities
On a monthly basis, theatre-makers from across the North West are invited to present short extracts of new work and the audience get a chance to offer their thoughts on how these exciting new ideas might develop. How to apply: if you have a piece of work in progress you would lik
Read with a free account →13 February 19 · 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: Plays Rough London accepting submissions for new
Read with a free account →11 February 19 · Opportunities / Writing Workshops
The Playwriting at the Pit workshops return for 2019. They are a sounding board for writers at all stages of development, a space for work in progress and a launch pad for new ideas. Saffron Myers (Paines Plough, Hampstead Theatre) and Mike Carter (The Space, London Playwriting L
Read with a free account →07 February 19 · Opportunities
JW3 are pleased to present the third installation of JW3’s new seasonal scratch night Kvell* Your Darlings. On Sunday 27 October 2019, 3 writers, theatre-makers or companies will perform 15-20 minutes of new material in a studio space at JW3. The performances will be followed by
Read with a free account →07 February 19 · Opportunities
Only 20 plays will be selected to receive three performances in the 88-seat Lion Theatre in the renowned Off Broadway performance center, Theatre Row. Right on 42nd Street in the heart of the theater district, this space is the choice of many professional Off Broadway premieres.
Read with a free account →04 February 19 · Opportunities
The Shaw Theatre has launched a themed new writing night which will showcase six new pieces of writing in an evening showcase. The new writing night will run 4 times a year and each evening will have a different theme. Theme: For this first evening they welcome submissions from a
Read with a free account →04 February 19 · Opportunities
50/50 returns to Pleasance Theatre! AIAWTC (Anonymous is a Woman Theatre Company) is seeking submissions of scenes and extracts for its performance night with the theme of gender equality at its core. Performances can be new writing, gender-related twists on old works, devised pi
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