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28 November 18 · Opportunities / Writing Workshops
A one day introductory course for theatre-artists, early career playwrights and criminal justice professionals with an interest in the specialised field of theatre, women and criminal justice. Date: 8 February 2019 Cost: £59.88 – £91.32 How to book: here Deadline: not applicable
Read with a free account →28 November 18 · Opportunities
Following the success of their sell-out workshops in August the OV are proud to present a super-charged series of professional development workshops for all theatre artists to enjoy. Kick off your New Year with interactive sessions hosted by the legendary Rikki Beadle-Blair (MBE)
Read with a free account →28 November 18 · Opportunities
Aged 14 – 17? Have you got a story to tell? Want to see your own words performed on stage? Join the Bush’s Young Writers Group for the chance to write your own play and see it performed in the Bush Theatre Studio. You will: • Learn new skills in play writing • Build a network of
Read with a free account →20 November 18 · Opportunities
Flux Theatre are holding a writers’ clinic where writers can bring in a 5 page script and hear it read by some lovely actors to a group of supportive people. How it works: tickets are FREE when you buy a #CHUTNEYplay ticket to any performance. Simply email your ticket confirmatio
Read with a free account →20 November 18 · Opportunities
Big Brum TIE is seeking to commission a new play. They hope to give an opportunity to a talented writer at the start of their career, to write a play that Big Brum will tour to educational settings within the West Midlands and beyond. The successful candidate will be mentored thr
Read with a free account →19 November 18 · Opportunities
Young Pleasance is dedicated to offering dynamic, excellent and professional theatre opportunities for young people through workshops and large-scale productions delivered by their ambitious creative team. Applications for the Young Pleasance Edinburgh Residential are now open. H
Read with a free account →15 November 18 · Opportunities / Writing Workshops
This weekend masterclass will explore ways to bend the established rules of scriptwriting. It will consider bedrocks of dramatic writing such as plot, character and setting, and the way conflict and change are typically enacted by – or against – these. During the weekend they’ll
Read with a free account →15 November 18 · Opportunities
Funded and delivered by the British Council, Farnham Maltings, and the High Commission of Canada in the UK, New Conversations is designed to encourage and support the development of creative and collaborative partnerships between artists and arts organizations in the performing a
Read with a free account →15 November 18 · Opportunities
BITS is a new writing night showcasing the best emerging and established writers, directors, actors and theatre-makers both in the UK and internationally. Held every other month at The White Bear in Kennington and other venues across London, (most recently Streatham Space Project
Read with a free account →13 November 18 · Opportunities
The thirteenth King’s Shorts Festival of Ten Minute Plays,will be hosted by King’s Theatre in Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia, Canada on June 14, 15 and 16, 2019. Entries for the Festival must be sent to the address below, with a non-refundable $15 entry fee per script, and be postm
Read with a free account →13 November 18 · Opportunities
Write the Girl is a day of discussion about theatre-making for and with young women run by Lady Eleanor Holles and Hampton High Schools and will include the launch of a new commissioning process. Attendees will then be eligible to apply for a fully funded commission for Lady Elea
Read with a free account →08 November 18 · Opportunities
The Director’s Club from Director’s Cut Theatre are looking for writers to respond to their latest brief ‘Santa’s Secret…’ which will be performed on Monday 17th December at Southwark Playhouse. What secrets are you hiding up your chimney this Christmas? The Brief 5-7 minute mono
Read with a free account →07 November 18 · 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: The Yard Theatre submissions window open Descript
Read with a free account →06 November 18 · Opportunities
Interested in presenting a theatre or other arts event on Bristol’s famous Harbourside? The Cabot Cruising Club is offering a unique arts venue at The Lightship Theatre, Bristol (New Guinea Street, Bathurst Basin, BS1 6SG) – a historic ship with a well-stocked cash bar, in Centra
Read with a free account →06 November 18 · Opportunities
Founding Fall Theatre is seeking stand alone scenes for performance at their next ‘Free Fall’ event, which will take place in December at Drapers Hall (Elephant & Castle). This scratch/ improv hybrid is an intrepid form of theatre performance. With an intense 3 day rehearsal proc
Read with a free account →05 November 18 · Opportunities
Are you aged 18-25? Passionate about pursuing a career in theatre? The North Wall in Oxford is looking for aspiring young writers and directors for their annual FREE Easter ArtsLab residency from Monday 1 April – Fri 1 April 2019. (board and lodging included): working intensively
Read with a free account →05 November 18 · Opportunities
Writers are invited to submit plays for the 2019 Arundel Festival Theatre Trail.The Arundel Festival Theatre Trail, conceived and presented by Drip Action Theatre Company, is now in its nineteenth year. It performs at the end of August, on each of the Festival’s eight days, eight
Read with a free account →05 November 18 · Opportunities
A.R.T have a course about DEATH on Udemy.com. It can be found here. They are currently looking to update it and would like to include ONE MINUTE PLAYS that relate to the topics in the course. Note: it is possible to watch some of the course free as some of the lectures are availa
Read with a free account →05 November 18 · Opportunities
Want to create an original script for the stage and have actors bring it to life? This course is for you. For writers of all levels. No upper age limit. Classes are held in the evenings from January to July with a month’s break in April. Course breakdown: BLOCK 1: Stage Writing T
Read with a free account →31 October 18 · 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: The Royal Court Theatre and Kudos Writing Fellows
Read with a free account →30 October 18 · Events
Join renowned playwrights Alecky Blythe (London Road, Little Revolution), Howard Brenton (Pravda, Never So Good), Natasha Gordon (Nine Night), and Conor McPherson (The Weir, Girl from the North Country) and publisher Nick Hern, to explore how playwriting has – and hasn’t – change
Read this article →29 October 18 · Events
Step inside Bloomsbury Publishing as they explore the rebirth of Broadway musicals and theatre over the past twenty-five years from ‘Angels in America’ to ‘Hamilton’. Join them s as the Chicago Tribune’s chief theatre critic, Chris Jones, is in conversation with Matt Wolf, theatr
Read this article →29 October 18 · Opportunities
Orisun is a new theatre production company aimed at the African & African Caribbean creative community. Their first production – Spring Board Showcase – will be a series of 6 ten minute monologues to be performed on 30 & 31 January 2019 in an immersive setting based around the th
Read with a free account →26 October 18 · Opportunities
Are you a writer who wants to work at The Yard? They are changing the way they read your work… “Providing a platform for writers has always been central to what The Yard does. But, as a small and busy team, we’ve not been able to read as many of your scripts as we would … The Yar
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