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24 June 20 · Resources
Since lockdown started Smithscripts have published over 150 new scripts online – they continue to do so and help keep theatre alive. They have also gathered a number of new writers including; Vivian Lermond, Gary Morgenstein, Doug DeVita, Philip Middleton Williams, Dennis Bush, C
Read this article →18 June 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: Saw It Here First Productions seeking submissions
Read with a free account →10 June 20 · Opportunities
‘Shakespeare in Italy’ is looking for short radio dramas of no more than 15 minutes which can be read by two actors max (you can have more than 2 characters) which are a modern response to the stories of Boccaccio’s Decameron. Think of it as a short folk-tale with a modern settin
Read with a free account →10 June 20 · Events / Resources
Prime Theatre have playwrighting and drama workshops for 9-13’s and 14-25’s from 15 June – 28 Aug. These are open to everyone across the UK. Most recently the writing group have been involved in writing for a play with Pitlochry Festival Theatre which is being recorded by profess
Read this article →04 June 20 · Opportunities
Saw It Here First Productions are aiming to put on another show early next year to raise money for charity. (This all depends on the situation regarding the re-opening of theatres.) But for now they are calling all playwrights to submit their short plays! If you’re interested in
Read with a free account →03 June 20 · Opportunities
Lippy Kid are a theatre collective from Manchester. They are working on a new project of theatre in isolation and are looking for duologues that they will film. Scripts must be no more than 15 pages. All you need to do is send over a short biography a character list a full synops
Read with a free account →19 May 20 · Opportunities
Making Wave Theatre Company are looking for monologues (5-15 mins) written by young people (11-18) for their online scratch night. There is no theme or genre so write about anything and everything. The chosen pieces will be performed and filmed by their actors and premiered on Yo
Read with a free account →19 May 20 · Resources
Every Monday and Friday at 10:15 AM ET or 3:15 PM BST, this Canadian dramaturg leads 15-minutes of timed writing exercises (30 sec to 5 min per prompt) to help you develop your script. It’s been ongoing for 6 weeks, and all segments are available on the Playwrights Workshop Montr
Read this article →19 May 20 · Opportunities
Three days left to submit to Subtext! Plays must be 15-25 minutes in length and written for a maximum of 4 actors. As well as having your writing performed you will receive a percentage of the box office sales. Performance dates will be confirmed when lockdown is lifted. Please e
Read with a free account →19 May 20 · Opportunities
JustOut Theatre pride themselves on promoting new writing up North that challenges and inspires. As they are currently unable to put on their regular scratch nights due to Covid-19, they are moving their celebration of new writing online… From June 3rd onwards, they will be relea
Read with a free account →15 May 20 · Opportunities / Weekly Round-up
Want to support LPB? Become a member! Our weekly Friday round-up of opportunities listed on the blog that haven’t yet reached their closing date (listed in order of closing date). Opportunities are grouped into four sections: 1) Pick of the Week & featured posts; 2) Opportunities
Read with a free account →12 May 20 · Opportunities
Waste Not Theatre are on a mission to bring a kinky, feel-good show to London. They need you, writers! Read the brief and submit your treatment: https://bit.ly/WNTadapt Deadline: Friday 15th May 2020 Source: UK PLAYWRITING Facebook
Read with a free account →12 May 20 · Events
BBC Writersroom is hosting a live Q&A webinar with Neil Forsyth, writer of Guilt, Eric, Ernie and Me and Bob Servant on Friday 15th May at 12.30pm for one hour. Neil was recently nominated in the Best Writer category at the Royal Television Society Awards 2020 for Guilt. Neil has
Read this article →06 May 20 · Opportunities
Scratching Collective are hosting a zoom scratch night aimed at those with little experience / in training / emerging. Requirements: 10-15 minutes long 1-4 characters max not have been produced be somewhat zoom-able be the only script submitted by the writer How to apply? Send in
Read with a free account →04 May 20 · Opportunities
Thornhill Theatre Space is excited to host their first 12-Hour Theatre Fest. Over the space of 12 hours the goal is to come up with an idea, write the play, read it and then edit. At the end of the 12 hours the goal is to have a short 10-15 minute play to share and … Thornhill Th
Read with a free account →04 May 20 · Events
An Online Workshop (one hour a day for five days) for those interested in writing Comedy for Television, Radio and Theatre. Have you always wanted to write Comedy? Do you have an idea for a Sitcom but don’t know where to start? Have you started a Sitcom script but don’t know how
Read this article →29 April 20 · Opportunities
The BCG Pro Video Contest is looking for the best scripted video sketches, which are two minutes in length or shorter. Each month, a panel of judges will select a sketch, which will be awarded £100 and shared with over 150,000 comedy fans via British Comedy Guide’s social media p
Read with a free account →27 April 20 · Opportunities
This week Theatre is the Cure: Worldwide Online Event producers will be developing a show that offers funny and dramatic, hopeful, inspiring, challenging, steeped in truth, monologues. Every interested playwright who sends an email requesting prompts by 1pm Pacific Time (9pm in L
Read with a free account →22 April 20 · Opportunities
As part of Subtext at The Earl of Derby’s New Writing Festival, they invite you to apply for their short play competition. Successful plays will be performed by professional actors in their lovely, small, but perfectly formed Pub Theatre in South East London (Zone 2) Please submi
Read with a free account →21 April 20 · Events
Playwrights’ Workshop are doing a 15 min writers warm-up every Mon/Fri at 10:15am. If you can’t come join the live group, watch the videos for some inspiration. Click the link here. Source: PLAYWRITING UK Facebook
Read this article →13 April 20 · Opportunities
Newly established production company Kickitdown productions are on the lookout for new pieces of writing that will work in a video call format. These pieces will be live streamed over meeting platform “Zoom” to audiences and industry professionals from around the world. The writi
Read with a free account →08 April 20 · Opportunities
The Painkiller Project by Bitter Pill Theatre is a fortnightly playwriting competition with a small £150 prize for each winning play. The winning play will be produced and released the following week as a podcast (available here). The winning playwright will also get the chance t
Read with a free account →24 March 20 · Opportunities
Uproar Theatre is looking for 15 minute radio plays for their project Some Noise. Originally a scratch night, Uproar are keen to still produce a showcase of new writing, just in a different format! Writers must have a strong connection to the East of England (Suffolk, Norfolk, Ca
Read with a free account →24 March 20 · Opportunities
JW Plays are seeking 15 minute shorts in response to isolation – find out more here. Deadline: rolling Source: Playwriting UK
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