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12 September 18 · Opportunities
2019 is an iconic year in the relationship between Ireland and the United Kingdom. Not only is it one hundred years since the beginning of the War of Independence in Ireland and seventy years since the Republic of Ireland left the British commonwealth. It is also the year when th
Read with a free account →12 September 18 · Opportunities
Cast Iron Theatre‘s writing window is now open for their eleventh short play night in November. They are looking for short plays (between 10 – 15mins) with a soft theme of ‘Eleven’ – interpret as you wish. Preference will be given to playwrights from East Sussex although they wil
Read with a free account →12 September 18 · Opportunities
Cast Iron Theatre are looking for spooky/scary stories for ‘Bitter Sweets: Ugly Tales for Beautiful Souls‘, their popular spooky storytelling night as part of Brighton Horrorfest. This year the storytelling night is on Friday 26 October. Loosely inspired by the portmanteau Amicus
Read with a free account →10 September 18 · Opportunities
Do you have a passion for theatre and a love of new plays? This year for the first time ever the Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting, with the support of theatre critic Lyn Gardner, is looking for a passionate audience member to join them in the search for original and innovate new v
Read with a free account →10 September 18 · Opportunities
Chichester Festiva Theatre has a programme of weekly activities for adults. Whether you’re interested in performing or gaining new creative skills, they invite you to Get Into It! Get inspired by the range of plays on their stages and write your own! You will be guided through si
Read with a free account →05 September 18 · Opportunities
ReWrite is a script development event for playwrights from Glasgow-based In Motion Theatre Company. They will select four short plays or script extracts (up to 15 pages in length) and give you space and guidance to develop your script, to grow your ideas and push your playwriting
Read with a free account →04 September 18 · Opportunities / Writing Workshops
Paperclip Theatre are running one of their acclaimed redrafting and structure workshops planned for September. If you’re stuck on a redraft or just fancy getting in a room with likeminded creatives this is for you! Whether you have a play you’ve finished that you’re looking to de
Read with a free account →04 September 18 · Opportunities
The Noosa Arts Theatre National One-Act Playwriting Competition attracts entries from playwrights across Australia, New Zealand, the UK, USA, and other countries. (Although based in Australia, applications are accepted from around the world). This playwriting competition offers a
Read with a free account →29 August 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 Questors Theatre seeking short plays on theme
Read with a free account →28 August 18 · Opportunities
The Space are seeking proposals from theatre companies and producers for their Spring 2019 season. What they offer: A welcoming and supportive environment Box office splits and no upfront hire costs Marketing and Production support Free rehearsal space, subject to availability A
Read with a free account →28 August 18 · Opportunities
The Marlborough Theatre and Attenborough Centre for the Creative Arts are delighted to announce 2 new commissions for BAME LGBTQ+ artists to create a new 15 minute performance inspired by Audre Lorde Following on from 2017’s successful Thinking Queer: Bloomsbury Group, they are e
Read with a free account →28 August 18 · Opportunities
Full Disclosure Theatre are now accepting submissions for XPOSED, their new writing night of short plays revealing the naked and entertaining truths about queer life. Their most recent XPOSED evening sold out to audiences at Southwark Playhouse in February. XPOSED will feature a
Read with a free account →14 August 18 · Opportunities
Arcola invites playwrights to elevate their work and hone their style. From Page To Stage will enable early-career playwrights to look critically at their drafted work in preparation for performance. Each two hour session will provide tools and exercises for writers to go beyond
Read with a free account →13 August 18 · Opportunities
The Questors Theatre is planning a themed evening of short plays, looking at the darker side of social media. Selected entries will receive a staged reading during their coming season. Love it or loathe it, social media is part of modern life. Friendships are formed and played ou
Read with a free account →10 August 18 · Opportunities
IT’S BACK (AND JUST A BIT BIGGER AND BETTER). WRITERS, COME SUBMIT YOUR SCRIPTS TO THE BRIGHTON SCRATCH NIGHT! 9 Extracts, 2 performances across 3 nights. 1 play to be produced for a full Brighton Fringe run. What they are looking for (in their words): • We want your scripts (PDF
Read with a free account →10 August 18 · Opportunities
Robin Hood Theatre has introduced a new script submission process for 2018-19. In their words: “Our script submissions window will open on September 1st 2018 until midnight on September 30th 2018, open to all writers aged 16+ based in the East Midlands region and members of our p
Read with a free account →09 August 18 · Opportunities
Hampstead Theatre is thrilled to announce the return of The Inspire Programme, an opportunity for playwrights aged 18 to 25 to develop their craft under the mentorship of award-winning playwright Roy Williams. Beginning in November 2018, the playwrights will attend monthly group
Read with a free account →08 August 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: Hampstead Theatre submission window open Descript
Read with a free account →06 August 18 · Opportunities
Hampstead Theatre is looking for original plays and promising writers. Their annual submission window is now open. “We want to read engaging stories, writing that takes risks and plays that speak to a modern audience. If the voice is refreshing, or if the play is delivered with p
Read with a free account →06 August 18 · Opportunities
If you have a 10-15 minute standalone short you want to stick in front of an audience, new writing night Briefs is after some pieces for performance at London’s Waterloo East Theatre on 6th September. It’s super low-key, so easier to stage the better. Unpaid for all of us unfortu
Read with a free account →06 August 18 · Opportunities
Whether you have a play you’ve finished that you’re looking to develop further or the spark of an idea this workshop is for you. This workshop will look at: Interrogating themes and ideas Individual scene structure The relationship between character and structure Redrafting Form
Read with a free account →06 August 18 · Opportunities
Over 5 years Experimental Experience have taken Sex Worker’s Opera from an East London grassroots experiment to selling out a UK Tour last autumn and – this summer – one of Amsterdam’s central theatres whilst performing at the International AIDS Conference and LGBTIAQ+ Pride. Sex
Read with a free account →06 August 18 · Opportunities
Two artists, one writer and one director, will be selected as Resident Artists for the 2019 instalment of the Tron Theatre in Glasgow’s mini-festival of provocative theatre, Mayfesto. A successful Resident Writer applicant receives: a first draft commission of £4,000 a two-week r
Read with a free account →01 August 18 · Opportunities
WGGB is accepting nominations for its 14th annual Olwen Wymark Theatre Encouragement Awards. Any WGGB member may nominate anyone who has given them exceptional encouragement for theatre writing during the past year. This is an award for personal encouragement. It is not in recogn
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