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28 May 18 · Opportunities
Calling all writers! Creators of horror! Macabre story-weavers! Nightmare sculptors! Submissions are now open to UK based playwrights for the London Horror Festival Playwriting Competition, in association with the Old Red Lion Theatre and Danse Macabre Productions. Now in its eig
Read with a free account →24 May 18 · Opportunities
Submissions are now being accepting for Ink Festival 2019. They are accepting entries from East Anglia writers (from Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire and Essex). There are various categories for entrants, including: musical theatre, short plays, a short play on the theme of ‘it’s
Read with a free account →23 May 18 · Opportunities
Sparkhaus Theatre are looking for writers and theatre makers who have brand new ideas to try out as part of their first scratch night, IGNITE. The group are interested in; presenting a space for new ideas to grow, encouraging writers to take risks in a safe space and bringing tog
Read with a free account →23 May 18 · Opportunities
Submissions at The Chelsea Theatre are now open for their next new writing evening. After their SOLD OUT shows in October they are BACK and looking for short pieces, this time inspired by the themes of: FEMALE EMPOWERMENT/SEXUALITY/CONSENT. “In light of the events and throughout
Read with a free account →22 May 18 · 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 →22 May 18 · Events
Utopia Theatre and award-winning playwright Oladipo Agboluaje are thrilled to offer a free Writers Masterclass day aimed at aspiring playwrights on Thursday 24 May from 11.00am – 6pm. This masterclass aims to build your confidence, begin to hone your skills as a playwright and se
Read this article →22 May 18 · Opportunities
They People’s Theatre is pleased to announce the latest People’s Play competition. This award is aimed at playwrights from the North of England who are yet to have a full-length play performed professionally. Past winners include Peter Straughan (Wolf Hall, TV mini-series; Tinker
Read with a free account →22 May 18 · Opportunities / Writing Workshops
WoLab are thrilled to be partnering with Theatre N16 to deliver a FREE 12-week intensive course led by industry professionals, aimed specifically at actor-writers. Over the 12 weeks, you will develop your existing playwriting and acting skills through a series of tailored worksho
Read with a free account →22 May 18 · Opportunities
Pheobus Fire are seeking scripts on the theme of ‘women’s empowerment’ for peformances which will take place in 2019 in theatres in East Kent. Profits from the tour will be donated to a local charity which supports women. How to apply: read the full guidelines and find out how to
Read with a free account →22 May 18 · Opportunities
Expressingwordz is a new theatre company in Sheffield and theylooking for a writer and producer to join the team. The first project will be a journey of an immigrant navigating a post-Brexit Britain, with the aim of taking the show to Brighton and Edinburgh Fringe in 2019. It is
Read with a free account →21 May 18 · Events / Opportunities
Following their recent theatre festival, Talos II, Cyborphic have organised a networking event for creatives interested in science fiction theatre to exchange ideas, form collaborations and discuss the future of theatre in the UK and beyond. They welcome people who are into Genre
Read with a free account →18 May 18 · Opportunities
HighTide’s aim is to produce new theatre works by artists who are yet to receive their first commission. HighTide produces well-resourced debut productions with substantial research and development periods, which benefit from development with HighTide associates and audience feed
Read with a free account →18 May 18 · Opportunities
The team that brought you Shorts @ The Canal are inviting all writers to submit a play no longer than 15-minute, for their next enterprise, “The Twilight Hour”. The show will be based on The Twilight Zone TV series to be performed at the award-winning Canal Cafe Theatre a renowne
Read with a free account →18 May 18 · Opportunities
They are looking for an experienced writer who has written theatre pieces with LGBTQIA themes to lead a 3 hour master class at Nottingham Playhouse as part of Write Pride, an LGBT writing festival taking place in Nottingham in July 2018. The master class should give participants
Read with a free account →17 May 18 · Opportunities
Entries are now open for the 22nd Alfred Fagon Award which is supported by The Peggy Ramsay Foundation. Last year’s award for Best New Play of the Year was won by Mufaro Makubika who won £6,000 for his play Shebeen. Shebeen is at Nottingham Playhouse 1 – 16 June and Theatre Royal
Read with a free account →16 May 18 · Opportunities / Writing Workshops
As part of the Cardiff Fringe Theatre Festival‘s Free Fringe events, one of the guys at ScriptDawg has decided to try and condense what they do with the 72 Hour Challenge into a workshop and guideline to writing any of your future scripts… in the future. Which will be the present
Read with a free account →16 May 18 · Original Content
In this guest post, writer Naomi Westerman discusses problems with privilege within the theatre industry and how becoming a playwright isn’t a simple as picking up a pen. The first time I stepped foot in the Royal Court Theatre was five years ago. That was the same year I met Sim
Read this article →16 May 18 · Opportunities / Uncategorized
Just Some Theatre are looking for new play scripts. After successful Arts Council funded tours and London runs including Coward (2013) and The Doppel Gang (2015/17), they are looking for fresh projects with a view to produce in 2019. “We focus on new writing, and strive for high
Read with a free account →16 May 18 · News / Opportunities
Theatre Uncut has launched the UK’s first major political playwriting prize in partnership with the Young Vic in London. Edinburgh’s Traverse Theatre and the Sherman Theatre in Cardiff are also partners to the award, which aims to find the next generation of political playwrights
Read with a free account →16 May 18 · Opportunities
ARC is very excited to be working with The Royal Exchange Theatre, Susan Hodgkiss and The Yard, London on this year’s Hodgkiss Award 2018. The prize, which was last awarded in 2016, will support the realisation of a brand new piece of ambitious theatre made by an artist or compan
Read with a free account →16 May 18 · Opportunities
Angel on the Corner are looking for a new theatre project! Founded in 2014, the female led company are passionate about new writing and giving women a voice. Their first show, ‘Zero Down’ written by BBC award winning writer Sarah Hehir, premiered at Theatre 503 in August 2015 and
Read with a free account →15 May 18 · Opportunities
Metamorph Theatre is looking for new artists to write or devise for its’ upcoming night ‘Pick and Mixed Plays’. They are looking for 6, 10-15 minute short plays or extracts that will be ready for showcase in July. Picked and Mixed Plays will be the performance evening by Metamorp
Read with a free account →14 May 18 · Education / Writing Workshops
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 this article →10 May 18 · Education / Writing Workshops
Theatre Deli and The Pleasance Theatre present ‘The Need To Knows’, a series of workshops for aspiring theatre makers and producers on the basics of the independent theatre sector – consider it your crash course in the business aspects of the arts. There will be 8 workshops inclu
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