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07 December 22 · Uncategorized

Papatango New Writing Prize 2023

The 15th Papatango New Writing Prize is now open for entries! The UK’s biggest annual playwriting opportunity guarantees feedback for all – an unrivalled investment in new writers everywhere. It awards its winner £7000, a full production & royalties in association with London

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05 December 22 · Opportunities

Look Sharp Theatre – Comedy Submissions

Look Sharp Theatre are an exciting independent non-profit Leeds based company who specialise in comedy and farce. With four shows produced since November 2021, they are looking for new comedy writing for their 2023 season. This production will support their ambitions to become an

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05 December 22 · Uncategorized

Young Pleasance at Edinburgh Fringe 2023

Aged 16-21 and interested in performance and off-stage theatre roles? Young Pleasance is now open for 2023 applications! Young Pleasance offers a professional theatre experience in a large scale ensemble production, including a two week Edinburgh Fringe run. Each year Young Pleas

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05 December 22 · Opportunities

Rosemary’s House Writing Residency – Greece

Rosemary’s House, an annual residency and series of select workshops for writers led by award-winning authors, creatives and journalists in Greece, is opening their first round of applications. Workshops will take place in May, June, and September, and each week-long retreat will

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05 December 22 · Opportunities

Jacksons Lane – Circulate programme

Circulate is a multidisciplinary artist development program at Jacksons Lane in 2023 which will be connecting 3 playwrights, 4 circus performers and 4 actors. Participants will attend a series of workshops where they will learn about circus skills, dramaturgy and narrative, writi

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02 December 22 · Opportunities / Weekly Round-up

Opportunities Weekly Round-up: 2 December 2022

We need YOU more than ever! Find out about 7 easy ways to support us here and help us to continue our work! *Make sure you never miss an opportunity. Sign up for our email list to get the weekly roundup direct to your inbox! * Our weekly Friday round-up of opportunities and news!

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30 November 22 · Opportunities

Third Stone seeking play submissions

SEEKING FULL-LENGTH AND ONE-ACT PLAY SUBMISSIONS! Third Stone Theatre is seeking new play submissions for productions to be staged as a part of our 2023-24 Season. Thank you for sharing your work and art with us! Play submissions should meet the following guidelines: -We consider

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30 November 22 · Opportunities

Urbanite Theatre: 2023 Modern Works Festival

​ Back for the fourth time and returning to an in-person experience, the Modern Works Festival is a playwriting contest, reading festival and celebration of women in theatre. Playwright Eligibility: Seeking new work from emerging and established female playwrights. Playwrights mu

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30 November 22 · Opportunities

13 Months Theatre: Cold Read Workshop

Our Cold Read Workshop has places available for Writers! Come and Join us and have actors blind read 2/3 of your scenes for immediate feedback. The past 2 cold reads have been brilliant for understanding as a writer how we can write natural, fluid dialogue with incredibly insight

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30 November 22 · Opportunities

Coorie In- Playwrights’ Studio Scotland

Beginning this week, Playwrights’ Studio is partnering with arts venues across the country to help make free warm co-working spaces available to playwrights at least once a month. When using the spaces, playwrights will have access to a space to work, tea and coffee making facili

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28 November 22 · Uncategorized

48th Samuel French Off Off Broadway Short Play Festival

The 2023 OOB Festival will be accepting submissions starting on 1st December 2022. Submissions will be closed either when the limit of 850 submissions is reached, or by 15th December 2022. Short plays and musicals can be no longer than 15 pages and have a max run time of 15 minut

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23 November 22 · Opportunities

Blood Beats: LGBTQ+ Writers Group

Thursday, November 24 · 7 – 9pm GMT 2023- 3rd Thursday of the month The Yard Manchester 11 Bent Street Cheetham Hill M8 8NF FREE Blood Beats is a cross disciplinary LGBTQ+ writing group, aimed at creating a supportive community space for writers to come together, develop through

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23 November 22 · News / Original Content

Festive Gifts for 2022 from London Playwrights!

It’s that time of year again! If you’re looking for a festive gift for a playwright in your life, then we’re here to help. We have a fabulous selection gifts from London Playwrights which start at just £10 – if you want to give a gift that is both thoughtful and useful and suppor

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23 November 22 · Opportunities

Vault Festival – New Critics Programme

The VAULT Festival New Critics Programme is for new & early career arts and culture writers to develop their critical voice. Taking place at VAULT Festival 2023 (24th January – 19th March), this unique programme provides five participants with expert mentorship from leading indus

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21 November 22 · Opportunities

The Cheshire Prize for Literature 2022

The 2022 Cheshire Prize for Literature is now accepting entries in all four genres (short stories, scriptwriting, children’s literature and poetry). There is no theme, writers are free to write about anything that inspires them. The competition is open to anyone who has lived, wo

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