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18 November 22 · Opportunities / Weekly Round-up
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!
Read with a free account →18 November 22 · Opportunities
Our members ‘ meet- up takes place on the first Wednesday of every month at 7pm. Feel free to bring in up to 3 pages of dialogue or a pitch for an idea to share with the group for feedback. We’ll also be taking time to catch-up, share ideas, tips, and industry advice. It’s a … Lo
Read with a free account →18 November 22 · Opportunities
WrAP (Write. A. Play) is back for 2023 and we want you to join us for the challenge of writing a play in January! You can find out more about the challenge here If you’re interested in joining in, feel free to come along to this session to ask any questions you might have and … G
Read with a free account →18 November 22 · Opportunities
Our new series of lunchtime workshops is designed to add a creative break to your day! As playwrights, we have to pitch in many different ways: from an interview for a writer development programme to a meeting with a producer to a friend asking ‘what are you writing at the moment
Read with a free account →18 November 22 · News
Congratulations to Nathan Queeley-Dennis wins overall 2022 Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting with his debut play… Birmingham-born actor takes home £16k prize for first play Bullring Techno Makeout Jamz, ‘a joyful galloping hymn to Black friendship and love and tender masculinity’ R
Read this article →18 November 22 · Opportunities
Description I’m producing a (digital) book and I’m looking for writers – 8 to be exact. Writer’s Brief 44 words is simple. It’s an insight into a curious thinking mind. The philosophy behind this is that you don’t have to say much to say a lot. So, what do you have to say? You’ll
Read with a free account →18 November 22 · Opportunities
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
Read with a free account →18 November 22 · Opportunities
Who are we today, post-pandemic? What stories are we yet to tell? Crisis Theatre/ICR Productions seeks submissions for short pieces of new writing (3-10 mins stage time), to present during a night of two halves: ‘F’ – snapshots of the lives of women, and ‘M’ – about the experienc
Read with a free account →18 November 22
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Read this article →17 November 22
We want to find ways to make playwriting accessible to all but we know finances can be a barrier for writers to get the support they need to develop further. With this in mind, we’ve come up with a way for playwrights to help each other out, and to create free opportunities for t
Read this article →16 November 22 · Opportunities
Writers East is a continuation of AE Theatre’s stated pledge – to lower the barrier to entry to the arts – namely – the cost. With the help of Arts Council England, they can now offer 100% free training in playwriting to 3 participants. Three award winners will be chosen to take
Read with a free account →16 November 22 · Opportunities
The Pitch Your Play competition is for young writers (aged 16-30) who have a script they would like to develop. Shortlisted writers get to pitch their play to a panel of industry professionals, and then three winning writers are given free rehearsal space, a paid creative team an
Read with a free account →16 November 22 · Opportunities
Crazy Cat Theatre’s Christmas writing competition is now taking submissions of Christmas-themed short stories between 250 and 2500 words. Stories can be dramatic/comedic/surreal etc. as long as they are chaotic and/or violent. 12 stories will be picked: 3 winners and 9 special me
Read with a free account →14 November 22 · Opportunities
The Literal Challenge are running their 28 Plays Later Challenge this coming February 2023. Every day, you’ll receive a writing brief, then you’ll have to write a play in response. Plays can be of any length, genre and language. This is not a writing competition in the traditiona
Read with a free account →14 November 22 · Opportunities
The Writers Campus is a professional week-long workshop open to screenwriters worldwide who have had at least one professional experience on a broadcast TV/digital series, short or feature film broadcast/festival, and currently developing a project (TV fiction series). In this cr
Read with a free account →11 November 22 · Opportunities / Weekly Round-up
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!
Read with a free account →11 November 22 · Opportunities
Our online book club for plays is back for a new round of reading. Read the play, come to a Zoom discussion session (optional!), and submit a 10 minute play in response to the text! We’re currently reading: Sakuntala by Andrew Day What happens when the cracks in society run throu
Read with a free account →11 November 22 · 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: Chewboy Productions: Accepting submissions for Ch
Read with a free account →11 November 22 · Opportunities
Chewin’ the Fat is an arts magazine bringing together the hottest takes, the freshest creative work and experiments from exciting new voices. Following on from our first two issues which featured incredible artists from all over the UK and beyond, we’re delighted to announce our
Read with a free account →11 November 22 · Opportunities
Workshop: Playwriting Duration: 90 mins Location: ONLINE If you are a playwright and you would like to know how to get your play successfully commissioned by a theatre, then join our intimate workshop with Deirdre O’Halloran, Literary Manager at the Bush Theatre. In this 90 minut
Read with a free account →11 November 22 · Opportunities
The Lancaster Playwriting Prize is an annual Playwriting prize for playwriters in the North and this year is looking for submissions from Deaf, disabled, and neurodiverse writers. Anyone from the North of England who identifies as disabled can apply for the competition. There is
Read with a free account →10 November 22 · Opportunities
Flat 4 Theatre, a queer female led theatre company, are currently programming their Freshly Squeezed Scratch Night and would love to hear from you if you have some new writing in need of an audience! It’s an opportunity to test new work, make magic, make mistakes and in true fest
Read with a free account →07 November 22 · Opportunities
Workshop: Playwriting Duration: 90 mins Location: ONLINE. If you are a playwright and you would like to know how to get your play successfully commissioned by a theatre, then join our intimate workshop with Deirdre O’Halloran, Literary Manager at the Bush Theatre. In this 90 minu
Read with a free account →07 November 22 · Opportunities
Anthroplay & The Hackney Den have teamed up to bring you: Escape Through Words! A scratch night event held at The Hackney Den in Dalston. Each night is different, bringing you a mix of fresh and innovative content. Submissions for Escape Through Words: Gimme More – are open! Anth
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