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29 April 26 · Opportunities
Applications for the Kevin Elyot Award 2026 to support a writer-in-residence at the University of Bristol Theatre Collection are now open! The Kevin Elyot Award is an annual award given to support a promising writer, practitioner or scholar to begin the process of creating a new
Read with a free account →29 April 26 · Opportunities
THE LAMBETH FRINGE 2026 Applications are now open for Lambeth Fringe 2026. A month long celebration of bold, brilliant performance across South London. From theatre and comedy to cabaret, dance and everything in between, the Fringe champions new voices and fresh ideas. “A brand n
Read with a free account →28 April 26 · Opportunities
New commission opportunity for Scotland-based stage writers! Summerhall Arts is inviting applications for two First Draft Commissions, supporting writers based in Scotland to develop a new play over an extended, self-directed period. We will commission two writers to develop a fi
Read with a free account →28 April 26 · Opportunities
Riverscribes Drop In Sessions return this Wednesday 29th April 🎭 Whether you’re working on a play, script, or just don’t know where to start, these sessions are designed to get you writing, unstuck, and inspired. Each session is packed with practical exercises, guidance, and spa
Read with a free account →28 April 26 · Opportunities
Calling all playwrights! Submit your script to ETC’s eighth annual PLAY/write: The Jackie Demaline Regional Collegiate Playwriting Competition for your shot at $2,500 and a professional reading of your script. Entrants must be currently enrolled either full or part-time at a univ
Read with a free account →28 April 26 · Opportunities
Attention all playwrights! You have less than a month left to submit your original play to the ETC/Kaplan Playwriting Competition. This is your chance to showcase your talent and win a share of over $1750 in prize money! The Eventide Theatre Company of Massachusetts is excited to
Read with a free account →28 April 26 · Opportunities
Little Flix London is open for submissions for micro screenplays (1–7 pages). The BFI Inclusion Team and champion writers from global majority and working-class backgrounds support the festival. Selected writers will be part of a day of screenings, networking and industry access
Read with a free account →28 April 26 · Opportunities
We’re excited to launch a new Climate Playwriting Prize in partnership with our friends at the Shakespeare’s Globe and Fern Culture, championing playwrights who engage with the nature and climate crisis and uncovering the most exciting new works in this space. With this prize, we
Read with a free account →25 April 26 · Writing Workshops / YPPN
Young Person’s Playwriting Network has a great opportunity for any under 25 playwrights: On Monday 27th April 6-7:30pm we will be running a FREE workshop suitable for all levels of writers – whether you’ve never written a play before, or whether you’ve had plays performed! The wo
Read this article →24 April 26 · Opportunities
CALLOUT FOR WRITERS! Fight Like A Girl! is back! We’re bringing a new ‘Play In A Day’ to Slung Low in Leeds on the evening of Monday 13th July 2026 to raise even more money for Cancer Research UK! Writers scribble through the night to come up with scripts and then teams of direct
Read with a free account →24 April 26 · Opportunities
Award-Winning Playwright Isley Lynn will be leading a 3-hour online workshop on writing, an intensive look at story structure for anyone interested in theatre, storytelling and dramaturgy. Whether you want to develop a project already underway, use structural thinking to grow an
Read with a free account →24 April 26 · Opportunities
Got a story to tell? A character in your head? Or just the urge to get on stage with your own work? This dynamic three part course is designed to help you develop a one-person performance, taking you from first spark to script, and closer to the stage. Across the three sessions y
Read with a free account →24 April 26 · Opportunities / Weekly Round-up
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Read with a free account →23 April 26 · Opportunities
Due to the phenomenal feedback from audiences, critics and patrons alike, Women’s Voices Festival is returning for its 3rd consecutive year in 2027! Women’s Voices: A Celebration (WVAC) is a pioneering & inspiring festival to coincide with International Women’s Day. The event bri
Read with a free account →23 April 26 · Opportunities
Script Lab is officially open for applications! We’re looking for bold new writers to shape an idea for a short film into a ready-to-shoot script. Script Lab is our annual programme for new writers which sees their idea develop into a short script that’s production ready. Writers
Read with a free account →23 April 26 · Opportunities
Live Writes is an event where a handful of writers chosen from an open submission window have their work performed in a scratch setting in our main theatre space in front of a panel of industry experts and a full house audience. Rehearsals, tech and performances all happen over o
Read with a free account →17 April 26 · Opportunities / Weekly Round-up
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Read with a free account →16 April 26 · Opportunities
The Femmes of Colour Comedy Club are hosting Flipping the Script, a free panel discussion as part of their one-day festival, FOC Fest. The panel will explore making scripted projects for Radio, TV, Film and online – what makes an idea worth developing, what makes a script worth c
Read with a free account →16 April 26 · Opportunities
The Caromoon Collective The Caromoon Collective is a four month writing programme. Eight writers will be selected to take an idea and craft it into a full length play. Over the course of four months writers will share their work, learn and mentor each other and write furiously in
Read with a free account →16 April 26 · Opportunities
Theatre at the Library will take place on October 14 and 15 2026 presenting three performances in a uniquely configured studio space in Whitton Library Richmond. Scripts are fully rehearsed and performed to professional workshop production level. This is not a rehearsed reading!.
Read with a free account →16 April 26 · Opportunities
CHARACTER: INNER CONFLICT AND CONSTRUCTED IDENTITIES – Wednesday 29th April, 18:30-20:30 (GMT), online via Zoom About the workshop What are the different approaches to constructing character in our plays? How does the kind of play we’re writing shape our approach to character? Th
Read with a free account →16 April 26 · Opportunities
All of Them, Dead is currently in rehearsals before a UK Tour. As part of the rehearsal process, they are commissioning four short plays (10 min max) responding to the themes of All of Them, Dead: Sexuality, Connection in Isolation, Rural Britain, Coming of Age and Friendship. Se
Read with a free account →14 April 26
The Young Person’s Playwriting Network is an initiative developed by Emily White in collaboration with London Playwrights with the goal of connecting young writers. All playwrights under the age of 25 are welcome to join the community; please join the whatsapp group and follow us
Read this article →03 April 26 · Opportunities / Weekly Round-up
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