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07 September 17 · Opportunities
Anima Theatre Company are looking for a number of emerging writers to be involved in a project based around the idea of Place. Inspired by a different location each month, the writers will create a short piece responding to a place and the people that inhabit it. During this proc
Read with a free account →06 September 17 · Opportunities
Arcola Theatre is partnering with The Orseis Trust to commission a talented and committed playwright from a traditionally underrepresented background, to develop an original work for Arcola’s main stage. Arcola aims to produce world class, locally engaged and internationally mind
Read with a free account →06 September 17 · 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: Bush Theatre accepting scripts through open submi
Read with a free account →03 September 17 · Opportunities
Get Over It Productions are an all-female theatre company based in West London & are currently seeking submissions for their female-centric scratch night: The Scene. In their words: “Our aim is to provide a platform for female-centric new writing from artists in need of an outlet
Read with a free account →02 September 17 · Opportunities
Full Disclosure Theatre are now accepting submissions for XPOSED, a new writing night of short plays revealing the naked and entertaining truths about queer life. The company are passionate about discovering unheard voices within the community and showcasing LGBTQ+ stories. XPOSE
Read with a free account →29 August 17 · Opportunities / Writing Workshops
Cardboard Citizens is renowned as being one of the world’s leading Forum Theatre companies, and they are running a 5 day intensive Forum Theatre course led by their artistic director Adrian Jackson. In their words: “Participants will learn how to devise a Forum Theatre piece and
Read with a free account →28 August 17 · Original Content
Ever wondered how the NT decides what plays to put on? And how a new writer finds a home for their work? Read our Q&A with Sam Sedgman to find out… Theatre is not just something that occurs within the four walls of the auditorium, and often means more than just being a nice eveni
Read this article →25 August 17 · Opportunities
Birmingham Repertory Theatre‘s acclaimed artist development scheme, REP Foundry, is now accepting applications for the 2018 programme. They are looking for emerging theatre practitioners from across the Midlands who wish to establish themselves as creatives, and will support arti
Read with a free account →23 August 17 · Original Content
Ever been afraid to write a play actively involving an audience? Or to have actors break character? Editor Jennifer Richards caught up with Hannah Khalil after the performance of her play ‘How It Ended’, who shares her best advice for creating experimental theatre. The Experiment
Read this article →23 August 17 · Opportunities
The Bush Theatre have opened their 2017 script submission window, and are looking for your full-length unsolicited scripts. The Bush Theatre is committed to discovering the best new plays from playwrights who may be unknown to then and therefore seek unsolicited submissions from
Read with a free account →22 August 17 · Opportunities
It’s Not a Box Theatre are looking for intimate stories for their pod play Overhear. (A pod play is a piece of theatre where the text is heard through an iPod or similar device. This theatre piece will work in conjunction with a smartphone app, making for a truly modern theatrica
Read with a free account →19 August 17 · Opportunities / Writing Workshops
The National Theatre are launching their series of Autumn Playwriting courses! For the first time, they are running both the ‘How to begin playwriting’ and the ‘How to develop your playwriting’ courses simultaneously, so there is plenty on offer for writers of all levels. How to
Read with a free account →19 August 17 · Opportunities
One of Melbourne’s leading independent theater’s, The Owl and Cat Theatre, are seeking provocative new plays to produce. They are looking for work that is thought-provoking/confronting in nature, and work that explores contemporary themes. There is no specific genre stated, they
Read with a free account →09 August 17 · 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: Chelsea Theatre seeking submissions for scratch n
Read with a free account →07 August 17 · Opportunities
London Horror Festival are seeking horror scripts for their 2017 festival! Through their annual playwriting competition, they are looking for scripts with a time frame of 45-60 minutes. The winning applicant will have their play performed on the opening night of the festival at t
Read with a free account →05 August 17 · Opportunities
Chelsea Theatre are seeking submissions for their new scratch night, and are offering £50 prizes to the winning applicants! They are looking for short scripts based of the themes: home, culture, and boarders. They are accepting scripts, skits, comedy, poetry, and more. Each piece
Read with a free account →04 August 17 · Opportunities
TheatreThirteen are hosting a scratch night for new writing and are looking for scripts. They are hosting the night to celebrate new writing, and to promote the work of new talent. In their words: “The pieces should be around 10 minutes each, feature no more than 3 actors, and id
Read with a free account →31 July 17 · Opportunities
Karman Theatre Company are looking for plays to produce as part of their new writing night titled PIECES. They are looking for short plays with a time frame of 15-20 minutes. These can be of any genre and can also be an extract of a longer piece. In their words: “PIECES is a quar
Read with a free account →31 July 17 · Opportunities
Monday Club are currently accepting scripts for a rehearsed reading of a new play at the Old Red Lion Theatre. In their words: “The Spill is an evening of new writing, giving one playwright the opportunity to have their new play performed as a rehearsed reading in front of a live
Read with a free account →31 July 17 · Opportunities
Monday Club are accepting creative work for their scratch night Take The Floor. In their words: “The night promotes new work within all forms of theatre and forges connections for collaboration between these varying mediums. Whether you’re putting on part of a play, a dance, a mi
Read with a free account →26 July 17 · Opportunities
VAULT Festival is now open to applications for the 2018 Festival. They are looking for daring, innovative and engaging work to present to audiences between January and March 2018. This year there are three strands to which you can apply: Theatre & Performance, Comedy Festival and
Read with a free account →26 July 17 · 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: Heretic Productions seeking monologues for produc
Read with a free account →24 July 17 · Opportunities
Heretic Productions have launched their new playwriting initiative Heretic Voices, and seek monologues from writers and writer-performers to be fully produced by professionals at the Arcola in January 2018. Plays will also be published in a collection. Monologues can be of any ge
Read with a free account →18 July 17 · Opportunities
CentrE17 are programming their upcoming summer season and are seeking submissions for three day – one week runs of shows. They want to hear from theatre companies ASAP, who are interested in doing: 3 days – 1 week runs of productions in the venue this August. The productions need
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