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01 June 17 · Opportunities
Pint-Sized is looking for submissions for new shows at The Bunker Theatre, London in October and November 2017. Each Pint-Sized showcases 5 pieces of new writing from the best in emerging talent, wrapped up with a live band playing tailor-made tracks written about the pieces invo
Read with a free account →31 May 17 · Opportunities / Writing Workshops
The Hampstead Theatre is launching Inspire: The Next Playwright Programme, an opportunity for playwrights to develop their craft under the mentorship of award-winning playwright Roy Williams. Eligibility: No experience is necessary. Anyone aged between 18 and 25 inclusive on 1 Se
Read with a free account →31 May 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: Full Circle Theatre launch new online radio playw
Read with a free account →24 May 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: Threadbare Theatre’s playwriting competition seek
Read with a free account →23 May 17 · Opportunities
The Bread & Roses Theatre offers one Emerging Theatre Company a one-week-run as part of their Summer Season 2017. This includes two technical rehearsal days and five performance nights free of charge, for which the company will also receive 90% of the box office takings. Technica
Read with a free account →23 May 17 · Education / Opportunities
This one day workshop, co-led by Tamasha’s Producer Alex Towers, Soho Theatre’s Producer David Luff* and Tamasha’s Artistic Director Fin Kennedy, will introduce some of the key principles of producing small scale theatre for fringe and studio venues. Areas covered will include: f
Read with a free account →18 May 17 · Opportunities / Writing Workshops
For performers, theatre makers, playwrights and composers – at any level of experience – with an interest in building a tool kit for devising theatre and finding their voice in a collaborative process Presented by The Scenic Route with: Tangled Feet (Award-winning, inspirational
Read with a free account →17 May 17 · Opportunities
From Writers Avenue Theatre Company – contemporary plays by contemporary writers. Open to writers 18-30 years old who would like the opportunity to develop work and showcase it in front of an audience including top industry professionals. “ We’re not one to gossip but…we heard t
Read with a free account →17 May 17 · Opportunities
Theatrefullstop will celebrate turning 4 on the 14th July, and with this, this August they’ll be introducing the ‘Theatrefullstop presents… Carnival’ podcast. As we all know, the streets of Notting Hill take on the rhythms of the Caribbean as Europe’s largest party; Notting Hill
Read with a free account →16 May 17 · Opportunities
The After School Club are a brand new young female-led theatre company looking for a gem of a play to make their debut. They describe themselves as “sick of seeing plays where female roles are always supporting, or love interest” and want to explore the issues that young women fa
Read with a free account →16 May 17 · Opportunities
Miscellany Theatre Productions are seeking love stories for their next project My Irish Love Song, which will premiere in 2018. Stories can be any length and submitted until August 2017. Stories can take any form, including poetry, prose, dialogue or monologue, but the story shou
Read with a free account →16 May 17 · Opportunities
Fancy seeing your play produced professionally on the London stage? A competition has been launched to find a new playwright among the Irish community in the UK. Last year the London based Green Curtain Theatre Company held its inaugural festival of new Irish plays in venues acro
Read with a free account →09 May 17 · Opportunities
Submissions are open for issue 004 of The Dionysian magazine – a women in theatre issue. Submissions are open to female-identifying playwrights only for this issue. The Dionysian says it is “constantly looking for new and upcoming playwrights while also presenting established pla
Read with a free account →04 May 17 · Opportunities
Alleyway Theatre, based in Buffalo, New York, has announced its annual international Maxim Mazumdar competition in memory of the Canadian playwright and actor. The competition is open to anyone of any age or citizenship. Alleyway Theatre seeks: A full-Length: Play or musical not
Read with a free account →04 May 17 · Opportunities
US based Little Fish Theatre Company is accepting scripts for its 16th annual Pick of the Vine short play production to be presented in January-February 2018. What you get: There will be a $50 flat fee royalty payment to playwrights per play produced. What to submit/How to apply:
Read with a free account →02 May 17 · Opportunities
The Writers Club is a unique club for playwrights, where writers come together to develop their scripts, learn, share and inspire. In association with Directors Cut Theatre Company. Workshops are run by artistic director Heather Ward who has an MA in Theatre Directing, studied pl
Read with a free account →26 April 17 · Opportunities
Bigger Fish Theatre says its is calling all playwrights, actor/writers, musician/writers, chef/writers, people with pens (or pencils)! Big Fish says: “We are very pleased to announce that #SHORTSTUFF2, our second night of original short plays, will take place at the White Bear Th
Read with a free account →24 April 17 · Opportunities
Alphabetti Theatre is offering three opportunities with rolling deadlines. Alphabetti create, produce and programme original work across the performing arts. They have been running venues and developing writers since 2012. They are moving to a new long-term home in Newcastle upon
Read with a free account →24 April 17 · Opportunities
Threadbare Theatre is launching its playwriting competition and is looking for a play set in a pub. Threadbare says: “We love working on new writing and on plays that fit our space perfectly. “We are now launching a playwriting competition to find a brand new play that we will st
Read with a free account →24 April 17 · Opportunities
Comedians Theatre Company are calling for new 20 minute Duologues for a new show, 6x6x6, on the themes ‘Together and Asunder’.This is for an Edinburgh slot, 4.20pm in Ten Dome. They say: “We’ll consider different styles….in the past we’ve found that dark comedy drama works well (
Read with a free account →19 April 17 · Education / Opportunities
A ten week course which will give an insight into approaches to beginning playwriting. With focus on techniques, exercises and approaches to writing and opportunities for discussion shared group critiques. Andrew is a critically acclaimed writer for stage and screen with works in
Read with a free account →18 April 17 · Opportunities
Sterts Theatre are looking for an original 25-35 minute one act play for up to four adult actors to be performed in a studio space for their 2017 playwriting competition. Plays can be on any theme. Prizes: £100 first prize and your play performed in Sterts studio. Two runners up
Read with a free account →12 April 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: Tamasha seeks diverse shorts for comedy scratch n
Read with a free account →11 April 17 · Opportunities
Following the success of their previously theatre based playwriting festivals, Full Circle Theatre have decided to move the festival online to reach a wider, international, audience. Winning entries will be recorded as ‘radio’ plays and launched on their website http://www.fullci
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