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16 March 17 · Opportunities
Berkery Casting is looking for playwrights for a London profit-share fringe theatre with a call out for a present day play set in UK or Northern Europe. Berkery is looking for a play with a strong female (mid 20’s) lead with potential for 3 other actors. The ideal length is under
Read with a free account →16 March 17 · Opportunities
Blue Elephant Theatre is seeking submissions for its’ Trunkated Scratch Night on 19 April 2017. They are looking for 10 minute extracts of works-in-progress that you would like to try out in front of an audience. Blue Elephant says: “We’re interested in all sorts of theatrical wo
Read with a free account →16 March 17 · Opportunities
Calling all writers. The next Page to Stage is on Wednesday 12 April at The Horse & Stables, London, SE1 7RW – and they would like to hear from you! You are invited to submit a new 10-minute theatre script (or excerpt of a longer script) to be rehearsed by actors and directors, t
Read with a free account →14 March 17 · Opportunities
My Aim is True is a script in hand new writing night which takes inspiration from the songs of Elvis Costello from Breakwater Theatre. There will be an audience vote for the best play of the night and the winning playwright will receive £50. Breakwater, which is looking for new w
Read with a free account →13 March 17 · Writing Workshops
Whether you have a play you’ve finished that you’re looking to develop further or the spark of an idea this workshop is for you. This workshop will look at: Interrogating themes and ideas Individual scene structure The relationship between character and structure Redrafting Form
Read this article →08 March 17 · Opportunities
The Mercury Playwriting Prize at the Mercury Theatre, Colchester, is open for submissions with the chance to win a £2,000 prize and a year-long attachment to the theatre. The prize is held in association with The University Of Essex. The Mercury says: “The Mercury Theatre is prou
Read with a free account →08 March 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: Secret Hour Theatre seeks shorts on theme of ‘sec
Read with a free account →06 March 17 · Opportunities
Theatre Delicatessen exists to support artists in the creation of the work and the development of their practice and is looking for creatives to apply for its artist residency programme. Its focus is on supporting artists whose work breaks the boundaries of traditional theatre by
Read with a free account →06 March 17 · Opportunities
Sky Blue Theatre Company is open for submissions for The British Theatre Challenge for Schools – a national competition designed to encourage children at KS2 and KS3 in creative writing for performance. What you get: The winning play will be performed by professional actors along
Read with a free account →06 March 17 · Opportunities
The Canal Café Theatre in west London is launching a new playwriting scheme to be the final part of its American season. Russell Lucas, theatre director and an associate at The Canal Cafe said: “This one is a little different to ‘send us your play’ as we areaccepting ‘pitches’ ra
Read with a free account →27 February 17 · Opportunities
The After School Club are a brand new theatre company looking for a gem of a play to make their debut. The After School Club says this is a “great opportunity to have your work produced. “We are a new writing theatre company that aim to tackle challenging themes and bring controv
Read with a free account →27 February 17 · Writing Workshops
Master Raconteur is running a day workshop with National Theatre playwright Simon Vinnicombe covering dramatic action, scene writing and structure. Master Raconteur is a non for profit organisation offering writer training. Its remit is to give people access to industry professio
Read this article →27 February 17 · Opportunities
Secret Hour Theatre are looking for 15 minute duologues and monologues for Secrets, a new writing night taking place at the Camden Fringe 2017. The duologues/monologues must respond to the theme: Secrets. Secrets will showcase four unique pieces of new writing. Each piece should
Read with a free account →24 February 17 · Education / Writing Workshops
A three day playwriting workshop with award-winning playwright Simon Stephens will take place in Andalucia, Spain, this October. Simon Stephens is an English playwright. Having taught on the Young Writers’ Programme at the Royal Court Theatre for many years, he is now an artistic
Read this article →20 February 17 · Opportunities
The George Devine Award is an annual prize, established in 1966 in honour of the first director of the Royal Court Theatre. The award is now administered by his daughter, Harriet Devine. The prize is open to any promising playwright for an original stage play, which need not have
Read with a free account →20 February 17 · Opportunities
Merlin Theatre Frome is inviting submissions for its 2017 short play competition. There are two categories: over 25 and under 25. Plays may be on any theme. The six winning plays will receive a fully rehearsed script-in-hand performance at the theatre on Friday 19 May. What to su
Read with a free account →20 February 17 · Opportunities
Althea theatre is inviting writers to to participate in their rapid response night for ‘One Last Thing for Now’ at the Old Red Lion. Writers can attend the show, then write and submit a short piece for the response night on Sunday 19 March. This is a chance to watch the show at a
Read with a free account →15 February 17 · Opportunities
Theatrefullstop is on the look out for 3-5 minute comedy sketches to be filmed on either Saturday 25 February or Sunday 26 February 2017. These sketches will be filmed at a theatre venue and will be available to watch on Shoreditch Radio’s new digital magazine, Ditch Magazine. Wh
Read with a free account →15 February 17 · Opportunities
Theatrefullstop are looking for 2-10 minute script submissions for their bi-weekly podcast. Lucy Basaba of Theatrefullstop says it has been recording podcasts with Shoreditch Radio since November 2016, and “this has been a welcomed addition to the theatre website. “The podcast, r
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Theatre503 is inviting writers to come along to a writers’ night to take part in its ‘rapid write response scheme’ to see your script staged. How does it work? Writers are invited to come along to the writers’ night to see a Theatre503 show, with tickets at a discounted rate, tal
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Rich Creative, a brand new theatre company, is launching a new feminist scratch night called The Female Gaze & Other Stories. The first evening is subtitled Volume I: A Sexual Odyssey. Rich Creative want to showcase stories about sex and desire spanning the sexuality spectrum. Se
Read with a free account →15 February 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: From Page to Stage festival of new musical theatr
Read with a free account →14 February 17 · Events
Not strictly for playwrights but for all you theatre-makers out there… The Rosemary Branch Theatre is looking for collaborators to run regular nights at its 60 seat venue on the borders of Hackney and Islington. It will apply to performers/companies interested in pitches for recu
Read this article →14 February 17 · Opportunities
After their debut production Perform and Give are on the lookout for another play to produce in 2017 in London. Perform and Give produce theatre to provide opportunities in theatre production and to raise money for charity. Each member works on a voluntary basis and all profit is
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