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28 May 19 · Funding and Bursaries / Opportunities
Writers aged 18-29 on low-income can apply for the David Pease Award grant to attend an Arvon playwriting course. Two full grants are available to cover the full cost of the fee. The course runs from 2nd September to 7th September and the tutors are Ola Animashawun and Jessica Sw
Read with a free account →24 May 19 · Opportunities / Weekly Round-up
Want to support LPB? Become a member! Our weekly Friday round-up of opportunities listed on the blog that haven’t yet reached their closing date (listed in order of closing date). Opportunities are grouped into four sections: 1) Pick of the Week & featured posts; 2) Opportunities
Read with a free account →22 May 19 · 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: The Bruntwood Prize (just 2 weeks to go!) Descrip
Read with a free account →21 May 19 · Opportunities
Writers based in South-West England (Bristol, Cornwall, Devon, Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Scilly Isles, Somerset or Wiltshire) are invited to apply to be Papatango’s 2019 Resident Playwright, as part of our WriteWest programme. The Resident will receive a commission of £6,500 to
Read with a free account →21 May 19 · Opportunities
As part of their 90th birthday celebrations, The Questors Theatre is seeking submissions for our student playwriting competition 2019. Do you have ideas whizzing around your head that you’d love to put to pen and paper? Are you itching to see your stories come to life? Or perhaps
Read with a free account →20 May 19 · Opportunities
Part of the Grid is back with affordable theatre workshops to get you jump-starting your summer projects. On the docket is ‘How to Run a Theatre’ led by Audrey Lane Thayer, Artistic Director of the Drayton Arms Theatre on June 7, ‘Lighting Design’ (June 26), and ‘Sound Design’ (J
Read with a free account →20 May 19 · Events / Opportunities
Taking a show to Edinburgh Fringe 2019? Feeling somewhat daunted by the prospect? Then join Tumours for a night of Edinburgh top tips, dos and don’ts, the chance to ask questions, meet others taking shows, share show details and more…. When: 29 May 2019 at 7.30pm Where: The Treeh
Read with a free account →20 May 19 · Opportunities
Every Christmas, Nottingham Playhouse produces a family show aimed at younger children, in the Neville Studio. The production then tours to primary schools in the region. For the 2019/20 production they are producing Pinocchio and we’re looking for an East Midlands writer to comm
Read with a free account →20 May 19 · Opportunities
Up to 15-page scripts on the subject Walking Away: When Love Isn’t Enough are sought for rehearsed readings after a performance of The Knot at The Old Red Lion Theatre in Islington, London on Saturday 29th June 2019. Directors can also apply. *Actors won’t be provided, so you’d n
Read with a free account →20 May 19 · Opportunities
The International Moving Image Society is seeking script submissions for their Table Read on the 29th June at the Etcetera Theatre above the Oxford Arms) in Camden, London. The event will feature a table read of short screenplays and extracts, and give a voice to your characters.
Read with a free account →18 May 19 · Original Content
The second submission window is officially open for #PlayClub! We want brand new short plays written in response to this month’s play: Trestle by Stewart Pringle. Selected plays will be given a rehearsed reading at a special event at the end of the year! Plays must be direct resp
Read this article →17 May 19 · Opportunities / Weekly Round-up
Want to support LPB? Become a member! Our weekly Friday round-up of opportunities listed on the blog that haven’t yet reached their closing date (listed in order of closing date). Opportunities are grouped into four sections: 1) Pick of the Week & featured posts; 2) Opportunities
Read with a free account →16 May 19 · Opportunities
Are you aged 18-25 and not in full-time education, employment or training? Do you have a brilliant idea for a short film? Check out shortFLIX, Creative England’s UK-wide short filmmaking initiative with Sky Arts and ScreenSkills They are seeking out ideas from creative, talented
Read with a free account →16 May 19 · Opportunities
A one day event in the heart of Glasgow to engage and inspire new and experienced writers living and working in Scotland. Across twelve sessions, we will hear from the UK’s leading Drama and Comedy writers and producers as they share their experiences of developing and producing
Read with a free account →15 May 19 · Opportunities
A call out for new short plays for a Tamasha scratch night at Rich Mix, 19 July 2019. Do you ever feel frustrated about what you see or don’t see on stage? What themes, worlds or communities still aren’t being represented? We are living through tumultuous times – how should theat
Read with a free account →10 May 19 · Opportunities / Pick of the Week
Want to support LPB? Become a member! Our weekly Friday round-up of opportunities listed on the blog that haven’t yet reached their closing date (listed in order of closing date). Opportunities are grouped into four sections: 1) Pick of the Week & featured posts; 2) Opportunities
Read with a free account →09 May 19 · Opportunities
The Literal Challenge – the people who brought you “28 Plays Later”, have launched a new writing challenge for 2019. After the incredible success of the “28 Plays Later” challenge, which over it’s five years, has inspired the writing of 26,649 new plays, “Like The Prose” is new t
Read with a free account →07 May 19 · Opportunities
The submissions window for the 2019 international ten-minute play festival produced by Raze The Space in Los Angeles is now open. It’s free to enter, there’s a $250 first-place prize and eight winning plays are selected for performance. This year’s theme is LOST AND FOUND. Who ca
Read with a free account →07 May 19 · Opportunities
Blindspot Theatre (Coventry) host scratch nights and slots are bookable for performers/ writers on a first come first serve basis. The next night will be held on 5 June 2019, and they usual take place on the first Wednesday of every month. Find out more and apply here. Deadline:
Read with a free account →07 May 19 · Opportunities
ArtfulScribe and Lighthouse are excited to announce a new vacancy for a Writer in Residence to work with Lighthouse staff, visitors and touring productions from September 2019 as part of the DO: Write Literature Development Project in Dorset. It’s envisaged that the successful ca
Read with a free account →06 May 19 · Original Content
Another month, another new Play Club announcement! We received some fantastic entries for the first Play Club window which were incredible responses to Far Away by Caryl Churchill some vibrant and unique voices, so it was a difficult task to choose a piece for the reading. Howeve
Read this article →03 May 19 · Opportunities
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Read with a free account →30 April 19 · Opportunities
Victor Esses are looking for performers, theatre makers, game masters, live artists, poets, spoken word artists, dancers, musicians and activists to submit proposals for short pieces of work, work in progress, extracts of longer work, up to 20 minutes long that challenges usual r
Read with a free account →30 April 19 · Opportunities
Play Submissions Helper have published their monthly roundup of opportunities, featuring those with deadlines May 2019. As usual, we’ve already picked and posted the ones we’ve found most relevant (most of these are based in the US), but you can click through to peruse the whole
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