26 May 22 · Opportunities
INSPIRE is an online coaching programme for non binary and cis and trans women who are freelance community practitioners: people who work with non professional ‘participants’ and ‘communities’: people who are not professional artists. It will provide each artist with: 3 x hour lo
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Are you interested in theatre-making and activism? Join the NT this summer for a unique project exploring human rights and performance as part of Fly The Flag 2022. Working with director Nickie Miles-Wildin (theatre maker and director) you will use devising, ensemble and creative
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Bonkers Bar is a new immersive cocktail bar experience located in Dalston. Heavily influenced by a famous Roald Dahl novel and 1970s psychedelia, Bonkers Bar has created an absurd world of performance, cocktails and live music. Our bar’s mission is to create exceptional experienc
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Speakbeat Collective is looking for spoken word artists, writers and poets to perform in Pillowtalk Sessions PT.6. Pillowtalk Sessions are curated nights of spoken word, poetry, new writing and DJ-ing. They are always full of energy, truth and brilliant mixes. Check out Speakbeat
Read with a free account →26 May 22 · Opportunities
Do you write horror? Jacks Lantern Productions Ltd are looking for short film, TV & theatre horror scripts from Yorkshire based writers. They are setting up their first rehearsed reading / scratch night and are looking for writers to take part. It is planned for Friday 19th Augus
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DMs Are Open is the BBC’s brand new open door show made by YOU – the listeners! Each episode is half an hour jam packed with sketches, jokes and voicenotes that are a mix of trending and topical stories about what life is like in 2022. DMs Are Open isn’t limited to topical, polit
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We’re super excited to tell you about our new podcast which will be launched this June! Playwriting Real-life will explore all the issues, dilemmas, and challenges emerging playwrights face today. From making time to write in a busy world, to coping with rejection, to whether you
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We made it! We read every single play sent to us through our members’ submission window in full and provided every single writer with a valuable script report! It was such a privilege to read your plays. Each one was unique and received so many exciting, beautiful, and insightful
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A professional development course encouraging writers to think big Old Vic Playwrighting is a training programme led by playwright, Ella Hickson. Six emerging writers (18+) will take part in eight two-hour sessions, across 12 weeks, exploring how to write for big stages. The prog
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‘The future of theatre will belong to the maverick minds who possess the skills to mix things up and who have enough tools in their box to trick the game.’ This is a practical, grassroots, self-empowerment book for theatremakers. It’s for anybody who wants to make live theatre, w
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Our friends at @VAULTFestival have announced the return of the VAULT FIVE, their 9 mentorship programme for early & mid-career artists and performance makers. Get a step up in your career, realise your ambitions, and bring a show to next year’s VAULT Festival. This one is for any
Read with a free account →20 May 22 · Opportunities / Weekly Round-up
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WGGB is accepting nominations for its 18th annual Olwen Wymark Theatre Encouragement Awards.Any WGGB member may nominate anyone who has given them exceptional encouragement for theatre writing during the past year. This is an award for personal encouragement. It is not in recogni
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Relish Theatre are currently searching for talented, queer writers to programme for their upcoming season of work. They are looking for plays from LGBTQIA+ writers that explore themes of or reflect on ‘regeneration’ to be part of a new season of work curated by Relish Theatre for
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Applications open for a character development programme for Northern creatives. Now in its second year, the character development programme Scratch Me delivered by the BFI NETWORK talent team at Film Hub North is back with an innovative new partnership with production company Ful
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Make writing exciting! Join our expert team and learn how to deliver inspirational creative writing projects that help young people discover the magic of writing. Ministry of Stories are on the hunt for four early career Writing Facilitators to join a 12-month paid trainee progra
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Beardance Theatre are looking for new short plays for their upcoming short play night, ‘Let’s Try This Again’. Plays must be: Roughly 15 minutes long For a playing cast of 1-4 people Call for as little set, costume and lighting as possible Primarily in English There is no age lim
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Emmy-winning scriptwriter, cartoonist and children’s author, Andy Riley is offering another round of free mentoring for a year, primarily by email, for UK-based comedy writers who are POC (People of Colour), and who are either at the start of their careers or who very much want t
Read with a free account →19 May 22 · Digital Resources
Want to know more about crowdfunding but not sure where to start? Crowdfunding platform, Greenlit, has created a fantastic resource for London Playwrights readers which will provide all the facts you need to start getting your crowdfunding campaign off the ground. Download your c
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Created by Dr. Annja Neumann, Space Popular, and Alex Mentzel, curated by Rebekah King Faust Shop will be performed in Easter Term in the Sook Space, The Grafton Centre, a site specific environment augmented by LED screens, on 16 and 17 June 2022 In-between performances, the scre
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We need YOU more than ever! Find out about 7 easy ways to support us here and help us to continue our work! *Make sure you never miss an opportunity. Sign up for our email list to get the weekly roundup direct to your inbox! * Our weekly Friday round-up of opportunities and news!
Read with a free account →12 May 22 · Opportunities
Getting Your Play Commissioned: Workshop with Finborough Theatre Literary Manager Sue Healy. Mon 6 June 2022, 6pm-7.30pm BST Workshop: Playwriting Duration: 90 mins Location: ONLINE If you are a playwright and you would like to know how to get your play successfully commissioned
Read with a free account →12 May 22 · Opportunities
Scriptwriters & Co’s submissions window is open to writers anywhere in the world. This time they’re looking for original plays, screenplays or audio plays of 8-10 pages, on the new theme of ‘COMPETITION’. It’s free to submit. The prize? Up to eight winning pieces will be performe
Read with a free account →12 May 22 · Opportunities
Goat Films is launching a Comedy Pilot Script Competition! They are on the lookout for talented writers looking for a way to break into the industry. It’s free to enter and comes with the following prizes: 1st prize – Option Offer (further details in their Terms and Conditions) 2
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