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09 April 25 · Opportunities
Short Attention Span Theatre are looking for 10-minute plays for their shows in July 2025 at the Ayr Gaiety and subsequent 3-date tour of Ayrshire community venues. The deadline is Wednesday, 30th April 2025 The theme is the Swedish pop sensation ABBA. Interpret this however you
Read with a free account →04 April 25 · Opportunities
As part of their new show, ‘Together Forever!’, Bread Bin Theatre Company is opening a new writing response project called ‘In Regard To’, where writers who come to watch can submit a 10 minute piece inspired by the topics/themes/ideas of the show. All scripts submitted to us wil
Read with a free account →04 April 25 · Opportunities
Writer Call-Out: Pinocchio at The Old Joint Stock! The Old Joint Stock Theatre is seeking a talented writer to bring a fresh, exciting adaptation of Pinocchio to life for one of our Christmas show in 2025. This will be a bold, imaginative take on the classic tale, staged in our i
Read with a free account →04 April 25 · Uncategorized
Live Writes “A North East that writes its own story and fights for a more creative future” – Live Theatre vision What is Live Writes? …it’s a Scratch Night, with a twist. Live Theatre’s brand new writing showcase and development event with all creative positions filled from Open
Read this article →27 March 25 · Opportunities
Got a script idea that you want to take to the next level? 🚀 @rifcotheatre are on the hunt for members of the British South Asian LGBTQIA+ community to share their innovative and contemporary new script ideas for this year’s Rifco Associates programme. This is your chance to hav
Read with a free account →20 March 25 · Opportunities
We are delighted to be opening applications for our next CREATORS RESIDENCY of 2025! This residency is designed to empower artists, directors, theatre companies, actors, dancers and physical performers to deepen their creative practice and explore unusual and exciting ensemble st
Read with a free account →18 March 25 · Opportunities
An in-person masterclass exploring what it is to speak the truth to power in a world where truth is under attack. Date: Monday 31st March 2025 Time: 7pm – 9:30pm Running time of workshop: 2.5 hours – delivered in-person at Theatre503 Studio. Find out more and book here. Source: d
Read with a free account →14 March 25 · Opportunities
Bite-Size Plays in association with Pleasance Theatre are searching for new 10-15 minute plays to be performed as part of this year’s Edinburgh Fringe Festival. If selected, your piece will be performed in rotation as part of one of three menus throughout the entire run of the Fr
Read with a free account →06 March 25 · Opportunities
Salford based theatre & film production company, Divided Culture Co., have launched the DCC Playwriting Prize 2025. Open to playwrights who have an unperformed, full-length play and were born and/or live in the North West, the prize awards the winning playwright £1000, as well as
Read with a free account →06 March 25 · Opportunities
Unleash Your Creativity at the TakeTen Chesil Theatre New Writing Festival 2025-2026 Aspiring and seasoned writers are invited to participate in the ninth biennial playwriting event. This nationwide competition kicks off on 1st March 2025 with the theme of ‘Angels’. Writers are e
Read with a free account →06 March 25 · Opportunities
CALL OUT FOR JUNE 2025 FESTIVAL SHOW This latest Script Room is being specially programmed for Richmond’s high-profile Arts and Ideas Festival and so is an exciting opportunity for writers. The Festival theme is ‘to explore and interrogate our relationship to nature’. If you have
Read with a free account →27 February 25 · Opportunities
HOW TO WRITE A PLAY ✍️ Our new six-part video series, launching as part of the Royal Court Young Playwrights Award, begins today – helping you to start, write and finish your play. Workshop episodes include: Finding Inspiration with Sabrina Ali Creating Characters with Tife Kuso
Read with a free account →27 February 25 · Opportunities
Calling South Asian writers, artists and creatives – new opportunity at the Octagon We are on the lookout for creatives and facilitators to deliver creative writing workshops for our Awaaz Programme – a brand-new arts programme celebrating and showcasing South Asian Arts and Cult
Read with a free account →27 February 25 · Opportunities
Guess what time it is? #TimeToWrite is back! 📝✨ Our free monthly gathering for playwrights and performance makers working on a writing project returns on Monday March 3, with guest playwright Tom Moran (@tmoran93) 🙌 Tom Moran is an actor-writer whose latest solo show, Tom Moran
Read with a free account →27 February 25 · Opportunities
Travelling Light Theatre company is offering A FREE writing group for young playwrights aged 16-25. Hosted by Theatre West at Bristol Old Vic Focusing on playwriting and caring for yourself in the theatre industry. Starts Saturday 22nd March 2025. Find out more here. Source: Inst
Read with a free account →20 February 25 · Opportunities
We’re open for new members to join us this Spring! Currently taking applications for The Actor’s Club, The Director’s Club, The Writer’s Club – only open for new members three times a year! And this spring is going to be super special as it’s our 10 year anniversary! Come and joi
Read with a free account →18 February 25 · Opportunities
Every good play starts a conversation. We’re delighted to bring you JST Pre Show Debate – a wide-ranging series of discussions, talkbacks, interviews and more. Wednesday 19 February 2025 17.45 – 18.45pm Join this panel of literary leaders in theatre, to hear their thoughts on wri
Read with a free account →13 February 25 · Opportunities
Early career writers based in East Suffolk, and the surrounding area, sought to form a writersroom for new teen micro-drama. EARLY CAREER SCREENWRITERS REQUIRED Following the success of their first social impact screen project, Time Travelling With Myself, The Seagull Theatre and
Read with a free account →05 February 25 · Opportunities
Cast are looking for a professional playwright to work with the Doncaster People’s Theatre on a consultation and R&D phase of a proposal for our next production (Summer 2026). Job Description Cast are looking for a professional playwright to work with the Doncaster People’s Theat
Read with a free account →05 February 25 · Opportunities
The Hodgkiss Director Award 2025 offers an emerging theatre director from Greater Manchester a unique opportunity to build a lasting relationship with the Royal Exchange Theatre. This award aims to support a director with a distinctive, underrepresented voice who has faced barrie
Read with a free account →05 February 25 · Opportunities
We’re open to applications for our first ever Psychonaut Scratch, championing early-stage multidisciplinary, alternative performance. We’re looking for alternative performance pieces in the early stages of their development, for a showing of 5-7 minutes. The night will feature 8
Read with a free account →05 February 25 · Opportunities
This year, The Alpine Fellowship Theatre Prize will be awarded for the best playwriting response on the theme of Fear. Prizes First place: £3,000 Second place: £1,000 Third place: £1,000 Rules Open to all nationalities. Applicants must be aged 18 or above at the time of entry. Al
Read with a free account →30 January 25 · Opportunities
This latest Script Room has been specially selected for Richmond’s high-profile Arts and Ideas Festival and so is an exciting opportunity for writers. The show programme needs to connect with the Festival theme which, under the headline title of ‘cultural reforesting’, is describ
Read with a free account →30 January 25 · Opportunities
We are commissioning 3 artists, creatives or activists connected to Peterborough or Cambridgeshire to host Culture Forum sessions between May 2025 – March 2026. These commissions are an opportunity to develop your facilitation skills, build your network, and strengthen your leade
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