03 March 22 · Opportunities
The First Stages Festival is a celebration of the Traverse’s commitment to nurturing and supporting new voices, and expanding the skills of new and experienced creatives with the ambition of producing ever more transportive and meaningful experiences for audiences. This year’s Fi
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Once a month through June 2022, the New Diorama London will open their doors to anyone outside their current artist support programmes to come in for a chat. Topics could include producing, fundraising, marketing, career trajectory, cat herding, mind reading, and more – anything
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The scheme has been designed for professional writers who are looking for a breakthrough into the industry. The course will straddle both TV and Theatre for those who are serious about writing. WriteWild 2022 is exclusively for those from disadvantaged and/or diverse backgrounds
Read with a free account →03 March 22 · Opportunities
The Channel 4 Writing for Television Awards offer a placement with an independent production company, mentoring and writing development support, and a bursary to talented writers who have not yet had a script produced for television. Writers are now invited to submit for the awar
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New Diorama and Underbelly’s Untapped Award is back for 2022 to support new and established theatre companies like never before. They’re committing that half the Untapped 2022 companies will come from backgrounds currently under-represented in their programme, and within the wide
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An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Intern to join the Theatre Department at Casarotto Ramsay & Associates, one of the world’s leading theatrical agencies, for a 6 month programme. The role aims to provide a comprehensive introduction to how a theatrical agency works and pr
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Andrew Sharpe’s latest play, The Spiral Path, has made its’ transfer into London and will be performed at the White Bear from 22nd – 26th March. We’re thrilled to hear the work of on one of our members has been produced and we’ll be going along on Thursday 24th March to show our
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The Shelagh Delaney New Writing Award, run by the The Salford Arts Theatre, will support new writing by giving mentorship from professional writers, in kind rehearsal and performance space at Salford Arts Theatre and a cash award of £3000.00 The winning play will be fully produce
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Tamasha Associate Companies programme is an informal one-year attachment, during which you will benefit from the professional expertise of their core team, office space, and industry connections to guide you on your professional development as an organisation. As part of the 2022
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DYSPLA Storymakers Residency 2022 is a six month script development programme starting in March 2022. The application process is only 10 questions long and takes under 20 minutes to complete. Do you have an idea for a script that you are excited to get on paper? Maybe it’s an ide
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Duly Noted is a training programme for people in comedy and drama development. The workshops are designed to skill up aspiring script editors, arming them with a practical understanding of production and a support network. After the success of the 2021 workshop series, Eleven Fil
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The Brontë Parsonage Museum is excited to announce an open call for a Writer in Residence, working with them from April 2022-March 2023. For a commission of £4000, they are on the hunt for a writer who will create new work that defies expectations, whilst working with the communi
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Found Arts Festival is a space for emerging artists to connect and challenge through seeing, doing, listening, discussing and creating. The festival has been curated for anyone who identifies as an emerging artist in the performing arts industry, with or without training, and is
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Sankofa by Acquah & Co, shortlisted for the Women’s Prize, opens on 15th February at the Bread & Roses. We caught up with writer, Nicole Acquah, who shared her thoughts on the process of writing the play… Sankofa is a semi-autobiographical show about my experiences as a British-G
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Read with a free account →10 February 22 · 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: Theatre503 – International Playwriting Award 2023
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For each episode in the 37 Plays series playwright Mark Ravenhill discusses two playwriting tips with an invited guest writer, as well as finding out what sparked their interest in writing. Available on Podbean Deadline: not applicable Source: Playwriting UK Facebook Group
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First Story is looking for a Programme & Partnerships Manager based in Manchester. This is a newly created role that will be responsible for developing and embedding First Story and our provision in the Greater Manchester region for the first time. The post-holder will ensure tha
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The Brontë Parsonage Museum is excited to announce our open call for a Writer in Residence, working with us from April 2022-March 2023. For a commission of £4000, our we are on the hunt for a writer who will create new work that defies expectations, whilst working with our commun
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Theatre503 is once more seeking the best new plays and the most talented early career playwrights in the world. They are the home of new writers and the artists who bring their words to life. They stage the work of more debut writers than any other theatre in the world, and are r
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The David Nobbs Memorial Trust, established in 2017 after the death of the beloved Reggie Perrin author, has launched its fifth annual sketch comedy writing competition, encouraging and championing emerging talent with financial aid after the challenges brought on by the COVID-19
Read with a free account →10 February 22 · Opportunities
Dark Unicorn Productions Ltd (UK) is seeking three audio scripts to fill gaps in a slate of 12 audio dramas (plus a Christmas special) to be released later this year in co-production with sound designers The Colour Noise, under the strand heading “Noisy Unicorn”. Please ensure th
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