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11 November 15 · Opportunities
Etch Theatre Company are looking for 5-15 mins of new writing that is considered by the writer to be still in development. They match writers with directors and help with casting. Each piece is then rehearsed to performance standard and will be performed on December the 14th at T
Read with a free account →09 November 15 · Opportunities
The Courtyard is proud to launch BRAVE NEW WORD, a new writing festival dedicated to experimentation, rebellion and collaboration. “I want poetry, I want danger, I want freedom, I want sin…” – Aldous Huxley, Brave New World Upstairs at the theatre will host a space for actors, wr
Read with a free account →06 November 15 · Opportunities
Just Some Theatre Company are looking for new writers to work with on three new script development projects. They are looking to commission writers for three new full length scripts, all based in England between 1900-1950. They have two ideas to commission, and are looking for fr
Read with a free account →06 November 15 · Opportunities
Just Some Theatre Company are looking for short comedy scenes (between 3-10 minutes) to produce as part of their next ‘Just Some Sketch Night’. The show will be on for 2 nights in Manchester/Salford at the beginning of 2016. Just Some Theatre Company are a new writing company and
Read with a free account →05 November 15 · News / Opportunities
The Birmingham Writer in Residence is a new initiative from BBC Birmingham and Birmingham Repertory Theatre (The REP) which seeks to find one local writer to work for six months across three popular national radio and TV dramas all produced in Birmingham; Radio 4’s The Archers an
Read with a free account →04 November 15 · Education / Events
And So Forth (ASF) is offering the second in their series of open Conversations at the Arts Theatre, Leicester Square, as part of their commitment to facilitating discourse within the arts and a community of mutual support between emerging artists. The upcoming event’s dialogue w
Read this article →04 November 15 · 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: ‘Introduce Yourself’ initiative at the Finborough
Read with a free account →03 November 15 · Opportunities
Sole Purpose Theatre Lab Saturday 21st November 10am – 4.30pm The Derry Playhouse Do you have scripts or parts of scripts you would like to try out with other writers? Part of a stage play you’ve written, scenes from a screenplay or radio drama? The Sole Purpose THEATRE LAB is a
Read with a free account →30 October 15 · Opportunities
Whose London Is It Anyway? festival, January 2016: Seed Commissions Call Out From 11-30 January 2016 Camden People’s Theatre presents Whose London Is It Anyway?, a festival of theatre, performance and discussion exploring the changing face of our capital city. In the run-up to th
Read with a free account →28 October 15 · Opportunities
Write Now 7 began at the Jack in 2010, and has run for six successive years. In their words: Under the artistic direction of Kate Bannister, the Write Now festival is an essential part of the Jack Studio Theatre’s yearly programme, which each year looks to find and produce the mo
Read with a free account →28 October 15 · Opportunities
Are you a Theatre Maker, Performance/ Live Artist, Company, or Scriptwriter interested in showing your work in Sheffield. Verbal #10 is an event in December at Bank St Arts (Sheffield) and they are looking for submissions of performances to be shown in ‘The Space’, their showcase
Read with a free account →28 October 15 · 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: Christmas Jumpers Theatre Night seeking short pla
Read with a free account →27 October 15 · Jobs / Opportunities
The Customs House Youth Theatre wish to commission a new or emerging writer to work collaboratively with our young people create a script for the Junior Youth Theatre to be performed in March 2016 in the Main House at The Customs House, South Shields. We would like the script to
Read with a free account →27 October 15 · Opportunities
The Owl and Cat Theatre One of Melbourne’s leading independent theatres in Melbourne (Australia) is seeking new provocative plays to produce. www.owlandcat.com.au Submission Guidelines: -MUST be in pdf format ONLY -Plays should be 50min-120min in length. -Should explore contempor
Read with a free account →24 October 15 · Uncategorized
Theatre503 will be holding its Writer’s Christmas Party on the same night as the Rapid Write Response to Cinderella and the Beanstalk on 14 December 2015. The Rapid Write Response gives writers a chance to write a short response to the full-length play. Theatre503 selects their f
Read this article →23 October 15 · Opportunities
The Bread & Roses Theatre offers one Emerging Theatre Company a one-week-run as part of their Winter Season 2016. This includes two technical rehearsal days and five performance nights free of charge, for which the company will also receive 90% of the box office takings. Technica
Read with a free account →22 October 15 · Opportunities
To ensure their work remains accessible to all, accompanying this year’s Vibrant Festival is a new initiative from the Finborough Theatre Literary Team – Introduce Yourself. They pride themselves on accepting full length scripts all year round, but during Vibrant, we’ll be relaxi
Read with a free account →22 October 15 · Events
Theatre503 will be holding a Writer’s Night for its upcoming production of Cinderella and the Beanstalk on Wednesday 25 November 2015. Theatre 503 Writer’s Nights are a great night out – they give writers the opportunity to: See the show at a discounted rate Meet and talk to the
Read this article →22 October 15 · Opportunities
The Oldham Coliseum’s successful annual new writing festival, First Break, showcases emerging theatre companies and writers from the region. The 2016 First Break takes place from Thursday 12 – Saturday 14 May 2016. Following the appointment of new Associate Director, Chris Lawson
Read with a free account →22 October 15 · News / Opportunities
As announced yesterday in The Stage, the Theatre503 Playwriting Award will be returning in 2016. Entries will be open from 1-28 February 2016, and the winning writer will receive a £6,000 prize and production at the theatre. We’ll share the full submission details when they becom
Read with a free account →21 October 15 · Events
New Writing Platform from MA Dramatic Writing at Drama Centre London 1 November 2015 from 4-5.30pm Location: Central Saint Martins, London The new MA Dramatic Writing at Drama Centre London at Central Saint Martins is delighted to announce the sixth event in their New Writing Pla
Read this article →20 October 15 · Opportunities
Christmas Jumpers Theatre Night is being staged on Thursday 10th December to raise money for ITV’s Text Santa campaign, which supports Save The Children, Make-A-Wish UK and Macmillan Cancer Support. What to submit: They are seeking submissions of short plays for the evening. Play
Read with a free account →19 October 15 · Opportunities
Forrum is a new theatre company formed by recent Acting and Stage Management LAMDA Alumni. The director is Matt Peover, a LAMDA director, whose recent credits include The Liberation of Colette Simple (Jackson’s Lane) and Powder Monkey (Manchester Royal Exchange). Their focus is o
Read with a free account →17 October 15 · Opportunities
Writers are invited to submit plays for the 2016 Arundel Festival Theatre Trail. The Arundel Festival Theatre Trail, conceived and presented by Drip Action Theatre Company, is now in its sixteenth year. It performs at the end of August, on each of the Festival’s eight days, eight
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