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27 September 21 · Opportunities
On Tuesday, 28th September, Africa’s first Nobel Laureate for Literature, Wole Soyinka, will be in conversation with Emma Dabiri at 7.30 pm BST at a virtual event co-hosted by the Southbank Centre and Guardian Live. The event is his only UK appearance and marks the publication of
Read with a free account →24 September 21 · Opportunities / Weekly Round-up
We need YOU! Become a member today for less than £4 and help us to continue our work! Find out more here! *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… L
Read with a free account →22 September 21 · Opportunities
Rifco Theatre Company is looking for new ideas from comedy scriptwriters for our mini series called Leave the Plastic On (See first series https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLeOym4-o6MXbq1WESmvg5ECVbFSTM-NN1) The sketches centre around the contemporary lives of British South
Read with a free account →22 September 21 · Opportunities
Want to help share people’s stories? Want to unlock people’s creative potential? Want to change lives? Then this job is for you. We are hiring a Writing Development Manager who will lead our acclaimed writing centre, The Writer’s Bloc. Work with high profile artists and writers,
Read with a free account →22 September 21 · Opportunities
The purpose of the course is to offer 12 writers new to television drama an insight into how the industry works and to provide a “dry-run” of what it can be like to write under a television drama commission, specifically for one hour series and serial drama, and to work with them
Read with a free account →22 September 21 · Opportunities
BBC Writersroom: Who We Are and What we Do: Saturday 25th September 2021 at 11am at the BBC Contains Strong Language Festival in Coventry, UK City of Culture 2021 Ever wondered how to get noticed by the BBC as a writer? How to send your script and what happens when you do? BBC Wr
Read with a free account →22 September 21 · News / Original Content
SOPHIE the play by Emily Curtis & Sophie Potter is being performed at The Hope Theatre, Islington this October. Sophie is an autobiographical story, is based on Emily and her sister, Sophie, who has Downs syndrome. The piece explores their experiences growing up together in Hull
Read this article →22 September 21 · News
Before I Go Theatre Company is a new company set up by LPW member, Rupert Mallin. Before I go is an ageless enterprise, for age should not be a restriction but an opportunity to work across the generations. For their launch event, they will be staging two short plays. Here are al
Read this article →22 September 21 · News
Follow the Lines’ – new piece of writing by @oliviapryle performed by her sister @rebecca_pryle and directed by @ velenzia – debut show @claphamfringe Festival, developed through our WrAP2021 challenge. A one-woman show about a gay woman in her mid-30s struggling to keep on the r
Read this article →22 September 21 · Opportunities
Submissions are still open for full-length scripts (approx. 60-70mins), to be staged at our Festival of New Theatre in July 2022. Whether you’re a newbie writer or a seasoned pro – we want to hear from you! We’re particularly interested in championing playwrights & stories that r
Read with a free account →22 September 21 · Opportunities
The ‘NT Playwriting Masterclasses’ series gives an insight into different approaches to developing your playwriting via discussions, exercises and Q&As. Sessions will focus on a particular topic and will be led by a different playwright each month. The playwrights leading the ses
Read with a free account →22 September 21 · News / Opportunities
If you’re on Twitter, you might have been following Mark Ravenhill’s 101 notes on playwriting which include some amazing advice, tips, and thoughts for playwrights. You can find all of these on Twitter by following Mark Ravenhill: @markravenhill2 Or, the Write A Play website has
Read with a free account →22 September 21 · News
Leading playwrights and WGGB members Caryl Churchill, April de Angelis, Nick Dear, David Edgar, David Eldridge, Lee Hall, Gurpreet Kaur Bhatti, Lucy Kirkwood, Bryony Lavery, Simon Stephens, Sir Tom Stoppard, Jack Thorne and Roy Williams OBE have backed new digital principles for
Read this article →22 September 21 · Opportunities
From 3-7 May 2022, Putney Theatre Company will be celebrating being back in the theatre with a New Writing Festival. We will be opening our doors to new playwrights seeking to inspire and captivate a great community at Putney, live on stage. We are looking for one-act plays with
Read with a free account →17 September 21 · Opportunities / Weekly Round-up
Want to join us? Become a member today for less than £4! Find out more about the ways you can support our work here! *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
Read with a free account →16 September 21 · Opportunities
Play Submissions Helper have published their monthly roundup of opportunities, featuring those with deadlines in September 2021. 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 t
Read with a free account →16 September 21 · 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 Queens of Cups: New Moon Monologues – accepti
Read with a free account →16 September 21 · Opportunities
Open to writers in the UK who are aged 16 years and above: Submissions will open September 2021 and close 11:50pm on 30th November 2021. All plays are submitted anonymously to the competition and will be read by an expert panel of readers appointed by Titchfield Festival Theatre.
Read with a free account →16 September 21 · Opportunities
Open call for Thursday 14th of October Runt is a new regular performance art and gallery night in Hackney Wick, London. We encourage artists working with experimental dance, performance, video work, visual art, theatre, sound and noise art etc. to apply. We welcome works in progr
Read with a free account →16 September 21 · Opportunities
The Bush Theatre is looking for a passionate and organised Literary Assistant to become an integral member of the artistic team, and to be responsible for the day-to-day administration of the literary department. This role is perfect for someone with excellent administrative skil
Read with a free account →16 September 21 · Opportunities
Six to Start is expanding its slate of immersive New Adventures audio dramas – thrilling adventures where you’re the main character. We’re looking for writers who can craft outstanding dialogue, and who have impeccable understanding of story and character. We’ll need you to produ
Read with a free account →16 September 21 · Opportunities
This an exciting opportunity to join C&W literary agency on a permanent full-time basis. C&W is a boutique agency within The Curtis Brown Group. We are a close-knit team of 16 people, representing bestselling and prize-winning authors around the world, with a proud track record o
Read with a free account →16 September 21 · Opportunities
Metal is excited to annouce our Reader in Residence call out. The Reader In Residence programme is in response to the Radical Reading Room which is a new collaborative project opening up local public spaces and providing a wealth of educational tools which will be a catalyst for
Read with a free account →16 September 21 · Opportunities
Tell your story! Blackshaw Theatre‘s Scare Slam is taking place on Sunday 24th October, 6.30pm, Pleasance Theatre London as part of the London Horror Festival Submission Guidelines 8 minutes maximum per piece (they have a tight time limit and loads of scares to pack in) Notes can
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