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08 February 18 · Opportunities
Curated by award winning writer & Hope Theatre producer Anthony Orme INK OR SWIM is a brand new play reading event designed to connect new and exciting theatre creatives and develop new writing. Over 2 dates (2 and 9 March), selected plays will be read aloud by professional actor
Read with a free account →07 February 18 · Writing Workshops
Simon Stephens, one of Britain’s most prominent playwrights, will lead a two-day workshop at Fabbrica del Vapore, one of Milan’s cultural hubs. The workshop will take place on June 16th and 17th, from 9.30 am to 2.30 pm. During the sessions, Simon will provide practical considera
Read this article →07 February 18 · Writing Workshops
Writing the (Im)perfect Character Tuesday 13 February, 10.30am-12.30pm St. John’s Church, Waterloo This Old Vic Workshop is led by Old Vic 12 member Gareth Farr. ‘Is anyone’s character perfect? Give your character’s the best shot by exploring Gareth’s imaginative techniques in de
Read this article →07 February 18 · Writing Workshops
First Time at the Edinburgh Fringe Tuesday 13 February, 3.30pm-5.30pm St. John’s Church, Waterloo This workshop, run by Ciara McCafferty for the Old Vic 12 is for Producers or Artists wanting to take work to Edinburgh for the first time. ‘Is taking a show to the Edinburgh Fringe
Read this article →06 February 18 · Opportunities
To kick off 2018, CultureClash Theatre is hosting a new writing night at Greenwich Theatre on Sunday 22nd April 2018, called ‘Voices in the Dark’. What to submit: They are on the search for new and established playwrights to submit work. They are looking for writers to submit sho
Read with a free account →02 February 18 · Opportunities / Weekly Round-up
Want to support LPB? Become a member! Our weekly Friday round-up of opportunities listed on the blog that haven’t yet reached their closing date (listed in order of closing date). Opportunities are grouped into four sections: 1) Pick of the Week & featured posts; 2) Opportunities
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Playwriting with John Burgess 8-12 August 2018 CAMP, Aulus les Bains, France CAMP is a residential arts facility perched high in French Pyrenees, where masterclasses are led by celebrated artists, writers and thinkers. In August 2018, John Burgess will lead a five day workshop in
Read this article →30 January 18 · Opportunities
The Theatre Royal Haymarket Masterclass Trust’s Pitch Your Play scheme returns, inviting you to pitch a new play to a panel of industry professionals. What you get: Three successful pitches will be given space, admin and marketing support for 4 weeks at the Theatre Royal Haymarke
Read with a free account →29 January 18 · Opportunities
The Sultan Padamsee Award for Playwriting 2018 is now open for entries. The winning plays will feature at Tata Literature Live! – The Mumbai LitFest in November 2018. There are also prizes available. What to submit: An original, unpublished, unproduced play about Asian Indians (w
Read with a free account →26 January 18 · Opportunities / Weekly Round-up
Want to support LPB? Become a member! Our weekly Friday round-up of opportunities listed on the blog that haven’t yet reached their closing date (listed in order of closing date). Opportunities are grouped into four sections: 1) Pick of the Week & featured posts; 2) Opportunities
Read with a free account →25 January 18 · Opportunities
Studio Firsts invites Black theatremakersto create a new piece of work in their Studio. Talawa Theatre Company is giving exclusive use of a Studio for one week of research and development during spring 2018 to 3 emerging artists or companies. The available slots are during weeks
Read with a free account →25 January 18 · Opportunities
Applications for the 2018 Faversham Fringe (formerly known as HopFestFringe) in Kent are now open, for playwrights interested in producing their work. The dates are August 24th-31st. What to submit: In their own words: ‘We’re hoping for any/all of the following: new writing, musi
Read with a free account →24 January 18 · 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: Brian Way Award 2018 Description: The Brian Way A
Read with a free account →24 January 18 · Opportunities
Amateur playwrights world-wide are invited to submit unpublished one-act plays in English for the Kenneth Branagh Award. Three winning scripts will be selected for performances during the Windsor Fringe Festival in October 2018. Scripts will be evaluated by readers and the final
Read with a free account →24 January 18 · Opportunities
The next Page to Stage event will takep lace Tues 20 Feb at The Horse & Stables, London SE1 7RW You are invited to submit a NEW 10-minute theatre script (or excerpt) to be rehearsed by actors and directors, then shared and given feedback by an industry panel. Page to Stage is a p
Read with a free account →23 January 18 · Opportunities
Applications are now open for the University of Bristol Theatre Collection 2018 Kevin Elyot Award – created in memory of the acclaimed actor and writer. The Kevin Elyot Award is an annual award of £3,000 given to support a writer-in-residence at the University of Bristol Theatre
Read with a free account →23 January 18 · Opportunities
Play Submissions Helper have published their monthly roundup of opportunities, featuring those with deadlines in February 2018. 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 th
Read with a free account →22 January 18 · Original Content
Five years ago today, London Playwrights’ Blog published its first blog post. And what a ride it has been! In the past five years, we have: Shared 2,000+ opportunities Published 255 Weekly Roundups – never missing a week Racked up over a million page views Received visits from 15
Read this article →22 January 18 · Opportunities
This international playwriting project involves over 200 playwrights who have signed on to write one or more one-acts about extraordinary women in both past and present history. The project’s ambitious yet focused goal is to write women back into the social consciousness as well
Read with a free account →22 January 18 · Opportunities
Sky Blue choose five plays to be produced in a London venue. One of the winning plays will also be chosen to be made into a short film. This year’s performance will take place in October at the Lost Theatre. What you get: Given a full performance at the Lost Theatre, London Devel
Read with a free account →21 January 18 · Writing Workshops
Playwriting Workshop with John Burgess 4-8 May 2018 Poitiers, France John Burgess will be leading a 3 day workshop in a beautiful priory set in lovely gardens close to Poitiers, France from 4-8 May 2018. The three days will cover basic building blocks: words of one syllable, rhyt
Read this article →20 January 18 · Opportunities
28 Plays Later is back for its fourth year, being run by Theatre Deli in association with The Space. Over the past three years (well, three months to be precise), 485 writers started the process, with 317 completing it. 10,676 plays were written in those months, and while some ma
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Series Mania Writers’ Campus is a week-long writing workshop offering intensive and high quality training for 20 emerging TV drama writers in Europe. The event will take place from Friday, April 27th to Friday, May 4th. During their stay in Lille, participants will be mentored by
Read this article →20 January 18 · Opportunities
In Good Company’s scratch nights continue, with its next event taking place on 3 March 2018. Taking place in Derby Theatre’s Studio, this is an opportunity for you to try out new ideas in front of an audience and get a bit of feedback to help you develop your work in the future a
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