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26 November 14 · Education / Events
Head to IdeasTap HQ to meet Ugly Sister Productions (As of 2015 to be known as The Story Project), a new writing theatre company headed up by Esther Jane Shepherd and Julia McShane. They are responsible for The Story Project – a large project where they collaborate with writers,
Read this article →24 November 14 · Opportunities
Vertical Line is inviting writers to submit a brief or 10 pages from a full length script made for 10 year olds. Selected plays will be performed at Little Line Up, a new writing event for young audiences. The performance will take place on 17 January 2015 at a Greenwich Theatre
Read with a free account →24 November 14 · Events / Opportunities
Writers are invited to go to a performance of ‘Fear in a Handful of Dust’ at COG Arts at 3pm on December 7th on a pay what you can basis. You then write your response and submit it to scripts@verticallinetheatre.co.uk Selected scripts will be performed on 16 December 2014 at COG
Read with a free account →20 November 14 · Opportunities
The North Wall Arts Centre is offering an in-depth high-quality experience to talented young writers and directors. The TheatreCraft Easter project brings these two vital roles centre stage, offering them a team of professional actors and highly experienced mentors to work with i
Read with a free account →19 November 14 · Opportunities
Heavy Weather are now accepting submissions for the second edition of their new writing night LOVER, as part of the Black Box Festival at the Etcetera Theatre in January. They are looking for 4 plays, and one piece of spoken word. Your play should be ten minutes long, with minima
Read with a free account →18 November 14 · Opportunities
Amsterdam based theatre company, Orange Tea, is accepting full length plays for a production in 2015-2016. They are looking for plays of about 60-90 minutes in length for a cast of 2-4. Plays should be contemporary and reflect global society. Topics might – but don’t have to – in
Read with a free account →13 November 14 · Writing Workshops
An Introduction to Verbatim Theatre Join theatremaker Carla Kingham for a free two-hour long workshop exploring the exciting potential of verbatim theatre. Working from Carla’s recent experiences developing her own project No Border, and looking at other recent examples of uses o
Read this article →13 November 14 · Opportunities
The Sussex Playwrights’ Club is now open to submissions for their annual Ten Minute Play Competition. These plays will be produced at the New Venture Theatre in the 75 seat Theatre Upstairs for 8 performances during the week 17 to 25 July 2015. What to submit: Your play should me
Read with a free account →12 November 14 · Opportunities
Lost Theatre is open to applications for its 5 Minute Festival, which will run from 2-7 February 2015. They are looking for emerging/newcomer playwrights, poets, spoken word artists, comedians, actors (who write their own material), physical performers…etc who have something diff
Read with a free account →10 November 14 · Opportunities
The Oxford Samuel Beckett Theatre Trust Award is for an emerging company or individual to create a show either for the Pit Theatre, Barbican or a site-responsive, non-traditional show to take place in East London. The winning show will be part of the Barbican Theatre 2016 season.
Read with a free account →09 November 14 · Opportunities
Goblin Baby Theatre Company is now accepting submissions for the UNHEARD Festival in February 2015! What to submit: They aim to include as wide a variety as possible of new, challenging and thought-provoking writing addressing sexual abuse and violence, the victims, the survivors
Read with a free account →08 November 14 · Opportunities
The Bravo 22 Company are currently looking to commission a new play up to 70 mins with a delivery date of January 30th 2015 and four performances of the production at the studio at Aylesbury Waterside Theatre on 26th-28th March 2015. It is the first play to be commissioned as par
Read with a free account →08 November 14 · Opportunities
Descent Theatre is looking for incredible short plays to be performed in February 2015. On Friday 6th February they will return to Rich Mix with our regular night of new writing: Descent Shorts. What to submit: They are looking for five original shorts, 5 – 20 mins in length Scri
Read with a free account →07 November 14 · Opportunities
Playmakers Festival is looking for playwrights who would like to see their script performed at The Tabard Theatre in Chiswick as part of the theatre’s 30th Anniversary celebrations. Eligibility: Scripts can be submitted from anywhere across the UK, however, successful applicants
Read with a free account →07 November 14 · Education / Opportunities
The Kenyon Institute is offering an extraordinary opportunity for aspiring and working playwrights: immerse yourself in an intensive seminar-based workshop led by creative teams and commissioned playwrights from three leading international theatres – Playwright Horizons, La Jolla
Read with a free account →07 November 14 · Opportunities
Talawa Theatre Company has always been a home for emerging Black British writers. Their new literary department is now up and running and they are expanding opportunities for writers with a variey of initiatives, including: Talawa Writers’ Programme, their flagship scheme for dev
Read with a free account →07 November 14 · Opportunities
Theatre Renegade would like to invite submissions from writers to take part in next year’s Courting Drama project. The chosen piece will be workshopped with the help of Theatre Renegade’s dramaturg; it will then be showcased at Southwark Playhouse’s Courting Drama event in Januar
Read with a free account →06 November 14 · Opportunities
Tamasha Theatre will be holding an Introduction to Playwriting Workshop with Fin Kennedy on Friday 5 December 2014, from 10am-6pm in the Paines Plough rehearsal room (Aldwych, London, WC2B 4DN). About the workshop: This one-day workshop for beginners aims to introduce some basic
Read with a free account →06 November 14 · Opportunities
Following the sell-out success of Briefs‘ first foray to Waterloo East Theatre, they are now accepting submissions for the next edition of the quarterly new writing night will be back at the same venue in the New Year. The Winter 2015 show will take place on January 7 2015; with
Read with a free account →05 November 14 · Opportunities
The Brockley Jack Theatre is currently accepting submissions for Write Now 6. The Write Now Festival began at the Jack in 2010, and has run for five successive years. Under the artistic direction of Kate Bannister, the Write Now festival is an integral and essential part of the J
Read with a free account →04 November 14 · Opportunities
Carabosse in Milton Keynes is currently accepting submissions for its next Pub Theatre nights to be performed in May 2015. What to submit: Pieces for the Pub Theatre night can only be 5 minutes up to 20 minutes in length – however they can be pieces in their own right, ‘works in
Read with a free account →04 November 14 · Opportunities
Artists Anonymous are delighted to present Page to Stage. The next event is on Wednesday 26 November 2014 – and we’d like to hear from theatre scriptwriters! Page to Stage is a script development and networking event for London theatre-makers. They are looking for writers to subm
Read with a free account →29 October 14 · Opportunities
As part of the Arts Council England-funded IdeasTap Inspires programme , IdeasTap has teamed up with HighTide Festival Theatre to offer 300 members the chance to attend a free two-hour playwriting workshop. This is an exciting opportunity for young or would-be playwrights aged 16
Read with a free account →27 October 14 · Jobs / Opportunities
Bravo 22 Company is the Royal British Legion’s theatre welfare programme. The Company is currently looking to commission a play (up to 70 minutes in length) to be delivered by January 2015. The play will be performed on 26-28 March 2015 at Aylesbury Waterside Theatre. It is essen
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