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18 September 26 · Opportunities
The Next Page Season is our annual festival of rehearsed readings of exciting plays in development. Writers get the chance to hear their work aloud and share it with a public audience. Friends, family and industry are invited, but strictly no reviewers! This is the time to take r
Read with a free account →13 August 26 · Opportunities
THE LEMON 2026. A new theatre festival from Playhouse East for the alternative, the experimenters, the conceptual artists, the physical practitioners, the clowns, and everyone who might not quite fit anywhere else. Mid-October to mid-November at Playhouse East, London. We’re seek
Read with a free account →17 July 26 · Opportunities
Submissions are open for the 2026-2027 Emerging Playwrights Lab! WHAT IS THE LAB? The IAMA EMERGING PLAYWRIGHTS LAB is an artistic home for early-career and emerging Los Angeles-based playwrights. Over the course of this one-year residency, the writers will meet on a monthly basi
Read with a free account →03 July 26 · Opportunities
The Jewish Playwrights Programme is now accepting submissions for its six-month development programme. Presented by the Jewish Literary Foundation, the programme is a development initiative supporting early-career and emerging playwrights. Its goal is to strengthen the presence o
Read with a free account →03 July 26 · Opportunities
Submit Your Short Play to INK Festival 2027 Open to emerging and established writers, INK has built a reputation as one of the UK’s leading platforms for new writing. 70 original plays will be selected for professional production and performance in April 2027 for the 11th INK Fes
Read with a free account →25 June 26 · Opportunities
As part of our mission to discover, champion and support new writing in Liverpool, our annual Open Script Submissions window is an invitation for playwrights to send us their work and start a new conversation. We use this process as a way of building relationships with local writ
Read with a free account →25 June 26 · Opportunities
Submissions are now OPEN for the Bill Cashmore Award: One Act Play Prize. The Bill Cashmore Award offers a paid opportunity for two new one-act plays by writers aged 18-30, to be professionally produced at the Lyric Hammersmith Theatre and Bristol Old Vic. The two winning plays w
Read with a free account →12 June 26 · Opportunities
En Route Theatre Company is looking for submissions for VOYAGES, a new writing festival taking place at the White Bear Theatre, Kennington, from 25–28 August 2026. VOYAGES is seeking original plays exploring journeys of all kinds. “Voyages” may be interpreted freely and is intend
Read with a free account →12 June 26 · Opportunities
Are you ready to pack a massive punch into a tiny dramatic space? Mini Plays Review is officially open for submissions for our upcoming issue! We also kindly request all authors and playwrights to share this call within your literary circles, writing groups, and creative networks
Read with a free account →12 June 26 · Opportunities
Summerseat Players, a volunteer-led theatre company based at Theatre Royal Ramsbottom. We’ve just launched submissions for our inaugural New Writing Festival, taking place in July 2027, and wondered whether this might be relevant to writers, artists or theatre-makers in your netw
Read with a free account →22 May 26 · Opportunities
From June 1st to June 30th, 2026, IATI Theater is accepting scripts for its 2027 Cimientos Season. Submissions are only accepted through the electronic form–see link below. Make sure to read guidelines before completing the submission form. For more information: iatitheater.org o
Read with a free account →28 April 26 · Opportunities
Little Flix London is open for submissions for micro screenplays (1–7 pages). The BFI Inclusion Team and champion writers from global majority and working-class backgrounds support the festival. Selected writers will be part of a day of screenings, networking and industry access
Read with a free account →20 March 26 · Opportunities
Gi60 NYC is accepting submissions for one minute plays for our 2026 fall festival. We’d love for the following blurb and link to be shared with your community: Gi60 NYC & Gi60 Houston: Call for Play Submissions 2026 Deadline: May 1st, 2026 Gi60 Houston & Gi60 NYC are thrilled to
Read with a free account →20 March 26 · Opportunities
Setting Sail takes place every two to three months and showcases new scripts by emerging and promising playwrights. En Route Theatre Company has previously produced work at several London venues, including The Hope Theatre (Rachel), The Golden Goose Theatre (Setting Sail, Family)
Read with a free account →20 March 26 · Uncategorized
Little Flix London is open for submissions for micro screenplays (1–7 pages). The BFI Inclusion Team and champion writers from global majority and working-class backgrounds support the festival. Selected writers will be part of a day of screenings, networking and industry access
Read this article →06 March 26 · Opportunities
Submissions for Anthrotalks 2026 are now open! A pick’n’mix of London’s hottest new performers, Anthrotalks is an evening of poetry, comedy and songs, curated by Anthroplay Theatre. A variety of exceptional artists take to the stage, with each night revolving around a different t
Read with a free account →13 February 26 · Opportunities
We’re excited to read your submissions for the 2026 Papatango Prize. Join our Executive Director Chris Foxon at 5pm on 18th February for a session on how to make your play stand out. With around 1,600 submissions, we have to make tough choices. Chris will share what our readers l
Read with a free account →06 February 26 · Opportunities
Fishamble’s play submissions portal is now open and they can’t wait to dive into what you’ve been writing. Head over to their website to find out more and apply. Deadline: April 30th, 2026 Source: Instagram
Read with a free account →16 January 26 · Opportunities
The VAULT Creative Arts Playwriting Award 2026 is open for submissions! In 2025, VAULT Creative Arts launched the VCA Playwriting Award – a scheme to support early-career writers find meaningful pathways into the performing arts. In its inaugural year, the scheme paid a winning w
Read with a free account →08 January 26 · Opportunities
Soho Theatre is seeking submissions for the Verity Bargate Award 2026, its flagship new writing prize. Sponsored by Character 7, the award celebrates bold, original stage writing and supports emerging UK and Irish playwrights by offering a platform to launch their careers. The wi
Read with a free account →11 December 25 · Opportunities
Announcing the 2026 The Leah—submissions are open! All women, trans, and non-binary playwrights who consider themselves emerging are eligible to apply for The Leah. Playwrights from all over the world are encouraged to apply, but the play must be written in English. Eligibility d
Read with a free account →11 December 25 · Opportunities
The Verity Bargate Award is back. And bigger than ever. The UK’s longest established playwriting prize, sponsored by @character7production, open to writers living in the UK and Ireland Submissions open Mon 12 Jan 2026 at 11am. Sharp. And close on Mon 13 Apr 2026. The winner will
Read with a free account →16 October 25 · Opportunities
Stolen Moments is a new theatre platform celebrating Welsh voices through bold, original stories. The team want submissions from Welsh and Wales-based writers for short plays to be performed as part of their rolling programme. We welcome: 10-minute scripts (roughly 10 pages) Two-
Read with a free account →03 October 25 · Opportunities
After a delightful couple of sold-out evenings at the Space in London, Hepburn Hooks Theatre Co have decided to reconduct their inaugural event, “Brown Skinned Girls”. They are seeking out four female, BlPOC playwrights whose works they will fully produce and present at a London
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