Month: August 2019

The Arcola is  producing the UK premiere of Anna Bella Eema by Lisa D’Amour (Pulitzer Prize finalist and New Orleans’ leading living playwright) in September at Arcola Theatre, London.  To coincide with the production, Lisa D’Amour will be coming to the UK and giving a talk at the Arcola on 13 September and running a …

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RoundPeg are looking for script submissions which explore the theme of Extinction for their new writing night, HATCH. Performances will be on the 22 and 23 September at the Drayton Arms Theatre. In a world which feels so uncertain –     politically, environmentally, economically and socially – we ask what does the future hold? And …

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Stemming from traditional legends and myths and adapting to a multicultural world, the Bigfoot by Moonlight Play Festival is a call to our audiences and artists to celebrate and share stories from our own back yard that define and challenge the essence and perceptions of who we are as a diverse community of storytellers and …

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Interested in a group for playwrights/actors in Loughton in Essex, UK at the eastern end of the London Underground Central Line? The aim would be to have regular meetings where both newbie and experienced playwrights can have their plays read for an audience of group members by actors and then receive constructive feedback with a …

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NewmanConsults.com and Tom Lincoln are organising a “Four Minute Screenplay Competition” that will give the winners the chance to have their film produced in the second half of 2019 as part of the annual “4 x 4 Film Making Challenge”. This is a great chance for screenwriters to make their writing more succinct; receive valuable feedback; and …

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Write About Now is a brand new monthly event giving new and established writers an opportunity to try out their work before a paying audience and a panel of industry professionals. Beginning Sunday, 22nd September, 5 pieces will be selected for each monthly event, then semi-staged in the Studio at New Wimbledon Theatre. What they …

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