Month: December 2019

Horatio Productions accepting scripts for Sci-Fi Festival

December 19, 2019 / Leave a Comment / Opportunities / By

Horatio Productions is running the 3nd edition of their very own Science Fiction Theatre Festival: Antarctica from the 19th – 23rd May 2020 at Pleasance Theatre in London. Horatio Productions is looking for groundbreaking short science fiction plays, for writers coming from all walks of life, for daring and innovative creators, for new ideas, revolutionary dreams, crazy stories, for …

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Zeppotron accepting submissions for Make A Scene

December 19, 2019 / Leave a Comment / Opportunities / By

Comedy television production company Zeppotron have launched MAKE A SCENE!, a new scriptwriting bursary to provide opportunities for new and emerging writing talent from a specific demographic currently under-represented on UK television. This year, Make a Scene! aims to address the lack of representation of women from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds in television comedy writing.  You do not need any …

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BBC Studios Continuing Drama Roadshow

December 19, 2019 / Leave a Comment / Opportunities / By

BBC Studios is holding a series of roadshows across the UK in January 2020 to attract talent from the UK film industry to work on its multi-award-winning continuing dramas Casualty and Holby City.  The shows are seeking a whole new generation of writers and directors to reflect the stories of today’s Britain. Each production gives a writer the opportunity …

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New theatre scratch night in Manchester – JustOut

January 27, 2020 / Leave a Comment / Events / By

JustOut Theatre are running regular scratch nights  and they would love to hear from writers based in the North. They are looking for scripts between 10-15 minutes, which can be self-contained or part of a larger script, and cover any theme. They pride themselves on promoting new writing that challenges and inspires them! It doesn’t …

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Calling all budding playwrights – The Phoenix Writes competition is now open (entry fee £10)

December 18, 2019 / 2 Comments / Competitions, Opportunities / By

What is it?  The Phoenix Writes is a new One Act playwriting competition for 2020, which is open to playwrights of all age groups across the UK. Five successful submissions will be performed at the Daneside Theatre in Congleton, Cheshire on Saturday 5th September 2020, and the winning play, voted by the audience, will receive …

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Opportunities Weekly Round-up: 13 December 2019

December 12, 2019 / Leave a Comment / Opportunities, Weekly Round-up / By

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 with Deadlines; 3) Workshops and Events; 4) Ongoing opportunities (No deadline). …

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The Search for Blue seeking shorts for scratch night

January 13, 2020 / Leave a Comment / Opportunities / By

You are invited: to a birthday celebration of planetary proportions! The Search for Blue is hosting a special birthday celebration for our collective home, Earth, on April 22nd 2020, the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day, and our Big Blue’s (unofficial) 4.544* Billionth Birthday! What they are looking for: 8 artists or groups of artists that have …

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Opportunities – Pick of the Week: BBC Writersroom Drama Script Room Open for submissions

December 10, 2019 / Leave a Comment / Opportunities, Pick of the Week / By

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: BBC Writersroom Drama Script Room Open for submissions Description: BBC Writersroom’s annual window for unsolicited …

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The Literal Challenge: 29 Plays Later

December 9, 2019 / Leave a Comment / Opportunities / By

The Literal Challenge – a company that brings together a community of writers, wannabe writers and newbies through creative challenges. Over the last five Februarys, they have run  run five 28 Plays Later, a play-a-day writing challenge that has inspired the writing of 26,649 plays! Registrations are now open through for this year’s challenge through …

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Nick Hern Books launches Playscript Subscriptions

December 9, 2019 / Leave a Comment / Opportunities / By

NHB have launched a subscription service for play scripts. Each month, subscribers (or their chosen recipient) will receive one newly published NHB playscript selected by their expert team. It could be a major premiere from a big-name playwright, a timely new version of a classic, or a fresh and exciting work by a talented, up-and-coming …

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