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Dawn King, winner of the 2011 Papatango New Writing Prize for Foxfinder, which was one of The Independent’s Top 5 Plays of the Year, is to provide a free playwriting workshop at Ovalhouse. It will cover topics including writing exercises, dramaturgy, exploratory writing, story structure, dialogue, and redrafting. Dates: Saturday 13 May 2017 and 27 May. The second …
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Submissions are open for issue 004 of The Dionysian magazine – a women in theatre issue. Submissions are open to female-identifying playwrights only for this issue. The Dionysian says it is “constantly looking for new and upcoming playwrights while also presenting established playwrights. ” Any content is fair-game, as we would like to present a range …
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BBC Northern Ireland and Northern Ireland Screen plan to commission funny, shareable, comedy shorts for BBC iPlayer, and are looking for Northern Ireland talent to write them. Fright Short follows on from Tight Shorts – the BBCNI comedy strand which started last year during Euro 2016. This time BBCNI, Northern Ireland Screen and BBC Writersroom are …
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The British Council has announced a new opportunity open to artists who are migrants, based anywhere in the world. It says: “To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the British Council’s Edinburgh Showcase, we invite practitioners to dream about the future with us in Imagine 2037, a festival of imaginary performances. “We will commission six artists …
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The Bruntwood Prize – the biggest playwriting competition in the UK – has announced its 2017 live online workshop programme, which should help you get your scripts ready before the June deadline. Bruntwood says: “We’re pleased to announce our 2017 live online workshop programme, and for the first time we will offer three international workshops in Australia, India and …
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Submissions are now open for The Director’s Cut Club showcase: Nothing to Declare on 11 June at Southwark Playhouse. They are asking writers to respond to a detailed brief outlined on their website. What to submit/How to apply: Plays must respond to the brief on the website, which can be found here. Monologues and duologues …
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The Actors Temple Studio is calling new writers for its next Playwright/ Playread Workshop on Sunday 4 June 2017. They say it is “an opportunity to develop and workshop your writing at our Studio in Warren Street. “Chosen writers will have a section of their script rehearsed for approximately 2 hours with our trained actors. “There …
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Alleyway Theatre, based in Buffalo, New York, has announced its annual international Maxim Mazumdar competition in memory of the Canadian playwright and actor. The competition is open to anyone of any age or citizenship. Alleyway Theatre seeks: A full-Length: Play or musical not less than 90 minutes in length, any style, no more than 10 …
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