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**Last few places remaining**Coming up with London Playwright’s Blog: LPW Workshops: Rough to Ready (Re-drafting with Kimberley Andrews)
Our latest opportunities Pick of the Week: BBC Writersroom COMEDY script room 2017 open for submissions
From the Archive of our Advice Column, Pursued By A Bear: “What writing tools does a savvy London playwright need?”
Opportunities with deadlines:
Dreamfusion seeking experienced screenwriter for feature (paid) – Deadline: 21 April 2017
Tamasha seeks diverse shorts for comedy scratch night at Soho Theatre – Deadline: 24 April 2017 at 12 noon
Fizzy Sherbet open for submissions for plays by women writers – Deadline: 25 April 2017
Ruislip Dramatic Society call out for shorts for Scratch Night – Deadline: Friday 28th April 2017 at 5pm
Bread & Roses Theatre seeks submissions for The Platform scratch night – Deadline: 28th April 2017 at midnight
House seed funding for BAME theatremakers (£3,000-£8,000) -Deadline: 28 April 2017 at 10am
Change of Art festival celebrates life of Jo Cox, MP – Deadline: Friday 28 April at 11.59pm
The Sitcom Mission 2017 – open for submissions – Deadline: Until 30 April 2017
Geoffrey Whitworth trophy for one-act festival play – Deadline: 30 April 2017
Soundwork audio play competition: winner will have play recorded and posted on website Deadline 30 April 2017
Avenue Theatre Company call out for Seven Deadly Sins monologues from young writers – Deadline: 1 May 2017
Second Sons call out for Play Time Festival – Deadline: Tuesday 2 May 2017
Short Film Fund seeks scripts for £5,000 plus budget film – Deadline: 2 May 2017
Class Dismissed Sketch Writing Initiative with CCBC and BBC Writersroom – Deadline: 5 May 2017
Call out for comedy shorts inspired by Anita and Me (£300 prize) Deadline: 7 May 2017
Sky Blue Theatre: British Theatre Challenge for Schools – Deadline: 7 May 2017
Little Pieces of Gold seeks 10 minute plays for Southwark Playhouse – Deadline: 8 May 2017 at midnight
Aberdeen Performing Arts seeking submissions for scratch night – Deadline: 8 May 2017
ArtsEd drama school call out for scripts for Original Screenplay Project – Deadline: Friday 12 May 2017
BBC Writersroom COMEDY Script Room 2017 open for submissions – Deadline: 15 May 2017
Mad Apple Collective seeks plays based on The Locked Room – – Deadline: 19 May 2017
Search for Papatango resident playwright begins (paid post) – Deadline: 22 May-1 June.
Player-Playwrights seek 15-minute plays on ‘them and us’ theme – Deadline Monday 29 May 2017
Pint-Sized Plays sought for pub performance in Tenby Festival Week – Deadline: 31May 2017
2017 Bruntwood Prize open for submissions (cash prize + development) – Deadline: 5 June 2017 at 6pm
Kali war play season for South Asia women writers – Deadline: Monday 5 June 2017 at 5pm
Full Circle Radio Theatre launch new online playwriting festival for 2017– Deadline: 30 June 2017
Sterts Theatre One Act Play Writing Competition 2017 (entry £7, prize £40) – Deadline: 31 July 2017
London Short Film Festival open for 2018 submissions (entry fee $6.50- $38) – Deadline: 21 April-21 August 2017
Events and workshops:
Verity Bargate Award workshops – London workshops from 15 April 15-15 June 2017. Others around the country from Tue 18 April
Bruntwood Prize 2017’s free online workshop programme – From 1 March-24 May 2017
National Theatre: How to Begin Playwriting course with Andrew Muir (£400/£350 bursaries available) -Fridays 28 April – 14 July, 10.30am-12.30pm
Chipping Norton Literary Festival playwriting workshop with Clare Bayley (£18) – 29 April 2017
Skint Theatre Festival’s Stranger Tales for Bank Holiday weekend – April 28-30 2017
UEA offers online introduction to screenwriting course (£0-49) from 8 May 2017
Free online screenwriting course with Future Learn/ Uni of East Anglia – Starts 8 May 2017
Jennifer Farmer’s Playwriting course at the Bishopsgate Institute from Monday 08 May-Monday 19 June
Free tickets to book launch/showcase of Student Guide to Writing competition winners– Bush Theatre on 9 May 2017 at 2pm.
Gate Theatre Workshop on the writer/director relationship (£10) –,13 May 2017 from 10 am-1pm
LPW Workshops: Rough to Ready (Re-drafting with Kimberley Andrews) Saturday 13 May, Saturday 27 May (10am-5pm)
Scriptwriting with Simon Vinnicombe at YHA St Pancras, 79-81 Euston Road, £40, Tuesday 16 May 2017, 10am-4pm
Bread and Roses Theatre Playwrights Circle meeting – 22 May from 7.30-9.30pm
Playwrights Toolbox with Paul Kalburgi at Bread and Roses – Friday 16 June 2017(10-6pm)
Three day playwriting workshop with Simon Stephens in Andalucia 15 – 19 October 2017
Writers’ Mutual writing group -currently taking place Wednesdays 11am- 1pm
Ongoing submissions:
Theatrefullstop in call out for bi-weekly podcast script submissions – Deadline: None posted.
Newsthump looking for spoof news writers – Deadline: ongoing
Arvon Grants available for writing courses – Deadline: none posted/ various
London Poet seeking film makers to collaborate with – Deadline: none
Edgemar Center for the Arts (Santa Monica) seeking new work for 2017 season – Deadline: none
Batty Mama seeking writers/ artists – Deadline: none posted
Rich Gifts Theatre seeking writers – Deadline: rolling
Paines Plough accepting ongoing submissions – Deadline: rolling
BBC Comedy Classroom – Comedy writing resources for young people – Deadline: various
Online Masterclass with Aaron Sorkin on Screenwriting ($90) – Deadline: none posted
JW3 seeking submissions of pieces about Jewish culture – Deadline: rolling
BFI Postroom open to submissions of films and scripts from emerging filmmakers – Deadline: rolling
Opportunities to hear your play with Player Playwrights – Deadline: rolling
Online Playwriting Course with Live Theatre (£95-£495) – Deadline: rolling
Playwrights Circle at the Bread & Roses – Deadline: ongoing (monthly event)
The Institute of Other seeking creative practitioners – Deadline: none posted
White Hart Trust Studios seeking international and foreign language theatre – Deadline: none posted
Pokfulam Rd Productions looking for playwrights and creatives – Deadline: none posted
55 Kings Contemporary Theatre Productions looking for writers – Deadline: none posted
Plane Paper Theatre call out for plays – Deadline: none posted
Theatrelab seeking scripts to perform at ‘WordPlay’ at Bath Spa University – Deadline: none posted
Londonville Lit offering reading slots – Deadline: none posted
Madam Renards Mini Fringe Festival Swindon open for applications from writers and performers – Deadline: none posted (festival takes place in 2016)
Orange Tea Theatre accepting submissions – Deadline: rolling
Funding available for students at Glasgow University MLitt Playwriting & Dramaturgy – Deadline: none posted
Everything Theatre accepting plays for podcast readings – Deadline: none posted
The Cockpit Theatre seeking work for scratch nights – Deadline: none posted but performances take place on the first Monday of the month.
Shred Productions open to submissions – Deadline: none (open submissions)
Poppy Seed – accepting submissions of 5 minute scripts for blog – Deadline: none posted
COG ARTSpace call out for playwrights! – Deadline: none posted
News:
RSC’s Next Generation programme will be released in May 2017.
The Stage announces inaugural Debut Awards for emerging theatrical talent – Deadline: 30 July 30, 2017