Pint-sized Plays is now in its seventh year and recognised as one of the leading international competitions for short 5-10 minute plays. The 2014 competition is now open. Plays can be poignant, funny or downright hilarious, but they have to be between 5 and 10 minutes long with only two or three characters and be …
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The 2014 Alfed Fagon Award for Best New Play of the Year supported by the Peggy Ramsay Foundation, is now open for applications. The winner will receive £6000. Eligibility and Criteria: The award is open to any playwright of Caribbean or African descent, resident in the UK. The play does not need to have been …
New Perspectives are looking for expressions of interest from playwrights with an interest or knowledge in interactive theatre to work with director Tilly Branson on a practical theatre project based in the East Midlands. New Perspectives has been creating touring work for 40 years and is a sector leader in the field of rural touring. …
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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). Play Submissions Helper publishes contests with April deadlines – Deadline: various MT Pockets Theatre seeking submissions for 10 Minute Play Festival (West Virginia) – Deadline: 4 April 2014 Channel 4 seeking writers …
Live Theatre has an international reputation for developing and nurturing talented playwrights and offers regular introductory workshops to get people writing relevant and engaging plays. This popular course aims to give writers a sound understanding of the key elements of playwriting through a combination of practical exercises and discussion. What makes a great story and …
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Organised Chaos Productions is now accepting scripts for its’ 2014 script call. The company is based in Manchester and the winning script(s) will receive a debut production at the Lowry as well as the possibility of a North West tour. Guidelines: Your submission must be: Original Written by you Production ready Not previously produced (workshops …
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Page to Stage will soon be open to submissions for the festival to be held in Liverpool in September of this year. They are looking for one-act plays between 45-60 minutes in length. Ten scripts will be selected for a number of performances during the festival. Plays will be adjudicated by audiences and judges and prizes …
you just don’t have as long to tell your story! With this in mind, IdeasTap is offering 20 members the chance to attend two screenwriting workshops designed to take you through the mechanics of short film scriptwriting. The workshops will be held in London on 14 and 21 May 2014 from 6pm to 8pm. They …
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Are you aged 15-24? Do you love comedy? Do you like to have your voice heard? And would you like to see your ideas on screen? Well, this is an opportunity for you to have your comic writing performed by excellent funny people and have it broadcast on bbc.co.uk. Deadline now extended to Monday 21 …
BAFTA have announced a call for scripts for emerging comedy screenwriters for two BAFTA Rocliffe New Comedy Showcase events. The successful writers will showcase their work for some of the biggest names in the UK and US television industry at two major international television festivals: in August the BAFTA Rocliffe New Comedy Showcase returns to the …
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