A.C. Smith

Winners of Channel 4 Playwright Scheme Announced

Channel 4 has announced the winners of the Channel 4 Playwrights Scheme, who will receive £7,000 and a year’s attachment to a theatre to support the development of a new play. The winners are: Clara Brennan – Soho Theatre Zodwa Nyoni – West Yorkshire Playhouse Simon Longman – Pentabus Theatre Morna Pearson – Traverse Theatre …

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Ever wondered how to pronounce ‘Godot’?

This article from the New York Times won’t give you a definitive answer, but it does provide interesting background on the differences between the standard English (GO-doh), American (go-DOH), and French (GO-DOH, equal emphasis) pronunciations of the elusive Godot. Interestingly, the notoriously finicky Beckett Estate has no position on how the word should be pronounced.  …

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ScriptSpace development workshop at The Space

ScriptSpace is The Space’s monthly script-reading workshop which provides playwrights with an opportunity to have a work in progress read by professional actors.  In addition to allowing the playwright to receive feedback on their work, a ScriptSpace session is also a networking opportunity for actors, directors, writers and producers. The next event will be taking …

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Pokfulham Rd Productions seeking playwright for collaboration (fluent Korean required)

Pokfulham Rd Productions  薄扶林道©, a new writing non-profit production company, is gearing up for its 2014 lineup with a play about North and South Korea. They are just coming off the success of a soldout run of “the t-group” which ran 14-23 October during the KCL Arts and Hum Festival. They are looking for a …

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Script sale at Bush Theatre’s RADAR Festival

BushGreen has two upcoming book sales at the Bush Theatre as part of its RADAR Festival. All playtexts in the sale are £2 (or why not take a gamble on a Book Bag with 5 secret playtexts for £5?). Dates:  Thursday 14 November from 5-7pm Saturday 16 November from 11am-5pm Tuesday 19 November from 5-7pm Source:  …

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Adrian Pagan Award Shortlist Announced

As reported in The Stage, the shortlist has been announced for the Adrian Pagan Award. The five shortlisted plays are: Kitchen Sinking by Gina Gough Dead Party Animals by Thomas Pickles Dissolution by Isobel Middleton My Darling Wife by Isaac Ssebandeke The Visitor by Remi Rachuba The prize is production of the winning play in …

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Sussex Playwrights’ Club seeking plays of up to 60 min for Constance Cox Playwriting Competition (Entry fee: £7)

The Sussex Playwrights’ Club has renamed their annual writing competition the Constance Cox Playwriting Competition; they are now accepting entries.  (Note:  All their playwriting competitions are listed on the same page, so you may have to scroll down a bit to find all the details.) What to submit:  A stage play on any theme, up …

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Red Planet Prize 2013 open to entries for television writing

Entries are now being accepted for the 2013 Red Planet Prize, supported by Red Planet pictures and Kudos Productions. Eligibility:  The competition is open to anyone in the UK and Eire. What to submit:  Entrants must upload the first ten pages of an original 60 minute script for TV along with a short synopsis; this …

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3rd annual Jewish Playwriting Contest open for submissions

David Winitsky (Artistic Director) and Jeremy Stoller (Contest Producer) of the jewish plays project (jpp) are excited to announce the return of their competition for full-length plays dealing with contemporary jewish themes. Using a curated jury process followed by a series of live selection events, the Contest will give equal voice to jewish audiences and …

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Carla Grauls announced as winner of Nick Darke Award

As reported in The Stage, Carla Grauls has been announced as the winner of the Nick Darke Award.  The Award, funded by Falmouth University, is presented to a playwright writing on an environmental theme.  The £6,000 prize is designed to support the writer in developing their piece. More detail about the winning entry Made for …

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