Kate Pettigrew

University Women in the Arts – mentoring competition with fashion company TOAST

February 27, 2017 / Leave a Comment / Competitions, Opportunities / By

University Women in the Arts is running a mentoring competition for women who want to run an arts business with fashion company TOAST. Five students will receive six months mentoring from the company. For more information and to join the mailing list to be kept informed of future events please go to: www.universitywomeninthearts.com What to …

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Secret Hour Theatre seeks shorts on subject of ‘secrets’ for Camden Fringe

February 27, 2017 / 2 Comments / Opportunities / By

Secret Hour Theatre are looking for 15 minute duologues and monologues for Secrets, a new writing night taking place at the Camden Fringe 2017. The duologues/monologues must respond to the theme: Secrets. Secrets will showcase four unique pieces of new writing. Each piece should reveal an important secret about the character(s). How, when and why this …

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University Women in the Arts in International Women’s Day event for female students wanting to work in the arts

February 24, 2017 / Leave a Comment / Events / By

University Women in the Arts has announced a day long International Women’s Day event for female students wanting to work in the arts in the UK. The free event will take place in London from 3-8pm on 2 March. It offers students a chance to benefit from the advice of some of the women leading the way …

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Three day playwriting workshop with Simon Stephens in Andalucia

February 24, 2017 / Leave a Comment / Education, Writing Workshops / By

A three  day playwriting workshop with award-winning playwright Simon Stephens  will take place in Andalucia, Spain, this October. Simon Stephens is an English playwright. Having taught on the Young Writers’ Programme at the Royal Court Theatre for many years, he is now an artistic associate at the Lyric Hammersmith. He is the inaugural Associate Playwright of Steep …

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Opportunities Weekly Round-up: 24 February 2017

March 3, 2017 / Leave a Comment / Opportunities, Weekly Round-up / By

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Doughnut Productions accepting submissions for new writing night on the ‘seven deadly sins’

February 20, 2017 / Leave a Comment / Opportunities / By

Doughnut Productions is calling out for scripts for its new writing night based on the seven deadly sins. Doughnut’s  artistic director Kate Austen says: “After the sell-out success of our previous new writing showcase Trapped, we intend to put on three performances of seven short plays in Doughnut Productions unique Swivel Seat Theatre format. “There are …

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The Sitcom Mission 2017 – open for submissions (Entry fee £10-100)

February 20, 2017 / Leave a Comment / Opportunities / By

The Sitcom Mission 2017, the UK-based international comedy writing competition, is now open for entries. Its seeks out the best 15 minutes of original comedy to be part of a showcase judged by comedy commissioners and attracts top producers from the industry. They include comedy commissioners from BBC TV, BBC radio, ITV and Channel 4, Comedy …

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Lincoln Performing Arts Centre seeks short plays for ‘Script This’ rehearsed reading night

February 20, 2017 / Leave a Comment / Opportunities / By

Lincoln Performing Arts Centre has a call out for submissions for Script This – an evening of short plays or extracts of longer scripts at a rehearsed reading of new work at the Lincoln Performing Arts Centre in Lincoln on 22 March 2017. Script This is looking for up to six short plays or extracts of longer scripts (10 minutes …

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Jennifer Farmer playwriting course at Bishopsgate Institute (£134-£178)

February 20, 2017 / Leave a Comment / Education, Opportunities, Writing Workshops / By

Jennifer Farmer’s Playwriting course starts on Monday 6 March to Monday 10 April 2017 at the Bishopsgate Institute, 230 Bishopsgate , London EC2M 4QH. About the course: Jennifer Farmer says: “Playwriting is a vibrant avenue for creative writers to explore, and this course will introduce you to the critical and practical skills needed to produce works for the stage. You …

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George Devine award open for submissions (£15,000 prize)

February 20, 2017 / 8 Comments / Competitions, Opportunities / By

The George Devine Award is an annual prize, established in 1966 in honour of the first director of the Royal Court Theatre. The award is now administered by his daughter, Harriet Devine. The prize is open to any promising playwright for an original stage play, which need not have been produced. TV and radio plays will …

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