Kate Pettigrew

Off the Cliff Theatre seeks Ovid-inspired short plays for Metamorphosis festival

February 6, 2017 / Leave a Comment / Opportunities / By

Off the Cliff, the new London-based theatre company, is open for new script submissions taken from Ovid’s stories and on the theme of metamorphosis. Off the Cliff festival Metamorphoses is being held in May 2017. They are looking for  a short play (up to 25mins) inspired by the chosen myth(s) – it could be an adaptation / modern …

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Avenue Theatre Company call out for Seven Deadly Sins monologues from young writers (age 18-30)

February 8, 2017 / Leave a Comment / Opportunities / By

Writers Avenue Theatre Company  is looking for seven talented writers and 14 monologues – on the theme of seven deadly sins and seven heavenly virtues. It is open to writers  aged 18-30 who would like the opportunity to develop work and showcase it in front of an audience including top industry professionals. What to submit: A …

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BBC Radio Essex Playwright of the Year open for submissions

February 6, 2017 / 3 Comments / Competitions, Opportunities / By

BBC Essex  is open for submissions for its Playwright of the Year 2017 competition. It is looking for  a 15 minute fictional radio play with an Essex connection to be recorded at a special performance later in the year for broadcast on BBC Essex. It is an opportunity to hear your work on the radio. Eligibility: …

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Get inspired with Royal Court’s playwrights podcast

February 6, 2017 / Leave a Comment / Inspiration / By

Gets inspired by the Royal Court’s Playwrights’ Podcasts which come to an end in February 2017. Playwright Simon Stevens has been talking to 12  of our most important playwrights about their careers, lives and ambitions since December. He said:  “I have had conversations with some of the most exciting playwrights in the country. It has been a real honour. …

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See your script filmed: Birmingham School of Acting seeks shorts

February 6, 2017 / Leave a Comment / Opportunities / By

The Birmingham School of Acting trains actors for a professional career. They are looking for short film scripts to be produced to professional standards and presented at their Short Film Season in early 2018 with students from the School of Acting in the cast. Eligibility: Submissions are only open to UK resident writers. What you get:  …

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Play Amnesty: Glasgow Women’s Library call for donations of plays written by women

February 6, 2017 / 1 Comment / News / By

Glasgow Women’s Library and Stellar Quines have launched a Play Amnesty to showcase female playwriting talent. The Play Amnesty is a call out for plays written by women which can be put on a drama shelf  to be unveiled on the 8 March to mark International Women’s Day. Glasgow Women’s Library and Stellar Quines say: “As we both …

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Opportunities Weekly Round-Up: 3 February 2017

February 10, 2017 / Leave a Comment / Opportunities, Pick of the Week / By

Want to help support LPB without spending any extra cash? Check out our ‘Gifts & Gear’ series and do your Amazon shopping via our links! 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).  Opportunities are grouped into four sections: 1) Pick of …

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Bread & Roses meet and greet networking event (free)

January 31, 2017 / Leave a Comment / Events / By

The Bread & Roses Theatre is inviting all theatre-makers to a free meet & meet and networking event on Monday 20 February 2017 from 7.30pm. Bread and Roses says: “Only two years old, the venue has established its place on the London fringe theatre scene, received awards, launched several in-house competitions for playwrights and theatre-makers as …

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Call out for comedy shorts inspired by Anita and Me (£300 prize)

January 31, 2017 / Leave a Comment / Opportunities / By

Comedy shorts inspired by Meera Syal’s book Anita And Me are wanted for Theatre Cloud’s The Creative Comedy Project competition. Theatre Cloud wants a piece of comedy that deals with one or more of the themes from the book –  a coming-of-age tale that follows Meena, a girl growing up in the only Punjabi family in …

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Falling Pennies call out for ‘lost and found’ new writing night

January 31, 2017 / Leave a Comment / Opportunities / By

Falling Pennies is holding its fourth new writing show ”On The Night” and is looking for writers to submit a 10-15 minute scene on the theme of “lost & found”, The night will be at 7.30pm on a Sunday this March (TBC) at The Arcola Theat What to submit: A 10-15 minute scene on the …

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