SKINT Theatre Festival, which called out for scripts on LPB for its Stranger Tales festival, has announced the details. SKINT returns to Bristol for 3 days this April 28-30 2017 and is inviting you to join them under The Island for what it says is a Bank Holiday weekend of micro-theatre madness. Skint says: “We’ve filled our jail-cells …
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The BrightLights Theatre Production and Development Company is looking for full length new scripts with the potential for production in London. BrightLights says it will also consider scripts that need workshopping or that would benefit from a rehearsed reading. “If you’re a playwright, an agent or hold the rights to an existing play and want …
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Ruislip Dramatic Society is hosting its first Scratch Night on 7 July 2017 at Uxbridge Library and is looking for 4 short 15 minute new plays, or parts of a new play on any topic by local writers. RDS says: “This is a fantastic opportunity for a writer to showcase their skills and ideas. “Scratch nights are …
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Stichin’ Fiction has announced a new writing night where creatives are challenged to cast, rehearse, and perform in the course of a single evening in a free workshopping environment. Stitchin’ Fiction says: “Writers with words stuck in their laptops and notebooks are given a pool of performers, who want to work and stretch their collaborative muscles …
Fizzy Sherbet’s new submission window is open. It is looking for short plays by women writers to be presented in a rehearsed reading at Hackney Attic, London, in mid-June. Fizzy says: “We accept 10-15 minute short plays written by women. Submissions can be on any topic & from anywhere in the world, provided that they are …
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The search for Papatango’s 2017 Resident Playwright begins. The residency provides a £2000 seed commission, one-to-one dramaturgy, and script development workshops with professional actors to complete a brilliant new play, with an option for a full production by Papatango. Papatango says: “Our first resident playwright, May Sumbwanyambe, saw us produce and publish his play After Independence at …
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The Bush Theatre, MA Dramatic Writing at Drama Centre London at Central Saint Martins, Writers at Work Productions and Oberon Books have announced the book launch and showcase of the winning student and emerging writers’ work from “The Student Guide to Writing: Playwriting” competition. The book launch and showcase of winning work will take place …
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The first annual Change of Art Festival will be held on Saturday, 17June 2017 at the Human Rights Action Centre performance space in Shoreditch, as part of Hope Not Hate’s Weekend of Action marking the anniversary of the murder of Jo Cox, MP. Festival organisers say: “The aim of the festival is to celebrate Jo …
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Second Sons, the theatre for people who don’t like theatre, are now accepting submissions from UK-based writers for their festival of new writing, Play Time, to be held on Sunday 11 June 2017 at a venue TBC. They are looking for bold, innovative pieces of theatre. The submissions are open to individual writers and theatre …
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The Verity Bargate Award, one of the biggest UK playwriting competitions, is holding a series of workshops around the country with leading playwrights to share their top tips as you get your play ready to enter the contest. Workshops in London: £30 workshops at the Soho Theatre run from 15 April 15-15 June 2017. To book …
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