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After the success of their first instalment of their new-writing event ‘Universal’, Unshaded Arts will be returning to Omnibus Theatre for their second showing at Omnibus Theatre on Friday 7th July 2023 and are seeking submissions from writers. They are looking for short plays that pertain to the following guidelines: Universal stories with marginalised characters at …

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The 2023 Pint-sized Plays competition is now open for submissions. Plays have to be between five and ten minutes long, with no more than three characters and be able to be performed in the actual bar area of pubs. As one of the ten winners, your play would be performed in selected pubs in Pembrokeshire …

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New Diorama Theatre and Underbelly have announced the relaunch of their hit-making Untapped award, supporting theatre makers at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Up to three companies will receive £10,000 in cash alongside a package of support. Previous recipients have included Fringe First-winner This Is Not A Show About Hong Kong by Max Percy & Friends in 2022, and …

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Organiser Tiffany Tam is looking for scripts that can be staged for a fringe festival in London in late June. The festival will be hosted for a week at Backstage Theatre of Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts and toured to 1-2 London Fringe venues.  They are particularly interested in topics like politics, current international affairs …

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The Carlo Annoni International Playwriting Prize is now open for submissions of short an full length plays with topics concerning the LGBTQ+ community; including love, diversity, and identity in a time of gender fluidity. 1,000 euro will be awarded to two winners (one in English and one in Italian) and there will be special jury …

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Hyphen Artist Collective is thrilled to be collaborating with MENA Arts UK and Theatre Technis to run in-person and online sessions for writers called Show Up and Write, a series of sessions where writers attend in-person or Zoom/online sessions and simply write for three hours, then come together for one hour to connect and discuss …

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King’s Head Theatre is on the hunt for new, exciting & ambitious projects to program this year. They operate an open submission process all year round.  Please note that this is for shows that either have a producer attached or are ready to be self-produced. The King’s Head Theatre is a space for stories by, …

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Paines Plough, Ellie Keel Productions and 45North launched The Women’s Prize for Playwriting in 2020 to support female, UK and Ireland-based writers. The winning playwright receives £12,000 in respect of an exclusive option for Ellie Keel Productions and Paines Plough to co-produce the winning play. The mission of The Women’s Prize for Playwriting is to address the …

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To find out more and book please visit the Mono Box website here.

Apply for a year-long attachment as Creative Associate with Jermyn Street Theatre to get access to specialist workshops and mentor sessions (and get paid to attend them), an R&D week (including budget) to develop a new idea, and paid assisting roles on JST productions. The programme will work with ten emerging artists from a writing, …

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