Samia Djilli

Paperclip Theatre seeking actresses for all female scratch night at the Betsy Trotwood

Newly formed all-female theatre company Paperclip is putting on its inaugural performance at the Betsy Trotwood on the 11th of November. The night will be made up of 7 different pieces all addressing the theme of ‘generations’. They are looking to audition for the following pieces: Master/Servant Characters: Harrison: Senior Detective in a suburban police …

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Bryony Kimmings November 2017 Workshop

Bryony Kimmings teaches all over the UK. Her aim is to dispel the myths surrounding the “difficulty” of being an artist, whether that be in a creative or economic way.  Her workshops are light, fun, painless and very active. They concern themselves with establishing both an excellent concept for a piece of work and a …

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TheatreLab seeking scripts for rehearsed reading

TheatreLab is working in association with Bath Spa University’s Production Company OnSet to curate a night of new writing. They are looking for new scripts to go forward into WordPlay, a rehearsed reading event that profiles new theatre writing. Scripts can be in development as well as completed. This is an opportunity to have your script …

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The Clubbed Thumb Biennial Commission seeking writing proposals ($15,000 commission)

The Clubbed Thumb Biennial Commission invites playwrights to propose plays inspired by a particular prompt. This round, they ask that you please consider the oeuvre of Caryl Churchill. They have paid particular attention to Top Girls, Fen and Far Away, but encourage those submitting to read and consider any and all of her plays. What to submit:  Your play should …

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Opportunities Weekly Round-up: 6 October 2017

Want to support LPB? Become a member! 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 the Week & featured posts; 2) Opportunities with Deadlines; 3) Workshops and Events; 4) Ongoing opportunities (No deadline). …

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Sanguine Theatre Accepting Submissions for Annual Project Playwright Competition 

Sanguine Theatre Company are currently accepting submissions for their annual project playwright competition. They are looking for full-length plays of any genre to be submitted for consideration. Playwrights based anywhere in the world are encouraged to submit their work. The winner of Project Playwright receives a fully-produced world premiere of their play in New York …

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Opportunities – Pick of the Week: The Female Gaze seeking monologues about women in film

Each week we look through our pile of writing opportunities to pick out one we think is particularly worth your time. It could be an innovative brief, great prize money, a high-profile company, or just plain fun. This week’s pick: The Female Gaze seeking monologues about women in film Description: The Female Gaze is an online film magazine …

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The Space Theatre seeking submissions for 2018 Spring Season

The Space is a performing arts centre based in a converted church on the Isle of Dogs, East London.  They seek to programme high quality theatre productions, with a balance of classics, revivals, new writing and devised work. They are currently seeking proposals for their Spring 2018 season, which will run from February – April …

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SLAMinutes seeking writers and performers for secret shows

SLAMinutes is a pop- up event for artists. They are looking for people to write one minute pieces to be performed in a top secret location each week and broadcast over Youtube and social media. What’s involved:  A guerilla theatre company. 30 writers. 1 minute each. 1 Trending Topic. Rapid Write Response. Infinite opinions. Solid entertainment. Open conversation. In their words: “Playwrights, Spoken Word Artist, …

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In Motion Theatre Company seeking Scotland-based writers for collaborative project

In Motion Theatre Company are seeking Scotland-based writers for Draft, a new writing development event for fresh ideas. They are looking for writers interested in developing new work in an intensive, collaborative environment.​ They are looking for unseen extracts of 15-20 pages in length with no more than four characters. How it works: They’ll select four 15-20 …

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