Events

Free talk with Jed Mercurio in Birmingham

In a special talk on October 15th, the award-winning Jed Mercurio (Line of Duty, Cardiac Arrest, Bodies) will be discussing what’s influenced his work as a producer, director, novelist and one of the UK’s leading television writers. He’ll also share his take on the process of screenwriting and reveal how he approaches the creation of …

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September Playwriting Retreat in Kerala, India

Playwriting Retreat in Kerala, India 8-14 September 2016 This retreat is run by Vesna Hauschild in a peaceful and inspirational hotel surrounded by beautiful nature with great food and lots of exciting things to do in free time (yoga, hiking, trips to the lake, Tiger reserve …) in Kumily makes for a perfect playwriting retreat …

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In Conversation with Vicky Featherstone at the Royal Court (University Women in the Arts Event)

In Conversation with Vicky Featherstone (University Women in the Arts: Event 2) 18 August 2016 at 4pm The Royal Court Theatre – Sloane Square, SW1W 8AS The second University Women in the Arts public event has been announced. Taking place on 18th August at 4pm at the Royal Court Theatre, this will be an In Conversation …

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July Playwrights Circle at the Bread and Roses Theatre

Playwrights’ Circle Monday 25 July from 7.30-9.30pm Bread & Roses Theatre The Playwrights Circle is a friendly and supportive circle in which playwrights can share their work and work-in-progress, run by The Bread & Roses Theatre on the last Monday every month. The Bread & Roses Theatre Company has been developing and supporting new writers …

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‘Discovering the Keskidee Centre’ event with London Metropolitan Archives

‘Discovering the Keskidee Centre’ Wednesday 10 August 2016 from 1.30 pm to 2.30 pm The London Metropolitan Archives Opened in 1971, The Keskidee Centre was Britain’s first arts and cultural centre for the black community. It was opened 35 years ago. It was the meeting place for cultural events, like theatre performances, poetry; book launches and …

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Writing The TV Pilot That Sells: LondonSWF Festival Week One Day Workshop

Workshop with Jen Grisanti The key to becoming a working writer or creating longevity as a working writer is writing a TV pilot script that they can’t ignore. The pilot script is one of the hardest scripts to write.  Jen Grisanti developed a story system that has led 40 of her clients to sell their …

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London Playwriting Lab ‘The Inspiration Gym’ now booking

London Playwriting Lab is delighted to continue their series of stand-alone workshops alongside the successful London Playwriting Lab programmes. The Inspiration Gym is an intensive work-out designed to help playwrights of any level kick start something new or progress a piece they might be struggling with. Hosted by three facilitators, the Gym comprises a series of …

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Help us to reach our fundraising target!

As you know, we’re running The Dark Horse Festival next week as part of London Writers’ Week. The festival showcases the best unproduced scripts in London and shows the wide range of London’s playwriting talent. We’re running a fundraising campaign to make sure the festival is as successful as it can possibly be! We’re a non-profit organisation …

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University Women in the Arts announces first public event & partnership with Oberon

UNIVERSITY WOMEN IN THE ARTS ANNOUNCES FIRST PUBLIC EVENT AND NEW PARTNERSHIP WITH OBERON BOOKS University Women in the Arts, the new scheme for female students studying arts subjects at Universities across the UK, has announced its first public event. This will be an In Conversation event with Kate Rowland, founder of BBC Writersroom, the …

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