London Writers’ Week is right around the corner, so be sure to get your tickets if you want to get a taste of the most exciting new writing in London! Featuring new work by Sonali Bhattacharyya, Sophia Chapadjiev, Eva Edo, John Murray, and Ash Sohoye. When: Thursday 7 July 2016 at 7.30pm* Where: Platform Theatre, …
BBC Writersroom is delighted to be involved with Talawa Firsts. The initiative aims to kick start the careers of new writers, directors and theatre makers. It’s a festival that brings together a community of artists and gives them a space to meet, spark off ideas, build networks and become the next generation to shape British …
London Playwrights Workshop is delighted to be a partner for London Writers’ Week 2016. For The Dark Horse Festival, we’ve worked to find the best unproduced scripts in London, that represent the innovative, vibrant, and diverse new writing happening in our city. During the process, we’ve gone through hundreds of scripts – sent to us from theatres, drawn …
If you’re interested in sitcoms then Salford should rock your world on the 5th and 6th July because the 2016 Salford Sitcom Showcase is coming to town! BBC Writersroom, in collaboration with Salford University, MediaCityUK, is running a series of panels and masterclasses for aspiring writers and comedians. Running on both dates, these will include …
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NAWE Workshop with ‘Myths of the Near Future’ Journal Saturday July 9th 2016 from 10am-12pm Part of London Writers’ Week 2016 The NAWE Young Writers’ Hub is an information resource, online community and development agency for young writers and publishes a triennial journal of new writing by under 25s called Myths of the Near Future. …
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Tamasha “New Families” Scratch Night Event with Arts Council England Friday July 8th 2016 from 7.30-9pm Part of London Writers’ Week 2016 A selection of pieces inspired by the experiences of people born by assisted reproductive technologies (ARTs). Award-winning playwright Satinder Chohan and Fin Kennedy, writer and Artistic Director of Tamasha have worked with Central Saint Martins …
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How can theatre writers make the transition to writing for radio and screen? Event with BBC Writersroom Friday July 8th 2016 from 2-3pm Part of London Writers’ Week 2016 Join Head of BBC Writersroom Anne Edyvean for this free discussion on how theatre writers can make the transition to writing for radio and screen and the opportunities …
Grants for the Arts and funding priorities for theatre Event with Arts Council England Friday July 8th 2016 from 11am-12pm Part of London Writers’ Week 2016 In this free event, a representative from the Arts Council will be in conversation with Jennifer Tuckett, Director of London Writers Week, discussing the Arts Council’s grants for the arts scheme, …
New Writing Platform with Tim Crouch Thursday July 7th 2016 from 7-8.30pm Part of London Writers’ Week 2016 The new MA Dramatic Writing at Drama Centre London at Central Saint Martins is delighted to announce the tenth event in their New Writing Platform series. The tenth New Writing Platform event will be run in partnership …
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Too true? The aesthetics and ethics of fact-based theatre Event with Writers’ Guild of Great Britain Wednesday July 6th 2016 from 4-5.30pm Part of London Writers’ Week 2016 Fact-based theatre has been among the dominant drama forms of this century. Why is this so? How is it made and what is its political purpose? Is …
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