Opportunities

Opportunities Weekly Round-up: 29 March 2024

Our weekly round-up of opportunities and news! Can you help us to keep going? Find out more here  *Make sure you never miss an opportunity. Sign up for our email list to get the weekly roundup direct to your inbox! * London Playwrights’ Member Opportunities Not a member yet? Sign up here for just £3.63   Members Submission …

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Cracking Slate is seeking submissions for their upcoming scratch night STIRRED

Calling Writers, Theatre Makers, Storytellers, Songwriters   Cracking Slate is seeking submissions for their upcoming scratch night STIRRED at the Golden Goose Theatre on the 15th of May!   Their aim is to rouse the soul and start conversations, so if you’re mixing things up with your art, shaking the foundations or sharing new perspectives …

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FREE Verity Bargate Award Writing Workshop at the Royal Exchange!

Soho Theatre are hosting a FREE playwriting workshop to prepare writers ahead of submitting their new play for the Verity Bargate Award 2024. This is one of a number of workshops happening at venues across the UK and Ireland. Early stage playwrights (defined as having had less than three professional productions of work) will be …

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RET Announce Hodgkiss Director Award 2024

The Hodgkiss Director Award will provide an exciting and unique opportunity for an emerging North West based director to forge a meaningful relationship with the Royal Exchange Theatre.  The aim is that this will provide a uniquely ambitious and life-changing opportunity for a Greater Manchester theatre director to benefit from a home at the Royal Exchange …

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Opportunities Weekly Round-up: 22 March 2024

Our weekly round-up of opportunities and news! Can you help us to keep going? Find out more here  *Make sure you never miss an opportunity. Sign up for our email list to get the weekly roundup direct to your inbox! * London Playwrights’ Member Opportunities Not a member yet? Sign up here for just £3.63   Members Submission …

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BBC Studios TalentWorks – Writers’ Studio: EastEnders

The Writers’ Studio: EastEnders from BBC Studios TalentWorks is an open script call for those who are looking to take the next step in their writing career and join the ranks of the EastEnders writing team. The open call process will shortlist eight writers who’ll each write one paid trial script, of which up to …

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Writer in Residence (The Friends of St Michaels the Archangel Church in Mere)

The Friends of St Michaels the Archangel Church in Mere supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund is seeking a Writer-in-Residence. Mere is situated on the Wiltshire, Somerset and Dorset borders. This temporary post will run Sept 2024 – June 2025. Job Description   The writer will research and develop original family friendly work inspired …

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Soho Theatre – The Verity Bargate Award

Sponsored by Character 7, the Verity Bargate Award is Soho Theatre’s flagship new writing award with the winning play produced in a full production on their stages. It doesn’t matter how old you are, where you’re from or what you do. If you’ve never written before, that’s fine by them. Launched in 1982, the Verity Bargate …

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MO&NA Theatre Company | From Scratch

MO&NA Theatre Company C.I.C. are on the look-out for fresh, new scripts to feature in their upcoming ‘From Scratch’ event. From Scratch is a community arts programme, that looks to provide opportunities for local artists from the Bedfordshire area to get involved with creating and staging new theatre. You do not need to be from Bedfordshire …

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BFI Network | Short Film Fund (England)

Applications for the BFI Short Film Fund (England) are now open! Teams with directors in England can apply for £5,000-£25,000 to produce original fiction shorts in live-action, animation, or VR/Immersive, up to 15 minutes long. Find out full details and apply via the BFI website Deadline: Thursday 9th May 2024 Source: BBC Writers