Whether you have a play you’ve finished that you’re looking to develop further or the spark of an idea this workshop is for you. This workshop will look at: Interrogating themes and ideas Individual scene structure The relationship between character and structure Redrafting Form Incorporating feedback into your work Practical exercises for ‘Breaking open’ your …
Over 5 years Experimental Experience have taken Sex Worker’s Opera from an East London grassroots experiment to selling out a UK Tour last autumn and – this summer – one of Amsterdam’s central theatres whilst performing at the International AIDS Conference and LGBTIAQ+ Pride. Sex Worker’s Opera is created and performed by sex worker artists …
Sex Worker’s Opera – Amplifying Marginalised Voices: Workshop Read More »
A great pitch is an invitation to a conversation. Led by experienced opera producer Elizabeth Yardeni, this workshop will offer practical tips for pitching your ideas to potential partners, producers and commissioners. Elizabeth Yardeni is a French-born London-based producer who is passionate about the recontextualisation of opera and theatre performance, and how it affects audiences …
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BAME Opera-makers Speed Dating w/ Ruth Mariner of The Librettist’s Network is a networking event for current and aspiring opera-makers from BAME backgrounds to meet potential collaborators. Librettists, playwrights, composers, music-makers, directors and producers interested in working in opera are invited to join us for what we hope will be an energising day of connection …
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Play Submissions Helper have published their monthly roundup of opportunities, featuring those with deadlines in August 2018. As usual, we’ve already picked and posted the ones we’ve found most relevant (most of these are based in the US), but you can click through to peruse the whole list of playwriting opportunities. Deadline: various throughout August Source: …
Play Submissions Helper: 23 Opportunities with August deadlines Read More »
Two artists, one writer and one director, will be selected as Resident Artists for the 2019 instalment of the Tron Theatre in Glasgow’s mini-festival of provocative theatre, Mayfesto. A successful Resident Writer applicant receives: a first draft commission of £4,000 a two-week residency at the Tron Theatre led by the Mayfesto Resident Director, working with the writer …
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Are you aged 16-25 and living in or around Peterborough? Are you interested in telling stories? Do you write lyrics, poems, films or plays? Through a series of FREE workshops the Eastern Angles Young Writers’ Group will teach you the principles of great playwriting. You’ll work with professional playwrights, actors, and directors, writing a short play or project …
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). …
WGGB is accepting nominations for its 14th annual Olwen Wymark Theatre Encouragement Awards. Any WGGB member may nominate anyone who has given them exceptional encouragement for theatre writing during the past year. This is an award for personal encouragement. It is not in recognition of broader, institutional contributions to the writing sector, no matter how …
As they begin the search for the next group of exciting artists to become The Old Vic 12, The Old Vic are hosting a series of free workshops to connect with a wider range of theatre makers. In addition to the main programme, each friendly, informal session will provide an opportunity to improve skills, connect with …
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