The John Retallack Playwriting Course is based in central Oxford. It is a new professional course that covers every aspect of writing a play and, over 30 weekly 2-hour sessions and 3 day-long workshops between September and June, asks a selected group of promising writers to write three plays, starting with a 15 minute text in …
Applications open for the John Retallack Playwriting Course 2018-2019 Read More »
Cyborphic is proud to announce the Science Fiction Theatre Research Lab, a workshop series on writing, performing and directing science fiction for the stage. The event will take place 21-24 May 2018 at the London Theatre Workshop in central London and will be the first workshop series of its kind. “Little research has been done on science …
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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). …
Are you struggling with your writing? Have you started a story and don’t know how to move it on? Do you have an idea and don’t know where to start? Is it a novel, a script or a play? This one day workshop will help you understand your creative blocks and progress with your creative …
Unblock your Creativity: Writing workshop with Eirini Dermitzaki Read More »
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: Airplays developing radio dramas about Empire Windrush (£1,000 commission) Description: Airplays is a brand new collaboration between …
A Pleasance Scratch is an evening of variety, ideas and fun; a chance to see artists present brave, new work at the first stages of development. The Pleasance is proud to support a large number of developing artists every year through their various Pleasance Futures initiatives, and this is an opportunity for you to have the first glimpse …
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Writing West Midlands have vacancies for workshop leaders and assistants for their Spark Young Writers project. The vacancies span across the region, including Birmingham, Worcester, Evesham, Coventry and Stoke on Trent Writing West Midlands runs the largest programme of creative writing activities for young people in the country. They have two roles available: Creative Writing Workshop Leader: …
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Developing your Creative Practice is a new development fund from the Arts Council which allows individual creative practitioners time and space to develop their work. Grants from £2000 – £10000 are available. How to apply: Please read the guidelines and check your eligibility carefully before applying. Deadline: 16 May 2018 Source: @Arvonfoundation
The South London Writers’ Group has been running continuously for over five years. It is a get together of writers, actors and others interested in sight reading and discussing new work. There’s no selection process or cost, but do please bring paper copies of your work. They read up to ten minutes of any script …
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Play Submissions Helper have published their monthly roundup of opportunities, featuring those with deadlines in May 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 May Source: …
Play Submissions Helper: 46 Opportunities with May deadlines Read More »
