Opportunities

Cardboard Citizens: Introduction to Forum Theatre Masterclass (£450 – £552 cost)

August 29, 2017 / 1 Comment / Opportunities, Writing Workshops / By

Cardboard Citizens is renowned as being one of the world’s leading Forum Theatre companies, and they are running a 5 day intensive Forum Theatre course led by their artistic director Adrian Jackson. In their words: “Participants will learn how to devise a Forum Theatre piece and how to conduct a public Forum session. The week …

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Aberdeen Performing Arts seeking scripts for scratch night

August 28, 2017 / Leave a Comment / Opportunities / By

Aberdeen Performing Arts are seeking script for their next Scratch Night. The theme is Trick or Treat and they are looking for new scripts, new music and spoken word that delves into the realms of the unexplained, the unknown and the most haunted. They welcome scripts from Scotland, the UK and internationally. Scripts are chosen primarily based on …

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Birmingham Rep 2018 applications now open

August 25, 2017 / Leave a Comment / Opportunities / By

Birmingham Repertory Theatre‘s acclaimed artist development scheme, REP Foundry, is now accepting applications for the 2018 programme. They are looking for emerging theatre practitioners from across the Midlands who wish to establish themselves as creatives, and will support artists through workshops, making and sharing work and professional mentoring. This year REP Foundry will offer exciting new theatre …

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Opportunities Weekly Round-up: 25 August 2017

September 1, 2017 / Leave a Comment / Opportunities, Weekly Round-up / By

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). …

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Bush Theatre accepting scripts through open submission window

October 9, 2017 / Leave a Comment / Opportunities / By

The Bush Theatre have opened their 2017 script submission window, and are looking for your full-length unsolicited scripts. The Bush Theatre is committed to discovering the best new plays from playwrights who may be unknown to then and therefore seek unsolicited submissions from playwrights in dedicated script windows. In their words: “The Bush Theatre exists …

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Opportunities – Pick of the Week: The DH Ensemble seeking D/deaf artists for scratch night at Battersea Arts Center

August 31, 2017 / Leave a Comment / Opportunities, Pick of the Week / By

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: The DH Ensemble seeking D/deaf artists for scratch night at Battersea Arts Center Description: The DH …

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It’s Not A Box Theatre seeking stories for production in Paris (paid)

August 22, 2017 / Leave a Comment / Opportunities / By

It’s Not a Box Theatre are looking for intimate stories for their pod play Overhear. (A pod play is a piece of theatre where the text is heard through an iPod or similar device. This theatre piece will work in conjunction with a smartphone app, making for a truly modern theatrical experience and process.) In …

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Playwriting Courses at The National Theatre (£500/£350 concessions cost)

August 18, 2017 / Leave a Comment / Opportunities, Writing Workshops / By

The National Theatre are launching their series of Autumn Playwriting courses! For the first time, they are running both the ‘How to begin playwriting’ and the ‘How to develop your playwriting’ courses simultaneously, so there is plenty on offer for writers of all levels. How to Begin Playwriting:  A ten-week course which will give an insight …

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The Owl and Cat Theatre seeking provocative new plays

August 18, 2017 / 1 Comment / Opportunities / By

One of Melbourne’s leading independent theater’s, The Owl and Cat Theatre, are seeking provocative new plays to produce. They are looking for work that is thought-provoking/confronting in nature, and work that explores contemporary themes. There is no specific genre stated, they are simply seeking new plays that speak to a modern audience. Plays should have …

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Opportunities Weekly Round-up: 18 August 2017

August 26, 2017 / Leave a Comment / Opportunities, Weekly Round-up / By

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). …

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