Opportunities

Opportunities: Our Pick of the Week – Brave New Word accepting short pieces for ‘Break Up Britain’

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: Brave New Word accepting short pieces for ‘Break Up Britain’ Description: Brave New Word brings actors, writers, …

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Page To Stage seeking 10-minute scripts for rehearsed readings (£10 fee if selected)

Page to Stage are inviting writers to submit a NEW 10-minute scripts (or excerpt of a longer script) to be rehearsed by actors and directors, then shared and given feedback by an industry panel. The next Page to Stage is on Wednesday 21 September at The Horse & Stables, London SE1 7RW. What to submit: Scripts should have 2-4 …

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Opportunities Weekly Round-up: 26 August 2016

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). Want to be sure you never miss …

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Brave New Word accepting short pieces for ‘Break-Up Britain’

Brave New Word is currently accepting submissions for its next event on 18 September 2016 on the theme of ‘Break-Up Britain’. Brave New Word is a platform and community for writers, actors and directors to showcase, discuss and experiment with new work. They are especially inclusive of work which has urgency or importance, works outside …

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BBC seeking two Script Editors for EastEnders

The BBC is seeking to fill two Script Editor roles for EastEnders. Reporting to the Script Producer, the successful candidates will work as part of a team overseeing episodes from the idea stage to delivery to the production crew, and through to shoot. Generating creative ideas as well as long term story ideas, Script Editors …

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Applications open for Playwright/Playread at Actors’ Temple

The Actors’ Temple is offering a workshop open to both writers and actors who would like to develop their writing. The first step in this process is designed for writers who would like the opportunity to work through an area of text which they would like to develop. A section of your script will be read …

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Monologues and short plays sought for charity event for NYC Foundling

Entertain Us Productions are organising a charity event to benefit the New York Foundling, a child welfare agency in the US. The show will be mostly made up of original monologues and short plays and EU Productions invite you to submit scripts for inclusion at the event. Once the pieces have been selected, casting will …

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Live Lab Bursary 2016 seeking innovative approaches to text-based performance (£2000)

Submissions are now open for Live Theatre’s £2,000 Live Lab Bursary to develop a new piece of theatre. Live Theatre, Newcastle is the home of new theatre in the North East and Live Lab is the creative space that allows it to flourish. It offers a platform and support to writers, theatre makers and artists …

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Opportunities: Our Pick of the Week – Dionysian Magazine seeking play submissions

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: Dionysian Magazine seeking play submissions Description: Dionysian Magazine is a new international magazine made available both in print …

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Actor Awareness seeking 15-minute plays on theme of ‘Identity’ (must self-produce, paid)

Actor Awareness is seeking script submissions for their next scratch night on the theme of ‘Identity’ on 19 September 2016. This project is heavily supported by Spotlight and this is a paid opportunity for the writers/ directors and actors. (They do not say what the budget is in the opportunity posting.) About the theme: In …

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