Opportunities

Red Planet Prize 2013 open to entries for television writing

Entries are now being accepted for the 2013 Red Planet Prize, supported by Red Planet pictures and Kudos Productions. Eligibility:  The competition is open to anyone in the UK and Eire. What to submit:  Entrants must upload the first ten pages of an original 60 minute script for TV along with a short synopsis; this …

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3rd annual Jewish Playwriting Contest open for submissions

David Winitsky (Artistic Director) and Jeremy Stoller (Contest Producer) of the jewish plays project (jpp) are excited to announce the return of their competition for full-length plays dealing with contemporary jewish themes. Using a curated jury process followed by a series of live selection events, the Contest will give equal voice to jewish audiences and …

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Opportunities Weekly Round-up: 8 November 2013

Our weekly round-up of opportunities listed on the blog that haven’t yet reached their closing date (listed in order of closing date).   Almost Random Theatre seeking short plays (entry fee) – Deadline: 10 November 2013 ‘Retreats’ Playwriting Competition from Almost Random Theatre seeking 10 min plays (fee required) – Deadline: 10 November 2013 Ideastap Workshop …

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DVM Theatre accepting submissions for scratch night

DVM Theatre host monthly scratch night, SCRATCH, and are now seeking submissions for their January and February performances. SCRATCH is open to artists from all disciplines, including theatre and primarily showcases work-in-progress performances. There is also the opportunity for feedback and question and answer sessions. 4 20 minute acts will be selected for each performance which will …

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Bush Theatre seeking readers

The Bush Theatre seeks a number of critically minded, enthusiastic and opinionated BushGreen Readers to aid with their winter script submission process. This post will play a key role in evaluating the unsolicited scripts submitted by new writers and identifying potentially interesting work. You would be working with a team of readers on a freelance …

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Broken Glass Theatre Co seeking 15-20 minute performances for Short Fuse

Broken Glass Theatre Co are excited to announce the return of Short Fuse on 10  January 2014 at the Camden Head. A free platform for the work of young and new theatre practitioners, Short Fuse is now looking for proposals for complete performances, or extracts from new works, of approximately 15-20 minutes in running time. …

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Submit a wiki-script for final stage of NABOKOV RE-LOADED

Theatre Company nabokov is now open for submissions for the third part of their WikiTheatre Project, where three different writers will write 5 minute pieces of a 15 minute script. How it works:  Writers read and respond to the previous section, then can submit their own 5-minute response/continuation. Writer James Graham wrote part 1 (read …

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BBC Writersroom to reopen 18 November – 16 December 2013

Get your scripts ready!  The BBC Writersroom has announced they will be reopening for their next submission window from 18 November – 16 December 2013. We’ll post full details of the submission process and their new electronic submission system when the opportunity opens.  In the meantime, time to polish what you’d like to send… Source:  …

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Opportunities Weekly Round-up: 1 November 2013

Our weekly round-up of opportunities listed on the blog that haven’t yet reached their closing date (listed in order of closing date). Last minute opportunities from Play Submissions Helper – Deadline: 1 November 2013 Papercut Theatre running a workshop for emerging writers (fee) – Workshop takes place on 2 November 2013, no deadline for applications …

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