Opportunities

BBC Writersroom 10 open to applications (Nomination from theatre required)

October 25, 2013 / Leave a Comment / Opportunities / By

To celebrate the unique relationship between the theatre and broadcast industries BBC writersroom is once again running Writersroom 10 – which invests in writers and new theatre writing. 10 writers will receive a seed-commission of £1,000. Note:  You must be nominated by a theatre in order to apply. Eligibility: The BBC is are looking for …

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Write Now 5 Festival at Brockley Jack seeking submissions of full-length plays (SE London writers only)

October 22, 2013 / Leave a Comment / Opportunities / By

Write Now 5, an annual new writing event, is an essential element of the Jack Studio Theatre. The month-long festivals are created from submissions of previously unperformed plays from emerging or established writers, who live, work or study in south east London. The selection of plays for inclusion in the festival is made by the …

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Spaces available for Play Shuffle (open-mic event)

October 22, 2013 / Leave a Comment / Opportunities / By

Play Shuffle is an open door / open-mic remedy and an opportunity for producers, directors, writers and actors to meet each other and discover early work they might be interested in developing. 12 slots are available to writers and will be available to book at 12pm on Wednesday 16th October. This is a fun open-mic …

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Playwrights’ Progress Development Opportunity from Writers Guild of Great Britain

October 21, 2013 / Leave a Comment / Opportunities / By

The Writers’ Guild of Great Britain is inviting emerging and established writers in the UK to take part in Playwrights’ Progress, an inspiring new script development project, FREE to the chosen participants with all expenses paid. This is a major promotion run in partnership with Royal Central School of Speech & Drama (RCSSD) and Leicester …

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Ideastap Workshop – Introduction to Short Film Screenwriting

October 18, 2013 / Leave a Comment / Opportunities, Writing Workshops / By

Through the workshop Introduction to Short Film Screenwriting, 20 IdeasTap members will have the chance to attend two screenwriting workshops designed to take you through the mechanics of short film scriptwriting. The workshops will be held in London on 20 and 27 November 2013 from 6pm to 8pm. They will be led by Sheena Bucktowonsing …

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Opportunities Weekly Round-up: 18 October 2013

October 16, 2013 / Leave a Comment / Opportunities, Weekly Round-up / By

Our weekly round-up of opportunities listed on the blog that haven’t yet reached their closing date (listed in order of closing date). The One Festival at the Space accepting submissions of monologues – Deadline: 18 October 2013 Lost Theatre accepting submissions of 5 minute plays – Deadline: 20 October 2013 Script This seeking 10 minute …

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Applications open for Sundance Theatre Lab (USA, $35 Application fee)

October 16, 2013 / Leave a Comment / Opportunities / By

The 2014 Sundance Theatre Lab will be held July 7-27, 2014 at the Sundance Resort. The Sundance Institute Theatre Lab, the centerpiece of the Theatre Program, is a three-week play development retreat designed to support the creation of new work by playwrights, directors, composers and librettists, and to provide a place where that work can …

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Made From Scratch seeking short plays inspired by YouTube

October 16, 2013 / Leave a Comment / Opportunities / By

Made from Scratch will be returning to Rich Mix on November 30th for their latest Scratch Night, theme: YouTube. Prompt: “In 2005 YouTube launched with a simple message, “Broadcast Yourself”. Since then it has gone on to become a global sensation with 6 billion hours of video watched each month. It has changed the way …

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Theatre Exchange Birmingham seeking new writing extracts

October 16, 2013 / Leave a Comment / Opportunities / By

Theatre Exchange Birmingham is looking for new writing for inclusion at Theatre Exchange on Monday 18th November.  This is an open brief however the piece must be intended for Theatre.  The event will be held at The Old Joint Stock Pub and Theatre, Birmingham, UK. What to submit:   Please include: your chosen extract which is …

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Courtyard Centre for the Arts (Hereford) seeking Scriptwriter

October 16, 2013 / Leave a Comment / Opportunities / By

The Courtyard, Herefordshire’s Centre for The Arts, is seeking to work with an exceptional script writer for an intergeneration project involving the Senior Youth Theatre, approximately 25 members aged 16 – 20, and older people living in Herefordshire. This project is in collaboration with the Arts and Older People’s Project at The Courtyard, which has …

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