Opportunities

The Saving Endangered Species International Playwriting Competition is accepting submissions. Entries must be received by midnight November 30, 2015.  Winners and Finalists will be announced by May 31, 2016  via e-mail and on the SES website.  What to submit:  A ten-minute play about an endangered species.  In their words:  “Go to the World Wildlife Fund worldwildlife.org/species  or CITES cites.org/eng/gallery/species/index.html and …

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Tamasha Theatre will be holding an Introduction to Playwriting Workshop with Fin Kennedy on Friday 5 December 2014, from 10am-6pm in the Paines Plough rehearsal room (Aldwych, London, WC2B 4DN). About the workshop:  This one-day workshop for beginners aims to introduce some basic principles of dramatic storytelling, and demystify some key terms. What is the …

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Following the sell-out success of Briefs‘ first foray to Waterloo East Theatre, they are now accepting submissions for the next edition of the quarterly new writing night will be back at the same venue in the New Year. The Winter 2015 show will take place on  January 7 2015; with submissions open for writers to …

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The Brockley Jack Theatre is currently accepting submissions for Write Now 6.  The Write Now Festival began at the Jack in 2010, and has run for five successive years. Under the artistic direction of Kate Bannister, the Write Now  festival is an integral and essential part of the Jack Studio Theatre’s yearly programme, and which each …

Brockley Jack seeking full length plays for Write Now 6 (for playwrights with a connection to SE London) Read More »

The East End Literary Salon is a monthly new writing night at Ophelia in Dalston featuring rehearsed readings and semi-staged performances from emerging playwrights. The idea is that the salons are a safe space for emerging playwrights to have their work performed with drinks and discussion afterwards. Styled after Paris in the 1700s and the …

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Carabosse in Milton Keynes is currently accepting submissions for its next Pub Theatre nights to be performed in May 2015. What to submit:  Pieces for the Pub Theatre night can only be 5 minutes up to 20 minutes in length – however they can be pieces in their own right, ‘works in progress’ or scenes from a …

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Artists Anonymous are delighted to present Page to Stage. The next event is on Wednesday 26 November 2014 – and we’d like to hear from theatre scriptwriters! Page to Stage is a script development and networking event for London theatre-makers. They are looking for writers to submit a 10-minute script (or excerpt of a longer script) …

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Play Submissions Helper has published its’ monthly list of opportunities – this time it contains 31 opportunities, all with November deadlines.  Check it out here. Source: Play Submissions Helper e-newsletter

As part of the Arts Council England-funded IdeasTap Inspires programme , IdeasTap has teamed up with  HighTide Festival Theatre to offer 300 members the chance to attend a free two-hour playwriting workshop. This is an exciting opportunity for young or would-be playwrights aged 16+ to hone their skills with an organisation dedicated to new writing. The …

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