The Burbage New Writing Prize is an open competition where the winning script will receive a full production by Burbage Productions. There are no rules on content or style aside from that the play must be complete and be in the English language. The aim of the prize is for us as a fledgling company …
The next BBC Writersroom submission window is coming soon, and geared at COMEDY. Scriptroom 6 will open at 10am on Monday 28th April and close at midnight on Monday 12th May. This year they are accepting submissions by genre. For Scriptroom 6, they will only be accepting Comedy (Radio/TV/Film) scripts. In the meantime, you can …
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). Young playwright wanted for Gretna WWI Commemoration Project – Deadline: None posted Short plays required for TAPSO (new writing event) – 26 March 2014. BBC Medical Drama – writers’ Q&A session – …
Tiny Dog Productions are currently accepting submissions from practitioners who wish to participate in the next Theatre Breaks Festival. They are looking for 6 – 8 productions in total. Theatre Breaks is comprised of a 3 night run, which Theatre Companies/individuals can use as a platform to showcase new or developing work. Be it a …
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Submissions are now open for BARE ESSENTIALS, a night created to showcase new and emerging theatrical talent. See your work staged and performed by experienced and professional actors and directors, all of whom have worked with Encompass who have been mounting productions and events since 2010. Previous Bare Essentials have led to the critically acclaimed …
Encompass Productions seeking 5-20min plays for ‘Bare Essentials’ Read More »
InTRANSIT is a festival of outdoor or site responsive art and performance set-up by the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea and focusing on new commissions and new collaborations. Now in its eighth year, the festival celebrates the changing urban landscape, making use of public and private spaces throughout the borough. Helen Scarlett O’Neill and Harry Ross (Secret Cinema, London Contemporary Orchestra, Silent …
Site-Specific Commission for InTRANSIT FESTIVAL, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Read More »
NEWSBOY is a new living newspaper which aims to create a space to examine our ideas and feelings about the world we live in today. For the second edition of NEWSBOY they are looking for short scripts exploring and investigating the theme of “colonisation.” NEWSBOY: “COLONISATION EDITION” will be on at the Tron Theatre, Victorian …
First launched in 2006, Guiding Lights is the UK film industry’s leading mentoring programme. Applications are now open for Guiding Lights 2014, which will select a group of talented writers, directors and producers to take part in a sixth edition of the scheme, set to launch in July 2014. This year, the scheme is also …
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After 13 years of the acclaimed strand, Channel 4 restates its commitment to new writers and directors with its new look Coming Up talent scheme that will now result in a feature length drama. Channel 4 is offering up-and-coming British film-makers the chance to have their own original feature length single drama produced in the …
Channel 4 seeking writers for ‘Coming Up’ talent development scheme with Touchpaper Read More »
The BBC Writersroom opened yesterday for submissions of TV Drama, and will accept scripts until 31 March 2014. Make sure you get your script in if you’d like them to look at it, as this is the only submission window dedicated to TV Drama in 2014! (Later submission windows will focus on Comedy, Theatre/Radio, etc.) …
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