Join us for the return of our online book club for plays, Play Club! This April, we’ll be reading The Crucible by Arthur Miller. How to get the play: we’ve consciously chosen a play which is widely available online or in your local library. A quick google search should bring up a free download! If …
Graeae’s New Writing Festival is a two-day event focused on amplifying the voices of Deaf, disabled, and neurodivergent playwrights. Expect rehearsed readings, thought-provoking panels, and specially commissioned short plays showcasing the diversity within the disabled writing community. Highlights: Rehearsed Readings of Full-Length Plays: Jinnity by Shahid Iqbal Khan (Offies finalist, Olivier nominee) 12 Letters to My Name by …
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Seamoss Theatre are a new fringe theatre company in the E7/E17 area of East London, focussed on showcasing the weird and the untold. Their official launch event will be a scratch night fundraiser on Wednesday 5 February 2025 at the Ye Olde Rose and Crown, Walthamstow’s only theatre pub! They’re looking for untold stories – …
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EAL CONTENTMENT is a 9-month artist exchange programme that will be the start of a lasting partnership between Manchester and Nanjing, both UNESCO Cities of Literature and UNESCO Cities of Lifelong Learning. Collaborations between six artists – poets, illustrators and playwrights – will create new multilingual work to be published and exhibited in both cities in …
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The Union Theatre, in association with Off Main Stage, are looking for plays for their inaugural double-night of shorts. As part of the Union Theatre’s in-house productions, the shorts (drama and musicals) will be performed by professional actors in London and directed by industry professionals, on February 24 th and 25th . After the performances, …
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The 2024/25 Prize has no theme. Entrants can write about anything that inspires them. There are five categories, short stories, poetry, children’s literature, scriptwriting and new for this year, Flash fiction. There are three age groups: primary, secondary and over 18’s. Entrants must live or have lived, work or have worked, studied or have studied in …
Experimental Theater Writing Workshop – Winter 2025 Seeking female or female-identifying experimental writers for the Experimental Theater Writing Workshop. This is a series of ten Zoom classes held Tuesday evenings from 01/07 – 03/11. Classes will consist of discussions of homework material; prompt assignments; and readings of work generated in class, culminating in final presentations. …
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We are seeking a freelance writer to join our team to work with a group of year 6 young people to research and support the development and writing of a 10-minute original audio play script which will be produced by a professional team. WRITER – Buddhism podcast The overarching content of the script is to …
Take part in our Christmas Raffle for the chance to win a year of dramaturgy from London Playwrights.* Runner up prizes include Script Consulting Packages and an annual membership. GET YOUR TICKETS HERE. Cost: £2 per ticket *A year of Dramaturgy includes monthly meet-ups with a dramaturg and reading drafts of your work in between. …
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Job Summary The Royal Court Theatre is hiring a New Plays Associate to play a key role within our artistic team. Job Description This position will oversee our Open Submissions programme and engage with emerging and established playwrights. The New Plays Associate will guide a team of freelance readers, collaborate across internal departments, and foster …
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