A few of you have got in touch to tell us that increasing your membership amount is not as simple as it could be! Obviously we appreciate your support and your membership fees make such a difference in helping us to keep going! So here’s an explainer (which you can also watch in the video …
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We’re really excited to share an extract from the exciting new playwriting book by Jemma Kennedy, The Playwright’s Journey: From First Spark to First Night. In this extract, Jemma shares her thoughts on what playwrights can learn from working with actors. The book is available to buy now from Nick Hern Books (scroll down for …
Do you have a playlet or flash screenplay you would like to share? Send in your script (2-5 minutes in length), a brief bio and contact details via the TYPE! submissions page, which also contains guidance for other work you may be interested in sharing. TYPE! is a new, free bookmark magazine championing bold new writing. …
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If you are a writer who wants to develop their craft and you live with illness, disability, or a chronic or life-limiting condition, this is the workshop for you. Join author Sandra Jensen for this two-hour workshop and explore how you can write well no matter what constraints life imposes upon you, or how little …
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Since lockdown started Smithscripts have published over 150 new scripts online – they continue to do so and help keep theatre alive. They have also gathered a number of new writers including; Vivian Lermond, Gary Morgenstein, Doug DeVita, Philip Middleton Williams, Dennis Bush, Christine Foster, John Bray, Arianna Rose, Kenneth N Kurtz, John Busser They will continue to spread the word as much …
StageLaunch, a brand-new website connecting indie/unpublished playwrights with am dram societies throughout the UK. The idea behind StageLaunch is to promote indie playwrights to amateur societies in the hope that they choose more amateur plays for their future seasons. They believe that all playwrights deserve a fair crack of the whip, not just the published …
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Gemma Arrowsmith, writer on Tracey Ullman’s Show and script editor of Newsjack is running ‘The Crash Course’; a short FREE online sketch comedy writing course aimed at improving diversity in writers’ rooms. The Crash Course consists of four 90 min workshops covering sketch structure, game, escalation, punchlines, writing for TV and radio, writing to a brief, formatting …
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The opportunity is for all LGBTQ+ writers. It is run by Bloom Theatre (consisting of Jack Albert Cook & Simon Rupert). Writers should submit their script, a short synopsis & a short bio of themselves. They can apply by emailing us at theatrebloom@gmail.com No entry fee. All info can be found here: https://bloomtheatre.co.uk/opportunities Deadline: Midnight June 30th …
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The Dramatist Guild have a variety of free readings and workshops. These are all completely free and open for anyone to attend. DG Footlights™ will present a virtual reading of JEMENEYE by J.B. Miller. 10 June 2020, 7pm BST https://www.eventbrite.com/e/united-kingdom-online-dg-footlightstm-tickets-105407261958 2. UNITED KINGDOM ONLINE: Market Your Play, Crafting a Compelling Blurb 16 June 2020, 7pm …
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Part of the Grid is Part of the Main’s programme of affordable theatre tech, design and producing workshops. With the theatre industry on pause, they’ve decided to offer affordable Zoom workshops designed to provide artists with opportunities to train and create. They are offering 20 free places across their June workshops for Black artists on …
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