Forty aspiring writers for screen, stage and radio will attend a practical, hands-on BBC Writersroom workshop at IdeasTap, taking place on Wednesday 17 December 2014. The workshop will be held from 1pm till 6pm with a free lunch being served from 12pm for all attendees. The workshop will be delivered by Henry R. Swindell, development executive for …
Arcola Theatre is pleased to launch Playwrought #3, an opportunity to develop and have a play performed as a rehearsed reading at Arcola. This will be part of the third instalment of their new writing programme, PlayWROUGHT. Following a successful first and second outing, PlayWROUGHT #3 will be open to any writer aged 18+. They are looking for unique voices …
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Now>Press>Play is looking to recruit Maths scriptwriters on a freelance basis, who have strong backgrounds in education. As well as writing scripts, you will create worksheets that go alongside the Experiences. You should: have experience of working with KS2 children and, ideally, of making schemes of work, resources etc have a good understanding of the curriculum …
Etch holds a monthly theatre night held at one of South London’s most thriving new bars and arts venues, The Peckham Pelican. Etch aims to discover, nurture and support new writing whilst encouraging collaboration amongst emerging artists. We hope to provide a base and platform for development, collaboration and discussion whilst creating a fluid community …
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Medair is looking for a writer to turn stories about Syrian Refugees into 4 theatrical monologues each of 2-3mins. WeTheyalready have a writer (but not a playwright) who has done a first draft but we are looking for a playwright to take them further and re-write them for a performance. Medair is an international humanitarian organisation …
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DVM is currently seeking submissions to its next two scratch night showings. ‘Scratch’ is an opportunity for Artists to showcase their work and talents and test out their material on a live audience and is open to Artists from across all disciplines, including theatre, music, dance and comedy. ‘Scratch’ primarily showcases work-in-progress performances and there is also the …
Play Submissions Helper has just published their monthly roundup of opportunities, featuring those with deadlines in July 2014. As usual, we’ve already picked and posted the ones we’ve found most relevant (most of these are based in the US), but if you’d like to peruse the whole list you can find it here. Source: Play Submissions Helper
The Lion Tamers Theatre Company is looking for submissions for their 2015 North West tour. What to submit: Your play must meet the following requirements: Cast size: Strictly between 2 and 4 cast members. They can allow for doubling, however they must be strict on not having more than 4 actors. They particularly welcome scripts …
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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). MAC Birmingham Performing Arts Fellowship – call for Expressions of Interest – Deadline: 5 June 2014 at 10am Cro Magnon Theatre accepting scripts on the theme ‘SCREAM’ – Deadline: 6 June 2014 …
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). Enterprise Theatre seeking 10-min plays on bullying (San Diego, CA) – Deadline: 30 May 2014 Liverpool Hope Playwriting Prize launched (£20 entry fee) – Deadline: 30 May 2014 Theatre Royal Stratford East …
