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).
BBC Radio 4 seeking short stories for Opening Lines – Deadline: 14 February
Short plays sought for ObamAmerica festival at Theatre503 – Deadline: 15 February 2014
Free workshop examining writer/director relationship – workshop takes place on 16 February 2014
DVM Theatre accepting ideas for scratch night – Deadline: 17 February 2014
All the Rage Theatre accepting submissions (female writers) – Deadline 21 February 2014 at 12 noon
First Break Monologue Writing Competition – Deadline: 21 February 2014
Dysthelexi seeking submissions for SundaySurgery (targeted at Dyslexic Writers, fee for participation) – Deadline: 23 February 2014
BBC Comedy accepting sketches for radio (paid) – Deadline: 28 February 2014
Grin Theatre seeking LGBT-themed plays of around 30 min for Queerfest 2014 – Deadline: 28 February 2014
Young Playwrights Competition at Grin Theatre seeking entries of 30 min plays (age 18-30) – Deadline: 28 February 2014
National Student Drama Festival 2014 (age 16-25, £98 entry fee) – Deadline: 28 February 2014* (Note: this is the final date shows can be seen by an NSDF Selector to be considered – you must apply in advance of this date to arrange for them to see your show)
The Paul Darby prize for drama is now open for submissions (entry fee £5) – Deadline: 28 February 2014
Nickelodeon Writing Programme open for submissions – Deadline: 28 February 2014 at midnight
Invertigo Theatre and the Pleasance present: Writer in Residence – Deadline: 3 March 2014
Windsor Fringe accepting one act submissions to 11th annual Kenneth Branagh Drama Writing Award (amateur playwrights only; £5 entry fee) – Deadline: 5 March 2014
Creative competition on the theme of LOVE (£250 prize), IdeasTap Editors Brief – Deadline: 7 March 2014 at 5pm
Page to Stage Festival 2014 accepting one-act plays (£30 entry) – Deadline: 31 March 2014
2014 Papatango New Writing Prize – Deadline: 31 March 2014
Theatre 503 playwriting award opens for submissions on 1st March – Deadline: 31 March 2014
Tottenham based writer required – Deadline: 31 March 2014
Tobacco Factory (Bristol) Script Space Competition 2014 – Deadline: 31 March 2014
Burbage New Writing Prize – open for submissions – Deadline: 7 April 2014
Putney Theatre Company accepting submissions of short plays – Deadline: 13 April 2014
The Nick Darke Award 2014 is open for submissions for £6000 prize – Deadline: 14 April 2014
Chesil Theatre Company accepting 10 minute plays– Deadline: 25 April 2014
East 15 playwriting competition open for submissions – Deadline: 30 April 2014
Liverpool Hope Playwriting Prize launched (£20 entry fee) – Deadline: 30 May 2014
The Newspeak Theatre Company seeks writer for their writers-room – Deadline: 30 June 2014
Ongoing submissions:
Ice & Fire/ Amnesty International UK – rolling submissions for plays with human rights theme – Deadline: Ongoing
Performance Platform Opportunity, University of Greenwich – Deadline: None posted
Quids In Theatre Co seeking 40-60 minute plays for lunchtime series – Deadline: Ongoing
The Cockpit Theatre seeking work for scratch nights – No deadline posted but performances take place on the first Monday of the month through to June 2014.
ScriptSpace development workshop at The Space – Deadline: None
Shred Productions open to submissions – Deadline: None (open submissions)
Open Arts Cafe Call for Submissions – Deadline: None posted
The Newspeak Theatre accepting submissions – Deadline: None (open submissions)