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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). Opportunities are grouped into four sections: 1) Pick of the Week & featured posts; 2) Opportunities with Deadlines; 3) Workshops and Events; 4) Ongoing opportunities (No deadline).
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Featured posts:
LPB Members: Online Course – Writing in Dialect: How to Listen, What to Write
LPB Members’ Monologue Competition: Winning entries
LPW Online Book Club: The Effect
Our latest opportunities Pick of the Week: The Director’s Club seeking shorts on theme of ‘Santa’s Secret…’
Pursued by a Bear: “My political play feels like talking heads”
Opportunities with deadlines:
Play Submissions Helper: 32 Opportunities with November deadlines – Deadlines : various throughout November 2018
BBC Alba Children’s Short Drama Scheme open for submissions from Gaelic writers – Deadline: 16 November 2018
The Royal Court Theatre and Kudos Writing Fellowships open for applications (£10k bursary) – Deadline: 16 November 2018
Scene Gym accepting submissions for R&D project (paid) – Deadline: 16 November 2018
Orison accepting monologues for Spring Board Showcase – Deadline: 16 November 2018
Transition Stage company launch Enter Stage Right Competition (£10-£30 entry fee) – Deadline: 19 November 2018
University of the West of England (UWE) – Workshop Training Opportunity for BME writers – Deadline: 19 November 2018
The Director’s Club seeking shorts on theme of ‘Santa’s Secret…’- Deadline: 22 November 2018 at midnight
The Inn Crowd Project seeking writer/ performer (paid) – Deadline: 26 November 2018
Founding Fall Theatre seeking stand alone scenes – Deadline: 28 November 2018
Free 5 week film course with Collage Arts – Deadline: 30 November 2018
The North Wall Oxford seeking young writers for ArtsLab residency – Deadline: 30 November 2018
RAODS ‘321’ Play Writing Competition 2019 open for entries for performance in Italy – Deadline: 30 November 2018
Almost Random Theatre (A.R.T) Playwriting Competition seeking one minute plays – Deadline: 30 November 2018
Farnham Maltings Theatre: New Conversations – open for applications – Deadline: 30 November 2018
Theatrefullstop accepting submissions for Pub Theatre Festival – Deadline: 1 December 2018
The Yard Theatre submissions window open – Deadline: 3 December 2018
RSL’s Literature Matters Awards call for proposals– Deadline 5 December 2018
Lady Eleanor Holles and Hampton High Schools – Write the Girl: discussion & commissioning opportunity – Deadline: 5 December 2018
BITS new writing night accepting submissions – Deadline: 10 December 2018
RSL Christopher Bland Prize 2019 open for entries (over 50’s)– Deadline: 12 December 2018
International Young Theatre Playwriting Contest open for entries (15-25 year olds) – Deadline: 15 December 2018
Breakwater Theatre Company new playwriting contest open for submissions – Deadline: 15 December 2018
365 Women a Year Playwriting Project – Deadline: 31 December 2018
Dwell Time – Penistone Train Line Newspaper: seeking submissions– Deadline: 31 December 2018
Quantum Frolic Theatre Company seeking shorts for playwriting competition (£10 entry fee/ £250 prize) – Deadline: 31 December 2018
Ashland New Plays Festival: International Playwriting Competition ($20 entry, $1500 prize) – Deadline :31 December or when they reach 400 submissions, whichever is sooner
Drip Action Theatre Company: Arundel Festival Theatre Trail open for submissions – Deadline: 31 January 2018
BBC Writersroom announces submission window for Script Room Drama 2019 – Deadline: 7 January 2018
King’s Theatre in Annapolis Royal seeking 10 minute plays for festival ($15 entry fee)- Deadline: 14 January 2018
Toi Toi, Teatru Manoel (Malta) seeking one act plays on the theme of ‘Breaking the Rules ‘ – Deadline: 1 February 2019
Green Curtain Theatre seeking one act plays on the theme of ‘breaking away‘ – Deadline: 28 February 2019
University Women In The Arts Announces Partnerships With Leading Arts Organisations On Project To Tackle Abuse In The Arts– Deadline: 15 March 2019
Langham Court Theatre announces Risk Theatre Modern Tragedy Competition ($45 entry) – Deadline: 29 March 2019
Carlo Annoni Award 2019 open for entries – Deadline: 30 April 2019
Events and workshops:
Writing your own role: workshop with Lydia Parker at the Actors’ Centre – Dates: find out more on the website
The revival of Broadway theatre with Chris Jones and Matt Wolf by Bloomsbury Institute – Date: 27 November 2018
The Arcola Theatre: Scriptwriting Masterclass – Bending the rules – Dates: 1/2 December 2018
National Theatre – Playwriting Then and Now: 30 Years of Nick Hern Books – Date: 8 December 2018
Drama Studio London: Writing For The Theatre – Playwriting Course 2019 – Dates: Starts 15 January 2018
Women’s Writing Workshop with Actor Awareness (University Women in the Arts) – Date: 22 January 2018
Writing for Television: Residential workshop with Roy Mitchell – Dates: 20-24 May 2018
Online workshops and resources:
Stagedoor App Podcast (Bridget Minamore and Chris Campbell of the Royal Court’s Literary Office)
Bloomsbury Publishing: How to get your play published (view live stream of talk)
WGGB launches FREE Musical Theatre Kit
An Introduction to Screenwriting: free online course with FutureLearn & Uni. of East Anglia
LPB Summer Sessions: Overcoming writers’ block (online workshop)
LPB Summer Sessions: How to write a monologue (online workshop)
LPB Summer Sessions: Promoting yourself as a writer (online workshops)
LPB Members: Online Course – Writing in Dialect: How to Listen, What to Write – Available now
Ongoing submissions:
The Cabot Cruising Club, Bristol looking to programme arts events – Deadline: none posted
Katzpace call out for submissions – Deadline: none posted
Exploding Whale Theatre seeking submissions for their next show – Deadline: none posted
Thunder Theatre seeking submissions for 15-20 minute plays – Deadline: none posted
Mate Productions accepting applications for Writers Collective – Deadline: None posted
Manchester ADP seeking scripts to produce – Deadline: Rolling
The Questors Theatre Ealing accepting submissions for staged readings – Deadline: None posted
Sparks – HighTide’s new script submission process – Deadline: Weekly, follow them on Twitter for updates
Attic Theatre seeking musicals for 2019 tour – Deadline: None posted
React Scratch inviting writers to share work at monthly scratch night – Deadline: Rolling
Out of Joint launches Writers Room for London Uni Students: Submit your work to the London Student Drama Festivalplaywrights– Deadline: Rolling
Drama Notebook seeking short plays for kids and teens (paid) – Deadline: None posted
Manhattan Repertory Theatre’s Play Production Programme – Deadline: Ongoing
Aurora Metro Books seeks British East Asian plays for publication – Deadline: Ongoing
Middle Child Theatre seeking scripts to commission – Deadline: None posted
Ugly Duck offering cheap rehearsal space in Docklands – next few months for Edinburgh Fringe– Deadline: None posted
Three opportunities with Alphabetti Theatre and rolling deadlines– Deadline: None posted
Newsthump looking for spoof news writers – Deadline: ongoing
Arvon Grants available for writing courses – Deadline: none posted/ various
Paines Plough accepting ongoing submissions – Deadline: rolling
BBC Comedy Classroom – Comedy writing resources for young people – Deadline: various
Online Masterclass with Aaron Sorkin on Screenwriting ($90) – Deadline: none posted
JW3 seeking submissions of pieces about Jewish culture – Deadline: rolling
BFI Postroom open to submissions of films and scripts from emerging filmmakers – Deadline: rolling
Opportunities to hear your play with Player Playwrights – Deadline: rolling
Online Playwriting Course with Live Theatre (£95-£495) – Deadline: rolling
Playwrights Circle at the Bread & Roses – Deadline: ongoing (monthly event)
The Institute of Other seeking creative practitioners – Deadline: none posted
White Hart Trust Studios seeking international and foreign language theatre – Deadline: none posted
Londonville Lit offering reading slots – Deadline: none posted
Orange Tea Theatre accepting submissions – Deadline: rolling
Funding available for students at Glasgow University MLitt Playwriting & Dramaturgy – Deadline: none posted
Everything Theatre accepting plays for podcast readings – Deadline: none posted
The Cockpit Theatre seeking work for scratch nights – Deadline: none posted but performances take place on the first Monday of the month.
Shred Productions open to submissions – Deadline: none (open submissions)