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).
Secret Theatre has an opportunity for playwrights… – Deadline: None posted
NT New Views Playwriting programme for 15-19-year-olds – Deadline: None posted
Give a statue a voice: talking statues public writing competition open for entries – Deadline: 17 October 2014
Origins Theatre Company accepting short plays for ‘From Page to Stage 2014′ competition (£7.50 entry fee) – Deadline: 17 October 2014 at 12 noon.
Royal Society of Literature Brookleaze Grants for Writers Autumn 2014 – Deadline: 17 October 2014
Rich Mix seeking stories of city life for Small Story/Big City – Deadline: 20 October 2014
The Peckham Pelicam seeking playwrights for ‘Etch’ Scratch Night – Deadline: 20 October 2014
Writer/Dramaturg for Physical and Digital Storytelling with Mimbre (£1,000 commission) – Deadline: 20 October 2014
London Calling and London Calling Plus short film funding – Deadline: 22 October 2014
Writer commission for Save Our Stories Project, Blackpool Council and Left Coast (£4,000 commission) – Deadline: 22 October 2014
Playwrights’ Surgery at the Mercury Theatre (Colchester) – Next session: 23 October 2014
Gatton Community Theatre seeking scripts for youth company – Deadline: 26 October 2014
Northern Film School/ IdeasTap – accepting short film scripts – Deadline: 27 October at 5pm
NTC Touring Theatre Company seeking short plays (paid) – Deadline: 29 October 2014
IdeasTap Editors Brief: accepting submissions on ‘Road Trip’ theme– Deadline: 30 October 2014
Mordue Pictures seeking writer for film project – Deadline: 31 October 2014
New York University seeking New Plays for Young Audiences – Deadline: 31 October 2014
Summer residency at Berkeley Rep (California) – Deadline: 2 November 2014
Submissions open for Channel 4 Screenwriting Course 2015 – Deadline: 3 November 2014
BBC Writersroom Workshop at Into Film Festival (age 15-19) – Deadline: 5 November 2014
Glastonbury Festival commissioning shows – Deadline: 7 November 2014
Emerging Creatives Programme at The Hospital Club (age 21-35) – Deadline: 10 November 2014
Progressive Playwright seeking short plays for themed evenings at Tron Theatre (Glasgow), Theme: Forgiveness – Deadline: 12 November 2014
IdeasTap workshop with BBC Writersroom – Deadline: 19 November 2014
Competition to write new play inspired by Staffordshire Hoard for New Vic Newcastle – Deadline: 28 November 2014
The Wagon accepting applications for comedy writing internship (paid) – Deadline: 30 November 2014 at 5pm
Proscenium Theatre Journal accepting play submissions – Deadline: 5 December 2014
SCI-FEST LA accepting submissions of short plays – Deadline: 15 December 2014
Constance Cox Playwriting Competition from Sussex Playwrights’ Club (£7 entry fee, £280 prize) – Deadline: 24 January 2015
Ongoing submissions:
Fractured Lines accepting scripts for new writing night – Deadline: rolling
Theatrelab accepting scripts – rolling submissions
Mind the Gap seeking plays by British Writers for performance in NYC ($5 fee) – Deadline: None posted. Plays to be produced in November 2014
Kings Head Theatre seeking work in development for Without Decor – Deadline: none posted
Funding available for students at Glasgow University MLitt Playwriting & Dramaturgy – Deadline: none posted
Everything Theatre accepting plays for podcast readings – Deadline: none posted
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
Poppy Seed – accepting submissions of 5 minute scripts for blog – Deadline: None posted
BAREtruth Theatre looking for full length scripts – Deadline: None posted
Thistledew Desert Theatre (USA) seeking monologues and radio plays – Deadline: Rolling