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; 2) Opportunities with Deadlines; 3) Workshops and Events; 4) Ongoing opportunities (no deadline).
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Our latest opportunities Pick of the Week:
RE:act at the St James Theatre
This week in our advice column:
Pursued By A Bear: “My work is groundbreaking, why am I being passed over?”
Featured Post: 15 Christmas and holiday gift ideas for writers: the best presents for UK playwrights
Coming up with London Playwrights Workshop:
LPB WRITING WORKSHOPS: Finding Your Voice – with A.C. Smith
Opportunities with deadlines:
Play Submissions Helper – 50 Playwriting Competitions with December Deadlines – Deadline: Various
The Scenic Route open for musical theatre submissions – Deadline: 18 December 2015
Steyning Festival seeking unperformed plays of up to 40 minutes (South East Writers only, incl. London) – Deadline: 20 December 2015
Little Pieces of Gold seeking short plays on the theme of ‘education’ Deadline: 20 December 2015
Sky or the Bird Present RAW – Calling All Artists Who Deal With Words – Deadline: 27 December 2015
Hampstead Theatre submissions window now open for plays – Deadline: 31 December 2015
Applications open for “RE:act – The Pianist of Willesden Lane” at St James Theatre – Deadline: 4 January 2016
Jameson First Shot Short Film Competition starring Maggie Gyllenhaal (for Writer/Directors) – Deadline: 4 January 2016
BBC Birmingham and The REP – Birmingham Writer in Residence – Deadline: 4 January 2016
Outdoor Performance Commission from Lyric Hammersmith, Greenwich+Docklands, Watford Palace & Latitude (£6,000) – Deadline: 4 January 2016
Director seeking short plays on anti-fascist themes to direct for screen – Deadline: 5 January 2016
The Roundhouse Online Film Fund Open for Submissions (18-25 year olds) – Deadline: 6 January 2016
Yale Institute for Musical Theatre open to applications (for graduates from 2010 or later) – Deadline: 8 January 2016
King’s Theatre seeking scripts for annual 10-Minute Play Festival (Canada, $10 entry fee, prizes available) – Deadline: 8 January 2016
The 2016 Leah Ryan Fund for Emerging Women Writers – Deadline: 11 January 2016
Plymouth Fringe Festival 2016 open for applications – Deadline: 15 January 2015
Red Womens’ Theatre Awards Accepting Submissions of One-act Plays on Theme of Resistance – Deadline: 17 January 2015
CCBC Anim8 – Animation Pilot Scheme Open for Submissions – Deadline: 22 January 2016
Red Planet Prize 2016 – Launched! – Deadline: 22 January 2016 (Submissions open on 4 January 2016) –
Brockley Jack accepting submissions for Write Now 7 – Deadline: 29 January 2016
Drip Action Theatre Company seeking submissions for 2016 Arundel Festival Theatre Trail (paid) – Deadline: 31 January 2016
‘Writing Places’ Writer in Residence at Greenway – Deadline: 31 January 2016
Book Music & Lyrics accepting applications for First Year Workshops for Librettists and Lyricists – Deadline: 31 January 2016
Talawa currently open to script submissions from Black writers – Deadline: 31 January 2016
“Scratch it!” with Tigz Theatre seeking 20 minute scratch performances on LGBT Themes – Deadline: 31 January 2016
James Tait Black Prize for Drama 2016 open to submissions from theatres and agents (£10,000 prize) – Deadline: 12 February 2016
First Break Writing Competition at the Oldham Coliseum – Deadline: 22 February 2016
Octagon Prize for Dramatic Monologues – Deadline: 26 February 2016
Theatre503 Playwriting Award returning in 2016 – Deadline: 29 February 2016
Sky or the Bird seeking writers for The Adults Adventure Playground (Calais Benefit) – Deadline: 2 March 2016
Windsor Fringe – Kenneth Branagh Award for New Drama Writing 2016 – Deadline: 5 March 2016
Sky Academy Arts Scholarships – Theatre & Comedy (18-30 year olds) – Deadline: 10 March 2016
Blue Skies Workshops for writers from Sky or the Bird – Deadline: 31 March 2016
2016 Papatango Prize Opens – with extra £6000 award! – Deadline: 31 March 2016
Nick Darke Writers’ Award 2016 open for entries – 30 May 2016
Events and workshops:
Theatre503 Writer’s Night/ Christmas Party – 14 December 2015
MA Dramatic Writing at Drama Centre London Launch New Competition Series for Students – Launch event 16 December 2015
Free Online Screenwriting Course with University of East Anglia, Creative Skillset and Future Learn – Starts on 29 February 2016
Ongoing submissions:
White Hart Trust Studios seeking international and foreign language theatre – Deadline: none posted
Pokfulam Rd Productions looking for playwrights and creatives – Deadline: none posted
55 Kings Contemporary Theatre Productions looking for writers – Deadline: none posted
Plane Paper Theatre call out for plays – Deadline: none posted
Theatrelab seeking scripts to perform at ‘WordPlay’ at Bath Spa University – Deadline: none posted
Londonville Lit offering reading slots – Deadline: none posted
Madam Renards Mini Fringe Festival Swindon open for applications from writers and performers – Deadline: none posted (festival takes place in 2016)
East End Literary Salon open to rolling submissions – Deadline: Rolling
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 – No deadline posted but performances take place on the first Monday of the month.
Shred Productions open to submissions – Deadline: None (open submissions)
Poppy Seed – accepting submissions of 5 minute scripts for blog – Deadline: None posted
COG ARTSpace call out for playwrights! – Deadline: None posted
Sky or the Bird seeking writers for The Adults Adventure Playground (Calais Benefit)