Opportunities Weekly Round-up: 2 June 2023

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London Playwrights’ Latest Projects

 

The Literary Series: Interviews with Literary Managers, Dramaturgs and New Work Associates – New Episodes Live NOW (Josh Elliott from Graeae Theatre// Tom Wright from The Kiln Theatre// Fleur Hebditch)

 

Pay it Forward for Playwrights: A new initiative to help support writers

  

Playwriting Real-life: London Playwrights Podcast live now! New episode – Improve your dialogue writing!

 

Members’ Zoom Drop-in session: share your work, meet other writers – first Wednesday of each month!

What do our members get? 

 

Watch the filmed recordings of the performances from your own sofa!


London Playwrights’ Latest Zoom Workshops

Find out more about the full programme of workshops here. More workshops for the ‘Summer Term’ coming soon!

 


Featured Members Content

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WrAP2023 Redrafting Materials available for members to download now!

Learn with London Playwrights sessions on ‘Writing Opening Scenes’ and ‘Creating Characters’ available now

 

Full 8 sessions available now! Online Course: Mastering Dramatic Structure 

The LPW Guide to Formatting your Stage Play – Available to download

 

 

 

 

 


Digital Listings 

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Latest News

 

WALKING PLAYS: New app bringing London’s streets to life

DH Ensemble & Solar Bear: (Un)scripted – a series of short films focused on exploring the possibilities of working with deaf and hearing artists

Playwrights and Policy by Jane Woddis

300 Thoughts for Theatremakers: Writing for the Screen

Chewboy Productions: HARPOCRATES (or, how to run away quietly) – a short film available to watch now


Opportunities Listings 

New! New opportunities added this week are now highlighted in pink to save regular scrollers some time!


Digital & Audio & Screen Opportunities

We’ve listed digital opportunities divided into those with deadlines, rolling deadlines, , and online workshops. Scroll down for live performance opportunities and in person workshops.  

New Writing North | Channel 4 Writing for Television Awards 2023 Deadline: 5 June 2023

 Film Hub North – Script Lab Deadline: 5 June 2023

The Hot House | Shorts – Deadline: 9 June 2023

City Fox Books | Play Submissions Deadline: 11 June 2023

Popcorn Awards – The Popcorn Writing Award – Deadline: 23 June 2023

BBC Radio 4 Extra – DMs Are Open – taking submissions Deadlines: various

PlayZoomers – seeking short plays – Deadline: 1 July 2023

BFI Future Film Festival 2023 – call for submissions (£5 entry fee)- Deadline: 4 August 2023

Rolling deadlines:

BBC Upload – Deadline: rolling

British Comedy Guide – Pro Video Contest Various throughout the year

SOOP Annual Short Story Contest Deadline: none posted

Box of Tricks’ PlayMakers Network- a creative home for Northern playwrights – Deadline: not applicable

New Hope Creative Group presents a new scratch night for black writers – Deadline: rolling

Frequency Theatre Open to Unsolicited Script Submissions (Audio Plays Only) (unpaid) – Deadline: rolling

New writing project for Heckington Living Radio (unpaid) – Deadline: none posted

TYPE! Accepting submissions for bookmark magazine (unpaid) – Deadline: rolling

Add Your Shows and Theatre Resources to Thespie (unpaid)- Deadline: rolling

Scenesaver – digital performance platform – Deadline: rolling

Online Courses and Workshops

Paines Plough – Open Writer’s Labs Deadline: not speficied

The Writers Hour- virtual writing sprints by London Writers’ Salon – Daily

Scratch Me 2022 – Public Programme – Dates: various

Flux Writers Membership

Playwright and former Space Theatre script reader Scott Younger is offering free feedback on all plays 10 pages and under in length – Deadline: not applicable

Big Fish Productions writing group – Dates: Every Friday

Relish Theatre – Coffee & Creative Catch up – Date: Every Friday

Part of the Main: Part of the Grid back with new online workshops – Dates: various

NT Playwriting Masterclasses – Dates: various

City Academy: Monthly Online Writing Club – Dates: monthly, various

New Earth academy plus- for BESEA artists – Various/ also in-person events

The Rules of Comedy – Writing Workshop with Athena Stevens at The Mono Box – Dates: 6, 13, 20 June 2023

London Playwrights Zoom Workshops: TV Writing Dates: starts 6 June 2023 for 6 weeks

Underscore Studios – Tarot for Storytelling – Date: 13 June 2023

An Introduction to Screenwriting: online course with FutureLearn & Uni. of East Anglia (no longer free, subscription costs apply)

LPW Members Online Course: Mastering Dramatic Structure  – Available now

LPW Summer Sessions: Overcoming writers’ block (online workshop) – Available now

LPW Summer Sessions: How to write a monologue (online workshop) – Available now

LPW Summer Sessions: Promoting yourself as a writer (online workshops) – Available now

LPW: The Redrafting Toolkit – Available now

LPW Members: Online Course – Writing in Dialect: How to Listen, What to Write –  Available now

LPW Members: Online Course – The Submissions Checklist – Available now

 


Live playwriting Opportunities & Jobs

Listed in order of deadline, followed those with deadlines, and workshops & events. 

With deadlines:

 

Chesil Theatre | TakeTen New Writing Competition 2023 | Snakes & Ladders – Deadline: 2 June 2023

Liverpool Everyman and Playhouse script submission window & The Homotopia Award Deadline: 2 June 2023

Very Rascals Theatre Company: How to combine being a mother & writing creatively –Wednesday, 7th June 2023 8-9pm

Poet in the City: Artist (Writer and Performer) Deadline: 13 June 2023

Very Rascals Theatre Company: How to keep going when things are tough – overcoming obstacles in creative work – Wednesday, 21st June 2023 8-9pm

BEYOND – Graeae’s bespoke Artist Development programme Deadline: 26 June 2023

Nursery Theatre accepting submissions for Flourish Festival Deadline: 30 June 2023

The Royal Court Theatre, London- Introduction to Playwriting Group – Deadline: 30 June 2023

Very Rascals Theatre Company: How to be climate-friendly in your theatre practice and creative work -Wednesday, 5th July 2023 8-9pm

Green Curtain Theatre | Script Call Out – Deadline: 16 July 2023

Kali Discovery Programme 2023/2024 – Applications Open – Deadline: 24 July 2023

Mustapha Matura Award 2023 (25 or younger) – Deadline: 31 July 2023

The North East Playwriting Award – by the Live Theatre and the Catherine Cookson Charitable Trust Deadline: 7 August 2023

Yale Drama Series 2024 Competition – Call for Submissions – Deadline: 15 August 2023 (opens on 1 June 2023)

Laurels Theatre | Richard Jenkinson Commission – Deadline: 31 August 2023

Ten-Minute Musicals Project 2023 – Deadline: 31 August 2023

Theatre Three 25th Annual Festival of One-Act Plays (2024) – Deadline: 1 September 2023

Constellation Stage and Screen – The Woodward / Newman Award – Deadline: 1 September 2023

Transient Arena – Script Submissions – Deadline: 31 October 2023

Rolling & Unspecified deadlines: 

Birmingham Rep: Victoria Wood Playwriting Prize Deadline: not yet specified, submissions open in September 2023

Scribe Playwriting Competition taking entries for 2024 competition (entry fee) – Deadline: rolling

Go Try Play Write – monthly playwriting contest – Deadline: monthly

Call for applications: Kevin Elyot Award 2023 – Deadline: not specified

Heads or Tales? Monthly Scratch Night (Scottish & Irish Writers) Deadline: monthly events

Applications open for Camden Fringe 2023 Deadline: not specified

Production Proposal Submissions – The King’s Head Theatre – Deadline: not specified

Finborough Theatre | Open Script Submissions Deadline: rolling

Anthroplay Theatre Scratch night Deadline: rolling/ monthly

Barons Court- Sunday Fix scratch night – Deadline: not specified

Royal Exchange Theatre ELDERS COMPANY opportunities Deadline: not specified

Call: Love Sharing Festival – VII edition – Deadline: not specified

Traverse Theatre First Stages Festival Deadline: not applicable

Unbound – reader-funded pitches – Deadline: none posted

Creative Hub seeking creative writing about climate change – Deadline not specified

Fifth Word – Submit your Play (paid if produced) – Deadline: not specified

The Hope Theatre seeking plays for new programme (profit share) – Deadline: not specified

Think Shorts – Free Short film listing (unpaid) – Deadline: rolling

Fearless: Danse Macabre Productions Free Script Reading for Horror Scripts (unpaid) – Deadline: rolling

BBC Comedy Association plans unveiled – Deadline: not applicable

Calling members of the Neurodivergent Theatre Community – Deadline: not applicable

The Swiss Church London offering subsided space for artists – Deadline: not applicable

London Pub Theatres seeking new reviewers (unpaid) – Deadline: none posted

The New Works Playhouse accepting submissions (unpaid) – Deadline: rolling

The Royal Court now accepting online submissions – Deadline: rolling

John Byrne Award monthly competition for creative work (prize £250) – Deadline: monthly

Brush Stroke Order now offering bursaries for script reading services – Deadline: rolling

Peggy Ramsay Foundation: Grant for writers – Deadline: rolling

Tutti Creative Space: cheap rehearsal space – Deadline: not applicable

Newsthump looking for spoof news writers (paid) – Deadline: ongoing

Arvon Grants available for writing courses – Deadline: none posted/ various

Live events and in person workshops:

Public Workshops, UEA MA in ScriptwritingDeadline: 20 & 21 June 2023

Blood Beats: LGBTQ+ Writers Group (Manchester) Dates: 3rd Thursday of the month in 2023

New Earth academy plus- for BESEA artists – Various/ also online

Manchester Screenwriting Meet Up – Dates: various (alternates between in person in  and Zoom)

BBC & NFTS – BBC Scholarships – Dates: various

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