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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Our latest opportunities Pick of the Week: Papatango 2017 new writing prize
From the Archive of our Advice Column, Pursued By A Bear: I can’t make sense of the 5-act structure
Opportunities with deadlines:
Play Submissions Helper – 37 opportunities with February+ deadline
Rift wants playwrights born in the 90s for February workshop and residency – Deadline: none specified but immediate
The Comedy Crowd seeks ‘Chorts’ Deadline: 24 February 2017
St John’s call for Waterloo Festival 2017 monologues (£2 entry fee, £30 prize) -Deadline: 24 February 2017
Off the Cliff seeks Ovid-inspired short plays for festival – Deadline: 26 February 2017 at noon
Rich Creative call out for feminist scratch night plays – Deadline: 27 February 2017 at 10am.
The Sitcom Mission 2017 – open for submissions – Deadline: From 28 February to 30 April 2017
2017 From Page To Stage Festival open for musical theatre submissions – Deadline: 28 February 2017
Applications open for The Writers Club membership ( £75 termly) -no deadline posted but March launch
George Devine award open for submissions (£15,000 prize) Deadline: 1 March 2017
Lincoln Performing Arts Centre seeks short plays – Deadline: 1 March 2017 at 11pm
Writers Avenue Theatre Company seeks scripts from 18-30 year olds – Deadline: 1 March 2017
£8,000 commission with Writers in Theatre inaugural award – Deadline 2 March 2017
One-act plays sought for Kenneth Branagh Award at Windsor Fringe 2017 (£10 fee, £500 prize) – Deadline: 5 March 2017
Carabosse seeks darkly comic submissions – Deadline: 6 March 2017 at midnight
2017 Papatango New Writing Prize – Deadline: 6 March 2017
Submissions open for Festival 47 at the King’s Head Theatre – Deadline: 6 March 2017
Althea Theatre’s rapid response night – Deadline: 8 & 9 March- writers watch show – for11 March 2016 writing deadline
Little Pieces of Gold seeks shorts on the theme of ‘faith’ – Deadline: 15 March 2017 at midnight
Rabbit’s Riot Theatre’s call out for first LGBT+ festival scripts – Deadline: 20 March 2017
Brave New World seeks shorts on theme of Legacy for ‘Slam’ new writing night – Deadline: 20 March 2017
Merlin Theatre short play competition open for submissions Deadline: 31 March 201
BBC Radio Essex Playwright of the Year open for submissions – Deadline: 31 March 2017 at 5pm
Doughnut Productions new writing night on ‘seven deadly sins’ –Deadline: 1 April 2017
House seed funding for BAME theatremakers (£3,000-£8,000)- Deadline: 28 April 2017 at 10am
Avenue Theatre Company call out for Seven Deadly Sins monologues from young writers – Deadline: 1 May 2017
Call out for comedy shorts inspired by Anita and Me (£300 prize) Deadline: 7 May 2017
2017 Bruntwood Prize open for submissions (cash prize + development) – Deadline: 5 June 2017 at 6pm
Events and workshops:
Verbatim technique workshop at Bread and Roses Theatre, Clapham £50) – 4 March (10-6) and 5 March 2017(11-4)
Gate Theatre Workshop on the writer/director relationship (£10) –,13 May 2017 from 10 am-1pm
Jennifer Farmer Playwriting course at Bishopsgate Institute starts 6 March 2017
Writers’ Mutual writing group – currently taking place Wednesdays 11am-1pm
Three day playwriting workshop with Simon Stephens in Andalucia 15-19 October 2017
Ongoing submissions:
Theatrefullstop in call out for bi-weekly podcast script submissions – Deadline: None posted.
Newsthump looking for spoof news writers – Deadline: ongoing
Arvon Grants available for writing courses – Deadline: none posted/ various
London Poet seeking film makers to collaborate with – Deadline: none
Edgemar Center for the Arts (Santa Monica) seeking new work for 2017 season – Deadline: none
Batty Mama seeking writers/ artists – Deadline: none posted
Rich Gifts Theatre seeking writers – Deadline: rolling
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
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)
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)
Poppy Seed – accepting submissions of 5 minute scripts for blog – Deadline: none posted
COG ARTSpace call out for playwrights! – Deadline: none posted
News:
Play Amnesty: Glasgow Women’s Library call for donations of plays written by women – Deadline: 28 February 2017
RSC’s Next Generation programme will be released in May 2017.
Inspiration:
Get inspired with Royal Court’s playwrights podcast – Deadline: until 24 February 2107