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: Free Playwriting Workshop with Papatango Theatre Company
This week in our advice column: Pursued By A Bear: “How do I cut down an overcomplicated script?”
Coming up with London Playwrights’ Workshop:
Spring Workshops with London Playwrights’ Blog
Intensive workshop: Finding Inspiration and Developing your Idea – 5 March 2016
Intensive workshop: Creating Engaging Characters – 17 March 2016
Opportunities with deadlines:
Play Submissions Helper – 66 playwriting competitions with February deadlines – Various deadlines
Create Scratch Refine Repeat at Morley College seeking new work – Deadline: 5 February 2016
2016 Saroyan/Paul Human Rights Playwriting Prize ($10,000 prize, $20 entry fee) – Deadline: 1 February 2016 7 February 2016
Soggy Brass @ Southwark Playhouse open for submissions (paid) – Deadline: 7 February 2016
Sheer Height Theatre seeking submissions for Women Redressed – Deadline: 5 February 2016 8 February 2016
Call for submissions for radical ideas at Rich Mix – Deadline: 10 February 2016
Royal Court seeking Young Writers for Open Court (age 14-24) – Deadline: 10 February 2016
Free February Writing Workshop with Papatango Theatre Company – Deadline: 10 February 2016
50/50 Gender Equality scratch night accepting submissions – Deadline: 12 February 2016 at 5pm
James Tait Black Prize for Drama 2016 open to submissions from theatres and agents (£10,000 prize) – Deadline: 12 February 2016
HighTide accepting submissions for First Commissions attachment scheme – Deadline: 14 February 2016 at 6pm
HighTide accepting submissions of plays for 4 weeks only- Deadline: 14 February 2016 at 6pm (Note: this is a separate opportunity from the one listed above)
Stitchin’ Fiction – call for submissions for rehearsed readings – Deadline: 14 February 2016 at midnight
Etch Theatre seeking submissions for a Festival of New Writing – Deadline: Sunday 14 February 2016 at midnight
Lincoln Performing Arts Centre open to 10 minute submission for Script This – Deadline: 15 February 2016
Lyric Hammersmith Young Harts Festival accepting submissions (10-25 year olds) – Deadline: 19 February 2016
The Owl and Cat Theatre seeking submissions – Deadline: 22 February 2016 at 5pm
First Break Writing Competition at the Oldham Coliseum – Deadline: 22 February 2016
Octagon Prize for Dramatic Monologues – Deadline: 26 February 2016
Nickelodeon Writing Program – Open for Submissions – Deadline: 28 February 2016
Drift Shop accepting submissions of short pieces of writing for scratch night – Deadline: 28 February 2016
Theatre503 Playwriting Award returning in 2016 – Deadline: 29 February 2016
Rebel Without Crew Films seeking shorts for production (female writers only) – Deadline: 29 February 2016
New Competition Launched with Drama Centre London, Bush Theatre, Oberon Books and Partners – Deadline: 1 March 2016 (entries open 15 February 2016)
George Devine Award 2016 open to submissions – Deadline: 1 March 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
Sedos seeking 10 minute scripts for production in London & Edinburgh (£5 entry fee) – Deadline: 11 March 2016
Moonlit Wings Playwriting Contest 2016 for writing for young people (Washington, DC) – Deadline: 14 March 2016
IdeasTap Innovators Fund – now open through Hiive – Deadline: 18 March 2016
‘About Love’ Festival of short plays call for submissions (Canada $10 entry fee/ $150 prize – Deadline: 20 March 2016
Sky Blue Theatre accepting one-act plays for British Theatre Challenge (£16 fee) – Deadline: 30 March 2016
Blue Skies Workshops for writers from Sky or the Bird – Deadline: 31 March 2016
The Production Exchange seeking play submissions for development – Deadline: 31 March 2016
2016 Papatango Prize Opens – with extra £6000 award! – Deadline: 31 March 2016
University of Wolverhampton accepting proposals for POP Drama – Deadline: 31 March 2016
Chesil Theatre’s 10×10 Playwriting Competition seeking 10 minute plays inspired by the life of David Bowie – Deadline: 22 April 2016
Nick Darke Writers’ Award 2016 open for entries – Deadline: 30 May 2016
ShowBiz Shorts Playwriting Contest (Los Angeles) – Deadline: 30 May 2016
Le Théâtre Bleu seeking submissions of comedies in Shakespearean language (Quebec, Canada) – Deadline: 1 July 2016
2016 Terence Rattigan Society Award (£10 entry fee, £2,500 prize) – Deadline: 31 August 2016
365 Women A Year Playwriting Project open to submissions throughout 2016 – Deadline: 31 December 2016
Events and workshops:
Creativity for Scriptwriters – 1 day course with Phil Shelley – 7 February 2016
Free Online Screenwriting Course with University of East Anglia, Creative Skillset and Future Learn – Starts on 29 February 2016
London Playwrights’ Workshop: INTENSIVE WORKSHOP – Finding Inspiration and Developing your Idea – 5 March 2016
Playwriting Workshop with Papercut Theatre – 13 March 2016
National Theatre Course: developing your play with Jemma Kennedy (£450 bursaries available) – Every Wednesday from 16 March until 19 May 2016, 10am – 1pm
London Playwrights’ Workshop: INTENSIVE WORKSHOP – Creating Engaging Characters – 17 March 2016
Ongoing submissions:
Opportunities to hear your play with Player Playwrights – Ongoing submissions
Online Playwriting Course with Live Theatre (£95-£495) – rolling
Playwrights Circle at the Bread & Roses – 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)
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