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).
Creative competition on the theme of LOVE (£250 prize), IdeasTap Editors Brief – Deadline: 7 March 2014 at 5pm
Volunteers required for script reading events – Deadline: 7 March 2014
Writer required for one man show/ musical – Deadline: 7 March 2014
The Scenic Route Seeking Submissions from Musical Theatre Writers and Performers – Deadline: 7 March 2014
BAFTA Rocliffe Forum accepting TV Drama submissions – Deadline: 10 March 2014
Brockley Jack open to submissions for Write Now 5 Shorts – Deadline: 10 March 2014
Plain Sight – call for submissions for children’s project – Deadline: 16 March 2014
The Tagore Centre – open call for writer in residence/artist – Deadline: 17 March 2014
Ovalhouse accepting ideas for new commissions to mark WWI centenary – Deadline: 17 March 2014 at 9am
BBC Medical Drama – writers’ Q&A session – Deadline: workshop takes place on 26th March 2014 but you need to book in advance
Sky Blue Theatre accepting one-act plays for Cambridge Theatre Challenge (£15 fee) – Deadline: 30 March 2014
Euroscript Screenwriting Competition 2014 (£35 fee) – Deadline: 31 March 2014
Page to Stage Festival 2014 accepting one-act plays (£30 entry) – Deadline: 31 March 2014
2014 Papatango New Writing Prize – Deadline: 31 March 2014
Theatre 503 playwriting award opens for submissions on 1st March – Deadline: 31 March 2014
Tottenham based writer required – Deadline: 31 March 2014
Tobacco Factory (Bristol) Script Space Competition 2014 – Deadline: 31 March 2014
BBC Writersroom to open for submissions of TV & Film Drama scripts, 17-31 March 2014 – Deadline: 31 March 2014 (*Note: submissions do not open until 17 March)
Burbage New Writing Prize – open for submissions – Deadline: 7 April 2014
Putney Theatre Company accepting submissions of short plays – Deadline: 13 April 2014
The Nick Darke Award 2014 is open for submissions for £6000 prize – Deadline: 14 April 2014
Ticket to Write seeking one act plays about the Beatles (£20 fee) – Deadline: 18 April 2014
Chesil Theatre Company accepting 10 minute plays– Deadline: 25 April 2014
East 15 playwriting competition open for submissions – Deadline: 30 April 2014
Traverse Theatre open to submissions from UK Writers – Deadline: 30 April 2014
Little Pieces of Gold seeking 10 minute plays on subject of Social Media – Deadline: 5 May 2014
Liverpool Hope Playwriting Prize launched (£20 entry fee) – Deadline: 30 May 2014
The Newspeak Theatre Company seeks writer for their writers-room – Deadline: 30 June 2014
Ongoing submissions:
Ice & Fire/ Amnesty International UK – rolling submissions for plays with human rights theme – Deadline: Ongoing
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