Attention all playwrights! You have less than a month left to submit your original play to the ETC/Kaplan Playwriting Competition. This is your chance to showcase your talent and win a share of over $1750 in prize money! The Eventide Theatre Company of Massachusetts is excited to host this annual competition, which aims to promote …
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Little Flix London is open for submissions for micro screenplays (1–7 pages). The BFI Inclusion Team and champion writers from global majority and working-class backgrounds support the festival. Selected writers will be part of a day of screenings, networking and industry access at BFI Stephen Street on 27 June 2026, with prizes including our Sleek awards. Applicants …
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We’re excited to launch a new Climate Playwriting Prize in partnership with our friends at the Shakespeare’s Globe and Fern Culture, championing playwrights who engage with the nature and climate crisis and uncovering the most exciting new works in this space. With this prize, we aim to empower the theatre industry into new climate conversations, …
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Young Person’s Playwriting Network has a great opportunity for any under 25 playwrights: On Monday 27th April 6-7:30pm we will be running a FREE workshop suitable for all levels of writers – whether you’ve never written a play before, or whether you’ve had plays performed! The workshop will be ran by Kimberley Andrews, director of London …
CALLOUT FOR WRITERS! Fight Like A Girl! is back! We’re bringing a new ‘Play In A Day’ to Slung Low in Leeds on the evening of Monday 13th July 2026 to raise even more money for Cancer Research UK! Writers scribble through the night to come up with scripts and then teams of directors and …
Award-Winning Playwright Isley Lynn will be leading a 3-hour online workshop on writing, an intensive look at story structure for anyone interested in theatre, storytelling and dramaturgy. Whether you want to develop a project already underway, use structural thinking to grow an idea and generate material, or just want to learn more about the architecture …
Got a story to tell? A character in your head? Or just the urge to get on stage with your own work? This dynamic three part course is designed to help you develop a one-person performance, taking you from first spark to script, and closer to the stage. Across the three sessions you’ll build a …
Write & Produce Your Own Solo Show – 3 part course (Etcetera Performers Lab) Read More »
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Due to the phenomenal feedback from audiences, critics and patrons alike, Women’s Voices Festival is returning for its 3rd consecutive year in 2027! Women’s Voices: A Celebration (WVAC) is a pioneering & inspiring festival to coincide with International Women’s Day. The event brings together a diverse & exceptional group of female artists from multiple art …
Script Lab is officially open for applications! We’re looking for bold new writers to shape an idea for a short film into a ready-to-shoot script. Script Lab is our annual programme for new writers which sees their idea develop into a short script that’s production ready. Writers work in groups, accompanied by a BFI Talent …
