Sponsored by Character 7, the Verity Bargate Award is Soho Theatre’s flagship new writing award with the winning play produced in a full production on their stages. It doesn’t matter how old you are, where you’re from or what you do. If you’ve never written before, that’s fine by them. Launched in 1982, the Verity Bargate …
MO&NA Theatre Company C.I.C. are on the look-out for fresh, new scripts to feature in their upcoming ‘From Scratch’ event. From Scratch is a community arts programme, that looks to provide opportunities for local artists from the Bedfordshire area to get involved with creating and staging new theatre. You do not need to be from Bedfordshire …
Applications for the BFI Short Film Fund (England) are now open! Teams with directors in England can apply for £5,000-£25,000 to produce original fiction shorts in live-action, animation, or VR/Immersive, up to 15 minutes long. Find out full details and apply via the BFI website Deadline: Thursday 9th May 2024 Source: BBC Writers
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TRY OUT YOUR SCRIPT WITH PLAYER-PLAYWRIGHTS Player-Playwrights was founded as a writers’ and actors’ co-operative in 1948 and has been meeting on Monday evenings ever since to read and criticise new plays and scripts for theatre, radio and screen to help writers develop their work. Our Presidents are long- standing members, Laurence Marks and Maurice …
Shelagh Delaney New Writing Award Criteria – 2024 We are thrilled to announce submissions are open from the 25th November AWARD DETAILS The winning writer will receive a cash award of £3000.00 The winning play will be produced and performed at Salford Arts Theatre Support and mentorship will be available to the winning writer CRITERIA …
Join Northern Stage for the launch of their new talent development programme: Scale Up. Drawing on three years of close consultation with the freelance sector in the region, Scale Up will give artists access to the skills, networks and experience they need to achieve their artistic and professional ambitions. It will support your progression whether …
“The working classes in the gallery have supported the British theatre ever since Elizabethan times. Give them good plays and they will go to the theatre.” – Shelagh Delaney In conjunction with their production of A TASTE OF HONEY, Shelagh Delaney’s iconic play, the Royal Exchange Theatre is working in partnership with Salford Arts Theatre …
Royal Exchange FREE Writing Workshops for Female Identifying Playwrights Read More »
Would you like to be a crucial role in our growing company – The Writer’s Mark? We’re looking for a Producer to be part of ‘next steps’ as we develop our work for future events, festivals and funding applications. This is an exciting role for someone seeking experience in this field. Job Description This is …
Creative Producer (Theatre and Art) – The Writer’s Mark Read More »
Edinburgh International Book Festival is seeking to appoint two Trainee Writers in Residence to work in community and school settings as part of Citizen, our long-term project at the core of the Book Festival’s year-round programme working with communities. Job Description Citizen explores the diversity of stories and voices in Edinburgh and its surrounding areas. …
Communities Trainee Writer-in-Residence (freelance) Read More »
