The Paul Darby Prize is now open for submissions with the aim of encouraging new stage plays and emerging writers. The winner will receive a prize of £1000, together with a staging of their play at the Questors Theatre in Ealing which is renowned for its’ association with new writing as well as extensive work …
The Paul Darby prize for drama is now open for submissions (entry fee £5) Read More »
For the third year running, Sky Arts in association with IdeasTap, is giving away five £30,000 bursaries and mentoring support to talented artists aged 18-30 from the UK and Ireland. The fund is aimed at helping emerging artists from different disciplines to take their work to the next level. In addition to the bursary, winners …
Sky Arts Futures Fund – £30K bursaries to be won (18-30 year olds) Read More »
The Soho Theatre has announced the winner of the Verity Bargate Award 2013, which goes to Vicky Jones for her play ‘The One’. At the same event (which also recognised VBA runner-ups), the Soho revealed the next intake of the Soho Six, which gives six artists the opportunity to develop work at the theatre over …
The Lace Market Theatre Programme Advisory Group (PAG) is currently seeking submissions of new plays to feature as part of the 2014/15 season. They are open to submissions of all styles of play but the successful production must be of a scale that can be performed in the theatre’s Studio space. All applicants should read …
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Descent is a new writing company and they are looking for playellas to post on our blog. A playella is a tiny play – twelve-line gems of writing genius. Some guidelines: A playella can be about anything at all. It can have as many characters as you like. BUT it can only have twelve lines of …
Performance date: 10 – 13 November, 7:30pm – 10:30pm Venue: The Fiddler’s Elbow, Camden, NW5 3HS Theatre Breaks is comprised of a 4 night run, which Theatre Companies/directors/writers/producers can use as a free platform to showcase new or developing work. Be it a new short play, an excerpt from a longer piece, a new adaptation, …
Submissons are now open for the 8th Theatre Breaks Festival from Tiny Dog Productions Read More »
Play Submissions Helper publishes upcoming opportunities and competitions on a monthly basis – i.e. “October Deadlines” – with the only downside that you have to hustle a bit to make the ones due on the first of the month! So, here is a list of opportunities from them with deadlines that hit tomorrow 1 October …
Last Minute Opportunities from Play Submissions Helper – deadline 1 October 2013! Read More »
The following call for submissions appeared on the UK Playwriting Facebook Group. We’re including it here in its original format rather than our normal breakdown so you can get a feel of what they’re going for: Hi guys, I am the co-artistic director of 6FootStories. We are a relatively new company, so you are forgiven …
6FootStories call for writers with ideas-in-progress Read More »
If you’re in need of a little writing inspiration or guidance, the Dramatists Guild of America has a wonderful collection of talks available from a range of exciting theatremakers, including Lanford Wilson, Neil Simon, Edward Albee, Stephen Sondheim, Paula Vogel, and a host of other prominent (though mostly American!) writers. You can check them out …
Cool stuff: Podcasts from the Dramatists Guild of America Read More »
Our weekly round-up of opportunities listed on the blog that haven’t yet reached their closing date (listed in order of closing date). The Royal Court accepting applications for playwriting groups – Deadline: 27 September 2013 Southend Playwriting Festival accepting submissions for 2014 season – Deadline: 30 September 2013 From Page to Stage seeking new musicals …
