Month: June 2016

Winner of Kenneth Branagh Award announced – and call for directors!

Three winners of the Windsor Fringe’s Kenneth Branagh Drama Award for New Writing, 2016, have been announced! Congratulations go to Jacky Daly for ‘The Space Between’, David Hendon for ‘Eyes to the Wind’ and Eleanor Clare for ‘Jameson & Son. Funeral Services Since 1888’. Organisers said judges were impressed with the high standard of writing …

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Opportunities: Our Pick of the Week – London Writers’ Week: Events for Writers

Each week we look through our pile of writing opportunities to pick out one we think is particularly worth your time. It could be an innovative brief, great prize money, a high-profile company, or just plain fun. This week’s pick: London Writers’ Week: Events for Writers Description: London Writers’ Week is an annual week long celebration …

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Paines Plough – accepting ongoing submissions

Paines Plough have an open submissions policy, here are all the details:  Not only do we accept unsolicited scripts, we love receiving them. We read every play we’re sent and consider it for production. If you think we’ll like your play, upload it using the form on our website. Then within ten weeks we’ll let …

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Pursued By A Bear: “How do I tell actors I’m recasting the roles they developed?”

Pursued By A Bear is our weekly advice column with playwright Adam Taylor.  He’ll tackle your playwriting questions – from practical issues to existential dilemmas – relying on nothing but his bare wits, brute strength, and questionable personal experiences. “My questions are: what kind of involvement in casting is appropriate from a playwright, and how much input should …

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The Roald Dahl Museum looking for a freelance poet

“The Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre is looking for  a Freelance Poet to deliver an activity as part of our Roald Dahl Day on 17th September 2016.  This is an exciting opportunity to take part in one of our biggest events of the year, which will be even bigger this year as we celebrate …

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University Women in the Arts announces first public event & partnership with Oberon

UNIVERSITY WOMEN IN THE ARTS ANNOUNCES FIRST PUBLIC EVENT AND NEW PARTNERSHIP WITH OBERON BOOKS University Women in the Arts, the new scheme for female students studying arts subjects at Universities across the UK, has announced its first public event. This will be an In Conversation event with Kate Rowland, founder of BBC Writersroom, the …

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Bristol Old Vic seeking new plays (South West writers only)

Bristol Old Vic’s Literary Department is on the hunt for new and previously unproduced plays and musicals from writers living and working in the South West. Submissions are accepted from Wednesday, 1 June until 18 July, 2016. If your work is one of the top 5 scripts they receive you’ll be on for a year …

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Etch seeking work in development for scratch night

Submissions are now OPEN for etch010 scratch night on Monday 25th July at The Peckham Pelican. What Etch are looking for: Either of the following: An extract of new work still in development no more than 15 minutes in length that has never before been produced. A clear outline for an extract of new work …

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Opportunities Weekly Round-up: 24 June 2016

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). Want to be sure you never miss …

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Dark Horse Festival tickets – booking open!

London Writers’ Week is right around the corner, so be sure to get your tickets if you want to get a taste of the most exciting new writing in London! Featuring new work by Sonali Bhattacharyya, Sophia Chapadjiev, Eva Edo, John Murray, and Ash Sohoye. When: Thursday 7 July 2016 at 7.30pm* Where: Platform Theatre, …

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