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WGGB New Play Commission Scheme brings “lifeline to writers” post-Covid

March 24, 2022 / Leave a Comment / News / By

A new scheme is being launched to ensure 15 new commissions for playwrights across England in 2022. The scheme will be launched in April 2022 with online submissions open at www.writersguild.org.uk/npcs The New Play Commission Scheme (NPCS), led by WGGB in partnership with HighTide Theatre, UK Theatre and the Independent Theatre Council, has been designed to respond to the decline …

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#WrAP2022: Redrafting Resources – coming in April!

May 31, 2022 / Leave a Comment / Digital Resources, News / By

Did you take part in #WrAP2022? If so, you might remember we promised we’d be providing some readrafting tools in the Spring to help you develop your #WrAP2022 play even further! So, this April, we’ll be sending you weekly emails containing redrafting advice, exercises, and strategies to give you everything you need to polish up …

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Edwin Wong: When Life Gives You Risk, Make Risk Theatre 

March 9, 2022 / Leave a Comment / News / By

When Life Gives You Risk, Make Risk Theatre expands on the ideas laid out in Wong’s debut book and elaborates on how chance is a powerful and misunderstood force that directs the action, both on and off the stage. His vision of drama is one where risk is the dramatic fulcrum of the action. And of …

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Acquah & Co: Nicole Acquah on the process of writing Sankofa

February 14, 2022 / 1 Comment / News / By

Sankofa by Acquah & Co, shortlisted for the Women’s Prize, opens on 15th February at the Bread & Roses. We caught up with writer, Nicole Acquah, who shared her thoughts on the process of writing the play… Sankofa is a semi-autobiographical show about my experiences as a British-Ghanaian woman trying to understand more about my heritage. …

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London Playwrights: What do members gets for £3.63 per month?

October 19, 2023 / Leave a Comment / News / By

What can you get for £3.63 per month? London Playwrights Membership….and probably not much else these days! But what does that mean? What do our members get for their money?  Well, first and foremost your membership directly funds our organisation and helps us to keep going! It means we can continue creating resources, opportunities, and …

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Bruntwood Prize 2022 – Open until 6 June! Plus FREE WRITING RESOURCES!

January 24, 2022 / Leave a Comment / News, Opportunities / By

The 2022 Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting is now open for entries! The Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting  is open to anyone aged 16+ in the UK, Ireland and the British Territories with a story to tell. The biennial prize is a partnership between property company Bruntwood, a major supporter of the arts, and world-class producing theatre, …

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Fizzy Sherbet on the launch of their new podcast series

January 19, 2022 / Leave a Comment / News / By

We caught up with Fizzy Sherbet to tell us all about their new podcast series which is now live! “It’s cold at the moment, isn’t it? But all the fog and ice cannot dampen our excitement here at Fizzy Sherbet, as we have just released the first series of our podcast on Monday 17 January …

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