Buxton Opera House launches a scriptwriting competition designed to celebrate the town and encourage local writers #BuxtonOperaHouse #playwritingcontest www.theatrereviewsnorth.com/post/buxton-...

We’re offering several full bursaries (details on our website), so please don’t let cost hold you back from applying. If you’re tempted, go for it. Swipe through for details and upcoming taster sessions, or hit the link: sohotheatre.com/project/writ...

📣 Pencils out, pals - our Writer’s Lab applications are now OPEN! ✍️ Our 9-month programme is designed to take you from first idea to finished script, with the tools, structure, and support to get you there - oh, and help you feel good doing it. (psst, more below)

Pentabus is now accepting applications for the 2026 Jerwood Writer in Residence. £12K bursary, time to create, and a chance to join their renowned Young Writers programme. #ArtsFunding #Playwriting #Residency #Pentabus #News #NewWriting

Northumberland’s Phoenix Theatre has invited #playwrights from all backgrounds to submit previously unperformed #scripts for a new competition in which the winning play will be developed into a professional production. #AmWriting #WritingCommunity www.thephoenixtheatre.org.uk/participate-...

Apps now open for Pentabus’ 2026 Jerwood Writer in Residence! £12k bursary for early-career playwrights to write & develop in rural Shropshire. Deadline: 14 July, 10am. Info + apply: pentabus.co.uk/artists/jf-w... #Theatre #Playwright #Jerwood #Pentabus

Submissions open until 30 June. Find out more: bit.ly/3GVLirS www.youtube.com/watch?v=NikZ...

We’re launching an open call for bold monologues from writers with lived experience of homelessness & poverty. Stories that challenge stereotypes and inspire change. Selected pieces will be published by Nick Hern Books, alongside new writing from Malorie Blackman, Chris Bush & more.

Calling all writers! We’ve been working on something bold. And we can finally talk about it tomorrow. Set your reminder. You’re going to want to be the first to see this. instagram.com/cardboardcitz

From Eastern Angles: Playwrights Club returns next Monday 12th May!! Perfect for playwrights at any stage of their careers, this monthly club offers the chance to receive support and feedback on a play in development. buff.ly/lnqcnrN

Theatre503’s Summer Writers’ Programme: Let's Talk About Character with Olivier Award winning playwright and actress, Lolita Chakrabarti OBE 🎉 📅 Tuesday 27 May 2025 ⏰ 7pm – 9:30pm 📍 503Studio, Nine Elms 💸 £40 theatre503.com/whats-on/let...

One week left for North East playwrights to apply for this screenwriting opportunity!

Have you a story to tell? Well aside from writing for us, which we welcome, this 👇 could be your chance. Sheringham Little Theatre & Suranne Jones are searching for budding playwrights to write a one-act play on a coastal life theme, lasting 60 minutes, & with no more than 6 characters. Details 👇

The Young Playwrights Award is open. * 13 to 18 years old * lives in or attends school in Greater London The winner’s play will be staged at the Royal Court Theatre in July and published by Nick Hern Books. Deadline: 2 May 2025 www.whatsonstage.com/news/theres-...

Do you have a story inside you ready to be released? Join our world-class #scriptwriting retreat in Scotland & learn from top industry professionals. IgniteTheSparkRetreats.com #screenwriting #playwriting #writersofbluesky #writingcommunity #writerslife #scriptsky #filmsky #TheatreSky #playwright

Loads of great writing opportunities over on the BBC Writers’ page ⌨️🎭 www.bbc.co.uk/writers/oppo...

📣 Applications closing soon! Supporting exceptional female and non-binary playwrights, the winning play will receive £20,000 and the option for us to co-produce the play with @ekpshows.bsky.social and @painesplough.bsky.social Submissions close on Tue 22 April 👉 womensprizeforplaywriting.co.uk

Playwrights! Formatting your play is one of those weirdly time-consuming, and confusing things that we all deal with. How about a workshop to help out? @LDNPlaywrights has the answer! (well the answer is me, talking for an hour about it) www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/formatting...

Sign up for FREE ! All the new exercises focus on redrafting your play . Now over 3,000 subscribers buttondown.com/MarkRavenhill

Playwrights still time to apply to the Glitch (managed by The Vault Creative Arts) for playwriting award. £2k and fully produced play based at Waterloo, London. For T&Cs see website. #playwritingcomps #playwriting #writingcomps www.theglitch.london/development?...

🖋 Dexter Flanders (FOXES) brings you Playwriting for Dummies. 🔗 buff.ly/U9oq5rd 🖋 Theresa Ikoko (ROCKS) takes on Writing for TV. 🔗 buff.ly/fzGBHbl

Playwrights...forever confused about play formatting? I have a workshop for that... Thursday 3rd April (Online) www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/formatting...

DIVE IN HEAD FIRST You’ll be amazed how much you can accomplish when you jump in at our play/screenwriting retreat in October. Now accepting applications to our exclusive #playwriting / #screenwriting retreat Oct. 2025: ignitethesparkretreats.com. #writersofbluesky #writingcommunity #writerslife

Free workshop TOMORROW! Join our Artistic Director George Turvey at 1pm on 26th March to learn more about dramaturgy and script development. Log into #PapatangoStudio to find the event link on our Opportunities page. https://papatango.co.uk/studio/ #Theatre #Playwriting #TheatreCommunity

Episode 4 of our How To Write A Play series is now live. In this episode Associate Playwright & Young Writers Associate Beth Flintoff, will help you writing scenes. 📽️ Watch the full series to date here: royalcourttheatre.com/how-to-write...

Only one week left to apply for our bursary. East-Midlands based working class/low income playwrights... apply! www.scripteastmids.co.uk #scriptsky #theatresky #writersky

Dramatic Action with Simon Stephens: Theatre503 10/04/2025, A structured interrogation of the nature of #Dramatic action and how playwrights can approach it. This will be an in-person session. Dates: Thursday 10 April 2025 Time: 7pm – 9:30pm Running time of workshop: 2.…

Learn about the Oxford/42 New Writing Prize offering £1500 and professional representation to UK-based novelists, playwrights, and screenwriters. Application deadline: 30 April 2025.

FREE workshop! Join our Artistic Director George Turvey at 1pm on 26th March to learn more about dramaturgy and script development. Log into the #PapatangoStudio to find the event link on our Opportunities page. https://papatango.co.uk/studio/ #Theatre #Playwriting #Playwrights #TheatreCommunity

Make 2025 the year of the playwright! Studio members can benefit from an exclusive series of interviews with former Papatango Prize-winners. Membership of the Playwrights' Studio is completely free! Sign up here: https://papatango.co.uk/studio/ #PapatangoStudio #Theatre #Playwriting

📝 FAO Writers - SCRIPTSPACE RETURNS! 📝 Are you a playwright looking for feedback on early draft new work? Look no further, every script submitted gets written feedback and some are selected for staged readings. space.org.uk/event/script...

Our pals are holding an amazing writing event at ours - such a great opportunity to be a part of 🤩 @thetvfestival.bsky.social @thetvfoundation.bsky.social Info here 👉 www.thetvfestival.com/.../new-writ...

Applications are open for our brand spanking new labs: ⁠Makers Lab, Edinburgh Lab and Cabaret & Drag Plus ✨ If you wanna hone your craft, learn how to produce for Fringe or get support creating multidisciplinary work, we've got just the Lab Apply by Sun 30 Mar👇 sohotheatre.com/artists-and-...

Dramatic Action with Simon Stephens: Theatre503 10/04/2025, A structured interrogation of the nature of #Dramatic action and how playwrights can approach it. This will be an in-person session. Dates: Thursday 10 April 2025 Time: 7pm – 9:30pm Running time of workshop: 2.…

Made a vid about SMASHING WRITERS BLOCK - for #Playwrights #Screenwriters or any #Writers really. Seven simple but effective points of action which can make a real difference. Hope it's helpful - please share if it is. #SupportPlaywrights www.youtube.com/watch?v=58uf...

Hello! I am doing a workshop on Writing for TV, specifically creating pitch documents for TV shows. That's treatments, outlines, one-pagers, bibles.... The aim is to DEMYSTIFY & build confidence. Online. limited places #Screenwriting #Writers pls share! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/writing-fo...

Are you an East Midlands-based writer? Working class or low-income? Apply for our Bursary, to attend the @writingeastmidlands.com Annual Writers' Conference. Lots of discussions, workshops & networking to take your career to the next level. Apply for the bursary at www.scripteastmids.co.uk!

Calling South Asian writers, artists and creatives 👇 We're on the lookout for creatives & facilitators to deliver creative writing workshops for our brand-new arts programme celebrating and showcasing South Asian Arts and Culture. octagonbolton.co.uk/news/calling...

From Divided Culture: We are buzzing to launch the DCC Playwriting Prize 2025 🏆 Open until 11:59pm, Wed 30 April, we want unperformed, 60min+ plays from writers born and/or based in North West. £1000 + play produced for the winner. Full prize details here: dividedcultureco.com/playwriting

10/3 at 7.30pm. Mark Rosenblatt talks about #theatre as an arena to explore #freespeech, and his play Giant, a fictionalised account of an interview where Roald Dahl expressed antisemitic opinions. Tickets: www.mklitfest.org/literature-and-offence #literature #markrosenblatt #drama

Honor Roll is a grassroots advocacy group of women+ playwrights over 40 and allies who work to increase inclusion and diversity in theatre, and to eliminate age discrimination and other biases. We have a STARTER PACK of Honor Roll members! Find an follow here: go.bsky.app/LxGXxru

Last call for the Earlybird Draw! Sign up to the Playwrights' Studio by the end of February for the chance to win and support your writing! Membership of the Studio is free & so are all of our members' opportunities. https://papatango.co.uk/studio/ #PapatangoStudio #Playwriting #Theatre

Are you 18-30 and interested in writing short digital plays for social media? 🎬✨ Applications for National Young Writers 2025 are now open! 📅 Deadline: 10 AM, 24 March 2025 📍 Online, free to join! 🔗 Apply now pentabus.co.uk/national-you...