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Submissions Open: Mustapha Matura Award 2024

Award Eligibility and Criteria for Entry The winning writer will receive £3,000 and a 9-month mentoring programme with a leading Black British playwright. The competition…


Support for Writers – My Next Draft

A bespoke script reading service helping writers through that tricky next draft Founded by award-winning playwright Paddy Hughes, My Next Draft offers writers one-on-one subsidised…


Off Cut Festival Taking Applications

Over the next few weeks, writers – from or based in the North West of England – can submit a 15-minute version or 15-minute extract…


Apply to be Literary Associate at the Orange Tree Theatre!

The incumbent of this role, Guy Jones, was with the OT for a decade, spanning the tenures of Paul Miller (as Literary Associate) and Tom…


Apply to be Associate Playwright at the Royal Court!

This role will join a new group of Associate Playwrights, working alongside the leadership team at the Royal Court to place theatre writers at the…


Delfina Foundation: Open Call for Upcoming Winter 2025 Residency

Delfina Foundation is pleased to announce an international open call for its upcoming winter 2025 residency season (6 January – 30 March) under its recurring…


Call for Submissions : Brown Skinned Girls

For their very first evening of shorts, Hepburn Hooks Theatre Co are seeking out four female, BlPOC playwrights whose works they will fully produce and…


RET Announce Hodgkiss Director Award 2024

The Hodgkiss Director Award will provide an exciting and unique opportunity for an emerging Greater Manchester based director to forge a meaningful relationship with the…