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WGGB sets out terms for writers in 'wild west' of digital theatre

20 September 2021

The Writers' Guild of Great Britain and the Personal Managers' Association have together set out a basis for playwrights' rights for digital theatre following the recent explosion in online delivery.

Sean Foley (sitting, left) and Anil Gupta with some of the writers accepted onto the scheme

Comedy writers chosen for new project

19 September 2021

SKY Comedy Rep, a partnership between Birmingham Rep and SKY Studios, has selected 11 writers in a scheme to discover and develop new regional comedy writing talent.

Bruntwood back next year

15 September 2021

The Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting returns next year.

Fortifying the over-40s!

15 August 2021

Act Your Age New Writing Festival launches on August 23 at Manchester’s Hope Mill Theatre.

Autumn writing opportunities at Alphabetti

10 August 2021

Newcastle’s Alphabetti Theatre is running five writing competitions this autumn.

ETPEP Award news

9 August 2021

The ETPEP Award run by London's Finborough Theatre is open for submissions.

Trio win Papatango New Writing Prize

11 July 2021

Papatango names this year's three winning playwrights and announces open-entry applications for cast and creatives for audio touring productions with ETT.

Papatango 2020 winner production

4 July 2021

Dates are announced for Papatango-winning Old Bridge at London's Bush Theatre.

Society for Theatre Research Theatre Book Prize winner

22 June 2021

The annual book prize from the Society for Theatre Research Theatre has gone to a study of black British women’s theatre by Nicola Abram.

Sky Studios’ creative director of comedy Anil Gupta and Birmingham REP artistic director Sean Foley

Birmingham REP and Sky look for comedy writers

28 May 2021

Sky Comedy REP is a new partnership that aims to discover and develop regional comedy writing talent from across the UK, particularly from communities traditionally under-represented.

Shortlist for STR Theatre Book Prize 2021

20 May 2021

The Society for Theatre Research has released the titles that have made the shortlist for this year's Theatre Book Prize.

Write up your street?

10 May 2021

The creative team behind Preston Live Arts Festival are on the lookout for submissions from musical theatre book-writers or scriptwriters.

Call out for Preston Live Arts Festival

26 April 2021

Celebrating the city of Preston and its people, the recently announced Live Arts Festival is looking for locals to submit work.

New playwrights award from Donmar Warehouse

25 April 2021

London's Donmar Warehouse is partnering with Access Entertainment to offer new commissioning award for two UK playwrights.

Bursary award for NE theatre-maker

22 April 2021

NE writer / theatre-maker burn / gobscure has been awarded a bursary from MGCfutures.

Hope play prize springs eternal

18 April 2021

The Liverpool Hope Playwriting Prize has re-opened for submissions.

Writers’ encouragement award for Theatre Absolute

15 April 2021

The Writers’ Guild of Great Britain has awarded Coventry-based Theatre Absolute an Olwen Wymark Award for “exceptional encouragement of theatre writing”.

Peter Terson (1932–2021)

14 April 2021

Playwright Peter Terson has died at the age of 89.

US playwright bags Susan Smith Blackburn Prize

11 April 2021

Erika Dickerson-Despenza has been awarded the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize with cullad wattah.

The Watermill builds a LAUNCHPAD

21 March 2021

Emerging artists are invited to apply for new development programme LAUNCHPAD to support their next piece of work.

Winners get heard if not seen

7 March 2021

The winning entries of Theatr Iolo’s Young Playwright’s Competition are produced as audio plays whilst venues remain closed.

Writers in the Stockroom

8 February 2021

Out of Joint has announced the writers for its new in-house commissioning initiative: Stockroom.

Mike Bartlett to lead new writing programme at Hampstead

7 February 2021

Amongst its new initiatives, London's Hampstead Theatre will run a new playwriting programme led by Mike Bartlett.

Winners hold all the tricks

7 February 2021

The winners of the inaugural Box of Tricks and Sky Studios' Screen/Play Award have been named.

Exchange offers play time in Leigh

6 February 2021

The Royal Exchange and its Ambassador Group in Leigh are looking for entries for their playwriting competition.

Two in one success for Ashington playwright

5 February 2021

An Ashington based playwright has won the inaugural Box of Tricks and Sky Studios Screen/Play Award.

Reviews

Writing for the Stage: The Playwright’s Handbook

Anthony Clark

Crowood Theatre Companions

Released 23 August 2021

First ACT Shakespeare

Robert Pennant Jones

The Seven Stars Project

Released 13 July 2021

A Stinging Delight

David Storey

Faber & Faber

Released 3 June 2021

A Companion to British-Jewish Theatre since the 1950s

Edited by Jeanette R Malkin, Eckart Voigts & Sarah Jane Ablett

Methuen Drama

Released 25 March 2021

Modern American Drama: Playwriting in the 1930s

Edited by Anne Fletcher

Methuen Drama

Released 25 February 2021

Modern American Drama: Playwriting in the 1960s

Edited by Mike Sell

Methuen Drama

Released 25 February 2021

Modern American Drama: Playwriting in the 1970s

Edited by Mike Vanden Heuvel

Methuen Drama

Released 25 February 2021

Modern American Drama: Playwriting in the 1980s

Edited by Sandra G. Shannon

Methuen Drama

Released 25 February 2021

Modern American Drama: Playwriting in the 1990s

Edited by Cheryl Black & Sharon Friedman

Methuen Drama

Released 25 February 2021

Modern American Drama: Playwriting 2000–2009

Edited by Julia Listengarten & Cindy Rosenthal

Methuen Drama

Released 25 February 2021

Modern American Drama: Playwriting in the 1940s

Edited by Felicia Hardison Londré

Methuen Drama

Released 25 February 2021

Modern American Drama: Playwriting in the 1950s

Edited by Susan C W Abbotson

Methuen Drama

Released 25 February 2021

Harold Pinter: Stages, Networks, Collaborations

Edited by Basil Chiasson and Catriona Fallow

Methuen Drama

Released 11 February 2021

Writing in Coffee Shops

Ryan Craig

Methuen Drama

Released 11 February 2021

A Bright Ray of Darkness

Ethan Hawke

William Heinemann

Released 2 February 2021

Staging America

Christopher Bigsby

Methuen Drama

Released 28 January 2021