Writing

Liverpool courting new writers

23 November 2021

Liverpool’s Royal Court Theatre introduced a playwright development programme in 2018 in a bid to find more new writers.

Lyric Hammersmith calls for new scripts

7 November 2021

An open call for scripts by the Lyric Hammersmith Theatre hopes to attract work from local and under-represented UK-based writers.

The Peggy Ramsay / Film4 Award winners

18 October 2021

Six emerging British writers receive £10,000 and a year-long theatre placement as winners of The Peggy Ramsay / Film4 Bursary.

Inventing The Future festival

17 October 2021

From its new home at the New Wolsey Theatre, Ipswich, HighTide hosts a festival of new work, workshops and a symposium looking at issues that impact theatre's future.

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.

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.

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.

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