Playwrights' Studio, Scotland

What We Do

We provide resources to help playwrights based in Scotland with their creative growth. You can find out more about our work below.

Opportunities

Opportunities, Projects & News
Monthly Play Reading Club
Monthly Play Reading Club

Starts: Wednesday 14th May

A free and informal monthly meetup for anyone who loves theatre and plays.

Creative Scotland: Open Fund for Individuals
Creative Scotland: Open Fund for Individuals

Deadline: Ongoing

The Open Fund for Individuals is one of Creative Scotland’s key funding programmes, supporting the wide range of activity initiated by artists, writers, producers and other creative practitioners in Scotland.

Dewar Arts Awards
Dewar Arts Awards

Deadline: Ongoing

The Dewar Arts Award fund exceptional young artists in any discipline who do not have the financial means to achieve their full potential. Applicants must be under the age of 30 and living or working in Scotland.

London Playwrights’ Blog
London Playwrights’ Blog

The London Playwrights’ Blog began in 2013 as a resource for emerging playwrights. Aiming to bring together the latest opportunities, best resources, and good advice in one place.

For our list of what’s on in Edinburgh during August, click here.

Nessie by Shonagh Murray 

Sunshine on Leith by Stephen Greenhorn 

A Toast Fae the Lassies by John Binnie 

Outside Eyes AUTUMN

Black is the Color of My Voice by Apphia Campbell

Man’s Best Friend by Douglas Maxwell

This is a Gift by Kolbrún Björt Sigfúsdóttir

Up A Close by Tina Conway

Small Acts of Love by Frances Poet and Ricky Ross

On Now

Who We Are

Playwrights' Studio, Scotland was established in 2004 to provide artistically independent career support to the playwrights of Scotland.

Current Projects

Opportunities, Projects & News
Staying Creative in Challenging Times
Staying Creative in Challenging Times

Deadline: 5pm, Friday July 11th 2025

Join award-winning playwright and mentor Lynda Radley for a course of four free workshops about building a writing practice that is sustainable over time and simple to implement.

St Andrews Playwriting Award
St Andrews Playwriting Award

The St Andrews Playwriting Award is a playwriting competition to encourage and support the next generation of playwrights living in Scotland. This award provides a key opportunity for an emerging playwright’s career development.

An Introduction to Playwriting
An Introduction to Playwriting

In this online course you'll learn the key skills and principles involved in writing a play and generate ideas for your own work.

The course is taught by a leading professional playwright and presented in association with Playwrights’ Studio, Scotland; the only arts organisation in the UK exclusively dedicated to the artistic development of writers for live performance.

 

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