1.Studio Wild Lunch Playwriting Workshop In association with Paines Plough and Graeae Theatre Companies
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E-BULLETIN: July 2006Welcome to Playwrights' Studio, Scotland's July e-bulletin. These bulletins contain information about future Playwrights' Studio projects and activities, as well as any other opportunities available to playwrights across the UK and internationally from a range of sources. Below you will find information about; our current activities in Studio; upcoming initiatives for playwrights in Opportunities and read about interesting shows, talks and conferences over the next few months in Events. Quick Links catches everything else we haven't got room for! As always all details can be found on our website www.playwrightsstudio.co.uk, especially if you have any problems viewing this bulletin. Playwrights' Studio at the Festival Plays Aloud Have you got an unproduced play with a strong role for a woman? See details of Sphinx Theatre's Brave New Roles competition. There's still time to enter our Ignite Playwriting Competition: Associate Playwright, Peter Arnott offers some advice. If you have information that you would like to be circulated to our 3000+ subscribers, please email this to gordon@playwrightsstudio.co.uk by the end of the first week of each month. Gordon Dickson, Operations Manager |
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1.Studio Wild Lunch Playwriting Workshop In association with Paines Plough and Graeae Theatre Companies
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2. Studio Radio Play Writing for radio drama with BBC Scotland
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3. Studio Plays Aloud at the Festival Read more... |
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4. Studio Ignite Playwriting Competition How to enter Read more... |
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5. Opportunities Brave New Roles Award Sphinx Theatre Competition |
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6. Opportunities Finborough Theatre Call for unsolicited scripts |
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7. Studio Fuse Get connected to Scotland's producing theatre comapnies |
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8. Opportunities NCDT Call for Performance Reviewers Read more... |
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9. Events Encounters #1 Traverse Playwrights Panel Read more... |
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10. Quick Links Conferences, The Space, Radio Cafe Read more... |
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1.Studio Wild Lunch Playwriting Workshop
Paines Plough and Graeae are looking for new writers for the infamous Wild Lunch. Over the past 9 years Wild Lunch has become a highly regarded fixture on the new writing calendar. Emerging playwrights are given an opportunity to work closely with Paines Plough's artistic team to complete forty-five minute plays which are given a lunchtime script-in-hand performance. Previous Wild Lunchers include Sarah Kane, Dennis Kelly and Mark Ravenhill. This year Wild Lunch is expanding to seek new voices outside of London. In partnership with Graeae Theatre Company we want to inspire new playwrights from regionally diverse backgrounds whose work could become part of tomorrow's theatrical landscape. We're looking for anyone who might be interested in finding out about playwriting to join in. No experience necessary. This one day writing workshop is aimed at exploring your creativity as a writer, inspiring the beginnings of a play and finding out how you can get involved in Wild Lunch 2006. Wild Lunch Edinburgh Tuesday 22 August 2006 Dunedin Room, Radisson SAS Hotel, 80 High Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1TH Places are FREE but limited, to take part in this fully accessible, enjoyably practical workshop contact Claire on 0141-332-4403
2. BBC Scotland Radio Drama Present Radio Play - "The Playwright's Studio!" BBC Scotland Radio Drama has established a strong track record in producing powerful and challenging drama for Radio 4 and Radio 3. Working with writers in Scotland and beyond, the Department's output is both original and international. As part of Playwrights' Studio, Scotland's festival events, BBC Scotland Radio Drama will host Radio Play - "The Playwright's Studio!", an insight into radio drama with extracts from new plays and hot tips from radio producers. The session will be run twice on Monday 21 August 2006 12.30 & 15.30 Places are FREE, but limited to book a place contact Claire on 0141-332-4403 or e-mail claire@playwrightsstudio.co.uk
3. Studio Plays Aloud Rehearsed Readings Scotland's playwrights are arguably the best in the world, and currently dominating the world's stages, but whose plays will we be talking about at festivals in the future? In the first two years of activity Playwrights' Studio, Scotland has had the opportunity to work with some excellent new playwrights to help them in the development of their work. For our 2006 Plays Aloud presentation we want to introduce you to four of these writers whose work could make an outstanding contribution to the future of theatre. Will Shu by Jacqueline Clark The Wall by DC Jackson Killing Time by Roxanna Pope The Algebra of Freedom by Raman Mundair All readings take place at All readings are FREE, places are limited so Book Now!
4. Studio Ignite Playwriting Competition How to enter
Playwrights' Studio, Scotland’s National Playwriting Competition Read something inspirational lately? IGNITE is a national playwriting competition aiming to find undiscovered voices for the Scottish Stage. Using a contemporary piece of literature as inspiration, we want you to write a short play scene (not an adaptation of the original source). The winner will receive six months focused dramaturgical and directorial support, advice and training to develop their scene into a full length play, which will be given a rehearsed reading as part of Glasgow City Council’s Aye Write Festival in February 2007. Entries will be judged anonymously by our Creative Director, Julie Ellen, and by our Associate Playwrights.
Sphinx Theatre Company announces a new award for the playwright who creates the most interesting role for a woman in a new play. This scheme designed to create a body of work containing stronger roles for women in contemporary plays. The winning playwright will be awarded £2000 as well as the commissioning fee and the successful play will be presented as part of the Brave New Roles showcase. Five additional short-listed writers will also have their pieces performed as part of the award's lunchtime showcase. The winning play will be produced in 2007/2008. The award will go to the writer whose play contains the most interesting and strongest role(s) for a woman. Merit will be given to characters which move away from the usual stereotypes of women, often seen in theatre. "Give actresses something to really get their teeth into!" Deadline is 30 September 2006, visit Sphinx Theatre website to learn more. 6. Opportunities Finborough Theatre Call for unsolicited scripts London's Finborough Theatre is keen to raise awareness amongst playwrights in Scotland that they are now accepting unsolicited scripts as part of a six month trial. Send your script and writer's CV to
7. Studio Fuse
Fuse is a unique Scotland-wide initiative that puts new plays in front of the artistic directors at the country's top theatre companies. For details on Fuse and information on other places to send your script visit www.playwrightsstudio.co.uk Fuse is managed by Playwrights' Studio, Scotland. Resourced by NTS Workshop.
8.Opportunities NCDT Call for Performance Reviewers If you are an experienced theatre or recorded media professional, this is you opportunity to join the National Council for Drama Training: the body which awards the profession's kite mark to vocational acting, musical theatre and stage management/technical theatre courses. NCDT are looking for Performance Reviewers to attend drama school productions and report a professional evaluation of the work seen. Also they are looking for Review Committee Members, to find out more visit the NCDT website. Traverse Theatre Company present Encounters #1: The Playwrights' Encounter An exciting mix of new and established writers - Henry Adam (Petrol Jesus Nightmare #5), Gregory Burke (Black Watch), Daniel Kitson (C-90) and Abbie Spallen (Pumpgirl) - come together in conversation with leading arts journalist Joyce McMillan of The Scotsman to talk about their work and inspirations. All of these speakers have premieres of their new plays at the Traverse in this year's Festival. Visit the Traverse website or call the Box Office on 0131-228-1404 10. Quick Links Conferences, The Space, Radio Cafe Events Lapidus Scotland Inaugural Conference Studio The Space Studio Play Reading Group |
  
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