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E-BULLETIN: October 2006

Welcome to Playwrights' Studio, Scotland's October 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.

There are some major playwriting awards listed under Opportunities and as the nights get longer you may want to start planning an application to the Scottish Arts Council Writers' Bursaries (Awards of £3,000 to £15,000) with a deadline of 15 January 2007.

As part of our efforts to make the eBulletin as useful as possible to you we are now grouping information as Opportunities, Studio News, Events and Quick Links so you can easily go to the area of most interest to you.

We would appreciate any feedback you have on this change and if you have any information that you would like to be circulated to our 3000+ subscribers, please email this to info@playwrightsstudio.co.uk by the end of the first week of each month.

Julie Ellen, Creative Director

	Opportunities The Brian Way Award 2007 Creative Scotland Awards 2007 SAC Writers Bursaries King's Cross New Writing Award 2007 Call to British Asian writers Call for plays confronting racial or ethnic issues Finborough Theatre continue to welcome unsolicited scripts Submit a piece to New Writing Scotland 2007 Read more...
	Studio News Ignite Competition Update Play Sales The Space Read more...
	Events 7:84 Play Reading - The Algebra of Freedom by Raman Mundair Brecht Workshops from Benchtours Traverse Masterclasses and Play Readings Read more...
	Quick Links A Play, a Pie and a Pint - Forthcoming Attractions Theatre Cryptic's The Paper Nautilus Read more...

	Opportunities The Brian Way Award 2007 An award for playwrights who write for young people (formerly The Children's Award). Submitted plays should be suitable for young people upto the age of eighteen and be at least 45 minutes long. They must have been produced professionally between 1 July 2005 and 30 June 2006. This may be a first, second or third production of a play written within the past ten years. The playwright must either be resident in the UK or Eire, or have had a writing association with a UK based theatre company. Deadline for submissions is 30 November 2006 by post to: Theatre Centre, Shoreditch Town Hall, 380 Old Street, London, EC1V 9LT. The value of the award is £6,000 Further details and any enquiries to admin@theatre-centre.co.uk or visit www.theatre-centre.co.uk Creative Scotland Awards 2007 The Scottish Arts Council offers up to 10 Creative Scotland Awards of £30,000 from National Lottery funding. Awards are made to individual artists with a major record of achievement who live and work in Scotland. The awards provide a unique opportunity to experiment and realise imaginative ideas in a major project. Previous playwright recipients have been David Greig and Tom McGrath. Application Deadline 27 October 2006 To apply and find out more information visit www.creativescotland.org.uk or contact the SAC Helpdesk on 0845 603 6000 SAC Writers' Bursaries Assistance to enable published writers of literary work and playwrights to devote more time to their writing. Minimum award is £3,000 upto a maximum of £15,000. Next Deadline is 15 January 2007. Follow this link to the SAC Website to download an application and guidance. King's Cross New Writing Award 2007 Playwrights can send upto two unpublished and unperformed scripts to: The Courtyard Theatre, 10 York Way, King's Cross, London, N1 9AA by 2 April 2007. The winning playwright will be contracted to The Courtyard Theatre. Each entry must include a fee of £5 per play. Visit www.thecourtyard.org.uk Call to British Asian Writers Burnley Youth Theatre is running a competition and workshops to help budding writers improve their skills. Their aim is to find writers who can write about the experiences of British Asians. Written in English, unpublished and not previously performed scripts should be sent to: Burnley Youth Theatre, Heasandford Quarry, Queens Park Road, Burnley, BB10 3LB. Winners will receive cash bursaries of up to £1,000 and continuing support. Visit www.burnleyyouththeatre.com Call for Plays confronting racial and ethnic issues New and original plays confronting racial or ethnic issues are the requirement of entries for the biennial Ruby Lloyd Apsey Award. The winner will receive US$1,000 plus a staged reading at University of Alabama and the possibility of a full production. Visit their website for further details and how to submit your entry. Finborough Theatre continue to welcome unsolicited scripts This west London venue which champions new British writing welcomes unsolicited scripts from playwrights. Send your script, a one-page synopsis, an sae for a reply/or return of your script, and a short writing CV to: Literary Manager, Finborough Theatre, Finborough Road, London, SW10 9ED. Visit www.finboroughtheatre.co.uk for further details. Submit a piece to New Writing Scotland 2007 New Writing Scotland is an annual volume publishing poetry and prose from emerging and established writers. Each piece appears in print for the first time and has been drawn from a wide cross-section of Scottish culture and society. Visit The Association for Scottish Literary Studies website for further details.
	Studio News Ignite Competition Update A shortlist of six playwrights has now been selected. Next month they will hear their scenes read by actors and be interviewed by our Judging Panel (Julie Ellen, our 3 Associate Playwrights and Aileen Ritchie - Writer in Residence, Glasgow Libraries). A winner will then be announced who will receive mentoring and support from Playwrights' Studio, Scotland to turn their scene into a full play. A rehearsed reading of which will be given as part of Glasgow's Aye Write! Festival in February 2007. Play Sales A wide range of published plays by Scotland's Playwrights is available from Playwrights' Studio. You can buy discounted copies of texts direct from our website by visiting our Plays Sales page or from outlets in Edinburgh at the shop in The Scottish Parliament or the Box Office at the Royal Lyceum Theatre. If you are looking for guidance in your playwriting why not try - The Crafty Art of Playmaking by Alan Ayckbourn only £8 'A how-to manual from the world's most widely performed living playwright.' Times Literary Supplement 'A marvellously useful and enjoyable good-humoured book.' Daily Telegraph The Space Playwrights' Studio, Scotland has a private office space available to writers for the following purposes: to write in a working environment; meetings with other writers, press and producers; round the table script development; reading room with access to Plays Library. To book this free resource please call 0141 332 4403 or email info@playwrightsstudio.co.uk
	Events The Algebra of Freedom by Raman Mundair 7:84 Theatre Company present a semi-staged reading of a new play by an exciting new playwright. The Algebra of Freedom is a taut political drama that asks questions about identity, redemption, faith and compassion in a society waging a war against terror. Raman Mundair was recently mentored by Playwrights' Studio, Scotland and an earlier version of The Algebra of Freedom was featured during our Plays Aloud Readings 2007 at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Directed by Jo Ronan Performed by Syreeta Kumar, Tristan Oppenheimer, Vince Friel, Sam Ellis and Gerald Kydd. Movement - Jan Simpson. Thursday 26 October 2006 7.30pm & Friday 27 October 2006 2.30pm At The Brian Cox Studio Theatre, Scottish Youth Theatre@The Old Sheriff Court, Glasgow Tickets are free but limited - To book email admin@784theatre.com or call Lorenzo on 0141 445 7245. Brecht Workshops from Benchtours On 1 November 2006, Mother Courage and Her Children is at Universal Hall, Findhorn. Benchtours are offering a Free workshop on Bertold Brecht on 31 October 2006 from 1.30 - 3pm at the dance/drama studio. To book your place please e-mail enquiries@illusions-scotland.com or call Glynis on 01309-673797. Traverse Masterclasses and Play Readings Masterclass Encounters - Philip Howard Wednesday 15 November, 7pm The Traverse Theatre's Artistic Director talks about his experience premiering new plays. He will discuss the challenges of developing, premiering and working directly with new playwrights. Masterclass Encounters - Rona Munro Friday 17 November, 7pm A chance to hear playwright Rona Munro talk about her journey as a writer through the commissioning, writing and production of her latest play. Rona's previous work for theatre includes 'Strawberries in January,' 'Gilt,' 'Iron' and 'Bold Girls.' Rona is currently the Traverse Theatre's SAC Senior Playwriting Fellow. Tickets for each event are £4 (£2), and can be booked through the Traverse Box Office 0131 228 1404 or visit www.traverse.co.uk As part of the Traverse's Cubed season, First Glimpse has leading actors and directors preview the latest work by four exciting playwrights. Stone Island by Ursula Rani Sarma Friday 10 November, 7pm Granuaile by Danusia Iwaszko Saturday 11 November, 7.30pm Metagama by Justin Young Sunday 12 November, 5pm Carthage Must Be Destroyed by Alan Wilkins Sunday 12 November, 7.30pm Tickets for each reading are £4 (£2) or £12 (£6) for all four First Glimpse readings. To Book call Box Office 0131 228 1404. Visit www.traverse.co.uk for further details on each play and playwright.
	Quick Links A Play, a Pie and a Pint The Autumn Programme of 15 New Plays continues in both Glasgow and Edinburgh. Plays by Grace Barnes, Eleanor Yule, Elizabeth MacLennan, Terry Wale, Calum Smith Lawrence, Ann Marie di Mambro and Liam John Hurley are due in the coming weeks. Visit www.oran-mor.co.uk or www.thejamhouse.com for further details. Theatre Cryptic's The Paper Nautilus Tramway, 2-4 November 2006 With a libretto by poet and novelist, Jackie Kay, and text by the acclaimed Lebanese writer, Etel Adnan, composer Gavin Bryars marks his dramatic return to Tramway with a sumptously scored cantata for soprano, mezzo-soprano, two pianos and six percussion. Visit www.cryptic.org.uk for further details.

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