1.
Opportunities Creative Scotland Awards 2007
Application Deadline 27 October 2006
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.
To apply and find out more information visit www.creativescotland.org.uk or contact the SAC Helpdesk on 0845 603 6000
2. Opportunities Playwriting Award Mildred & Albert Panowski Playwriting Award
Deadline for Submissions 31 October 2006 Run by Forest Roberts Theatre at Northern Michigan University and dedicated to the parents of its Director, Dr. James A. Panowski, this competition has a prize of $2000 and the opportunity to see your play produced by the theatre.
For submission details and further information visit the website www.nmu.edu/theatre/award
3. Opportunities fast +Dirty in Aberdeen Call for submissions...
fast +Dirty in Aberdeen
9 - 21 October 2006
Applications are invited for creator and performer participants in a two-week high-level workshop fast+Dirty, facilitated by Ian Spink and hosted by citymoves dance agency, Aberdeen.
The workshops, involving a mix of dancers, writers, composers, artists, actors, choreographers, performers and musicians will explore cross art-form collaboration and high-speed creative problem solving. Daily tasks and presentations with different teams in a range of locations will produce a series of unusual 'theatre experiments' and reveal new approaches to making choreography, theatre and performance.
There are a number of free places available on this workshop and citymoves can assist in travel and accommodation in Aberdeen.
If you are interested in taking part either as a creator or performer, email your details including your CV and 2 references to:
citymoves@aberdeencity.gov.uk with the subject <fast+dirty application>
Or post to:
fast+dirty application
Citymoves,
C/o Aberdeen Art Gallery
Schoolhill
ABERDEEN
AB10 1FQ
Closing Date: Sept. 22nd
4. Opportunities Abderite Theatre Residency
Abderite Theatre in association with the National Theatre of Scotland [NTS] Workshop is pleased to announce a unique and exciting theatre residency for individuals in the North East interested in creating professional theatre in Aberdeen.
6th and 7th October 2006
The residency will provide continued professional development for those of you working in the theatre business; enable you to experience working with practitioners who are at the forefront of radical, innovative theatre in Scotland and in the UK; and allow space for young semi-professional, older youth theatre participants, new and established theatre artists in Aberdeen and the North East to meet and work together. NB All participants must be aged 16 or over.
The residency will be led by 2 of the UK’s leading theatre artists, Phelim McDermott and Jonathan Campbell.
For further information and to book a place, please go to www.abderite.co.uk/residency
5. Opportunities Call for Dundee based writer
Plutot La Vie will be working on a project from January through March 2007 in Dundee.
The project will involve the Hearing Voices Network. Tim Licata is looking for writers who would
be interested in working with this group, one day a week, to both write material and support
the group in writing their own material. This initial project will be to develop the group
and develop material towards a performance later in 2007 or 2008.
Ideally, a writer from
Dundee, living in Dundee or with a familiarity of the area, but we are open to all interest.
This is a paid position.
Please contact Tim Licata, Plutot la Vie by email timlicata@blueyonder.co.uk or on 07960 492 511.
6. Opportunities From Text to Performance Ten week theatre course in Edinburgh...
FROM TEXT TO PERFORMANCE
with
Corinne Harris MA (RADA/King's College)
Starting on Tuesday 26th September (6.30-8.30pm) at 11 Buccleugh Place, Edinburgh.
Contact: 0131 650 4400 - book early to avoid disappointment
Chekhov can be fun! A ten week theatre course exploring scenes from the SEAGULL and THREE SISTERS as stimulus for new writing and performance styles.
Corinne Harris has worked with prestigious theatre companies around Britain including the RSC, Royal Exchange and Bristol Old Vic.
7. Opportunities Intro in Screenwriting Course Details on this Writers Factory course in Glasgow...
This is a 22 week screenwriting course to be held on Monday evenings at Glasgow University, Gilmorehill G12, University Avenue 6.30pm - 8.30pm. The course aims to take every participant from an initial premise through to a polished ten minute short film script. The course combines workshops, seminars, tutorials and screenings, which together will provide a comprehensive overview of the screenwriting process.
The course costs £195 (£150 concessions), for further information and to book contact course tutor - David Griffith, 2 Park Gardens Lane, Glasgow, G3 7YL, 0141 332 9733 or e-mail david_griffith@btconnect.com
8.
Events Two Readings of New Plays
Everyday Jihad by Liam John Hurley
7.30pm Wednesday 11 October 2006
2.30pm Thursday 12 October 2006
The Practice Room, The Arches, Glasgow
Tickets are Free, but limited to book call 0141 332 4403 or email info@playwrightsstudio.co.uk
Reading presented by Playwrights' Studio, Scotland and 7:84 Theatre Company, Scotland.
Directed by Jemima Levick with Kirstin Coulter Smith, Paul Chaal, Tommy Mullins, Stewart Porter and Harmage Singh Kalirai.
Lie to Me by Kathy McKean
9.30pm Thursday 19 October 2006
CCA, Glasgow
Tickets are Free, call 08700 600 100 or visit www.glasgay.co.uk
Reading presented by Playwrights' Studio, Scotland and Glasgay! Directed by Julie Ellen.
9. Events WYSIWYG Reading
Entre-deux-Mers by Mark Russell
The story of how 12 year-old Mhairi O'Connor copes with the break-up of her parents' marriage and her friendship with a girl in her class.
10.15 - 11.00 & 13.45 - 14.30 Wednesday 27 September 2006
Byre Theatre, St Andrews
Reading presented by Playwrights' Studio, Scotland at WYSIWYG 2006. Directed by Kate Nelson with Victoria Balnaves, Gary Lamont and Claire Yuille.
If you are attending WYSIWYG we look forward to seeing you at one of the readings.
10. Quick Links Forthcoming Shows, Play Sales, The Space
Events Exciting Work to See
Random Accomplice Something Wicked by Johnny McKnight
6 Oct - 27 Oct Visit www.randomaccomplice.org
Vanishing Point & NTS Ensemble Mancub by Douglas Maxwell
Until 20 Oct Visit www.vanishing-point.org
NTS Ensemble Gobbo by David Grieg and Julie by Zinnie Harris
Until 20 Oct Visit www.nationaltheatrescotland.com
Reeling & Writhing My Dark Sky by Tim Nunn
Developed with support from Playwrights' Studio, Scotland's Creating Space initiative. Until 17 Nov Visit www.reelingwrithing.com
The Arches Spend a Penny by Megan Barker, Frank Deasy, David Harrower, DC Jackson, James Kelman, Liz Lochhead, Lynsey Murdoch and Lynda Radley.
26 Sept - 7 Oct Visit www.thearches.co.uk
Studio Play Sales
Order direct from Playwrights' Studio, Scotland by downloading the order form and then email, call or post your completed form with your payment.
You can also call into the Scottish Parliament Shop in Edinburgh.
Studio 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 Gordon on 0141 332 4403 or email gordon@playwrightsstudio.co.uk
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