17th Meyer-Whitworth Award
Nominations are now being accepted for the 17th Meyer-Whitworth Award.
Funded by the Royal Natioal Theatre Foundation, and managed by The Playwrights' Studio, Scotland, the £10,000 award is made to the writer whose play, in the judges’ opinion, most satisfies the following description:
- a play which embodies Geoffrey Whitworth’s dictum that “drama is important in so far as it reveals the truth about the relationships of human beings with each other and the world at large”
- a play which shows promise of a developing new talent
- a play in which the writing is of individual quality
Plays must have been produced professionally in the UK for the first time between 1 November 2006, and 30 November 2007.
Nominations will be accepted from Directors of professional Theatre Companies.
Further details can be found at www.playwrightsstudio.co.uk/meyer-whitworth.html
Closing Date 28 February 2008
24:7 Theatre Festival seeks to encourage and celebrate new and original work by writers, performers, directors and technical specialists; to create opportunities for creative talent in all these roles and to provide and promote accessible theatre for all.
The fourth annual 24:7 Theatre Festival will run next summer from 21-27 July, presenting performances of new plays in a variety of non-theatre venues in Manchester
Applications are now being accepted for plays to take part in next year’s festival.
Your submission must be original, unpublished and no longer than 60 minutes. It may have been performed at a festival, but must not have formed part of a theatre season or have been on an advertised tour.
24:7 aims to provide an opportunity for the untried and untested, but all scripts must be complete and ready to be performed. We do not showcase ‘work-in-progress’.
Submissions can be made by the writer or by a producer. However, if the person submitting is not the author of the piece, you are responsible for obtaining written permission to perform the play, which must be included with your Application Form.
Details are available from www.247theatrefestival.co.uk
Tel / Fax: 0845 408 4101
Email: info@247theatrefestival.co.uk
Applications will be accepted from 1 December 2007 until 31 January 2008.
(Applications postmarked 31 January 2008 but received the following week will be accepted.)
Following the success of Hightide’s new writing festival in March 2007, Hightide is expanding it's artistic remit for 2008. Alongside new writing, they will produce emerging devising companies and launch the Hightide Film Festival. Hightide's mission remains to produce the best emerging artists and provide them with mentoring from established practitioners.
HighTide is now looking for new full- length scripts from emerging writers.
- Scripts in performance should be no longer than 1hr 30minutes.
- Selected writers will receive £3000 in respect of a one-year exclusive option for HighTide Festival Productions Ltd to produce the play at the Festival and beyond.
- Applicants must be resident in the UK or Ireland.
- Writers may submit one unproduced, unpub lished full- length play (no longer than 90 minutes). There is no restriction on subject matter.
- The play should be sent to the address below, and must have a title page with author’s name, address and telephone number. Scripts will not be returned.
- If possible, the play should a lso be emailed to scripts@hightidefestival.org Please enter your name and title of script in the subject line.
Submission deadline: 4 January 08
Please send all submissions to: HighTide Festival, Adam House, 7 Adam Street, The Strand, London WC2N 6AA.
www.hightidefestival.org
Berlinerfestspiele – call for applications
The Stückemarkt or “play market”, an integral feature of the Theatertreffen since 1978, is a market place for writers, agents, theatremakers, critics and audiences. First and foremost it is a springboard for young, as yet unknown dramatists from across Europe. In almost every case, staged readings at the Stückemarkt have proved to be a decisive step in the careers of emerging writers.
New Playwriting Prize and tt stückemarkt Commission
The Berliner Festspiele, in conjunction with the Federal Centre for Political Education, will present two awards at the Stückemarkt of the Theatertreffen. The prizewinners will be chosen by an independent jury.
The New Playwriting Prize is worth 5,000 Euro. It will be awarded to one of the authors whose play is presented as a staged reading. There is one notable change from 2007: the Development Prize for New Writing is now coupled with a premiere at the Maxim Gorki Theater Berlin.
The tt stückemarkt Commission, first awarded in 2007 and worth 7,000 Euro, is awarded to one of the participants in the playwriting workshop of the Stückemarkt. The author’s new play will be premiered at a leading theatre.
Applications for 2008
For the Stückemarkt 2008, they are inviting dramatists and theatre publishers from all over Europe to submit new plays in any European language. The only requirement is that the plays must not have been premièred or performed in Germany before.
The jury, consisting of renowned theatre professionals from various fields, will select five texts for the Stückemarkt. These will then be presented in scenic readings during the Theatertreffen in May. Experienced directors and dramaturges will produce these readings in cooperation with the authors.
Five further authors will be selected by the jury to take part in the dramatists’ workshop with the author and dramaturg John von Düffel.
Further details can be found at http://www.berlinerfestspiele.de
Drama Association of Wales - One Act Playwriting Competition 2008
The competition aims to encourage the writing of plays for amateur theatre in English and Welsh. In addition to cash awards, prize-winning plays will be considered for publication. Previous prizewinners have been published and performed as a result of promotion through their New Writing Scheme.
The winning play in each category will receive a cash prize of £200 and be considered for publication.
Playing time: 20-50 mins
Minimum cast of two
An Adjudicating Panel appointed by the Drama Association of Wales will read and consider the plays entered into the Competition and will award the following prizes:
Best Play for a Youth Cast (16-25 years) - £200
Best Play in the Open Category - £200
Best Play in the We lsh Language - £200
plus commemorative Prizewinners Medals
Plays will be considered for publication by DAW Publications.
For application forms, please contact Teresa at the Drama Association of Wales (DAW) on Cardiff +44 (0) 29 2045 2200 or email aled.daw@virgin.net.
The competition is held to promote the writing of One Act plays in English and Welsh and applications from outside Wales are welcome.
The closing date for entries to the competition is January 31st 2008.
www.amdram.co.uk/daw 
New Theatre Publications -accepting submissions
New Theatre Publications is a publishing company that is owned and managed by writers. The Playwrights’ Co-operative is a not-for-profit organisation whose aims are to cut out the middle-men and profit-makers from the world of theatre publishing and give individual playwrights the opportunity to take greater control and responsibility in the marketing of their work with all the benefits that full publication brings.
On their website you'll find their full catalogue of theatre play scripts plus details of the playwrights and authors. If you're a member of a professional or amateur theatre group or dramatic society you can order acting editions of play scripts and if you decide to stage a production you can arrange performing licences.
New Theatre actively encourages submissions and aim to respond within one month. Manuscripts should be digital and can either be e-mailed or posted on a CD. They require two files; one being a synopsis and any useful information such as estimated running time and cast details, the other being the play itself. Writers should visit the website for detailed guidelines and style tips.
Theatre groups and schools may be interested to know that New Theatre Publications offer free pdfs or fourteen day book loans to read from.
Details: New Theatre Publications, 2 Hereford Close, Woolston, Warrington, Cheshire WA1 4HR.
E-mail: plays4theatre@ntlworld.com
Website:www.plays4theatre.co.uk
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