Nominations are now being accepted for the 17th Meyer-Whitworth Award.
Funded by the Royal National 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:
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.
Opportunities for writers with Imaginate
Imaginate and the Playwrights’ Studio Scotland are working in partnership to provide opportunities for writers and creators of theatre for children and young people to work together and build relationships.
Assisted delegate places for writers at the Bank of Scotland Imaginate Festival.
Giving writers the opportunity to see a range of world- class performances for children aged between 2 and 14 years as well as the opportunity to meet colleagues and creators from across the UK and around the world. This opportunity will be followed with a Play Day, bringing writers and creators of theatre for children together to explore different ways of working and approaches to telling a story.
- Included in the package : Catherine Wheel’s Theatre Company’s Lion of Kabul, written by Nicola McCartney; TAG Theatre Company’s Yellow Moon, written by David Greig; The Wolf and the Goat by Compagnia Rodisio from Italy and the Playwrights’ Encounter Panel at the Traverse Theatre (details below)
- To apply for an assisted writers delegate place please write to or email Jennifer Cummins jennifer@imaginate.org.uk by Friday 30th March 2007 telling us:
- Your name and contact details
- A short biography of your writing to date
- Why you are interested in this opportunity and what you hope to gain from it (please write up to one side of A4)
- Places are limited and applicants may be invited to attend an informal interview. Successful participants should be available to attend the Bank of Scotland Imaginate Festival Thursday 29 th May 2008.
Further Opportunities with Imaginate
Skills development opportunities for artists and producers:
Imaginate is now inviting applications for the following opportunities:
* Be inspired at the Bank of Scotland Imaginate Festival (assisted skills development package)
* Be inspired at the Danish Children and Young People’s Theatre Festival
For further information, including details on how to apply please see attached document or visit our website: http://www.imaginate.org.uk/corporate/opportunities.php
Workshop with David Greig
Presented by the Traverse Theatre in partnership with Imaginate
Sat 17 May, 2pm - 5pm
To coincide with the performance of his play Yellow Moon at the Bank of Scotland Imaginate Festival, we are delighted to welcome leading Scottish playwright David Greig in a key writers’ workshop on Story. David’s numerous plays include Damascus , OutlyingIslands, Danny 306 + Me (4 Ever) , Europe (Traverse Theatre), Dr Korczak’s Example (TAG), Pyrenees (Paines Plough/Tron Theatre), The American Pilot (RSC) and the stage adaptation of Hergé’s Adventures of Tintin (Young Vic/BITE). His work has been enjoyed by audiences of all ages and this prolific writer continues to push boundaries and explore new ground.
Tickets £7 (£4)
Places are limited. To book please contact the Traverse Box Office on 0131 228 1404 / www.traverse.co.uk
Playwrights’ Encounter Panel
All About Story
Thursday 29 May, 6.30pm
As part of the Bank of Scotland Imaginate Festival, leading playwrights & practitioners David Greig, Stephen Greenhorn and Nicola McCartney will be in conversation with arts journalist Joyce McMillan to discuss the role of plot and story in their work, their inspirations and their successes in theatre for audiences of all ages.
Tickets £5 (£3.50)
To book please contact the Traverse Box Office on 0131 228 1404 / www.traverse.co.uk
Bank of Scotland Imaginate Festival
Edinburgh : Saturday 24 May - Monday 2nd June 2008
15 shows from around the world for children and young people aged from 0 upwards!
‘You’re never too young to discover the magic of live theatre’The Herald
http://www.imaginate.org.uk/FESTIVAL2008/home.php
Windsor Fringe Marriott Award
for New Drama Writing
The Windsor Fringe was established in 1969, making it the oldest Fringe Festival in England and the second oldest, after Edinburgh, in the UK.
The Windsor Fringe is now accepting unpublished one-act plays from amateur playwrights for the Windsor Fringe Marriott Drama Writing Award.
Three winning scripts will be selected for performance in October during the 2008 Windsor Fringe Festival. The winning writer will receive a £500 cash prize.
The award is for amateur writers only, and you may enter only one script. Scripts will not be accepted by email. Plays must not have been previously performed, must be the original work of the entrant, no longer than thirty minutes long, and suitable for staging in a studio theatre with no more than six actors.
To enter, submit two copies of each script, printed on loose sheets of A4 paper with no binding or stapling. Pages must be numbered. No scripts will be returned. Judging is on a blind-submission basis, so the author's name must not appear in the script itself. The cover page must include the title of the play, the author's name, contact details, and signature.
The three shortlisted authors' works will be performed on the last three nights of The Windsor Fringe Festival during October. The winner of the £500 award will be announced on the last night.
Post your scripts to:
Windsor Fringe Marriott Drama Writing Award
Suite 640, 24-28 St Leonard's Road
Windsor, Berkshire
SL4 3BB
Deadline: 29 February 2008
For more information, contact Ann Trewartha on +44 (0) 1753 863218, or email ann.trewartha@btinternet.com.
http://www.windsorfringe.co.uk/
Barnardo’s 10play in association with LA Productions
It's easy, just write a play lasting 10 minutes. It can be about whatever you want, it can have twenty characters in it or just one, it can be a comedy, a horror or a sci-fi...it's all up to you, so let your imagination run wild. The only main guideline you do need to follow is to make sure the play is 10 minutes long.
You then need to register your details and pay just £10 to enter, which will go towards supporting some of the most disadvantaged children and families in Britain.
The winner of the competition will have their play put on by professional actors, live at a theatre in Liverpool at a presentation evening.
Closing date for the competition is 29 February 2008.
www.barnardos.org.uk/10play
FORUM OF YOUNG EUROPEAN PLAYWRIGHTS
Within the framework of the festival NEW PLAYS FROM EUROPE 2008
from 12th of June to 22nd of June 2008
The FORUM OF YOUNG PLAYWRIGHTS offers the opportunity to work in an English or German speaking workshop during the festival, to attend the invited productions, to exchange ideas and experiences with other playwrights and to participate in discussions to 20 young authors from all over Europe. In 2004 the English workshop was offered by the acclaimed playwright Biljana Srbljanovic, German workshop by Thomas Jonigk, in 2006 by Biljana Srbljanovic and Bernhard Studlar. For 2008, Neil LaBute and Theresia Walser are requested. The results of the workshops will be presented to the public on 21st of June.
The participating playwrights should have already written at least one play, which has been staged or been performed in a reading. They shouldn´t be over 35 years old.
Travel costs, simple accommodation, tickets for festival’s performances, per diems and fees will be granted to participants.
Applications, including an english, french or german translation of the complete text of one of their plays, a short CV and contact addresses should be send to:biennale@staatstheater-wiesbaden.de
or: Hessisches Staatstheater Wiesbaden
NEW PLAYS FROM EUROPE / FORUM
Christian-Zais-Strasse 3
D - 65189 Wiesbaden
Deadline for applications is 15th of March 2008. Please find more information: www.newplays.de
Ugly Sisters Productions - Call for scripts
Ugly Sisters Productions are a new theatre company looking for writers who would like to work with them as well as writers who have plays they believe are ready for performance.
Firstly the complete script -
- they are looking for scripts to use and take up to Buxton festival
- ideally there will be no more that 5 actors necessary (to keep costs down)
- it can be on any topic or any style we have experience of working in many different ways and are completely open to working in new ways.
Have an idea but its not developed fully –
- they are also hoping to launch a series of rehearsed readings in both London and regional venues
- they provide the actors, directors and performance space
- you provide a section of a script or a script you would like to develop
- and arriving willing to work with us and hopefully form a relationship with our new company
For further information with regards to their company please look at their facebook group Ugly Sister Productions, or email scripts or questions to uglysisterproductions@hotmail.co.uk.
Columbus State University
International Playwriting Competition offering the Larry Corse Prize for Playwriting
The Larry Corse Prize for Playwriting was established in 2003 by Larry Corse, Professor Emeritus of Theatre and English at Clayton State University, to encourage the development and production of new works for the stage. The prize has been awarded four times and in each of these years the competition received more than 300 plays from around the world.
The Prize: $1,000 and a production by Columbus State University Department of Theatre in the 2009-2010 school year.
Eligibility: The competition is open to all.
The Play:
1. A play submitted to the competition should be finished, original, in English and must not have been previously published or performed (excluding workshop readings).
2. The play should be full-length and should a running time between 60 and 120 minutes.
3. The number of actors needed for the play should be between 5 and 10.
www.larrycorse.com
Closing date: May 2008
Native Aliens Theatre Collective - Call for Scripts
NativeAliens Theatre Collective of New York City is soliciting plays for its 9th Annual Short Stories playwrights’ festival.
A celebration of the playwright, Short Stories 9, will be a collection of short plays from the gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgender perspective that will be produced together for a week’s run in late June of 2008. This year’s theme is “Queer Prime” so all plays should be relevant to issues facing the gay community in their middle years (40’s & 50’s).
Playwrights interested in having their plays produced as part of this festival should e-mail their plays, as attachments, to natc.shortstories@gmail.com and include their name, address, phone number and e-mail.
Plays should be a maximum performance time of 10 minutes, typed double-spaced in 10 point or larger font. Include a brief synopsis, no more than 2 sentences long. Playwrights’ names should appear ONLY on cover page.
Deadline for submission is March 22, 2008.
For more information about NativeAliens Theatre Collective, visit our website at www.NativeAliens.org
Step Beyond Travel Fund
The European Cultural Foundation provides grants for young artists and performers to collaborate and network with other young Europeans. There are no application deadlines but applications to the STEP beyond travel fund should be submitted at least eight weeks before the date of travel.
The Fund has a particular focus in 2007 and 2008 on promoting Europe’s cultural diversity. The fund is available to artists, cultural operators / activists, cultural journalists, cultural translators and cultural researchers. The STEP beyond fund will make a contribution to travel costs, visa costs, and, in certain cases, accommodation costs (through an allowance) of those awarded a grant. It is an asset if the host organisation could support the accommodation costs.
Applications can be made at any time. For more information, visit www.eurocult.org/we-support-cultural-cooperation/programmes/mobility/apply-step-beyond.
