Untitled Document

The Brian Way Award 2008
An award for Playwrights who write for young people

Submitted plays should be suitable for young people up to the age of eighteen and be at least forty-five minutes long. They must have been produced professionally between 1 July 2006 and 31 August 2007. This may be a first, second or third production of a play written within the past ten years. Previously submitted plays will not be considered.

• The value of the Award is £6,000, with a runner-up Award of £1,000.
Winners announced April 2008.

Further information and details on how to enter are available at http://www.theatre-centre.co.uk/
admin@theatre-centre.co.uk

One Act Play Competition

GRIT is always looking to produce impacting theatre by interesting, challenging new voices. To that end, the team invite writers to submit a one act play to GRIT's inaugural competition. All writing will be read and considered regardless of the style, type or subject of the piece. First prize will be a professional staged reading in the autumn and a cheque for £100, with possible development into a full performance in 2008.

Entries should be accompanied by a cover sheet with the writer's contact details, a short synopsis of the play, and a cheque for £5 made payable to GRIT PRODUCTIONS. Please send entries to: GRIT PRODUCTIONS, One Act Play Competition, 33A St Peters Road, Croydon, Surrey CR0 1HN.

Closing date: 31st October 2007

(Note: In the case of entries not being deemed of a suitable standard, the producers reserve the right to relaunch the competition in the autumn.)

Fireworks looking to produce new scripts

Fire Works is a young company based in Glasgow who are looking for writers who have plays ready to be produced by them.

They have approx 5 actors, all very keen to do Scottish work, and
are looking for something to suit a 20 – 25 year age group, but not something as
heavy as Look Back in Anger.

For more details and information contact Judith Riddell on 07731571106 or via email on judithriddell@googlemail.com

Finborough Theatre's Literary Department accepts unsolicited new plays. Scripts are dealt with by our Literary Manager and a team of script-readers in association with the Artistic Director. They are looking for plays and new writers specifically for the Finborough Theatre, not just 'good' plays, so please carefully read the notes on their website before sending your work to them.

	Studio News Illuminate Ways and Means Conference - half price for playwrights Playwrights' Studio at Drama na h-Alba Inverclyde Writer in Residence announced Fuse Script Reading Service Read more...
	Opportunities Brian Way Award GRIT Playwriting Competition Fireworks - Young Glasgow Company looking for plays Finborough Theatre accepting scripts Read more...
	Events Scottish Language Dictionaries Conference Arvon Foundation Adaptation for the Stage Course Read more...
	Quick Links The Writers Factory PILOT - Channel 4 competition Prague Fringe Festival Read more...

	Studio News
		Illuminate Ways and Means 22 October 2007 Ironworks, Inverness 11am - 5pm
	50% discount on full price tickets for playwrights. Call Claire on 0141 332 4403 Illuminate investigates varying aspects of contemporary theatre practice, as part of the Playwrights’ Studio’s commitment to exploring and developing the artform of theatre. Join us for Ways and Means, a one day symposium looking at ways of working with playwrights in theatre by different means. The day is for playwrights and other professional theatre practitioners, and also open to members of the public interested in the subject. There is a big question at the heart of contemporary theatre making about who wants to make work with playwrights and how; Everywhere you look there are theatre pieces being: devised, made collaboratively, story boarded and sometimes written. Sometimes there is a playwright; sometimes there is a dramaturg. There are as many ways of working as there are productions being created, but how would you like to work and what are the barriers to success? We are looking for theatre makers to find practical solutions for artistic questions. This question lies right at the heart of the future of theatre making and is central to the playwrights’ ability to be a part of that future. To start the day off there will be an hour of sessions from organisations that provide support to playwrights for areas out with their writing; A – Scottish Society of Playwrights; Contracts for a range of theatre making B – Cultural Enterprise Office; Project Planning to lead your own process C – literaturetraining; getting to where you want to be - DIY professional development planning D - Total Theatre; connecting with theatre makers around the UK Then the discussions will begin. There will be no centralised platform; this will be a day of group conversations directed by you the participants. These will be in the subject area of the question posed above and stimulated by provocations from playwrights. Tickets for the day cost £25* including lunch, coffee and a glass of wine and are available from info@playwrightsstudio.co.uk or by calling the Playwrights' Studio on 0141 332 4403. A limited number of discounted places are available for playwrights. For details please email claire@playwrightsstudio.co.uk or call Claire on 0141 332 4403. *please note that the Playwrights’ Studio, Scotland Ltd. is not registered for VAT Ways and means is supported by
	Playwrights' Studio at Drama na h-Alba 18 - 22 October 2007
	BOOK SHOP AND PLAYWRIGHTS’ STUDIO CONTACT POINT From Thursday 18 October we will be running our play sales and contact point in the Ironworks, Academy Street, Inverness. Browse our extensive range of published plays by Scotland’s playwrights all on sale at discounted prices. Find out all you need to know about Scotland’s playwrights, in print and at the festival where our knowledgeable staff will be on hand to guide you. Find our how you can get involved in Playwrights' Studio activities by dropping in and meeting our staff. Thursday 18 October - Sunday 21 October 11am - 6pm
	Visible Fictions Theatre Company in Residence with Inverclyde Education Services and Playwrights’ Studio, Scotland
	Skye Loneragan has been appointed as Writer in Residence for one year. As part of her residency she will work with Visible Fictions and Inverclyde school children to create a piece of work. She will also receive development support for her own piece from Playwrights' Studio, Scotland. Fuse Fuse is a unique Scotland wide initiative that puts new plays in front of the artistic directors at the country's top theatre venues. For more information on how to submit a play to Fuse please visit our website at: http://www.playwrightsstudio.co.uk/fuse.html
	Opportunities
	The Brian Way Award 2008 An award for Playwrights who write for young people Submitted plays should be suitable for young people up to the age of eighteen and be at least forty-five minutes long. They must have been produced professionally between 1 July 2006 and 31 August 2007. This may be a first, second or third production of a play written within the past ten years. Previously submitted plays will not be considered. • The value of the Award is £6,000, with a runner-up Award of £1,000. Winners announced April 2008. Further information and details on how to enter are available at http://www.theatre-centre.co.uk/ admin@theatre-centre.co.uk Deadline 31 October 2007 One Act Play Competition GRIT is always looking to produce impacting theatre by interesting, challenging new voices. To that end, the team invite writers to submit a one act play to GRIT's inaugural competition. All writing will be read and considered regardless of the style, type or subject of the piece. First prize will be a professional staged reading in the autumn and a cheque for £100, with possible development into a full performance in 2008. Entries should be accompanied by a cover sheet with the writer's contact details, a short synopsis of the play, and a cheque for £5 made payable to GRIT PRODUCTIONS. Please send entries to: GRIT PRODUCTIONS, One Act Play Competition, 33A St Peters Road, Croydon, Surrey CR0 1HN. Closing date: 31st October 2007 (Note: In the case of entries not being deemed of a suitable standard, the producers reserve the right to relaunch the competition in the autumn.) Fireworks looking to produce new scripts Fire Works is a young company based in Glasgow who are looking for writers who have plays ready to be produced by them. They have approx 5 actors, all very keen to do Scottish work, and are looking for something to suit a 20 – 25 year age group, but not something as heavy as Look Back in Anger. For more details and information contact Judith Riddell on 07731571106 or via email on judithriddell@googlemail.com Finborough Theatre's Literary Department accepts unsolicited new plays. Scripts are dealt with by our Literary Manager and a team of script-readers in association with the Artistic Director. They are looking for plays and new writers specifically for the Finborough Theatre, not just 'good' plays, so please carefully read the notes on their website before sending your work to them. www.finboroughtheatre.co.uk
	Events
	Scottish Language Dictionaries Conference 17 November 10.30am - 4.30pm Edinburgh With Keynote speaker Alaistair Allan MSP, special guest speaker Liz Niven and a workshop by Scottish Language Dictionaries staff. For details call 0131 650 4149 or email mail@scotsdictionaries.org.uk or visit www.scotsdictionaries.org.uk The Arvon Foundation: Adaptation for the Stage Course 19 th – 24 th November 2007 Lumb Bank, The Ted Hughes Arvon Centre, West Yorkshire How do you make an old story new? How free can you be while preserving its heart?Tanya and Polly share their adapting experience with you. Regardless of the source - novels, plays, short stories, films, ancient texts – bring ideas and adaptations you’re working on. Expect to write, and read aloud. The course is being taught by Tanya Ronder, who adapted Macbett and Vernon God Little with great success and Polly Teale, who is hugely well known for her work with Shared Experience. Sarah Frankcom of Manchester ’s Royal Exchange will be visiting as mid-week guest. For information phone: 01422 843714 or email:l-bank@arvonfoundation.org. www.arvonfoundation.org
	Quick Links The Writers Factory: ‘Introduction to Screenwriting’ – 2 courses starting October 2007 An introduction to the craft of writing for the screen, designed for the UK Film Council and taught by accredited industry professionals. The course runs at 2 venues in Glasgow from Monday 8th October 2007 at Glasgow University and from Thursday the 11th October 2007 at the RSAMD. Both venues run the course weekly at 6.30pm until 8.30pm. The course fees are £225.00, £175 concessions. Contact Rosie Crerar at Brocken Spectre for info & application forms 0141 287 9224 or info@brocken-spectre.com PILOT -win the chance to have your work produced and screened on Channel 4. 12 writers will be selected to take part in a packed weekend of industry workshops and masterclasses. They will then be hot-housed in one of three Scottish independent production companies, where mentoring producers and Channel 4 script editors will help them develop their series idea and complete a first draft script. After eight weeks of paid training, each writer will pitch to a selection panel. Only one idea from each production team will be selected. These three writers, along with their producers, will hotfoot it down to Channel 4's HQ in London to pitch to 4Talent and the Channel's Commissioning Editor for Drama, Sophie Gardiner. www.channel4.com/4talent/pilot/ Prague Fringe 2008 Sun 25th May - Sun 1st June Application information is now available online: www.praguefringe.com/2007/apply.php

E-BULLETIN: October 2007

Fireworks looking to produce new scripts

The Arvon Foundation: Adaptation for the Stage Course

19 th – 24 th November 2007 Lumb Bank, The Ted Hughes Arvon Centre, West Yorkshire

PILOT -win the chance to have your work produced and screened on Channel 4.

Prague Fringe 2008 Sun 25th May - Sun 1st June

19 th – 24 th November 2007
Lumb Bank, The Ted Hughes Arvon Centre, West Yorkshire

Prague Fringe 2008
Sun 25th May - Sun 1st June