Opportunities

Here you will find opportunities for playwrights provided by Playwrights’ Studio and by other organisations. If you have an opportunity you would like featured, please contact us for more details.

 

Our Opportunities

Opportunities, Projects & News
Play Development Bursaries
Play Development Bursaries

A play development bursary is an opportunity to receive financial and practical support to create the first full draft of a new play.

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A Play, A Pie and A Pint Script Reading Service
A Play, A Pie and A Pint Script Reading Service

Playwrights' Studio Scotland runs this service for A Play, A Pie and A Pint. Anyone can send a play to be considered for production at A Play, A Pie and A Pint. The submissions window is open for three months at a time.

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Approaching Deadlines

Other Opportunities

Opportunities, Projects & News
Musicals Commissioning Hub - Call for Submissions
Musicals Commissioning Hub - Call for Submissions

Deadline: Friday 26th April

Pitlochry Festival Theatre and Capital Theatres, Edinburgh.

The aim of the on-going programme is to collaborate with musicians, writers and artists to develop Scottish talent, support the future of musical theatre, and create new musicals that could ultimately be seen on stages across the country.

Stromness Plays
Stromness Plays

Workshops: 24th and 26th March

Competition Deadline: Friday 31st May

A festival of new theatre writing inspired by the topics of the Stromness Debating Society. Free writing workshops and ​a competition for people with an Orkney connection to write a short play inspired by a Stromness Debating Society theme.

Eden Court Connect
Eden Court Connect

Deadline: Ongoing

Are you an artist, producer or creative industry professional living or working in the Highlands and Islands? Eden Court Connect is a free membership scheme that offers a number of benefits.

Creative Scotland: Open Fund for Individuals
Creative Scotland: Open Fund for Individuals

Deadline: Ongoing

The Open Fund for Individuals is one of Creative Scotland's key funding programmes, supporting the wide range of activity initiated by artists, writers, producers and other creative practitioners in Scotland. The overall budget for this fund in the financial year 2021/22 is £5 million.

Dewar Arts Awards
Dewar Arts Awards

Deadline: Ongoing

The Dewar Arts Award exists to fund exceptional artists in any discipline who do not have the financial means to achieve their full potential. To be considered for a Dewar Arts Award, an applicant must be under the age of 30 and live or work in Scotland.

The Courtyard Theatre Submissions
The Courtyard Theatre Submissions

Deadline: Ongoing

The John Byrne Award
The John Byrne Award

Deadline: Ongoing

Peggy Ramsay Foundation
Peggy Ramsay Foundation

Deadline: Ongoing

Opportunities on London Playwrights Blog
Opportunities on London Playwrights Blog

Deadline: Ongoing

Opportunities featured here are often at the request of external organisations or groups and Playwrights' Studio is not able to guarantee accuracy or fully endorse every one.
We encourage you to pay close attention to any fees or rates offered or 'small print' on any opportunity.
For further information on contracts, rates of pay for playwrights and terms and conditions, please visit the Scottish Society of Playwrights or Writers Guild of Great Britain websites.