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NEWS - January 2008
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INTRODUCTION
TO SCREENWRITING COURSE - NEW DATES!
An in-depth,
well-resourced course that offers the definitive
introduction to the art of writing the short screenplay.
Course
leaders are experienced film-makers and teachers
specifically trained by Phil Parker to deliver
this course. Using team workshops, lectures and
discussion groups, the course explores stages
of development, script format, genre and how to
get your script made into a film.
The course
lasts four days, spread over a number of weeks
and offering a valuable opportunity for feedback
on your own screenplay, with opportunities for
rewrites in-between sessions.
Suitable
for complete beginners, for those who have some
experience of writing, and for anybody who just
needs the inspiration to get going! Age 16+
The Drum,
Birmingham
1, 2,
8, 15 March 2008
(9.30am-5.30pm)
Tel:
0121 333 2400/2444
Cost:
£90 (£60 concession)
OPPORTUNITIES,
TRAINING AND COMPETITIONS...
STAGE...
LITTLE
THEATRE SEEKS NORTH EAST PLAYS
The
Progressive Players, at the Little Theatre in
Gateshead, are looking for scripts by North East
playwrights to perform in their next season.
Scripts will be considered if they are full-length,
aimed at adults and for a cast of no more then
eight. If you would like to submit a play
for consideration, you can send it to: The Progressive
Players Gateshead Ltd, Saltwell View, Gateshead,
Tyne & Wear, NE8 4JS
Contact:
Irene Crankshaw 0191 487 4495
Website:
www.littletheatregateshead.com
Deadline:
14 January 2008
YOUTH
MUSIC THEATRE UK: NATIONAL AUDITIONS
2008
Saturday
19th January
Birmingham
Repertory Theatre, 10am-8.30pm
Aged
11 to 21? You too could be in one of 8 brand new
Shows across the UK!
Auditions
are open to any young person aged 11-21 and take
the form of a 2-hour workshop. If successful,
participants will get the chance to perform in
one of our summer productions, working with some
of the UK industry's top directors, writers and
choreographers. To book, young people need
to visit the website: www.ymtuk.org
and then phone 0870 240 5057
PLAYWRIGHTS
WANTED
Short
plays required for a profit share new writing
production early 2008. Plays must have a
city/metropolis theme (preferably London) and
be around 15-20 minutes in length. Plays
should be new, unproduced work, and should be
exciting in content and imagery. Stylistic
approaches are very much encouraged.
Contact:
Sarah Pascoe
Email:
sarapascoe@googlemail.com
Deadline:
20th January 2008
WINDSOR
FRINGE MARRIOTT AWARD FOR NEW DRAMA WRITING
The
Windsor Fringe is now accepting unpublished one-act
plays from amateur playwrights. 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. Plays
must not have been previously performed, must
be the original work of the entrant, no longer
than 30 minutes, 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 numbers. No
scripts will be returned. Judging is on
a blind submission basis, so the author's name
must not appear on the script itself. The
cover page must include the title of the play,
the author's name, contact details and signature.
Scripts will not be accepted by email. Post
your scripts to:
Windsor
Fringe Marriott Drama Writing Award
Suite
640, 24-28 St Leonard's Road
Windsor,
Berksire, SL4 3BB
Contact:
Ann Trewartha on 01753 863218 or ann.trewartha@btinternet.com
Website:
www.windsorfringe.co.uk
Deadline:
29 February 2008
BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY ARTISTS
AND WRITERS PROGRAMME
The
Artists and Writers Programme - sponsored jointly
by British Antarctic Survey and Arts Council England
- offers two artists and writers each year to
spend up to eight weeks in the Antarctic.
Two places are available each year during the
Antarctic summer season for participants.
Suitable applicants will already have a serious
body of work behind them, which may well have
been recognised as such by honours, awards, or
appointments to academic or professional positions.
The programme will not accept applications from
students. At present only UK nationals may
apply. For more information, and how to
apply, visit the British Antarctic Survey Website:
www.antarctica.ac.uk/living_and_working/artists_and_writers/index.php
Deadline:
1 March 2008
LAST
CHANCE...
CALL
FOR SUBMISSIONS: THE SCENE POOL
The
Scene Pool is a new initiative from PI Network
that has been developed to give theatre makers
and writers the space and opportunity to try out
work, experiment with a new idea, get feedback
or introduce your company to potential producers
or venue managers. This one week event will
offer each company taking part a twenty minute
programme slot to show their work and get it seen.
PI is
an established theatre development organisation
that also runs eVolve, a national showcase of
theatre graduate performance, and GroundWork,
a programme for companies and productions ready
for touring and booking opportunities. For more
information, visit http://www.perform.tv
Deadline:
11th January 2008
24:7 2008: CALL FOR SCRIPTS
Manchester's
award-winning, critically acclaimed theatre festival
- is now accepting applications for the fifth
Festival, running from 21-28 July 2008.
Plays must be under 60 minutes, suitable for a
non-theatre space (i.e. simple sets and limited
"special effects") and must not have
already been part of an advertised tour or theatre
season. We attract funding from The Arts
Council, Manchester City Council, and Manchester
Airport and have an outstanding reputation for
the best new writing and acting talent.
Application
information and forms are available at www.247theatrefestival.co.uk
Deadline:
31st January 2008
Drama
Association of Wales Presents:
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.
Playing
time: 20-50 minutes
Minimum
cast of 2
For
application forms, please contact Teresa at the
Drama Association of Wales (DAW) on 029 2045 2200
or email aled.daw@virgin.net
Deadline:
31st January 2008
Website:
www.amdram.co.uk/daw/index.html#NewWriting
SUBMISSIONS
WANTED FOR MENAGERIE THEATRE COMPANY
East
Anglia's premiere new writing company is searching
for the best new talent in the region.
If you
have a script that you would like us to consider
for a rehearsed reading or even for the Hotbed
Festival 2008 then please send the following:
- a
covering letter
- a
one-page plot synopsis, including character
outline
- a
10-15 page extract from your script
- a
self-addressed stamped envelope
Menagerie
is also holding several workshops with award-winning
playwright Fraser Grace (currently under commission
to the National Theatre). All writers, however
experienced, are welcome to attend, and the course
is a good opportunity to get to know Menagerie
in advance of commissioning opportunities for
Hotbed. For further details, please visit the
website:
www.menagerie.uk.com
RADIO
RADIO4
COMMISSIONING GUIDELINES
If you've
ever thought about writing for Radio 4, take a
look at the BBC's Commissioning Guidelines:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/arts/commissioning.shtml
SCREEN...
RAPID
EYE MOVEMENT CALL FOR FILMS
Rapid
Eye Movement showcases the very best short films
produced in the region, including dramas, animation
and documentaries. The next Rapid Eye Movement
screening will take place at Warwick Arts Centre
on Saturday 19th January at 2pm. If you
wish to submit a film for inclusion, please send
a DVD screener to: John Gore, Warwick Arts Centre,
University of Warwick, Coventry, CV4 7AL.
Submissions
should be on 35mm, Beta SP or DVD.
Deadline:
Monday 14th January 2008
EUROSCRIPT
DEVELOPMENT
WORKSHOPS 2008
Monday
14th January, 6.15-9.30pm
Monday
28th January, 6.15-9.30pm
Quality
script development is at the heart of the Euroscript
programme. In a series of regular Monday
evening workshops, we are here to help you take
your individual project to treatment, first draft
or further drafts in a flexible time period to
suit your needs. Working with no more than
five to six writers to one tutor, you will be
given support and detailed feedback to help you
create a strong, marketable script.
Cost:
£45 (concessions £40)
Venue: The Drill Hall, 16 Chenies Street,
London, WC1E 7EX
EUROSCRIPT
SCREEN STORY COMPETITION 2008
Now
in its 14th year, the Euroscript Screen Story
Competition is an opportunity for screenwriters
to develop their scripts to a high marketable
standard through an intensive, creative and focused
script development programme.
Fee:
£35 per treatment
Contact:
0780 336 9414, enquiries@euroscript.co.uk
Website:
www.euroscript.co.uk/competition.htm
Deadline:
31st March 2008
CD TRILOGY
In 2005,
Flight 5065 filled the London Eye with theatre,
comedy and music for one spectacular evening,
featuring artists such as Damon Albarn, Arthur
Smith and the National Theatre alongside 14 specially
commissioned new plays inspired by Africa.
Our
latest project is much bigger and more ambitious.
We are looking for a collaboration of writers
and creative artists to take part in The Trilogy:
three films to change the world. The
project is totally unique and will launch in December.
We are inviting artists and supporters to visit
www.thetrilogy.org
to register their interest. Please click
here
for further information
EVENTS...
FRIEND
OR FOE - WORKING WITH DIRECTORS
Monday
21st January (7-8.30pm)
Writers'
Guild Centre, King's Cross
The
Writers Guild Film Committee will be holding an
event focusing on how film screenwriters and film
directors work together. There will be general
discussion followed by a Q&A session.
Speakers will be annouced shortly.
If you
would like to attend this exciting event, please
send a cheque payable to the Writers Guild and
send it to: "Friend or Foe - Working with
Directors", Writers' Guild of Great Britain,
15-17 Britannia Street, London, WC1X 9JN
Tickets:
£5 (Guild members) or £7.50
(non-members)
Contact:
moe@writersguild.org.uk
or 020 7833 0777
MICHAEL
BILLINGTON: STATE OF THE NATION
Friday
1st February (7.15pm)
Warwick
Arts Centre
Michael
Billington discusses State of the Nation,
a challenging look at the vast upheavals
that have taken place in Britain and its theatre
since the Second World War. State of the Nation
is a fascinating exploration of the intimate relationship
between British theatre and society since World
War Two. Looking at the work of many of
Britain's great playwrights he presents British
theatre as a microcosm as the world outside.
Cost:
£5 (concessions £3.50)
Box
Office: 024 7652 5424
Website:
www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/events/id/3627
NEW
ART/SCIENCE PROJECT
7,
8 9 February
Herefordshire
based writer Christine Watkins is one of the first
recipients of the new Wellcome Trust Arts Award
to explore biomedical science through the arts.
She has written the text for a performance project
"Mosquito Night" exploring the malaria
research work of poet-scientist Ronald Ross and
its contemporary resonance. Christine has
been working with parasitologist Dr Angela Priestman,
composer Mary Keith and installation artist Emily
Campbell to prepare this exciting new piece of
work for the Courtyard Centre for the Arts, Hereford.
The installation will be open to the public from
4-9 February, with live performances on 7-9 February.
There will also be a web-based resource pack to
accompany the project.
For
further information, visit www.mosquitonight.info
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