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NEWS - November 2007
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INTRODUCTION
TO SCREENWRITING COURSE
An in-depth,
well-resourced course that offers the definitive
introduction to the art of writing the short screenplay.
The
course at the Artrix is now fully booked. There
are still 7 places available at The Herbert Media
Centre, Coventry in January, so book now to guarantee
your place. Further dates and venues in
Spring 2008 to be announced shortly.
Herbert
Media Centre
Coventry
12,
13, 19, 26 January 2008 (10am-5pm Saturdays
and
12noon-5pm Sunday)
Tel.
024 7683 2310
www.theherbert.org
Cost:
£90 (and £60 concs)
To book,
please call the Herbert Media Centre directly.
OPPORTUNITIES,
TRAINING AND COMPETITIONS...
STAGE...
PILOT
#13 CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
Wednesday
12th December
Custard
Factory, Birmingham
Making
new theatre? Need an audience?
PILOT
is an experimental playing field where theatre
makers can put their work to the test in front
of a lively, critical crowd.
All
you need is an idea in early development.
We'll give you a small bursary, expenses, documentation
of your performance, an audience, and the opportunity
to get honest feedback.
For
further information and an application form, go
to:
www.b-theatre.co.uk/pages/pilot/pilotsubscall.html
Or email
pilot13@kindletheatre.co.uk
Deadline
for submissions: Monday 12th November
STELLAR
NETWORK OPEN PAGE
Monday
3rd December, 7pm
The
Screening Studio, BFI, South Bank, London
Here's
the chance to test out your work with an informal
industry group. Submit your work to a Stellar
Network Open Page evening and get your latest
script up on its feet with the help of attending
actors.
To apply,
please send them a single Word file containing:
your name and contact details, details of what
you want to achieve from the workshop, your 15
minute piece, and a list of characters.
Please title the file yournamedate.doc
eg:
arthurmiller120305.doc
Please
send submissions to openpage@stellarnetwork.com
by Monday 19th November. They
will let you know at least two days' prior to
the evening if your script will be used.
INCUBATE
A new
two-year development scheme for spoken word artists
in the UK, which offers participants time, space
and inspiration for them to experiment with their
work. Run by Apples & Snakes, BAC, Birmingham
Rep and Contact, Incubate is a paid programme
for six spoken word artists and six artists from
other artforms, who will work together in 'creative
laboratories'. The programme will run from December
2007, and the first stage will involve two-week
stints at BAC, Birmingham Rep and Contact, where
participants will follow the the development process
that each of the venues uses with its artists.
At the end of October 2008 the participants will
make proposals for hiow they would like to use
the second stage, and a number of those will continue
into the next year, culminating in work-in-progress
showcases.
To apply,
artists need to send examples of their work (on
the page, and on audio/video if appropriate) to
Rachel Mars at rachel@applesandsnakes.org,
or to Apples & Snakes, BAC, Lavender Hill,
London, SW11 5TN
You
will also need to send a 'statement of intention',
ie what you would bring to Incubate,
what you want to gain from it, where you are with
your work and where you want to be. Those who
are shortlisted will be invited to a workshop/audition
day.
Join
the Facebook
group:
Deadline:
26 November
26
November - 1 December
Arvon
Foundation presents: WRITING
TO PERFORM
A course
for anyone interested in performing what they
write - from poem to monologue to full-sized play.
We will explore the interaction between our writing
voice and our performance voice. We will
look at how we give ideas a communicable action;
how we connect with our audience; how we balance
what we want to say with how we want it said.
Tutors:
Tim Crouch and a smith
Tim
Crouch's plays include winner of a Prix Itali,
My Arm (Faber and Faber), and An
Oak Tree (Oberon), which won a Herald Angel
award. Both plays have run in New York and London.
a smith's
work fuses forms of performance, theatre, installation,
written and visual art. He is a long-term
collaborator with Tim Crouch; working together
on An Oak Tree and on Tim's most recent
play, england.
Course
Fee: £475 including all tuition,
meals and accommodation
Contact:
hurst@arvonfoundation.org,
01588 640658
THEATRE
TRAIL COMPETITION 2008
Drip
Action Theatre is launching its eighth Theatre
Trail competition for 2008. The competition
is looking for one-act plays to be performed as
part of next year's Arundel Festival. The
event is held during the last week in August and
consists of eight short plays performed every
day, throughout the day at eight different locations
all over Arundel.
Drip
Action Theatre is calling on writers of all abilities
and experience to submit new entries for next
year. Plays will be selected for performance
by a panel of three judges, with one overall winner
receiving the Joy Goun Award of £100.
The theme can be any genre so long as it has a
realistic cast number and can be staged simply
with minimum scenery and props. Your play
should be 30-40 minutes in length and suitable
for a daytime performance.
Address
for yor submission and the terms of entry should
be obtained initially from Bill Brennan on 01903
885250 or dripactioninfo@btinternet.com
Website:
www.dripaction.co.uk
Closing
Date: 31 December 2007
HIGHTIDE
2008: CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
HighTide
is now looking for new full-length scripts from
emerging writers for the 2008 Festival, which
takes place between 2-5 May
- Scripts
in performance should be no longer than 1hr
30 mins
- Selected
writers will receive £3000 in respect
of a one-year exclusive option
- Applicants
must be resident in the UK or Ireland
- Writers
may submit one unproduced, unpublished full-length
play. There is no restriction on subject
matter.
- Scripts
must have a title page with author's name, address
and telephone number. Scripts will not be returned.
- Please
send all submissions to: HighTide Festival,
Adam House, 7 Adam Street, The Strand, London,
WC2N 6AA
- If
possible, the play should also be emailed to:
scripts@hightidefestival.org.
Please enter your name and title of script in
the subject line.
Further
info: www.hightidefestival.org/pages/playwrights.php
Deadline:
4 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
Closing
date: 31st January 2008
Website:
www.amdram.co.uk/daw/index.html#NewWriting
POSTGRADUATE
DIPLOMA IN WRITING FOR PERFORMANCE
City
College, Manchester
At the
heart of each script is a writer. The focus
of the course is to enable you the writer to produce
your own work with a heightened sense of what
the writing process actually involves. Recent
graduates have found commissions with BBC North,
as well as having their work showcased at leading
theatres and festivals.
This
intensive one-year programme starts in January
2008. Essentially the time commitment is
one day per week (Mondays) plus one fortnightly
evening session (Tuesdays)
To learn
more about the course and to discuss your applications
please contact: Charlotte Goodwin at cgoodwin@ccm.ac.uk
or Angela
Murray on 0161 279 7257
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
WRITING
HISTORIES: A RADIO DRAMA COMPETITION
Crystal
Clear Creators, an arts organisation based in
the East Midlands, is pleased to annouce a new
radio drama competition. The competition
is available to all, and will culminate in the
production of the three winning radio dramas.
Entrants
are invited to write a one page proposal for a
possible radio drama of up to 45 minutes in length
on a historical theme. From the entries,
the best three proposals will be chosen by a panel
of judges. The writers of these winning
proposals will be given the opportunity to develop
the full scripts, whilst receiving mentoring from
experienced writers. The three radio dramas
will then be recorded and produced by Crystal
Clear Creators. We will then boradcast them
via the organisations website, and we will promote
them to local and regional radio stations.
Further
details: (and full submission guidelines)
please contact Jonathan Taylor at crystalclearjt@hotmail.co.uk
Entry
Fee: £2 (members), £3 (non-members)
Website:
www.crystalclearcreators.org.uk
Cheques
should be made payable to 'Crystal Clear Creators'
and included with entries
Deadline:
Friday 23 November 2007
WRITING
RADIO DRAMA - A Residency for Disabled Writers
Graeae
Theatre Company
25th
February-1st March 2008
We are
looking for talented writers with an original
and entertaining voice to take part in an expenses-paid,
week-long residency on writing audio drama.
To apply,
please write a 5-10 minute drama for radio, screen
or stage inspired by the title: 'Love
Bites'
Applications
must reach us by email or post by 7th
December. Please also include your
contact details and a short biography of your
writing experience. The scheme is aimed
at disabled writers. Successful applicants
will be notified by December 21st. We regret
that we are unable to give feedback to unsuccessful
applicants.
Please
email scripts to: graeae@bbc.co.uk
or send to:
BBC
Writersroom,. 1st Floor, Grafton House, 379-381
Euston Road, London, NW1 3AU.
Please
mark the envelope clearly with Graeae
SCREEN...
Blood
and Water Screenwriter Required
Bradford
on Avon based director/producer Roger Pyne has
produced three period costume dramas at an amateur
level and is now planning a low-budget sci-fi
feature aimed at the DVD market and perhaps American
cable TV. He has a story that needs developing
into a screenplay and is looking for a writer
keen to work in a team of creative people.
For
further information, please contact:
Roger
Pyne, 5 Victory Fields, Bradford on Avon, BA15
1PD
Email:
roger@resourceman.co.uk
Phone:
01225 869221
4Talent
- PILOT
PILOT
is an opportunity for drama screenwriters to win
the chance to have their work produced and screened
on Channel 4. They are inviting exciting,
talented writers to submit a treatment for a six-part
drama series, an outline for a pilot episode for
that series, and a script for a sample scene from
that episode.
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 productions companies, where mentoring
producers and Channel 4 script editors will help
them develop their series idea and complete a
first draft script. After 8 weeks of paid
training, each writers will pitch to a selection
panel. Only one idea from each production
team will be selected. These 3 writers,
along with their producesr, 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.
For
further details, please visit: www.channel4.com/4talent/pilot
Closing
date: 23rd November 2007
SCREEN
WEST MIDLANDS - DIGISHORTS 07/08
digishorts
offers you the chance to develop and produce a
short film with support from Screen WM and the
UK FIlm Council, including a budget of up to £10.500.
The scheme is open to film-makers with at least
one short film on a showreel already, or moving
artists, designers, animators etc with at least
on equivalent piece of work to view.
This
year there are two deadlines:
5pm
Monday 26th November 2007 - apply to
this deadline if you have not made a Digital
Short previously.
5pm
Monday 28th January 2008 - apply to this
deadline only if you have made a Digital
Short with us previously, and do not wish to develop
your idea with us through the lab.
For
further details and entry guidelines, please visit:
www.screenwm.co.uk/production-and-development/digital-shorts/index.asp
Saturday
8th-Sunday 9th December
EUROSCRIPT
PRESENTS: THE COMEDY WRITING WEEKEND
in
collaboration with Bristol University Department
of Drama
Lectures
about writing are like poems about swimming: they
may be inspiring but they don't improve your technique.
The only way to learn how to write is by writing.
Over
the weekend you'll participate in intensive, practical
exercises that are designed to develop the basic
skills you need to make your material funny in
any format or medium you're writing for: film,
television, radio, theatre, stand-up, or print.
Time:
10.15am-5pm
Price:
£150 (£130 concessions)
Venue:
Department of Drama: Theatre, Film and
Television, University of Bristol, Cantocks Close,
Woodland Road, Bristol, BS8 1UP
Contact:
Isabel Pierce on 0117 954 5471
drama-lifelearn@bristol.ac.uk
EVENTS...
Tuesday
6th - Saturday 10th November
PINOCCHIO
The
Shysters Theatre Company have been having a great
time working with Full Body and the Voice and
York Theatre Royal to create a new version of
the classic children's story Pinocchio.
The production has already premiered on the mainstage
of York Theatre Royal and will now be performed
in Coventry at Bablake Theatre. Book your
tickets through the Belgrade Theatre website www.belgrade.co.uk
or by phone 02476 553055
Monday
12th - Wednesday 14th November
NEW
MERCURY THEATRE PRESENTS: IN THE CELLAR
Flapper
and Firkin, Cambrian Wharf, 7.30pm
This
is a play for Birmingham people by a Birmingham
author, Alan J Gray. Directed by Jeni Hatton,
a locally based actor/director, it happens in
two distinct but not separate timescales.
The play is an atmospheric piece of new writing
that explores the effects of war, both on the
people sent to fight and those that are left behind.
Price:
£6 (£5 concessions) You can
reserve tickets by calling 07957 336939
Friday
16th-Saturday 17th November
SHORT
FILM IS DEAD: LONG LIVE SHORT FILM!
Light
House, Wolverhampton
Screen
WM presents, in association with Light House,
an eye-opening showcase over two days exploring
all that is possible within the short film form.
Taking in outstanding work from around the globe,
this event will pose challenging questions over
the place of short film in today's industry and
in the context of the ever-changing landscape
for short film exhibition and distribution.
The
event is free and open to all, so come along and
join the debate - and also get the lowdown on
how to apply for short film funding from Screen
WM through digishorts.
Visit
www.screenwm.co.uk
for more details of the event and how to book.
19-24
November
ZAK
IN THE BOX by Robert Warrington
The
Crescent Theatre, 7.45pm
Inspired
by his own experience of group therapy, this is
Robert Warrington's second full-length stage play.
It uses elements of black comedy, straight drama
and physical theatre to show what happens when
five very different Brummies are brought together
in one extraordinary group.
Friction
Theatre is the West Midlands' newest theatre company
and Zak in the Box will be its first
production in the West Midlands. All those
involved: actors, writer, director, designer and
technical crew are all living and breathing in
the West Midlands.
Box
Office: 0121 643 5858
Price:
£9
MENAGERIE
WORKSHOPS:
Saturday
24th November
The
Playwright's Craft
Dialogue
and Action: led by award-winning playwright
Fraser Grace, looking at the nuts and bolts of
writing for the stage. In association with
New Writing Partnership
12.30-3pm
The King of Hearts, Norwich
Price:
£25. Book now at www.newwritingpartnership.org.uk
or 01603
877177
Sunday
25th November
Meet
the Menagerie Team: A day with Menagerie's
Associate Artistic Director, Patrick Morris.
Gain a special insight into the Hotbed Festival:
how it started and evolved, common mistakes made
by new playwrights, and hear excerpts from previous
Hotbed plays.
10.30am-4pm
New Wolsey Theatre, Ipswich
Price:
£12.50. Booking info: 01473 295900
Tuesday
27th November, 6.30pm
The
Brothers McLeod Presents:
LIFE
INSIDE THE DEATH STAR: WRITING FEATURE ANIMATION
IN HOLLYWOOD
The
Custard Factory, Birmingham,
Price:
£7 (students £5)
More
info/tickets: To find out more or book a place,
contact the media skills team on 0121 204 9883
or info@mediaskills.org.uk
Friday
30th November
Don
Lett's presents SPEAKER'S CORNER
Town
Hall Birmingham, 7.30pm
'Street
sounds and stories'
A live
music theatre performance, spearheaded by film
and music maverick Don Letts
that seeks a contemporary response to the 200th
Anniversary of the abolition of the British slave
trade. Seven cutting edge lyricists including
rapper and poet Skinnyman, human
beatboxer Mad Flow and spoken
word artist Malika Booker, will
examine the concept of slavery in 2007's mulit-cultural
generation. Also including Shane
Solanki, Yusura Wasarma, Decipher,
RT, and a set by Don Letts himself.
A contemporary
music network tour with support from Arts Council
England & Decibel. In association with
Birmingham Repertory Theatre and the Albany.
Price:
£7.50-£16.50
Ticket
Office: 0121 780 3333
Online:
www.thsh.co.uk/view/speakerscorner
Sunday
9th December
THE
BIG CHRISTMAS SCRIPT
Hexagon
Theatre, MAC, 7.30pm
Come
and join Big Script at the mac and take
part in a festive celebration for all the family
of original work with a Christmas theme as well
as joining in with some well known carols.
Price:
£5
Further
info: Doreen Gray on 0121 449 2569
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