| SCRIPT
NEWS - November/December 2006
SPECIAL
FEATURE
How
to make a living from your writing and not give
up on it.
An inspirational
feature this month from Brian Langtry.
Click
here or go to our Special Features
BIG
SCREEN VISIONS
Five
writers have now been selected to continue this
8-month Script course to write
a feature-length film, and they are:
Nicola
Jones
Jacqui
Rowe
Paul
Kemp
Debbie
Sutton
Marie-Paule
Graham
Congratulations
to all five who will now go on to have a series
of workshops and mentoring by Red Room
Films, with mentors and workshop leaders:
Claire Ingham, Anne Langley and Maggie Pope.
WRITE
LIVE 2007
Look
out for our January Newsletter which will have
details of how to apply for the Birmingham Rep
attachment.
OPPORTUNITIES,
TRAINING AND COMPETITIONS...
STAGE...
CALLING
ALL BRITISH ASIAN PLAYWRIGHTS
Tamasha
is inviting applications for its
New
Writing Workshop
10-24
January 2007
British
Library, London, NW1
Intensive,
fully-subsidised training for eight emerging or
aspiring British Asian Playwrights.
For more information visit:
www.tamasha.org.uk
For
an application pack e-mail: info@tamasha.org.uk
or call Joy Merriman on 020 7633 2270
Deadline
for applications: 4 December 2006
NEW
WRITING EVENING IN STOKE ON TRENT: UNDER WRAPS
Reveal
Theatre Company are establishing a scratch night
of new writing at the
Queens
Theatre, Stoke on Trent
22
February 2007
They
are currently looking for submissions for this
informal sharing of new work . Visit www.revealtheatre.co.uk
for details or call Robert Marsden
on 01785 286 603.
WANTED:
WRITER OF MONOLOGUES/ DUOLOGUES
to write
4/5 original duologues/monologues for new
acting/writing showcase to be staged in February/March
2007 in central London.
For
more info, email: mary_brooksbank@hotmail.co.uk
deciBel:
PERFORMING ARTS SHOWCASE, BIRMINGHAM 2007
for
artists of African, Asian and Caribbean descent
Are
you a professional musician, dancer, live arts
or theatre practitioner, street artists, carnivalist
or spoken word artist, then the deciBel
Performing Arts showcase is an unmissable opportunity.
Visit
www.decibelpas07.co.uk
for details and an application pack. Or
contact Fierce Earth on 0121 244 8083
or e-mail: decibel@fierceearth.com
Deadline
for applications: 4 December 2006
YOUTH
MUSIC THEATRE
Jan-Feb
2007 National Auditions
Open
to any young person aged 11-21, auditions will
be a 2-hour workshop at a venue near you.
Successful
candidates will attend a residential project in
full-board accommodation.
Potential
for being in one of four productions.
Get
all details from: www.youth-music-theatre.org.uk
KING'S
CROSS NEW WRITING AWARD 2007
Playwrights
can send up to two unpublished and unperformed
scripts. Entry fee £5 per play.
Winning entry will be contracted to the Courtyard
Theatre. Visit www.thecourtyard.org.uk
Deadline:
2 April 2007
RUBY
LLOYD APSEY AWARD
New
and original plays confronting racial or ethnic
issues are the requirements. The winner
will receive US$1,000 plus a staged reading at
the University of Alabama with the possibility
of a full production.
Put
Ruby Lloyd Apsey into your search
engine for website giving full details.
Deadline:
1 December 2006
BOX
OF TRICKS THEATRE COMPANY
are
looking for new scripts for their season of play
readings at the White Bear Theatre, London..
If you have a finished play to submit send an
email with your script synopsis, an extract and
your CV to
boxoftrickstheatre@yahoo.co.uk
or visit
www.boxoftrickstheatre.co.uk
for more info.
ETRURIA CAFE
THEATRE NEW PLAYWRIGHT COMPETITION
For
writers who have never had a play produced, with
a special category for writers from Stoke-on-Trent
and Newcastle. Plays by multiple writers
are welcome.
Prizes
in both categories: 1st £100, 2nd/3rd£25
each .
Length
of play: 50-90 mins
No.
of actors: 2-4 main with 1-6 minor support allowed
Scenery
and props must be suitable for touring
Scripts
must be on A4 sheets, one-sided, plain font, size
14 and must be stapled or securely clipped.
Play
title and page number must be on every sheet but
NOT the writer's name.
A separate sheet must give play title, writer's
name and contact details. Scripts will not
be returned.
Send
SA postcard for acknowledgement of receipt and
SAE for all results.
Fee:
£4 per play. Cheques made payable
to Etruria Cafe Theatre and sent with entries
to: 66A Rowley Bank, Stafford ST17 9BG
Deadline:
31 December 2006
THEATRE
WRITING - ARVON
27
November to 2 December 2006
Cost:
£475 (covers tuition, full board and lodging)
Visit:
www.arvonfoundation.org or
call: 01588 640 658 or email: hurst@arvonfoundation.org
MAYA
SEEKS NEW PLAYWRIGHT
Maya
Productions is looking for a 90-minute 2-3 hander
suitable for touring to village halls and small-scale
venues in England. Drama or Comedy accepted
but scripts should bring the experience of a Black,
Asian or minority group to a rural audience.
Visit:
www.mayaproductions.co.uk
for details, or phone: 0207 923
0635 or email: mayachris@aol.com
RADIO...
WATSON'S
WIND UP
a topical
weekly radio show boradcast on BBC Radio Scotland,
is inviting submission of topical sketches drawn
from the week's news.
Rules:
Sketches must relate to that week's news.
Ideally
sketches should have Scottish slant but not essential
for bigger news stories
Deadline:
midday on Thursdays (for recording Fridays
and airing Saturdays)
Duration
of sketches: 20 seconds to 2 minutes
Send
to:
philipdiffer@comedyunit.co.uk (put
your name on every page of material)
SCREEN...
ASPIRING
SCRIPTWRITERS: MAKE YOUR MARK IN FILM
Make
your Mark in Film with CobraVision short filmscript
competition for Young People.
The
winner will get £3,000 and a production.
Full
details from:
www.makeyourmarkinfilm.org
Deadline:
15 December 2006
BLANK
SLATE FOR BME FILMMAKERS
B3 Media
are looking for a new generation of black and
minority ethnic filmmakers to take part in the
latest round of Blank Slate, a a digital short
film initiative. Eight successful applicants
will received £9,000 each plus training
from industry professionals.
for
more info, visit:
www.b3media.net
Deadline:
27 November 2006
HOW
TO SELL A FEATURE FILM
What
goes on at Cannes, AFM and other markets?
Sales
agent Carl Clifton and studio buyer Tom Struidwick
present a dramatic reconstruction of the buying
and selling process. Speakers include:
Nick Manzi (Redbus films), Lucas Webb (Miramax)
and Eve Schaukroun (Capitol Films).
6
December 2006
1-5pm
Electric
Cinema, Birmingham
£100
+ VAT (free to members of the Producers' Forum)
Call
0121 772 6070 to reserve your place
or
e-mail:
info@producersforum.org.uk
ARMENIAN
DRAMATIC ARTS & SCREENWRITING PRIZE
The
Armenian Dramatic Arts Alliance (ADAA) announces
the inauguration of its annual contest for a play
or screenplay based on Armenian themes.
The winning writer will be honoured with a $10,000
award in the Fall of 2007. The contest will
be administered by the Armenian Dramatic Arts
Alliance, which will establish a panel of noted
film and theatre professionals to select
the winning script. Scripts must have an
Armenian theme, but writers are not required to
be of Armenian descent.
For
information about the Armenian Dramatic Arts Alliance
and how to contribute to its important mission,
please visit the website:
www.armeniandrama.org
or call:
001 617-871-6764
Deadline:
15 May 2007
7
INCH CINEMA - CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
We are
seeking strange and tasty new short for our Flatpack
Festival in February 2007
For
further information and submission details, please
visit the website:
www.7inch.org/flatpack
NEW
MEDIA ...
FREELANCE
ARTISTS IN THE WEST MIDLANDS
B Arts
is looking to widen its base of freelance artists
with an interest in new media, carnival music,
carnival making, to work on various projects across
the West Midlands.
More
info on:
www.pandaemonium.biz
or email:
angelatawn@pandaemonium.biz
EVENTS...
DEAFFEST - THE DEAF FILM AND TELEVISION FESTIVAL
2006
Featuring
- The
John Smith Show, featuring comedian John Smith
- Signed
family screening of the digitally restored Wizard
of Oz(U)
- Open
submissions from Deaf filmmakers and TV producers
from UK & Abroad
- Launch
of new Film bursary scheme
- reception,
parties
Frid-Sun,
1-3 December 2006
Light
House, Wolverhampton
ALL
EVENTS FREE
Visit
www.deaffest.co.uk for full programme details
or
call 01902 716 055 or e-mail:
deaffest@light-house.co.uk
MIDLAND
ACTORS THEATRE (MAT)
www.midlandactorstheate.co.uk
presents
a double-bill of new plays
The
Mothers by David Calcutt
Camel
Station by Trevor Griffiths
1
December, 7pm
Halesowen
College, Whittingham Road, Halesowen
£3
(£1 concs) Call: 0121 602 7777 ext.
739
8
December, 7pm
Walsall
College (Shelley Campus)
£3
(£1.50 concs)
Call:
01922 720 889
15
December, 7pm
Vera
Fenn Studio, Blue Coat School, Birmingham Street,
Walsall
Call:
01922 720 889 ext. 143
NEW
CITY PLAYWRIGHTS - OPEN EVENT
New
City Playwrights would like to invite writers
to their City Voices open evening in Wolverhampton.
The event will include a showcase of work designed
to provide a taste of performances they will give
for the Art Gallery Pop Art Wing opening on 31
March 2007
Tuesday
12 December, 745pm-9.45pm
The
City Bar, King Street, Wolverhampton
FREE
JOB
ADVERTISEMENT ...
ITC
(Independent Theatre Council) based in London
are
looking for a Membership Co-ordinator
£25,000
p.a. (full time, 35 hrs per week)
Job
share considered.
Application
packs from www.itc-arts.org
or
k.wickens@itc-arts.org
or call 0207 089 6824
Closing
date: 4 December 2006
NEWS
& CONGRATULATIONS ...
Arts
Council England (ACE) - Shropshire
is
offering Grant application advice and guidance
in Shropshire
13
December between 2-8pm
Mayfair
Community Centre, Church Stretton
17
January 2007, between 2-8pm
SpArC,
Bishops Castle
21
February 2007, between 2-8m
Stone
House, Corve Street, Ludlow
Each session will last between 30-45
minutes and is an opportunity to discuss your
ideas and proposals for applications to ACE, Awards
for All, local authorities or trusts and foundations.
Bring along your draft proposal or project idea
and a draft budget if possible.
Contact
Jenny Henrywood to book a session
01584
813 190 or email: jenny.henrywood@southshropshire.gov.uk
Birmingham
pub launches new theatre
The
Old Joint Stock pub has launched a new theatre
upstairs with an 80-seat auditorium, dressing
room green room, box office, cloakroom and lounge
area and will present a mixutre of theatre, comedy
and cabaret. Former manager of Crescent
Theatre, Ian Craddock has been appointed to run
the venue, which it is hoped will start producing
its own work next year.
New
Artistic Director for Pentabus Theatre, Shrewsbury
New
Artistic Director for New Vic, Newcastle-under-Lyme
A welcome
to the region for Orla O'Loughlin who has been
appointed as the new artistic director of Pentabus.
She has replaced Theresa Heskins, who is leaving
to become the new Artistic Director at the New
Vic, Newcastle-under-Lyme. Congratulations
to both, who will bring their own talent and vibrancy
to their new posts.
Fraser
Grace is the joint winner of the Arts
Council sponsored John Whiting Award for new theatre
writing for his play Breakfast with Mugabe
(RSC and West End). Fraser has
been a mentor, a reader and a friend and supporter
of Script and Stagecoach for some years and we
wish him well on his recent success.
Nigel Pocknell, Chair
of Big Script, Birmingham, was one of six winners
out of 100 entrants to a Monologue and Duologue
competition put on by Muse and Music Society,
based in Horsham and London. Nigel wrote
and performed a duologue, with his RADA-trained
daughter-in-law Sophie. They will be reprising
their performance on Sunday, 26 November at the
Old Town Hall in Horsham , West Sussex.
Well done Nigel.
Colleen
Muldoon-Taylor's radio play Cut
Out will be aired on BBCRadio 4 at 2.15pm
on Wednesday, 29 November. We're especially
pleased to hear this news as Colleen met producer
Kate Chapman at a Script radio writing workshop
a couple of years ago and the idea for her play
took off from there. We'll all be listening.
DO YOU HAVE SOME NEWS YOU'D
LIKE TO SHARE WITH THE SCRIPT MEMBERSHIP?
If so, then e-mail
info@scriptonline.net by the end of the month
and it will go into the following month's Newsletter.
Next Newsletter will be January 2007.
DISCLAIMER
Script
asks you to note: These listings are drawn from
varying sources, all current at time of publishing.
Script
endeavours to investigate and validate all information
and opportunities listed here. We advise you to
make contact with companies before submitting
scripts.
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