Arts opportunities

Arts opportunities

* The Woven Voices Prize for Playwriting is a chance for migrant playwrights in the UK to have their work read, shared and developed. The winner will get £3,500 and a further three weeks of paid development time. There are also prizes for up to four runners-up. Applications close on 27 July.

* Theatro Technis and Hyphen Artist Collective’s offer free in-person & online writing sessions + community chats for hyphenated & global majority creatives.

* Artist Surgeries at the Gate Theatre: on the second Thursday of every month

* As Yet Unscene is a year-round programme initiative to find and develop scripts in early stages of development. It includes workshops, rehearsed readings and fully-rehearsed performances of longer extracts. Details here

* Poets — submissions are invited for the PEN Heaney Prize 2025. The submission window is open until 31 August.

* The Royal Court Theatre has launched The Writers’ Card, part of its programme of helping playwrights. It offers mentoring, networking, funding opportunities, events, and use of resources in the building, subsidised meals and free script printing. For more information,  visit https://royalcourttheatre.com/playwriting 

* The Royal Court has also launched a London-wide playwrights award for 13-18-year-olds.

* Theatre in the Pound: The Cockpit Theatre’s monthly scratch night enables performers to try out 10-15 minutes of new work + a short Q&A. Also classes, workshops, readings, advice sessions, support & performance opportunities.

* Papatango hopes its new Playwrights’ Studio will be a home for playwrights of all levels of experience. It aims to be  a joined-up, sustained writing package with a variety of free advantages, including digital workshops, one-to-one,  and thousands of pounds in open-access funding.

* Riverside Studios is offering a regular drop-in playwriting group:  “Whether you’re working on a script and want creative inspiration, you're intrigued by the idea of writing a play, or simply want a creative outlet, these monthly meet-ups are informal, fun and open to everyone.” It has also launched songwriting sessions.

* Citizens of the World, a choir that grew out of the Calais “Jungle” and has 50 members from 30 countries, welcomes newcomers. It rehearses on Wednesday evenings. Details on the website

Thanks to volunteer Daniel Nelson (editor of Eventslondon.org) for compiling this list.