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Events This is exactly the purpose of WRiTEON!'s Naked Stage series. Casting will begin shortly for this year's series and at this writing there are still plenty of performance slots available for scripts of up to one hour in length. Whether you are new to WRiTEON! or an experienced writer, Naked Stage provides a great first opportunity to see a script on which you have been working performed. We will do our best to stage all scripts submitted, and each will be provided with a director and at least two rehearsals before the reading. Readings will take place AT CB2 on Sunday evenings between 7 October and 9 December. This year's artistic directors for Naked Stage are Michelle Golder and Eddie Butler, and they will be very happy to answer any questions you may have. To submit, or for further information, send your question or formatted script to michelleATwriteon.org.uk or edwardbutler1AThotmail.com (replace AT with @). But please act soon. It is a huge challenge to organise such a big event and the sooner we get all the scripts in the sooner we can get organised, the better the cast you will get, and the more likely you will receive the performance date of your choice. If you have already submitted for Naked Stage, Eddie or I will be contacting you shortly about your performance date.
In partnership with Guildford's Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford Book Festival is holding a Play Writing Festival for the first time this year. Entries are invited from playwrights who wish to write for the stage. The characterisation and story line is up to you, but please remember the judging panel will prefer contemporary themes or exploration of modern issues. Entries may be as 1. a complete one act Where an extract is submitted, kindly ensure you include a summary of the whole play. The playing time should aim at 25-40 minutes. The Festival Awards Three scripts will be selected and on Friday 26 October at 7.45pm at Guildford's Yvonne Arnaud's Mill Studio Theatre, they will be given a rehearsed reading at a public performance. In addition they will be awarded a written evaluation. The Festival Awards will be hosted by Ronald Harwood CBE. One of our most renowned playwrights, his plays include The Dresser, Interpreters, Another Time and Taking Sides. He won an Academy Award for the screenplay of The Pianist and is Vice-President of the Royal Society of Literature. The Judges The judging panel will be made up of Theatre / Literary professionals. [Out-of-date links and contact info removed.] Visit www.guildfordbookfestival.co.uk or www.yvonne-arnaud.co.uk for more information.
London-based theatre company Flesh Pot Theatre is looking to source one-act plays for performance at the Devonshire Arms in Kensington. They are currently favouring quirky comedies. Plays should have no more than four characters, or have the ability for actors to double up, and should be 30-40 minutes in length. The company is unable to pay writers for their material, unless it is performed, at which time, depending on door sales, they can pay a nominal royalties fee. Material not used will be returned. [Out-of-date links and contact info removed.] Ten in a Bed
Theatre Ten in a Bed Theatre can only accept scripts submitted by post. As well as plays, they will also consider excerpts, works-in-progress, sketches, sit-coms and radio plays. As they are dedicated to new writing, they cannot consider any work that has received a full professional production. For more information, including how to submit your manuscript, please
visit www.teninabedtheatre.org. Ocras Production of The School
for Scandal [Out-of-date links and contact info removed.]
If you are thinking of heading up for the Edinburgh Fringe Festival
this week, don't miss WRiTEON! writer Paul Richard's production
Frank's Aim is True, directed by WRiTEON! founder Tom Marty and featuring
Stefan Haselwimmer and Vaughan Allanson. Paul's offering is a quirky,
bittersweet comedy about a young man whose worship of Elvis Costello makes
up for his dead end job as a chip shop cook. It's on at Sweet Grassmarket
Venue 18, Apex City Hotel, 61 Grassmarket, from 12:20 pm. Visit www.edfringe.com for further
information or to book tickets. |