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The Group - Theatre Royal Stratford
The Group - new play writing initiative based at Theatre Royal invites submissions for its 2010 season of monthly workshops. Workshops held on 1st Thursday of every month - 10.30am - 1.30pm - Ken...Unheard Voices/Young Muslim Playwrights
The Royal Court is running an 11-week playwriting group starting in May 2010 to develop and nurture the next generation of young Muslim writers. Each weekly session will involve sharing ideas,...Bare Bones Night - Call for submission
The concept for the night is that only the bare minimum stage devices are used - so only the absolutely necessary props, costume, set, lights. The focus is therefore very much on the quality of the...Arts and Refugees Project Coordinator
JOB TITLE: Arts and Refugees Project Coordinator LOCATION: Brixton, London SALARY: £120 per day HOURS: 14 per week APPLICATION DEADLINE: Monday 19 April 2010, by 18:00. Arts and Refugees...Soho Scratch Interact
Soho Theatre opens its doors (and corridors, toilet cubicles, offices) to interactive artists Book a ticket for Scratch Interact at the Soho Theatre and instead of taking a seat in the auditorium,...Laban movement workshops for actors - rhythms and qualities
Freathy Tippett, in association with Arch 468, is offering two Laban movement workshops for actors, led by Julie Osman; Laban Rhythms on 6th April and Laban Qualities on 8th April. The Laban...
Making Spaces Call For Partners
The ‘Making Spaces’ project is one of Sustained Theatre’s five key work streams and is intended to address the need to create access to spaces for the Sector to develop work. These...Subject to Change
Artists Brief: 'Subject to Change' Croydon Clocktower's new arts participation project for 2010/11 Croydon Council's Arts Service are currently seeking proposals from artists...PrefacemMorn 10 day intensive training
PrefaceMorn integrated dance theatre company Join for a 10 day intensive training in integrated performance practice. This course is designed for disabled and able-bodied students (16+) and...Young Artists 2010
The first UK Young Artists event will take place in the Autumn of 2010. Artists who are selected to take part in this event could also be selected to represent the UK at the XV edition of the...Theatre Sandbox : making space for great ideas
Theatre Sandbox, a new opportunity for theatre artists, companies and collectives, is offering six £10,000 commissions to support the research and development of experimental pieces of...Silk Laboratory
ZENDEH creates multi art form performance work engaging collaboratively with intercultural and international practice, with a special interest in contemporary Iranian arts. The company are based in...Leadership Opportunity
The Cultural Leadership Programme is offering a mid-career leadership placement to work alongside London 2012. A unique opportunity has been created for a disabled or deaf person to train as a...Shift Happens: ALT Shift
Shift Happens: ALT Shift/ Third Annual Conference Launched! 5th & 6th July 2010 at York Theatre Royal A place for learning and sharing of arts/technology Speakers Now Announced Sir Ken Robinson,...Ovalhouse -Artist Advisor Mailout
More information at; http://www.ovalhouse.com/artists/ 1/ PERFORMANCE INNOVATIONS 2/ 33% LONDON BURSARIES 3/ IMMERSION 2010 4/ WRITERS FOR THE ALBANY 1/ PERFORMANCE INNOVATIONS Performance...BASS Festival
A key part of the national BASS Festival has always been its unique commissions. Here artists, organisations and promoters are individually commissioned to produce an event or new piece of work...What are Black Playwrights thinking about?
Arena Stage has become the largest theater in the country dedicated to American plays and playwrights. Founded in 1950 by Zelda Fichandler, Thomas Fichandler and Edward Mangum, Arena Stage was one...STEM: Sustained Theatre East Midlands Launch
February 3rd at the Peepul Centre Leicester 3-5.30pm The event welcomes particularly Writers, Directors, Producers Actors, Performers, Dancers Poets/Spoken Word, Digital Live Artists, Comedians,...International Youth Arts Festival (IYAF)
The deadline for applications to participate in the 2010 IYAF is fast approaching - there are less than 3 weeks to get your applications in! The deadline for ALL applications is the 31st January...Do you want a Piece?
'Do you want a Piece?' at the Hackney Empire Sun 6 Dec 5pm & 8pm Tickets £12.50 Box Office: 0208 985 2424 Winner of the TMA Eclipse Award 2009 , Bea Bop presents 'Another...'Propeller' - driving artists forward
Tamasha is inviting applications for; 'Propeller:driving artists forward' Intensive, fully-subsidised training for British Asian actors, theatre directors and designers February - March...Rani Moorthy on 'Make Me White'
Catch Rani Moorthy talking about and performing an extract of her show 'Shades of Brown' that featured as part of the new documentary 'Make Me White' broadcast on BBC1 at...Artist to Artitst International 2010 - Call for proposals from UK-based artists
Visiting Arts in partnership with The Delfina Foundation is pleased to announce Artist to Artist International 2010. The programme provides an opportunity to bring together artists to initiate...Live Art Development Agency Tenth Anniversary Films
A range of films as part of the Live Arts Development Agencys 'Ten Years and Counting' anniversary. Films available to view are from Oreet Ashery, George Chakravarthi, Curious, Robin...Invite to 'Custom/Practice' Classical Acting Showcase and Diversity Symposium
Following an intensive training programme created by Custom/Practice in collaboration with Talawa Theatre Company and the Royal Shakespeare Company REAP Project and funded by Arts Council England,...'TheatreVoice' new audio content from Decibel 2009
TheatreVoice' is the leading site for audio content about British Theatre. Established in 2003, the site features key features from journalists and theatre practitioners from around the...TARA
Tara is a company that has significantly developed Britains cultural offer through a series of landmark theatre performances produced over three decades. Tara's website provides a unique...Access 2012: Getting London Ready!
Date: Thursday 29 October 2009 Time: 10.30am Where: Wellcome Trust, Euston Road, London NW1 2BE If your organisation wants to benefit from the opportunities that 2012 will bring with it, then you...Nu Century Arts
Nu Century Arts, is committed to the development and promotion of performing arts in the African-Caribbean community. Based in Birmingham, the organisation embraces an interdisciplinary approach to...
'At the Gates of Gaza' nominated Best Theatre Play by the Writers Guild of Great Britain
AT THE GATES OF GAZA by Juliet Gilkes Romero, set in WW1 and based on the true stories of the British West Indian battalion has just been nominated ‘BEST THEATRE PLAY’ by the Writers...Deadline Extended- Development of the British East Asian arts sector
Chinatown Arts Space (CAS) is conducting research into the funding, provision and support needs for British East Asian* (BEA) arts and artists. If you are an established or emerging BEA artist or...All Together Now: British Theatre after Multiculturalism
Under Labour, the arts were charged with challenging social exclusion, celebrating diversity and reasserting Britishness. But is there a contradiction between diversity and national identity? Should...‘28 Voices’ A new Black British Theatre experience?
In a new article published in The Guardian, Roy Williams provides an insightful view of the growth of the Black British Theatre experience and highlights the ‘28 Voices’ that are key...The Scratch Festival 2009
BAC are now accepting proposals for The Scratch Festival, a series of Scratch Weekends each including several Freshly Scratched Nights for artists and companies whose work has never been programmed...Call for companies of young theatre makers
Contacting the World 2010 seeks expressions of interest from young performance companies to participate in a pioneering, intercultural project. Contacting the World is a biennial international...MTM: Musical Theatre Matters
The Directors and Members of MTM:UK are seeking an ADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTOR for this not-for-profit membership body for professional creatives/producers wishing to develop and champion new...Visiting Artists: Artists Call -1mile2 Johannesburg, South Africa Extended DEADLINE
Open to artists living and working in Greater London, Birmingham and the Black Country The programme1mile² is a three year global arts programme that asks communities to map the biodiversity,...Emergency09
Friday 2 October 2009, from 5pm Saturday 3 October 2009, from 12noon For further information and to download forms: http://www.greenroomarts.org/emergency Deadline Friday 7 August, 6pm...'Voodoo Ray' - 20 years old!
20 years old and still growing strong! Published in 1989 and a prime kickstarter for that 'Rave On' Madchester era, classic music that inspired the masses and generations, A Guy...'TheOriginalSeed'- Lemn Sissay Podcast
Listen to your host, Chris Jam and his verbal motion meet with Lemn Sissay, fresh from his success at performing at the Manchester International Festival and the recent Sustained Theatre visit to...Avenues of Eternal Peace - Radio 4 Afternoon Play
A moving and powerful radio play about Kai-Liang and Chang Li, a young couple, who become involved in the world of student politics. They join the protests in Tiananmen Square, where their passions...Creative Playgrounds: Sustained Theatre Vision for Spaces
As part of the next stage of development Sustained Theatre is now looking for a Project Manager – Spaces. (see details below) Our vision is to create a network of creative playgrounds fueled...Black Screen Heritage Conference
Friday 31st July, Imperial War Museum, London Conference 9.30-6.00pm (Screening TBC 6.30-8.00pm) Cost £20 (£15 conc) Lunch and Conference Pack provided. The Black Screen...Inspire MA (RCA) Curating Contemporary Art
A bursary of £12,000-£15,000 p.a. will be paid for each two-year studentship If you're passionate about contemporary art and want to take a fresh look at the relationship between...All Together Now? British Theatre after Multiculturalism
A British theatre conference - Warwick Arts Centre - 13-14 June 2009 Under Labour, a consensus has emerged that the arts should challenge social exclusion, celebrate diversity and - now -...A New Cultural Leadership MA - Opportunity to apply for full-fee bursaries.
City University London has launched a new Cultural Leadership MA, run in collaboration with Cass Business School. Thanks to a grant from John Lyons Charity, City is able to offer five bursaries for...All-Black Production of 'CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF' looking for Assistant Director & a Stage Manager
The blockbuster Broadway transfer of the first black production of Tennessee Williams' CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF will come to the West End in the autumn of 2009. The Production is seeking an...
David Lan and Roy Williams on Radio 4's Front Row
Talawa’s Writers Group was featured on Radio 4’s Front Row programme Wednesday 15th April at 7.15pm. Mark Lawson discussed the issues of and differences between accessible writing and...