Trinity Guildhall launches a new International Playwriting Competition
Trinity Guildhall launches a new International Playwriting Competition
The primary intentions of the competition are:
• To stimulate creativity and artistic enterprise across an inclusive international and multi-cultural constituency of participants on an affordable basis.
• To provide opportunities and encouragement for new, aspiring (and possibly established) writers to create plays for children and young people.
• To generate new drama repertoire for schools, colleges and children/ young people's theatre companies and organisations.
• To acknowledge outstanding achievement in these areas by providing cash prizes and publishing and production opportunities for the winning entrants.
The competition is open to entrants from anywhere in the world. Writers are asked to submit a one-act play intended for young audiences.
There are two categories:
• for audiences of 11 and under
• for 12-16 year-olds
Writers can be of any age. Plays must be written in English.
Entries must be submitted either as an email attachment or hard copy by 1 July 2010. A registration fee will be payable to cover costs of administration and reading. This fee is intended purely to cover the costs of the first stage of reading and has been kept at as low as possible.
For details on how to enter, please follow this link.
Two Saturday Workshops for Scriptwriters:
Storylining the Plot
Sandra Burslem Building Manchester Metropolitan University
Saturday 19th June 2010 10am - 4pm
Lunch and refreshments provided
Leading contributors:
Phil Collinson: Producer Coronation Street. Formerly
Executive Producer Dr Who and The Sarah Jane
Adventures.
Simon Judd: BBC Development Script Editor.
Formerly Script Editor and Storyliner on Emmerdale.
Tutors:
Ian Pike: credits include several years as a core
writer on Hollyoaks. He has tutored writers at Edge
Hill University
Julie Wilkinson: credits include Emmerdale,
Children's Ward and a Radio 4 series, Coal. Julie
teaches Scriptwriting at Manchester Metropolitan
University.
During the day you will:
* storyline from a brief provided by the professional
team
* devise a scene by scene breakdown of model
storylines
* get professional feedback on your stories
This workshop focuses on writing in and with teams
and offers writers a chance to practice storylining
techniques. The event offers networking for writers,
producers and academics.
Pitching the Story
The Rose Theatre, Edge Hill University
Saturday 16th October 2010 10am - 4pm
Lunch and refreshments provided
Leading contributors:
Jo Calam: Development Consultant.
Tony Marchant: Recent credits include: serials
Garrow's Law (RTS History Award 2010), The
Whistleblowers, The Family Man and original film
Recovery. Tony won the 1999 Dennis Potter BAFTA
Award for writing services to television.
Sally Wainwright: Recent credits include: serials
Unforgiven (RTS Award for Best Drama Serial 2010),
The Amazing Mrs. Pritchard, four series of At Home
with The Braithwaites (Nominated for EMMY Best
Series Award) and ITV film Dead Clever: The Life
and Crimes of Julie Bottomley.
Tutors: Julie Wilkinson and Ian Pike.
With support from the professional team you will:
* hear leading writers on writing and selling new
drama serials
* rehearse and present original ideas to professional
producers
* get professional feedback on the content and
presentation of your pitch
This event offers an opportunity to consider how
writers move from regular soaps and series to
pitching and writing original long-running TV drama.
Please come prepared with original series/one-off
ideas.
Plotting and Pitching is presented in collaboration
between the Department of English at Manchester
Metropolitan University and the Departments of
English and History, Performing Arts and Media at
Edge Hill University.
For updates and further information on contributors
visit www.mmu.ac.uk/plot-pitch