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Dec 61 min read

Autumn play contest: results

Here are the results of last Monday's autumn short play competition. The contest took place over Zoom and the winners were chosen by...

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martinplayer

Nov 271 min read

Autumn short play contest for members - Monday 2 December, 7.30pm ON ZOOM

Join us for the autumn short play competition next Monday via zoom. The running order of the 10 plays is as follows: 1. GOING OUT IN...

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IT HAPPENED TO ME - PETER LAWFORD by Peter Briffa - Monday 18th NOVEMBER 7.30PM, Upstairs North London Tavern

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Nov 171 min read

IT HAPPENED TO ME - PETER LAWFORD by Peter Briffa - Monday 18th NOVEMBER 7.30PM, Upstairs North London Tavern

In 1962 Frank Sinatra was his closet male friend, Marilyn Monroe his closest female friend friend, and his brother in law was John F....

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GOOD NEIGHBOURS by RON FERNEE - MONDAY 11TH NOVEMBER 7.30PM, Upstairs North London Tavern

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Nov 61 min read

GOOD NEIGHBOURS by RON FERNEE - MONDAY 11TH NOVEMBER 7.30PM, Upstairs North London Tavern

An elderly man is attacked in the park and left to his fate. To add to his plight, he can't get up from the ground. A sympathetic woman...

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martinplayer

Oct 311 min read

Giles Armstrong Tribute

Last Monday was a very special tribute evening for our longest-serving and most erudite member, Giles Armstrong. For decades, Giles has...

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martinplayer

Oct 311 min read

MICHAEL KINGSBURY - ARTISTIC DIRECTOR, WHITE BEAR THEATRE - MONDAY 4th November 7.30PM Upstairs @ North London Tavern

For anyone interested in bringing their play to the stage, this is must see evening. We will be joined by Michael Kingsbury, Artistic...

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martinplayer

Oct 231 min read

TRIBUTE EVENING: GILES ARMSTRONG 7.30pm MONDAY 28 OCT NORTH LONDON TAVERN

A tribute evening for our longest-serving and most erudite member, Giles Armstrong, whose uncompromising critiques of plays have...

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martinplayer

Oct 151 min read

PRIVATE VIEW by Marc Blake, 7.30pm, Monday 21 October, Upstairs North London Tavern

In a villa on a private island, four people await the arrival of a billionaire collector; his embittered second wife, an art dealer, a...

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martinplayer

Oct 141 min read

short play contest open for entries

The autumn competition for members will be held via zoom on Monday 2 December . Authors are invited to submit a play of 1000-1500 words...

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martinplayer

Oct 103 min read

Peter Vincent tribute

On Monday 7 October, Player Playwrights held an appreciation of Peter Vincent, one of our most talented and successful writer members,...

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PETER VINCENT: An Appreciation - 7pm Monday 7 October - Upstairs@ North London Tavern

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Oct 11 min read

PETER VINCENT: An Appreciation - 7pm Monday 7 October - Upstairs@ North London Tavern

A very special evening celebrating the life and work of Peter Vincent, one of Player Playwrights most talented and successful writer...

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PROSPECTING FOR GOLD, 7.30pm Monday 30 September

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Sep 271 min read

PROSPECTING FOR GOLD, 7.30pm Monday 30 September

PROSPECTING FOR GOLD by TOM PAUK 7.30pm Monday 30 September - Upstairs @ North London Tavern First thing Monday morning Regional...

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this event is cancelled Kimberley Andrews: Monday 23 September

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Sep 171 min read

this event is cancelled Kimberley Andrews: Monday 23 September

This event has been cancelled due to illness. The evening with Kimberley Andrews will be rescheduled at a later date Kimberley Andrews...

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Permafrost & The Passion of the Playboy Riots 7.30pm, Monday 16 September

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Aug 241 min read

Permafrost & The Passion of the Playboy Riots 7.30pm, Monday 16 September

Player Playwrights returns with a new season of play readings, special events and contests in September at our old home upstairs at the...

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martinplayer

Jul 41 min read

Peter Vincent

It is with great sadness that we have learned of the death on July 2nd of Peter Vincent at the age of 91. Peter was a treasured member of...

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The PARTING GIFT by JOANNA TILLEY and KRYSIA PEPPER - Monday 8 July, 7.30PM, Upstairs @ North London Tavern

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Jul 21 min read

The PARTING GIFT by JOANNA TILLEY and KRYSIA PEPPER - Monday 8 July, 7.30PM, Upstairs @ North London Tavern

The Parting Gift is set at a birthday party in a luxurious countryside manor, where proceedings take an unexpected twist... The play is...

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martinplayer

Jun 231 min read

Yesterday’s Child by Stuart Eggleton, Monday, 24 June, 7.30PM, Upstairs @ North London Tavern

In 1979 Angus Wilson was one of the four prominent post-war writers, known for his exceptional literary contributions. He was also an...

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'A SLICE OF CONTEMPORARY LIFE' COMPETITION VIA ZOOM - MONDAY 17 JUNE, 7.30PM

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Jun 141 min read

'A SLICE OF CONTEMPORARY LIFE' COMPETITION VIA ZOOM - MONDAY 17 JUNE, 7.30PM

Join us on zoom to watch the short plays members have written in response to 'A Slice of Contemporary Life' and vote for your favourites....

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Visiting Time by Melville Lovatt - 7.30pm, Monday 10 June - North London Tavern

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Jun 41 min read

Visiting Time by Melville Lovatt - 7.30pm, Monday 10 June - North London Tavern

Stella returns to visit the husband and children she walked out on many years ago. Her visit exposes a monstrous fiction, her past...

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MOORGATE PART 2 - 'INSIDE' BY MARKS AND GRAN - MONDAY 3RD JUNE - NORTH LONDON TAVERN AT 6.30pm for 7.30pm

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May 251 min read

MOORGATE PART 2 - 'INSIDE' BY MARKS AND GRAN - MONDAY 3RD JUNE - NORTH LONDON TAVERN AT 6.30pm for 7.30pm

MOORGATE PART 2 'INSIDE' - is the second of two 45 minute plays by Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran for BBC Radio. It tells the story of...

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