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May 181 min read

THEY COME KNOCKING BY JANE FOOKES - MONDAY 20TH MAY - NORTH LONDON TAVERN

They come knocking. Would you open the door? Two one-act stage plays entitled NORMA and GERALD about home and the ingress of the world...

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2048 by Francis Beckett - 7.30pm, MONDAY, 13 May-NORTH LONDON TAVERN

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May 41 min read

2048 by Francis Beckett - 7.30pm, MONDAY, 13 May-NORTH LONDON TAVERN

2048 by Francis Beckett is a black comedy drama set in London in 2048 – or what London will be like if we continue on our present course....

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MOORGATE PT 1 'OUTSIDE' by LAURENCE MARKS AND MAURICE GRAN - 6.30pm, MONDAY 29 APRIL - NORTH LONDON TAVERN

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Apr 251 min read

MOORGATE PT 1 'OUTSIDE' by LAURENCE MARKS AND MAURICE GRAN - 6.30pm, MONDAY 29 APRIL - NORTH LONDON TAVERN

MOORGATE PART 1 'OUTSIDE' is the first of two 45 minute plays for BBC Radio. It tells the story of the Moorgate rail disaster that...

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Apr 61 min read

INSOMNIA by NINAZ Khodaiji - Monday 22 APRIL, 7.30pm NORTH LONDON TAVERN

Four actors rehearse a play. A city burns. Try as they might, these bright young things of the Bombay scene can't ignore a city whose...

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Mar 211 min read

AFTER YOU'VE GONE by Brad Sutherland - Monday 25 March, 7.30pm NORTH LONDON TAVERN

Jeanie and Yusuf meet to commemorate the death of a school friend, but the solemn occasion is interrupted by the return of Big Daig, the...

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Mar 141 min read

THE SEANCE AND THE KISS - 7.30pm Monday 18th March- NORTH LONDON TAVERN

A double bill of new short plays from Jane Stokes and Melville Lovatt THE SEANCE by Jane Stokes "Pat visits a medium hoping to get in...

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Mar 31 min read

FROM PAGE TO VENUE - MONDAY 4TH MARCH - NORTH LONDON TAVERN - 7.30PM

Following our discussion evening “From Concept to Page” earlier this season, next Monday evening will host a discussion on what to do...

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Feb 211 min read

ONE OF US by JANE BERTHOUD - MONDAY 26 FEBRUARY, 7.30PM

In One of Us, Professor Alice Todd has written a book about the history of women, which includes a chapter on transgender and the...

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Feb 171 min read

MONDAY 19 FEBRUARY - Player Playwrights spring competition STRANGER THAN FICTION via ZOOM,7.30PM

Join us on zoom for our very latest Members short play competition. This season the theme was STRANGER THAN FICTION We have 6 plays as...

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Feb 91 min read

MONDAY 12 FEBRUARY - FROM CONCEPT TO PAGE...TO STAGE -discussion NORTH LONDON TAVERN 7.30PM

Next Monday’s meeting is an opportunity for members to discuss the play development process and how it works best for them. How do you...

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'BOY' by Brian Eley - Monday 5 February, 7.30pm, Upstairs, North London Tavern

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Feb 41 min read

'BOY' by Brian Eley - Monday 5 February, 7.30pm, Upstairs, North London Tavern

Danny finds himself utterly unprepared for the challenge of being a father. He's an East End builder like his father; "a cowboy, sort...

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Jan 271 min read

An evening with Marks and Gran

Monday 29 January, 7.30pm, Upstairs, North London Tavern Our co-presidents Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran will talk about their latest...

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Jan 81 min read

Two great events to kick off our Spring season

PLAYER PLAYWRIGHTS kicks off a new season of play readings and events with two exciting Monday night specials: Monday 22 January, 2024,...

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Nov 21, 20231 min read

SCARE US STUPID! COMPETITION - MONDAY 27TH NOV VIA ZOOM AT 7.30PM

Join us on line for this season short play contest for Members, on the theme of SCARE US STUPID! Here is the running order for the 9...

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ALL WE SEEM BY JIM MANNERING – 7.30pm, Monday 20 November, Upstairs @ North London Tavern

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Nov 17, 20231 min read

ALL WE SEEM BY JIM MANNERING – 7.30pm, Monday 20 November, Upstairs @ North London Tavern

It's the evening of an industry awards ceremony and Steven, a famous documentary film maker returns home to his victory party. Only he...

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Nov 7, 20231 min read

An evening with Peter Kavanagh – 7.30pm, Monday 13 November, Upstairs @ North London TaverN

Peter Kavanagh has had an amazing career producing award winning radio and television drama, as well as writing and directing for the...

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Oct 26, 20231 min read

OVER MY DEAD BODY by Jan Woolf - 7.30pm Monday 30 October - Upstairs, North London Tavern

Set in a self-selective care home, a group of accomplished and once leading members of the Left are still thrashing out their sectarian...

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Oct 17, 20231 min read

Open for entries: Short play contest for Members - Scare Us Stupid

Your mission is to write a scary play of 10 minutes duration Submissions for the SCARE US STUPID! competition, which is to be run via...

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Oct 17, 20231 min read

How to get your play on at the Fringe - 7.3pm Monday 23 October - Upstairs, North London Tavern

A break from our usual play readings with an evening of advice and dicussion with Annlouise Butt, Artistic Director of well-known fringe...

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Oct 13, 20231 min read

THIRTY YEARS AFTER BREXIT by FRANCIS BECKETT 7.30pm, Monday 16th October - North London Tavern

Brexit, says Francis Beckett, was essentially a project aimed at turning Britain into a low-tax low-regulation economy. This play paints...

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