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martinplayer

Jun 14, 20221 min read

+++STOP PRESS+++ No event on Monday 20 June 2022

There is no Player Playwright event on Monday 20 June, either at NLT or on Zoom. This is on account of the transport strikes. Player...

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martinplayer

Jun 6, 20221 min read

The Truth about Gatsby by Peter Briffa, 7.30pm, Monday 13 June 2022, ZOOM

On January 1 2021 The Great Gatsby entered the public domain, meaning that anyone and everyone could write their own version. This is...

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martinplayer

May 20, 20221 min read

ARE YOU TALKING TO ME? - new short play contest open for entries

Our latest short play competition for Members is now open for entries. The theme for this contest is ARE YOU TALKING TO ME? The deadline...

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New Play Commission Scheme, 7.30pm, Monday 23 May 2022, ZOOM event

martinplayer

May 17, 20221 min read

New Play Commission Scheme, 7.30pm, Monday 23 May 2022, ZOOM event

Playwright Nick Wood will talk about the New Play Commission Scheme (NPCS) which is now accepting applications. Led by the Writers Guild,...

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martinplayer

May 10, 20222 min read

Writers Thinking Aloud: 7.30pm, Monday 16 May 2022, Upstairs@NorthLondonTavern

One of the main purposes of Player Playwrights is to bring playwrights and actors together so they can re-energise one another, hone...

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THE RADIO ROOM by Tom Pauk: 7.30pm, Monday 9 May On Zoom

martinplayer

May 2, 20221 min read

THE RADIO ROOM by Tom Pauk: 7.30pm, Monday 9 May On Zoom

In the regional offices of Icarus Media Productions, script manager and sometime actor Jimmy King receives an urgent call from company...

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martinplayer

Apr 5, 20221 min read

Celebrating Peter Thompson

A very special event to round off the current season on Player Playwrights. An evening at the North London Tavern celebrating one of...

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martinplayer

Apr 5, 20221 min read

Player Playwrights returns Monday May 9

Player Playwrights takes a break for Easter. We return with a new season of play readings, talks and other events in May. To kick off...

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martinplayer

Mar 28, 20221 min read

7.30pm Monday 4 April A Very Special Evening Upstairs@NorthLondonTavern

A very special event to round off the current season on Player Playwright – a radio play by a highly distinguished Player Playwright...

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7.30pm, Monday 28 March TOWER STREET by Lynne O’Sullivan - On Zoom

martinplayer

Mar 22, 20221 min read

7.30pm, Monday 28 March TOWER STREET by Lynne O’Sullivan - On Zoom

Bradley Benson is a high flying property developer at the top of his game, transforming derelict buildings into luxury apartments. But...

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martinplayer

Mar 21, 20221 min read

Short Play Contest: the winners

Congratulations to Meryl Walker whose entry, Out To Stud, was the winner of our latest Member Short Play contest. The runner up was...

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7.30pm, Monday 21 March, COMMITTEE MEETING Upstairs@NorthLondonTavern

martinplayer

Mar 14, 20221 min read

7.30pm, Monday 21 March, COMMITTEE MEETING Upstairs@NorthLondonTavern

This coming Monday will be a meeting of the Player Playwright Committee Upstairs at The North London Tavern Our programme of new play...

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martinplayer

Mar 8, 20221 min read

7.30pm, Monday 14 March / OUT OF THE COMFORT ZONE CONTEST / On Zoom

An evening of the entries in our short play contest under the theme of Out of The Comfort Zone 1. THE PARK 2. PICNIC AT DREAMY DRAW 3....

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7.30pm, Monday 7 March / Works In Progress / Upstairs@NorthLondonTavern

martinplayer

Mar 2, 20221 min read

7.30pm, Monday 7 March / Works In Progress / Upstairs@NorthLondonTavern

A slight change in format this coming Monday: An evening of short plays curated by Joanne Bhouri with the aim of discussing how ideas are...

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7.30pm, Monday, 28 February: Talk with Katharine Way on Writing for Television - On Zoom

martinplayer

Feb 23, 20221 min read

7.30pm, Monday, 28 February: Talk with Katharine Way on Writing for Television - On Zoom

Katharine Way has been a commissioned writer of TV and radio drama since the 1990s, working on many of the most popular programmes - THE...

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martinplayer

Feb 17, 20221 min read

7.30pm, Monday 21 February / Harry and Rose by Francis Beckett / Upstairs@North London Tavern

This is the true story of Harry Pollitt, leader of Britain’s communists from the 1920s to the 1950s, and Rose Cohen, a courier for the...

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martinplayer

Feb 15, 20221 min read

New short play contest for Members - Enter Now

The next Player Playwright short play competition will take place via Zoom on Monday 14th March. But now is the moment for Members to get...

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martinplayer

Feb 8, 20221 min read

The Gift of the Numbers by Tom Pauk - 7.30pm, Monday 14 February / On Zoom

THE GIFT OF NUMBERS is a TV drama in six episodes. Episode 1: Basic Strategy A gifted London rich kid gambles with his future when he...

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martinplayer

Feb 1, 20221 min read

Majesty, The final hours of King Charles l - 7.30pm Monday 7 February - at the NLT

A new two-hander stage play on a crucial moment in English history from Mary Conway This performance will be live on stage Upstairs at...

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martinplayer

Jan 26, 20221 min read

COMPETITION PLAY OFF - 7.30pm Monday 31 January - ON ZOOM

The best loved pieces in our three short play contests from 2021 will play off against each other to find the best overall piece. Here...

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