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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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Mar 22, 20221 min read
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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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Mar 21, 20221 min read
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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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Mar 14, 20221 min read
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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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Mar 8, 20221 min read
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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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Mar 2, 20221 min read
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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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Feb 23, 20221 min read
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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...
martinplayer
Feb 17, 20221 min read
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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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Feb 15, 20221 min read
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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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Feb 8, 20221 min read
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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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Feb 1, 20221 min read
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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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Jan 26, 20221 min read
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The Year That Couldn’t Happen by Karen Bartholomew, 7.30pm, Monday 24 January, Upstairs at NLT
Time stood still. Lars hears a Voice and is forced to confront himself. The Voice is merely returning home. Between them, society will...
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Jan 18, 20221 min read
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CULRA by Robert Frew, 7.30, Monday 17 January - ON ZOOM
Mike, a glory-seeking English 'Munro Bagger,' is forced to shelter from an unrelenting snowstorm in an abandoned mountain bothy, which he...
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Jan 12, 20221 min read
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Shooting The Pilot: an evening with Marks & Gran, 7.30, Monday 10 January 2022
This event is live Upstairs at the North London Tavern The legendary writing team of Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran will be discussing...
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Jan 3, 20221 min read
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Merry Christmas & A Happy New Year from all at Player Playwrights
Player Playwrights is on holiday now until January 2022 when we will return with a full programme of events, new play readings and...
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Dec 9, 20211 min read
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Christmas Meet & Mingle, 7.30pm, Monday 6 November - Upstairs at the North London Tavern
A chance for everyone to get together and catch up in person with their fellow Members at out annual Christmas get together. ​ Food is...
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Dec 3, 20211 min read
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Short play contest winner: Meryl Walker
Congratulations to Meryl Walker whose short play, Wedding Night Nerves, was the clear winner of the latest Player Playwright contest. The...
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Nov 23, 20211 min read
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Short Play Member Competition: 7.30pm, Monday 22 November - Upstairs at North London Tavern
The selected entries for our latest Short Play Competition will be performed live and in person Upstairs At The North London Tavern. The...
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Nov 17, 20211 min read
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In discussion: Victor Glynn, 7.30pm, Monday 1 November 2021 - ON ZOOM
Victor Glynn, veteran film and television producer and writer, will discuss his amazing career with Tony Diggle. Victor is a film and...
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Oct 27, 20212 min read
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Committee Meeting, 7.30pm, Monday 25 October 2021 - Upstairs at the NLT
This coming Monday seems the Committee meeting for Player Playwrights. It takes place at the North London Tavern. Any Members who wish to...
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Oct 20, 20211 min read
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