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The Year That Couldn’t Happen by Karen Bartholomew, 7.30pm, Monday 24 January, Upstairs at NLT

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Jan 18, 20221 min read

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 12, 20221 min read

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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Shooting The Pilot: an evening with Marks & Gran, 7.30, Monday 10 January 2022

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Jan 3, 20221 min read

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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Merry Christmas & A Happy New Year from all at Player Playwrights

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Dec 9, 20211 min read

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 3, 20211 min read

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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Nov 23, 20211 min read

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 17, 20211 min read

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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In discussion: Victor Glynn, 7.30pm, Monday 1 November 2021 - ON ZOOM

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Oct 27, 20212 min read

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 20, 20211 min read

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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Monologues & Dialogues, 7.30pm, Monday 4 October 2021, ON ZOOM

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Sep 28, 20211 min read

Monologues & Dialogues, 7.30pm, Monday 4 October 2021, ON ZOOM

An evening of new short pieces, either monologues or dialogues, written by Members. Join us online to watch the pieces being performed...

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Dr Jane Faustus - Monday, 20 September, 7.30pm, Online

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Sep 15, 20211 min read

Dr Jane Faustus - Monday, 20 September, 7.30pm, Online

Player Playwrights returns for a new season of play readings, contests and events. Our first reading is a radical new telling of a...

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Player Playwrights Youtube Channel – New Submissions invited

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Sep 3, 20211 min read

Player Playwrights Youtube Channel – New Submissions invited

After our successful evenings of monologues for possible inclusion on the PP YouTube channel on January 18th and March 8th, there is now...

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Aug 24, 20211 min read

Player Playwright returns 7.30pm, Monday 20 September 2021

Player Playwrights returns with an exciting season of readings of new plays, competitions and special events. During lockdown we took our...

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Jun 29, 20211 min read

Making A Difference By Tom Park - Monday 5 July, 7.30pm

A new radio drama written by Tom Pauk Determined to give something back, and despite wife Jess’s concerns, George decides to volunteer in...

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The Accident - 7.30pm, Monday 26 April 2021

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Apr 20, 20212 min read

The Accident - 7.30pm, Monday 26 April 2021

The Accident by Tom Pauk An unlikely, long-distance friendship strikes up between an Indian call-centre operative and the man he cold...

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FOR ONE NIGHT ONLY - MARKS AND GRAN: 7.30pm, Monday 29 March 2021

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Mar 23, 20212 min read

FOR ONE NIGHT ONLY - MARKS AND GRAN: 7.30pm, Monday 29 March 2021

A break from our normal play readings with an evening in the company of Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran. The legendary writing...

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Saving Grace - 7.30pm, Monday 22 February 2021

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Feb 17, 20211 min read

Saving Grace - 7.30pm, Monday 22 February 2021

SAVING GRACE - A RADIO COMEDY BY KAREN BARTHOLOMEW A middle-aged and uncompromising comedy, SAVING GRACE follows divorcee Grace -...

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Jan 26, 20211 min read

Survival of the Fittest: 7.30pm Monday 1 February 2021

Monday night reading: Survival of the Fittest by Ian Reade Survival Of The Fittest is a thirty-minute pilot episode for a TV show about a...

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An end of year message from the Player Playwright board

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Dec 17, 20202 min read

An end of year message from the Player Playwright board

After a break made necessary by the Covid-19 lockdown Player Playwrights continued via Zoom. Usually at our readings at the North...

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Sharing your voice: a new Player Playwrights initiative

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Nov 26, 20201 min read

Sharing your voice: a new Player Playwrights initiative

Next year Player Playwrights is creating its own Youtube channel. To begin with, we will only post short monologues on it – maximum...

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