​DARLING, I THINK I'M TURNING INTO A CHICKEN by India Rose Olsen - 7.30pm, Monday 2 February, Upstairs@North London Tavern ​ The play explores the absurd symptoms of unresolved trauma through the lens of generations. This dramatic comedy is full of farcical, flamboyant fun, interlacing with the heavy weight of a difficult reality, connection to family, home and the past. ​ India is a British Australian artist, she has worked internationally as an actor, dancer, writer, direct

Hey, writers! Our spring competition entitled SECRETS AND LIES (via Zoom) is open for submissions! The rules are as follows: Scripts should be limited to between 1000-1500 words (word count to be marked on script, please) including spoken stage directions.   Monologues will not be accepted. Entries to be in Word format rather than pdf.   Scripts to include  two  to  four  characters (of either sex) with a list of their names. The author's name must  not  appear. Authors may

NEXT STOP, to be performed by Carol Morgan, follows Gwen, a 97 year old going about her day on London's buses. This is a monologue, not by choice, but by society's dismissal and hostility of age and gender. As she travels, familiar landmarks trigger memories of Gwen's life, prompting references to love, her career and missed opportunities... Aceil Haddad is new to playwriting. She runs a corporate communications business and has a passion for volunteering, leading communicati

Player Playwrights returns with an exciting new season of original plays, competition and special events Monday 19th January at our regular home Upstairs @ North London Tavern  ​​ "Helen’s Dream" is the first in a cycle of radio plays (“A Love Like Ours”) exploring the relationship between composer John Ireland and his brilliant young student, Helen Perkin. Set between 1927 and 1962, it follows Helen as she navigates love, ambition and mentorship in a musical world where ever

A married couple's annual Halloween party spirals out of control thanks to simmering resentments – and a disembowelled clown called Diablo. Ruth and Zadie celebrate Halloween by plotting to kill each other. From the moment Ruth pursued much-younger Zadie, she had the upper hand; right down to the miserly allowance she hands out each week. Ruth obsessively loves the idea of Zadie; the attractiveness of Zadie. But Heaven forbid Zadie has individual wants, needs, or thoughts! An

There is no reading or event on Monday 27 October. Our programme continues with this new play reading on Monday 3 November ​ ​THOMAS CRANMER - THE ACCIDENTAL MARTYR​ by Neil Weatherall,  7.30pm, Monday 3 November - Upstairs @ North London Tavern “Thomas Cranmer was the first Protestant Archbishop of Canterbury and the first ever to (openly) take a wife. When the Catholic Queen Mary comes to the throne, Thomas is imprisoned in the Tower of London, charged with heresy, which ca

There is no reading or event on Monday 27 October. Our programme continues with this new play reading on Monday 3 November ​ ​THOMAS CRANMER - THE ACCIDENTAL MARTYR​ by Neil Weatherall,  7.30pm, Monday 3 November - Upstairs @ North London Tavern “Thomas Cranmer was the first Protestant Archbishop of Canterbury and the first ever to (openly) take a wife. When the Catholic Queen Mary comes to the throne, Thomas is imprisoned in the Tower of London, charged with heresy, which ca

In the aftermath of her father’s death Amy (19) has taken to wearing a mask. It is time for the world and especially her mother, Celia,...

Returning  from a holiday, Alison and Ken find themselves locked out of the UK, following a political shift. They’re confronted by Barry...

Time to start working on your entry into our autumn short play competition For this latest contest, the theme is MAKE US LAUGH The chosen...

Alex Marker is resident designer and leading ‘spokesman’ for the Finborough Theatre (as well as being Artistic Director of the Questors...

Players Playwrights returns for a new season of fresh plays as well as our season contest and talks with RETRIBUTION. Three new short...

A FORGOTTEN STAR is a play about the career of Jonathan’s father, John Stuart, a popular star of the British silent films in the 1920s....

​The play is a two-hander concerning Michael - in his early 20s and in middle age - and his battle with, and attempts to explain,...

Film examiners at the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) examine in pairs, deciding whether a work warrants U, PG, 15, 18 or 'er...

Kimberley Andrews is the co-founder of the London Playwrights Workshop (LPW) (www.londonplaywrights.org) and will be our speaker next...

An original lyrical monologue written by Clive Moffatt. This autobiographical work captures the playful innocence of youth, the triumphs...

A retired teacher is visited by a special woman from his past. He falls in love with her, much to the consternation of his controlling...

Make England Great Again (re-titled from 'England's Trumpers') is a very timely play set in the near future, after the Britons...

Ish He Real? is comedy, farce, melodrama for Today.  Life today. Who Controls? Drones, satellites, mobile phones, media ... and spirit....