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Monday 5th Febuary: Competition of competitions
'A "play-off" of some of best theatre entries of 2017, with work from Michael Barry, Erica Litten, Matthew Partridge and Mary Kenny ​...

Caleb Estes
Feb 1, 20181 min read
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Monday 29 January: The Spark by Ron Fernee
The Spark is a new stage play about the power of lust, love, friendship and football. It's set on a football pitch and deals with young...

Caleb Estes
Jan 23, 20181 min read
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Monday, 22nd January The Hostages by Eamann Breen
The Hostages is a dark comedy about two sisters, a childhood game, memories reignited by the sudden appearance of an old neighbour and...

Caleb Estes
Jan 18, 20181 min read
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Monday, 15th January 2018 - How to market and publicise your production
​Chris Hislop is an award winning theatre publicist, specialising in Off West End theatre PR, promotions and marketing. The new Player...

Caleb Estes
Jan 11, 20181 min read
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Why should a scribe join Player Playwrights?
Kevin Mandry, playwright and long time member, on what Player Playwrights offers to writers and actors Writing a play isn’t easy: there’s...

Caleb Estes
Dec 17, 20172 min read
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The Player Playwrights annual awards
The curtain was brought down on Player Playwrights Autumn season in style with its annual Xmas party, complete with renditions, music,...

Caleb Estes
Dec 5, 20171 min read
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Monday 4th December: The Player Playwrights Xmas Party
Cabaret featuring songs and reading from 'The Cyberiad' by Silas Hawkins; 'Hamlet' by Stephen Cavanagh; Peter Cook & Dudley Moore sketch...

Caleb Estes
Nov 28, 20171 min read
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Monday 27th November: Questions of Identity by Peter Skyte
The final stage reading of Player Playwright's Autumn season. Three couples meet for dinner in north London. As the evening unfolds and...

Caleb Estes
Nov 21, 20171 min read
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Monday 20th November: Talk with Paul Sirett, multi-award winning playwright
​Paul Sirett is an Olivier-nominated, multi-award winning playwright, dramaturg and musician. Paul has over 20 major UK shows to his...

Caleb Estes
Nov 14, 20171 min read
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Monday 13th November: Stage reading Starfish by Richard Fitchett
A homeless man breaks into a young couple’s house and threatens to kill himself if they throw him out. He then starts to cook for them...

Caleb Estes
Nov 10, 20171 min read
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Monday 6th November: Monologues with Brian Parsonage Kelly
Player Playwrights showcases an evening of monologues written and performed by Player Playwright members. Guest agent, Brian...

Caleb Estes
Oct 31, 20171 min read
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Monday 30th October: Player Playwrights AGM
This coming Monday will see the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Player Playwrights. This event takes place at our usual venue....

Caleb Estes
Oct 24, 20171 min read
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Monday, 23th October: The Road To Skibbereen
Lianna is used to dealing with learning difficulties: she's had them all her life. But now her boyfriend keeps morphing into Dr Who, her...

Caleb Estes
Oct 17, 20171 min read
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Monday, 16th October: The thing that scares me the most is the dreams I have
Howard, a young man, wakes up in a psychiatric unit. Ten years ago he lost his mother under unknown circumstances. The reasons behind his...

Caleb Estes
Oct 10, 20171 min read
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Monday, 9th October: Stage reading of finalists in autumn short play contest
A selection of short plays written by Player Playwrights members on the theme of The Kindness of Strangers and performed by our troupe of...

Caleb Estes
Oct 3, 20171 min read
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Monday, 2nd October: Ruth Ellis’s Last Letter & Marilyn Monroe's Last Words
Stage debut of a duo of monologues that take us into the minds of two iconic women from the last century in the final moments of their...

Caleb Estes
Sep 26, 20171 min read
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Machine in the Ghost / Jealous Halo / Menage a Tepid, Monday, 25th September
Monday, 25th September: Machine in the Ghost / Jealous Halo / Menage a Tepid Three new short plays get their stage reading debut. ...

Caleb Estes
Sep 19, 20171 min read
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How to get your play published, Monday, 11th September 2017 & comp details
Player Playwrights returns Monday, 11th September with an exclusive talk by Debbie Simmons, licensing manager, Samuel French with...

Caleb Estes
Aug 2, 20171 min read
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How to get your play published, Monday, 11th September 2017
Player Playwright is taking its Summer holiday. We return Monday, 11th September with an exclusive talk by Debbie Simmons, licensing...

Caleb Estes
Jul 11, 20171 min read
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Open Competition Finals, Monday 10th July, 2017
The Player Playwrights annual competition for short plays, open to members and non-members. Stage readings of the four top plays: Like Us...

Caleb Estes
Jul 4, 20171 min read
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