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IT HAPPENED TO ME - PETER LAWFORD by Peter Briffa - Monday 18th NOVEMBER 7.30PM, Upstairs North London Tavern
In 1962 Frank Sinatra was his closet male friend, Marilyn Monroe his closest female friend friend, and his brother in law was John F....
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Nov 17, 20241 min read
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GOOD NEIGHBOURS by RONÂ FERNEE - MONDAY 11TH NOVEMBER 7.30PM, Upstairs North London Tavern
An elderly man is attacked in the park and left to his fate. To add to his plight, he can't get up from the ground. A sympathetic woman...
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Nov 6, 20241 min read
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Giles Armstrong Tribute
Last Monday was a very special tribute evening for our longest-serving and most erudite member, Giles Armstrong. For decades, Giles has...
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Oct 31, 20241 min read
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MICHAEL KINGSBURY - ARTISTIC DIRECTOR, WHITE BEAR THEATRE - MONDAY 4th November 7.30PM Upstairs @ North London TavernÂ
​​ For anyone interested in bringing their play to the stage, this is must see evening. We will be joined by Michael Kingsbury, Artistic...
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Oct 31, 20241 min read
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TRIBUTE EVENING: GILES ARMSTRONG 7.30pm MONDAY 28 OCT NORTH LONDON TAVERN
A tribute evening for our longest-serving and most erudite member, Giles Armstrong, whose uncompromising critiques of plays have...
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Oct 23, 20241 min read
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PRIVATE VIEW by Marc Blake, 7.30pm, Monday 21 October,  Upstairs North London Tavern
In a villa on a private island, four people await the arrival of a billionaire collector; his embittered second wife, an art dealer, a...
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Oct 15, 20241 min read
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short play contest open for entries
The autumn competition for members will be held via zoom on Monday 2 December . Authors are invited to submit a play of 1000-1500 words...
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Oct 14, 20241 min read
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Peter Vincent tribute
On Monday 7 October, Player Playwrights held an appreciation of Peter Vincent, one of our most talented and successful writer members,...
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Oct 10, 20243 min read
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​PETER VINCENT: An Appreciation - 7pm Monday 7 October - Upstairs@ North London Tavern
A very special evening celebrating the life and work of Peter Vincent, one of Player Playwrights most talented and successful writer...
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Oct 1, 20241 min read
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PROSPECTING FOR GOLD, 7.30pm Monday 30 September
PROSPECTING FOR GOLD by TOM PAUK 7.30pm Monday 30 September - Upstairs @ North London Tavern ​ First thing Monday morning Regional...
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Sep 27, 20241 min read
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this event is cancelled Kimberley Andrews:Â Monday 23 September
This event has been cancelled due to illness. The evening with Kimberley Andrews will be rescheduled at a later date ​ Kimberley Andrews...
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Sep 17, 20241 min read
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Permafrost & The Passion of the Playboy Riots 7.30pm, Monday 16 September
Player Playwrights returns with a new season of play readings, special events and contests in September at our old home upstairs at the...
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Aug 24, 20241 min read
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Peter Vincent
It is with great sadness that we have learned of the death on July 2nd of Peter Vincent at the age of 91. Peter was a treasured member of...
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Jul 4, 20241 min read
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The PARTING GIFT by JOANNA TILLEY and KRYSIA PEPPER - Monday 8 July, 7.30PM, Upstairs @ North London Tavern
The Parting Gift is set at a birthday party in a luxurious countryside manor, where proceedings take an unexpected twist... The play is...
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Jul 2, 20241 min read
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Yesterday’s Child by Stuart Eggleton, Monday, 24 June, 7.30PM, Upstairs @ North London Tavern​
In 1979 Angus Wilson was one of the four prominent post-war writers, known for his exceptional literary contributions. He was also an...
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Jun 23, 20241 min read
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'A SLICE OF CONTEMPORARY LIFE' COMPETITION VIA ZOOM - MONDAY 17 JUNE, 7.30PM
Join us on zoom to watch the short plays members have written in response to 'A Slice of Contemporary Life' and vote for your favourites....
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Jun 14, 20241 min read
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Visiting Time by Melville Lovatt - 7.30pm, Monday 10 June - North London TavernÂ
Stella returns to visit the husband and children she walked out on many years ago. Her visit exposes a monstrous fiction, her past...
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Jun 4, 20241 min read
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MOORGATE PART 2 - 'INSIDE' BY MARKS AND GRAN - MONDAY 3RD JUNE - NORTH LONDON TAVERN AT 6.30pm for 7.30pm
MOORGATE PART 2 'INSIDE' - Â is the second of two 45 minute plays by Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran for BBC Radio. It tells the story of...
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May 25, 20241 min read
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THEY COME KNOCKING BY JANE FOOKES - MONDAY 20TH MAY - Â NORTH LONDON TAVERN
They come knocking. Would you open the door? Two one-act stage plays entitled NORMA and GERALD about home and the ingress of the world...
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May 18, 20241 min read
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2048 by Francis Beckett - 7.30pm, MONDAY, 13 May-NORTH LONDON TAVERN
2048 by Francis Beckett is a black comedy drama set in London in 2048 – or what London will be like if we continue on our present course....
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May 4, 20241 min read
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