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ALL WE SEEM BY JIM MANNERING – 7.30pm, Monday 20 November, Upstairs @ North London Tavern
It's the evening of an industry awards ceremony and Steven, a famous documentary film maker returns home to his victory party. Only he...
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Nov 17, 20231 min read
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An evening with Peter Kavanagh – 7.30pm, Monday 13 November, Upstairs @ North London TaverN
Peter Kavanagh has had an amazing career producing award winning radio and television drama, as well as writing and directing for the...
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Nov 7, 20231 min read
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OVER MY DEAD BODY by Jan Woolf - 7.30pm Monday 30 October - Upstairs, North London Tavern
Set in a self-selective care home, a group of accomplished and once leading members of the Left are still thrashing out their sectarian...
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Oct 26, 20231 min read
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Open for entries: Short play contest for Members - Scare Us Stupid
Your mission is to write a scary play of 10 minutes duration Submissions for the SCARE US STUPID! competition, which is to be run via...
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Oct 17, 20231 min read
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How to get your play on at the Fringe - 7.3pm Monday 23 October - Upstairs, North London Tavern
A break from our usual play readings with an evening of advice and dicussion with Annlouise Butt, Artistic Director of well-known fringe...
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Oct 17, 20231 min read
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THIRTY YEARS AFTER BREXIT by FRANCIS BECKETT 7.30pm, Monday 16th October - North London Tavern
Brexit, says Francis Beckett, was essentially a project aimed at turning Britain into a low-tax low-regulation economy. This play paints...
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Oct 13, 20231 min read
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THE RISE AND FALL OF MARGARET THATCHER - 7.30pm, Monday 9th October - Upstairs@North London Tavern
Now extensively rewritten after its last appearance, Edmund Green’s dramatisation of a great historical event makes a welcome return to...
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Oct 5, 20231 min read
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JUST STOP EXTINCTION REBELLION by Brad Sutherland 7.30pm Monday 2nd October Upstairs@North London
Millicent (63) and Ben (53) meet at an environmental activist group and find hope in each other and the saving of the planet, but how far...
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Sep 27, 20231 min read
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Player Playwrights is back...
Player Playwrights returns with a new season or play readings and events, starting... Monday 25th September. The Convictions of Rupert...
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Sep 20, 20231 min read
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Winners of A Stroke of Luck short play contest
A big thank you to all the writers, hard working actors and voting members who participated in last Monday's short play contest. The...
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Jul 16, 20231 min read
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Monday 10 July, 7.30. ON-LINE - Summer competition: A STROKE OF LUCK
Join us for the summer competition A STROKE OF LUCK via zoom this coming Monday We have a rota of very fine short plays on the theme of A...
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Jul 6, 20231 min read
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'THE LAMP' AND 'THE DISTRESSED TABLE' by MELVILLE LOVATT
Monday 3 July, 7.30. Downstairs @ The Gallery ​ THE LAMP Doreen and Arnold have driven 25 miles to buy a lamp advertised in a magazine....
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Jun 29, 20232 min read
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Monday 26 June, 7.30. Downstairs @ The Gallery: THE RISE AND FALL OF MARGARET THATCHER
Monday 26 June, 7.30. Downstairs @ The Gallery ​ THE RISE AND FALL OF MARGARET THATCHER by EDMUND GREEN ​ The Rise and Fall of Margaret...
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Jun 21, 20231 min read
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A PRACTICAL WORKSHOP ON MICHAEL CHEKHOV WITH OWAIN ROSE: Monday 19 June, 7.30. The Gallery
Monday 19 June, 7.30. Downstairs @ The Gallery ​ We are delighted to invite you to join a Player Playwrights workshop entitled "Michael...
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Jun 15, 20232 min read
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METHYLENE BLUE by Nirjay Mahindru - Monday 12 June, 7.30. Downstairs @ The Gallery
PLAYER PLAYWRIGHTS HAS MOVED! Monday night readings/events for rest of season are at: The Gallery, 190 Broadhurst Gardens, London NW6 3AY...
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Jun 7, 20231 min read
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The Mother of Kamal by Dina Ibrahim - Monday 5 June, 7.30. Downstairs @ The Gallery
The play is based on the author's true family history and is set amongst the turbulent backdrop of 1950's Iraq to the present day. In the...
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May 26, 20231 min read
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Player Playwrights new short play contest: A STROKE OF LUCK
Player Playwright Members need to sharpen their pens and get to work on their entries to our latest short play contest, which this time...
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May 25, 20231 min read
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PLAYER PLAYWRIGHTS IS ON THE MOVE!
Our regular home at the North London Tavern is have a makeover. For the rest of this season, our Monday night readings and events will...
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May 25, 20231 min read
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Monday 22 May, 7.30pm HIGHER GROUND & A MATTER OF SOME DELICACY Upstairs @ North London Tavern
A new season of plays and events begins with a double bill of short plays from Robert Frew: HIGHER GROUND The eve of the Eurovision Song...
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May 8, 20231 min read
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Monday 3 April, 7,30pm - LYSENKO LIVES by Rodney Clark VIA ZOOM
When Sam, a politics student, is invited to join a campaign against a lecturer who has been saying the wrong things, she is surprised to...
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Mar 30, 20231 min read
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