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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...
martinplayer
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...
martinplayer
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....
martinplayer
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...
martinplayer
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...
martinplayer
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...
martinplayer
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...
martinplayer
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...
martinplayer
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...
martinplayer
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...
martinplayer
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...
martinplayer
Mar 30, 20231 min read
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Members short play competition results
Congratulations to Peter Eyre who won the latest Player Playwrights member competition with his entry The One Cent Magenta. The theme...
martinplayer
Mar 28, 20231 min read
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Monday 27Â March 7.30pm - SEPARATED THE NEW NORMALÂ Upstairs @ North London Tavern
SEPARATED: THE NEW NORMAL by Brad Sutherland is a serious comedy about modern relationships. After fourteen years of separation, Beckett...
martinplayer
Mar 22, 20231 min read
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Monday 20 March, 7.30pm - A STORY WITH A TWIST - VIA ZOOM
An evening of the entries in our latest short play contest, this time on the theme of STORY WITH A TWIST ​ The running order is as...
martinplayer
Mar 16, 20231 min read
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Monday 6 March, 7.30pm - EMBRACING THE ENEMY by Philip Clapson, Upstairs @ North London Tavern
Embracing the Enemy explores the life and thoughts of Mikhail Brusilov, a businessman in Communist Russia, who escapes to Britain just...
martinplayer
Feb 24, 20231 min read
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Player Playwright Spring contest: A Story With A Twist
It's time for Members to get to work on your entry in our Spring competition. The theme this time is A STORY WITH A TWIST Deadline for...
martinplayer
Feb 21, 20231 min read
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Monday 13 February, 7.30pm THE WEE AMERICAN LASSIE Upstairs@NorthLondonTavern
The Wee American Lassie is a Girl-meets-Boy black-comedy set around a transatlantic clash of cultures. In this stage play, written by...
martinplayer
Feb 10, 20231 min read
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Monday 6 February / 7.30pm - Blood Gold and Oil by Jan Woolf Upstairs@NorthLondonTavern
Jan Woolf writes: Blood Gold and Oil is written for the 20th anniversary of the invasion of Iraq. The play was ‘dug out of the...
martinplayer
Jan 31, 20232 min read
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Monday, 30 January, 7.30pm - I PICTURE Upstairs@NorthLondonTavern
I PICTURE written by Natsu Hirukawa Seven year old Winter is locked down with his mum and abusive stepdad. One morning, his mum shares a...
martinplayer
Jan 26, 20231 min read
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