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AWAKEN THE DEAD &THE STORY OF FIRE AND FLOODS - 7.30pm, Monday, 3 October - Upstairs@NLT
Play readings will be live and on stage Upstairs@North London Tavern AWAKEN THE DEAD - Robert Royston An elderly couple with unsound...
martinplayer
Sep 27, 20221 min read
REVOLUTIONS by Ezra Elia - 7.30pm, Monday 26th September, Upstairs@NorthLondonTavern
C (Chaos) and O (Order) together embody the essence of all Nature. Their lives are infinitely long, and filled with glorious effects. Yet...
martinplayer
Sep 20, 20221 min read
Play reading for Monday 19 September cancelled
Due to the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II taking place on Monday 19th September, there will be no Player Playwright meeting on that...
martinplayer
Aug 17, 20221 min read
FORBIDDEN FRUIT by Niall McCarthy, 7.30pm, Monday 11 July, Upstairs@NorthLondonTavern
Forbidden Fruit is a retelling of the story of Adam and Eve through the lens of a woman attending a catholic confessional and telling the...
martinplayer
Jul 4, 20221 min read
+++ CANCELLED +++ DAMASCUS ROAD reading on Monday 4 July
Unfortunately, we have had to cancel the reading of Richard Fitchett's play DAMASCUS which was due to be performed at the North London...
martinplayer
Jul 3, 20221 min read
ARE YOU TALKING TO ME? - COMPETITION RESULTS
Congratulations to Peter Skyte and Meryl Walker who were the joint winners in this season's short play contest. The competition, where...
martinplayer
Jul 2, 20221 min read
CANCELLED DAMASCUS ROAD by RICHARD FITCHETT, 7.30pm, 4 July, North London Tavern
This play reading has bene cancelled due to Covid. Richard's play will be rescheduled for the next season. Whilst watching a play that...
martinplayer
Jun 27, 20221 min read
Short Play Contest: You Talking To Me? Monday 27 June 2022 Online on Zoom
An evening of the finalist entries in our short play contest, on theme of ARE YOU TALKING TO ME? Join us online and help decide the...
martinplayer
Jun 22, 20221 min read
+++STOP PRESS+++ No event on Monday 20 June 2022
There is no Player Playwright event on Monday 20 June, either at NLT or on Zoom. This is on account of the transport strikes. Player...
martinplayer
Jun 14, 20221 min read
The Truth about Gatsby by Peter Briffa, 7.30pm, Monday 13 June 2022, ZOOM
On January 1 2021 The Great Gatsby entered the public domain, meaning that anyone and everyone could write their own version. This is...
martinplayer
Jun 6, 20221 min read
ARE YOU TALKING TO ME? - new short play contest open for entries
Our latest short play competition for Members is now open for entries. The theme for this contest is ARE YOU TALKING TO ME? The deadline...
martinplayer
May 20, 20221 min read


New Play Commission Scheme, 7.30pm, Monday 23 May 2022, ZOOM event
Playwright Nick Wood will talk about the New Play Commission Scheme (NPCS) which is now accepting applications. Led by the Writers Guild,...
martinplayer
May 17, 20221 min read
Writers Thinking Aloud: 7.30pm, Monday 16 May 2022, Upstairs@NorthLondonTavern
One of the main purposes of Player Playwrights is to bring playwrights and actors together so they can re-energise one another, hone...
martinplayer
May 10, 20222 min read


THE RADIO ROOM by Tom Pauk: 7.30pm, Monday 9 May On Zoom
In the regional offices of Icarus Media Productions, script manager and sometime actor Jimmy King receives an urgent call from company...
martinplayer
May 2, 20221 min read


Celebrating Peter Thompson
A very special event to round off the current season on Player Playwrights. An evening at the North London Tavern celebrating one of...
martinplayer
Apr 5, 20221 min read
Player Playwrights returns Monday May 9
Player Playwrights takes a break for Easter. We return with a new season of play readings, talks and other events in May. To kick off...
martinplayer
Apr 5, 20221 min read
7.30pm Monday 4 April A Very Special Evening Upstairs@NorthLondonTavern
A very special event to round off the current season on Player Playwright – a radio play by a highly distinguished Player Playwright...
martinplayer
Mar 28, 20221 min read


7.30pm, Monday 28 March TOWER STREET by Lynne O’Sullivan - On Zoom
Bradley Benson is a high flying property developer at the top of his game, transforming derelict buildings into luxury apartments. But...
martinplayer
Mar 22, 20221 min read
Short Play Contest: the winners
Congratulations to Meryl Walker whose entry, Out To Stud, was the winner of our latest Member Short Play contest. The runner up was...
martinplayer
Mar 21, 20221 min read


7.30pm, Monday 21 March, COMMITTEE MEETING Upstairs@NorthLondonTavern
This coming Monday will be a meeting of the Player Playwright Committee Upstairs at The North London Tavern Our programme of new play...
martinplayer
Mar 14, 20221 min read
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