It’s that time of year again! If you’re looking for a festive gift for a playwright in your life, then we’re here to help. We have a fabulous selection gifts from London Playwrights which start at just £10 – if you want to give a gift that is both thoughtful and useful and supports our …
It’s that time of year again! If you’re looking for a festive gift for a playwright in your life, then we’re here to help. We have a fabulous selection gifts from London Playwrights which start at just £10 – if you want to give a gift that is both thoughtful and useful and support our …
We’re really excited to share an extract from the exciting new playwriting book by Jemma Kennedy, The Playwright’s Journey: From First Spark to First Night. In this extract, Jemma shares her thoughts on what playwrights can learn from working with actors. The book is available to buy now from Nick Hern Books (scroll down for …
Andrew Sharpe’s latest play, The Spiral Path, has made its’ transfer into London and will be performed at the White Bear from 22nd – 26th March. We’re thrilled to hear the work of on one of our members has been produced and we’ll be going along on Thursday 24th March to show our support if …
Do you have a playlet or flash screenplay you would like to share? Send in your script (2-5 minutes in length), a brief bio and contact details via the TYPE! submissions page, which also contains guidance for other work you may be interested in sharing. TYPE! is a new, free bookmark magazine championing bold new writing. …
Submit your micro/short play or screenplay to TYPE! (Free) Read More »
Amanda Johnson is a classical composer and violinist based in Sheffield. She explores the themes of migration, travel and freedom, combining recorded sound with instruments and voices and she is looking to collaborate with a female identifying writer on her exciting new opera, Thea. The successful candidate will collaborate with Amanda and write the words …
Opportunity for a Writer Collaborator with Composer Amanda Johnson Read More »
FIELDNOTES in inviting submissions in the form of audio samples and/or written proposals for audio content, welcoming formats from readings to field recordings, music, soundworks and all things between, as well as proposals for longer forms such as interviews, conversations or podcasts. Selected works will be published online and included in a regular radio series …
The end of 2021 is fast approaching and it’s time for us to let you know for the 5th year running our January playwriting challenge Write A Play (WrAP) is BACK! As always, we’ll be challenging you to write a first draft of a play in January, whilst providing all the prompts you need to …
#WrAP is coming back for 2022! Write a play in January! Read More »
RAINER is the story of a solitary delivery rider and her mental collapse, as she moves from leafy suburbs to luxury flats, invisible to those around her. This new play opens at the Arcola next week. We spoke to writer, Max Wilkinson, and performer, Sorcha Kennedy, who plays Rainer, to find out more about the …
London Playwrights interview the creators of Rainer at the Arcola Read More »
SOPHIE the play by Emily Curtis & Sophie Potter is being performed at The Hope Theatre, Islington this October. Sophie is an autobiographical story, is based on Emily and her sister, Sophie, who has Downs syndrome. The piece explores their experiences growing up together in Hull and is an honest portrayal of what it’s like to …
