Over the bizarre year that 2020 has been, we’ve been running our annual Play Club project. Writers get a play to read one month, and have to respond with their own inspired 10 page plays the following month. From those, we’ve selected 6 winning pieces which will be showcased in this event; ranging from comedic …
After the success of the launch of our Zoom workshops in 2020, we’re excited to bring you a selection of courses to take you into 2021! Whilst we’d love to see you in person again soon (and when the time comes when we can run live events and courses again, we’ll be straight in there), …
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As lock down eases and we are propelled into the outside world again, you might be thinking about getting organised with your writing and treating yourself to some new gear to get you in the mood for a professional and/or creative boost. Or perhaps you’re looking to find a special gift for a writer-friend but …
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As we slowly emerge from Lockdown, some things are edging towards normality whilst everything else still feels strange. In this video, LPW’s director Kimberley Andrews, discusses feeling like she’s in lockdown limbo and shares her tips for writing during this time…
In this new blog series, the LPW team discuss their thoughts on all things writing and performance during the lockdown. In this post, Jack Pepper talks about the current opportunities to watch theatre performances online, and whether these can compare to the real thing… This week the National Theatre are streaming Treasure Island, the third …
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We’ve put together a list of places that you can watch recorded and live theatre streamed online while you are sitting at home in quarantine. Hopefully this can give you the little dose of theatre you have been missing! With more exciting fringe theatre put online daily, we’ve added a separate list at the bottom, …
Our submission window is officially open for the lockdown edition of #PlayClub! We’re looking for brand new short plays written in response to our bonus play: A Taste of Honey by Shelagh Delaney. Selected plays will be given a rehearsed reading at a special event at the end of this year. Plays must be direct …
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In our latest free resource, our Literary Projects Manager, George Bailey will be posting a series of videos to help keep you inspired and motivated during this time! All you need to do to see the videos is follow us on Instagram @LondonPlaywrights See you there! (Scan this to find our Instagram feed).
As promised in our latest update, we’ll be opening up for rolling submissions from our members – if you’re not a member yet, find out more about joining for just £3.63 here! Why? One of our (many!) plans for the year was to use our member meetups to showcase the work of our members – …
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We hope everyone is doing well and staying healthy at the moment – in the light of the current crisis, we just wanted to share an update on how we plan to continue our work to support new writers during these uncertain times. Instagram Inspiration As most of us will be spending a lot …
