We need more members and supporters so that we can keep doing our work to support the next generation of emerging playwrights! Can you help us by telling everyone about our work? You can help by sharing our posts on social media and by word of mouth, but we also thought a few good old …
As you know, we love helping to support the next generation of playwrights and we do this through feedback, workshops, and online resources. So, when we heard about Hatch & Scratch, and found out that they also love supporting the next generation of playwrights, through helping them to get their work on stage – we …
London Playwrights announce partnership with Pathway Theatre’s Hatch & Scratch Read More »
Get writing inspiration straight to your inbox throughout the summer! It can be hard to keep your writing going during the summer; perhaps you are going on holiday, juggling childcare, or just want to be able to drop everything and head outside when the sun comes out! With this in mind, we’ll be sending out …
Summer Playwriting Inspiration from London Playwrights Read More »
DIRECTING YOUR OWN PLAYS A weekend workshop led by Russell Lucas in partnership with London Playwrights and Fourth Monkey Drama School. “The playwright must take more control over their work.” More and more writers are directing their own plays and films, and in this intense weekend workshop, director Russell Lucas is bringing in Fourth Monkey Alumni actors for you to explore …
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! Yes, we’re gearing up for our annual January playwriting challenge – WrAP (Write. A. Play)! Back for the 7th year running, we want to make this year’s #WrAP the biggest and best yet! With daily writing prompts to guide you through every step of the way, you can write …
Over last three years, hundreds of our members have submitted their plays to us and received feedback on their work, with selected writers being chosen for our development schemes. We really pride ourselves on reading every play (twice!) and providing written feedback to each writer – we know this is rare! However, we’re always looking …
It’s been an absolute pleasure reading the wonderful submissions we received from our members this year! The talent amongst you is nothing short of incredible and as theatre navigates through difficult times, it’s inspiring to know that the future of new writing is in such good hands. If we can take one thing from the …
Our previous Literary Projects Manager, George Bailey, tells us about what he’s up to these days with his company, ChewBoy Prodcutions. ChewBoy Productions is an award-winning multi-arts production company specialising in theatre, film, digital and working with new voices and at the moment, a lot of their work is focused on filming theatre productions. …
ChewBoy Productions: George Bailey on filming theatre shows Read More »
A few of you have got in touch to tell us that increasing your membership amount is not as simple as it could be! Obviously we appreciate your support and your membership fees make such a difference in helping us to keep going! So here’s an explainer (which you can also watch in the video …
Explained: How to increase your membership amount Read More »
