Join us for the return of our online book club for plays, Play Club! This April, we’ll be reading The Crucible by Arthur Miller.
How to get the play: we’ve consciously chosen a play which is widely available online or in your local library. A quick google search should bring up a free download! If you buy the play through Amazon, please use our affiliate link as we then get a small percentage of the sale at no extra cost to you. Buy here.
How it works: anyone can read the play with us and comment on this blog post (or the Instagram post we’ll share from 1st April, follow us @Londonplaywrights) to discuss thoughts and ideas. London Playwrights members are then invited to a Zoom discussion on the play and given the opportunity to write a short piece in response for the chance for their work to be featured on our podcast. Not a member yet? Join here for just £3.63!
Zoom Discussion: the Zoom session takes place on 24th April 2025 at 7pm. To book a place, please click here. The Zoom link can be accessed via your Eventbrite booking or on the members’ site. This is included in your monthly subscription fee but donations are very welcome to help us cover our costs!
Written responses: members are invited write a short monologue or two-hander (no more than three pages, longer pieces will not be considered) inspired by the play – there are no limitations here, your piece might be loosely inspired by the play or directly related to it, whatever sparks your imagination!
The submission deadline is 1st May 2025. Please send your work to playclub@londonplaywrights.org. Selected pieces will be read out on future episodes of our Playwriting Real-life podcast. If selected, we will contact you by 31st May 2025.
Please note, the Play Club email address is not checked regularly outside of the submission deadlines so please use contact@londonplaywrights.org for all other queries.