The autumn competition for members will be held via zoom on Monday 2 December . Authors are invited to submit a play of 1000-1500 words ..read more

On Monday 7 October, Player Playwrights held an appreciation of Peter Vincent, one of our most talented and successful writer members ..read more

A very special evening celebrating the life and work of Peter Vincent, one of Player Playwrights most talented and successful writer ..read more

7.30pm, Monday 23 September. Upstairs @ North London Tavern ​ Kimberley Andrews of the London Playwrights Workshop provides insights into ..read more

It is with great sadness that we have learned of the death on July 2nd of Peter Vincent at the age of 91. Peter was a treasured member of Player Playwrights for many years, known for his hilarious comedy offerings, his wise and kind commentary on the work of others and his unstinting support for the group and for individual members. He was a much loved friend and co-writer, whilst also enjoying a life time of success in the professional comedy world where he wrote around 135 TV episodes for stars such as The Two Ronnies, Frankie Howerd, Tommy Cooper and Dave Allen. He also wrote for ..read more

The Parting Gift is set at a birthday party in a luxurious countryside manor, where proceedings take an unexpected twist...  The play is approximately 60 mins and is intended for theatre in its current guise - although with potential for radio adaption.  Joanna Tilley and Krysia Pepper are chiefly comedy writers. They have been shortlisted in writing prizes including the David Nobbs Memorial Competition, the Female Pilot Club, Final Draft's Big Break Competition and The Script Lab TSL Screenplay contest. Joanna has written comedy for BBC radio and also runs a script consultancy f ..read more

In 1979 Angus Wilson was one of the four prominent post-war writers, known for his exceptional literary contributions.  He was also an openly gay writer and LGBT campaigner. ​ In Yesterday's Child, Wilson's significance is re-examined against the backdrop of Thatcherism and the AIDS crisis.  ​ Stuart's first play, "Solomon," about the artist Simeon Solomon, was performed at the Camden People's Theatre in November and then at the Royal Academy of Art. It was awarded Arts Council funding for further development. “Solomon” will go on to additional venues this autumn. His other ..read more

Join us on zoom to watch the short plays members have written in response to 'A Slice of Contemporary Life' and vote for your favourites. Running order: 1. A HELPING HAND 2. A FILM BY CLIVE SIRKIN 3. BEDTIME STORY 4. SODIUM YELLOW 5. THE DIFFERENCE A DAY MAKES 6. NO SIGNAL HERE 7. TIME OUT ..read more

Stella returns to visit the husband and children she walked out on many years ago.  Her visit exposes a monstrous fiction, her past challenging the assumptions and perceptions of the present and changing forever the lives of the family. With its own dark imagery, poetry and humour, 'Visiting Time' is a powerful family drama with sharp focus on the nature of loyalty and deception. Its portrait of a broken marriage will linger long after the final curtain. Melville Lovatt is an award winning Playwright, Monologue Writer and Poet. His work has been widely performed in smaller ..read more

MOORGATE PART 2 'INSIDE' -  is the second of two 45 minute plays by Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran for BBC Radio. It tells the story of the Moorgate rail disaster that occurred during the height of the rush hour on 28 February 1975 from the moment the train hit a dead-end wall at 40 mph in the tunnel of a terminal station to the moment the last two survivors were located nine hours later.The biggest disaster in the City of London since the Blitz, the rescue operation was unplanned for and the play describes in the most dramatic terms, how the emergency service did their jobs on the h ..read more