Chasing Beckett

"Summer is finally here on Monday June 1st and to usher in the warmer climes we have Chasing Beckett by John Hill.

"Chasing Beckett is a black comedy about Alex, who forces her way into Hugh’s flat with one aim - revenge. But as the day unfolds, she realizes vengeance has cost her something far more important. Hugh begins to see that, far from being his nemesis, Alex may actually be his saviour".

7.30 at the North London Tavern.

She's Watching You

May 18th brings us a new play by Helen Oakleigh.

"Human rights. Surveillance. "She's Watching You" is about the impact on a family with a young baby and the impact laws have on their everyday lives".

7.30 at the North London Tavern.

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Oedipus in Jail

It's been a while since the award-winning playwright Julian Armitstead graced us with his presence. But on May 11th he's back, with a piece he has written with Michael Crowley, called Oedipus in Jail.

"Four male prisoners compelled to undergo a victim awareness course, collaborate on a comic re-enactment of a pantomime, to evade the stories they'd rather not tell.  Only to find themselves captive to a larger story:

a tale of shame and savage self-delusion, from which each must find his own way out".

7.30 at the North London Tavern.

The Witch in the Woods & Stand Up for Yourself

Monday 27th April brings us a double bill of one act stage plays by P-P newcomer Lexi Wolfe. First up is The Witch in the Woods:

700 A.D.  Somewhere in the British Isles is a solitary wise woman, Maya, forced from her local village where she and her family were once celebrated sages and healers.  Now, she is alone and friendless, outcast by the steady progression and growing popularity the new and foreign Christianity.  With wolves prowling near her door and no peace to be found in her new role, Maya’s growing rage at the unfair betrayal of her folk rises to boiling point one cold, winter’s night…

Then comes Stand Up for Yourself:

 Over-enthusiastic Lila meets the retiring Lucas in the corner of a party one night.  But there is a little more to each of them than the other perceives at first glances.  With Lucas's claws long-fashioned and Lila's just as quick to be drawn, both need to stand up for themselves, if possible...

7.30 at the North London Tavern.

Nothing To Fear

It's been five years since I had something read at P-P. Now I'm back. I didn't retire, I just had a bit of a lie-down. It's a forty-five minute radio play called Nothing To Fear.

"Why does a naked woman rush out of her house and beg a complete stranger come into her bathroom? What does her husband think about it?"

Come along on April 20th to the North London Tavern at 7.30 and all will be revealed.

Hit Chicks

Player-Playwrights resume on 13 April after the Easter break with a play by new writer Chukwudi Onwere. Here's the synopsis:

"Two fun-loving black sisters, Letesha and Alesha, are hired to kill. But on their first day on the job, it all goes horribly wrong. Hidden truths are unravelled, and the sisters lives are now in jeopardy. Who will survive?

An urban dark comedy-thriller on love, sibling rivalry, gangland culture and survival in a London criminal underworld".

7.30 at the North London Tavern.

A Missed Opportunity

Monday 30th March is the last night of the current term and, as is tradition, we end with a competition. The theme is A Missed Opportunity and the usual rules apply.

7.30 at the North London Tavern.