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Writing advice, interviews, projects and opportunities from our earlier websites, kept together for you to explore.

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25 April 26 · Writing Workshops / YPPN

Playwriting with a Pro workshop!

Young Person’s Playwriting Network has a great opportunity for any under 25 playwrights: On Monday 27th April 6-7:30pm we will be running a FREE workshop suitable for all levels of writers – whether you’ve never written a play before, or whether you’ve had plays performed! The wo

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14 April 26

Young Person’s Playwriting Network

The Young Person’s Playwriting Network is an initiative developed by Emily White in collaboration with London Playwrights with the goal of connecting young writers. All playwrights under the age of 25 are welcome to join the community; please join the whatsapp group and follow us

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27 March 26 · YPPN

Young Person’s Playwriting Network WhatsApp Launch!

The Young Person’s Playwriting Network is an initiative developed by Emily White in collaboration with London Playwrights with the goal of connecting young writers (open to any playwrights under the age of 25!). They have recently launched their WhatsApp, which will serve as the

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20 March 26 · Opportunities

Bitesize Festival Applications

Bitesize Festival is an annual celebration of short-form theatre, film and visual art at Riverside Studios. Designed to spotlight new voices and bold creative ideas, the festival brings together artists from across the UK and beyond for a dynamic programme of performances, screen

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03 October 24 · Opportunities

Playwrighting for Neurodiverse Writers

Writing for neurodiverse folks throws up its own challenges- whether it’s organisation, following formatting conventions or just harnessing our own style of thinking on the page. In this workshop, neurodiverse playwright Emily Garside will take you through her approaches to playw

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14 February 24 · Opportunities

Playwrighting for Neurodiverse Writers

Writing for neurodiverse folks throws up its own challenges- whether it’s organisation, following formatting conventions or just harnessing our own style of thinking on the page. In this workshop, neurodiverse playwright Emily Garside will take you through her approaches to playw

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22 September 21 · News / Original Content

SOPHIE the play by Emily Curtis & Sophie Potter

SOPHIE the play by Emily Curtis & Sophie Potter is being performed at The Hope Theatre, Islington this October. Sophie is an autobiographical story, is based on Emily and her sister, Sophie, who has Downs syndrome. The piece explores their experiences growing up together in Hull

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17 March 21 · Opportunities / Play Club

LPW: Introducing our 3 Play Club Writers!

Next week we’ll be kicking off Play Club and sending out the first script! But before that we’ll be taking a look at our three Play Club writers, creators behind the incredible new plays you’ll have the chance to read and respond to! First up… Julie Tsang Julie won Scotland’s Sho

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07 January 21 · Opportunities

The Actors Company: Dramaturging your own play

Writing a play? Would you like to dramaturge your own writing? In this dramaturgy workshop you will be introduced to The Mosaic Scale, Emily’s step by step dramaturgy process to help you edit and develop your stage script. For the purposes of this workshop, dramaturgy is: the exp

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