Overview

This showcase is open to the general public. The Dark Horse Festival showcases the best unproduced scripts in London, selected by London Playwrights Workshop. The showcase will feature rehearsed readings of script excerpts of five new plays from the most exciting new voices in London. Selected through nominations from new writing theatres and contacts with emerging playwrights, this script festival shows the wide range of London’s playwriting talent, and celebrates the new work being created in this community.

This event is for you if…

• You’re interested in new writing
• You want to see some of the best emerging playwrights in the UK
• You work in the industry and want to see new writers

You may also be interested in…

• The Student Guide to Writing: Playwriting Showcase
• MA Dramatic Writing at Drama Centre London at Central Saint Martins Showcase

Company profile

London Playwrights Workshop Ltd is a not-for-profit company that was set up in 2015 to connect emerging writers with the best opportunities, advice, and resources. The company is run by playwrights, for playwrights, and focuses on empowering theatremakers to create their own work. In addition to running workshops and events, LPW manages London Playwrights Blog, which supports writers in achieving their creative and practical goals.

Website: www.londonplaywrightsblog.com.

Details

Date: Thursday July 7th 2016

Times: 7.30pm
Location: The Platform Theatre, Central Saint Martins, Handyside Street, King’s Cross, London, N1C 4AA
Price: £5
Event capacity: 200