Playwriting Real-life – Details, episodes & analysis

In this episode, Kimberley Andrews interviews playwright Tom Woffenden about the journey of his play, Cockfosters, which began as a new play and is due to open for a five week run at Southwark Playhouse this December. 

Tom shares his thoughts and advice on co-writing the play, putting it on stage for the first time, and how this led to several sell-out runs. 

Cockfosters opens on 4th December 2025

1 Tube Carriage. 38 Stops. 0 Refunds.

After five sell-out runs, London’s ★★★★★ “screamingly funny” (The Prickle) smash-hit comedy COCKFOSTERS returns to Southwark Playhouse Borough.

Strangers James and Tori meet at Heathrow and take the Piccadilly Line across London on a journey they’ll never forget. Perfectly capturing our love-hate relationship with the tube, COCKFOSTERS is a brilliantly off-the-rails comedy that will change your commute forever.

So top up your Oyster, mind the gap and hop aboard the tube journey of a lifetime!

Please note that ticket prices may change due to demand and we recommend early booking.

Book here: https://southwarkplayhouse.co.uk/productions/cockfosters/

In this episode Kimberley interviews playwright, Scott Younger about his new play, Champagne which is being performed as part of this year's Grim Fest.

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Murder, a vampire and sparkling, lethal white wine…

Vampire Count Stabbenspine visits his dear childhood friend, Duchess Marguerite, but brings a terrible curse. Can the duchess’ son Edvin save his mother and her disgraced-sledger-manservant Igor from the terror in the night?

Champagne brings horror, comedy and pure entertainment to the stage, packed full of horror-genre quirks, both verbal and physical comedy, larger-than-life characters and camp spectacle with a flourish. Join this comedy ensemble for big laughs and bold characters in a show audiences have called the perfect comic homage to gothic horror.

Following performances at various London scratch nights pre-pandemic, Champagne premiered to a sell out audience as a rehearsed reading at The Red Lion Theatre during their Grim Fest Festival in October 2023.

Written by Scott Younger

Directed by Selwin Hulme-Teague

Get tickets here

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Get the lowdown on the week of #WrAP2025 prompts!

Please note: due to the tight turnaround, this podcast is unedited so please excuse its' rough and ready nature (and occasionally, Kimberley's dog snoring in the background!).

Not signed up for #WrAP2025 yet? It's not too late - head to www.londonplaywrightsblog.com for all the details

It's that time of year again when we start thinking about resolutions and what we want to achieve in the year ahead. Back for the 8th year running, our January playwriting challenge ticks off all those playwriting goals and kicks off your year. With daily email prompts to take you through the whole process of writing a first draft, zoom meet-ups and write-along sessions, and weekly podcasts - #WrAP2025 will give you some serious inspiration!

In this episode, Kimberley explains how #WrAP2025 works and why YOU need to do it!

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In this episode, Kimberley talks to author and playwright, Christine Rose. A member of the London Playwrights Community, Christine's WrAP2024 play, Sanctuary, has made it from the page to the stage in less than a year! Christine shares thoughts on her process and tips for making it happen.

Sanctuary runs at the Hope Theatre from 26-30 November. Get tickets here:  https://www.ticketsource.us/thehopetheatre/sanctuary/e-meaoab

Support the crowd funder here: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/sanctuaryplay

Find out out more about WrAP2025 and our upcoming Scrivener workshop by heading to www.londonplaywrightsblog.com 

In this episode, Kimberley Andrews interviews Sam Parker from Exeter Northcott Theatre. A champion of new writing, Sam has launched several initiatives for artists in his role at the theatre. In this episode, Sam shares his knowledge of the new writing scene in the South West and gives us some great tips for playwrights wanting to get their work out there!

In this episode Kimberley talks to playwright, Beatrice Onions, about being an emerging writer in New York and the challenges young writers face. 

Beatrice Onions is a Writer, born in Wales, raised in New Zealand, and based in New York. She has received rigorous arts training from around the world, including the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in London, New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts, and the Victorian College of The Arts, in Australia. Having served as the creative assistant to one of only six female TONY Award winners for Best Direction of a Play, Beatrice is now adapting her own plays to the stage in London and New York. With a love for the written word and a fiery enthusiasm to be in proximity to courageous artistic projects, Beatrice has co-founded a production company, Notes App Productions which aims to give wings to stories that need to be heard. 

In this episode, Kimberley interviews Kelly Long from pathway theatre. Kelly is a theatremaker who currently produces and curates Hatch & Scratch, a scratch night at the Golden Goose. In the interview they talk about the importance of scratch nights and Kelly share some advice for anyone thinking of setting up one of their own.


Find out about Pathway Theatre and Hatch & Scratch here:
https://www.pathwaytheatre.co.uk
Insta: @PathwayTheatre  X: @pathwaytheatre    

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The podcast is back! Welcome to the new season of Playwriting Real-life where we talk about being a playwright in the world today. 

In this episode, Kimberley Andrews shares some tips for getting back into writing after taking a break. Whether a new job, other commitments, or just plain old  life has caused you to take a break from writing, it can be hard to know where to start if you want to get back into it.  Listen to this episode for some advice on how to get back into the playwriting loop..

This episode features MISALLIANCE  a monologue written and read by London Playwrights' member, Richard Toye. 

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Your weekly summary of our January playwriting challenge, #WrAP2024!