Looking forward to this tomorrow!

We have six fantastic ten minute plays for you *this* Monday, November 3rd. Such a lot of talent in the room.
See you there!
More info and tickets here
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/penpal-pro...

Thoroughly enjoyed @portybookfest.bsky.social yesterday. The Unheard Voices panel showed writing's power to build community, especially during tough times. Brilliant contributions from fellow writers @stephenchristopher.bsky.social & Jim Aitken & chair Debbie Menezes. Thanks to all who came.

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Hope everyone is ready to get their shoes on again this December 👠

📣 Autumn 2025 📣

We are delighted to reveal the 12 wonderful plays coming to Òran Mór and to venues across Scotland this Autumn!

Take a wee look ⬇️

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Here's the team for this month's @penpalproductions.bsky.social event.

It's the big #Edinburgh900 event at @scotstorycentre.bsky.social and here are your director, eight writers and five actors.

Heroes all!

Pic: @thomdibdin.bsky.social

Image from Framework Festival 2024 with an orange filter as background. Main image is headshot of Uma.

Interested in making political theatre by any chance? We’ve got a great workshop for you….

We’re delighted to have Uma Nada-Rajah lead a workshop on Making Political Theatre at #FrameworkFestival25 🎪

Celebrate! Looking forward to this one. scottishstorytellingcentre.online.red61.co.uk/event/913:59...

Gotta wee piece on at this.

My attempt at a tragedy in ten minutes.

Eight pieces of new writing for a fiver!

Doubt: A Parable Review – Dundee Rep’s Gripping Thriller ★★★★★ John Patrick Stanley’s Doubt: A Parable debuted off-Broadway in 2004, and took the Pulitzer Prize for Drama once transferred in the next year. That is to say, the jury is pretty much out on the quality of this Church based psychological play, which pitches Sister Aloysius (Ann Louise Ross) and her suspicions against the young, charismatic and seemingly progressive…

Doubt: A Parable Review – Dundee Rep’s Gripping Thriller

★★★★★ John Patrick Stanley’s Doubt: A Parable debuted off-Broadway in 2004, and took the Pulitzer Prize for Drama once transferred in the next year. That is to say, the jury is pretty much out on the quality of this Church based…

Heroin ‘Uncut’ - The Films of Peter Carr and the Edinburgh Community Stories Behind Them Heroin ‘Uncut’ - The Films of Peter Carr and the Edinburgh Community Stories Behind Them

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Heroin ‘Uncut’ - The Films of Peter Carr and the Edinburgh Community Stories Behind Them

How Peter Carr’s Heroin films returned to the neighbourhood where they were filmed for their first screening in more than 40 years.

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Thanks for coming H.A.P.P.Y people! It was fabulous.
Drama@TheDepot is back on July 7th but you can get tickets for our Edinburgh 900 event at the Storytelling Centre here:
scottishstorytellingcentre.online.red61.co.uk/event/913:59...
See you soon

It is almost time to Rise and Shine!
Look at this amazing line up of acting talent we have for you at Drama@TheDepot,
*this* Monday, April 7th, 8pm @leithdepot.
Tickets still available but we do tend to sell out so don't miss out!
tinyurl.com/3bys28fu

Saw this today and loved it. This writing duo excels at taking serious social issues like loneliness and addiction and exploring them with humour and big hearts. Great performances, nicely-judged staging, definitely one to catch!

Thanks for this Jen, was lovely to see you there 😊

Night, Idiot review at Òran Mór: intelligent writing Read our review of Night, Idiot at Òran Mór: promising playwright Zoë Bullock's intelligent tale of a missing man features strong performances

Really enjoyed Zoe Bullock's Night, Idiot, the latest @playpiepint.bsky.social show.

It is a cleverly conceived Sliding Doors story about a man who goes missing. Well worth catching at Oran Mor, or in Edinburgh or Aberdeen.

4-star review @thestage.co.uk here:
www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/nigh...

Meet our playwrights for Drama@TheDepot, Rise and Shine edition.
Join this lovely lot at Leith Depot on Monday April 7th at 8pm, for some perfect pint-sized plays.
Tickets available here
tinyurl.com/3bys28fu
p.s we tend to sell out so get in quick!

Boogie-licious reviews for Dancing Shoes this week!

⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Guardian
⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Stage

Congrats to @stephenchristopher.bsky.social, @graemefsmith.bsky.social, @mrbrianlogan.bsky.social and the cast + team!

Dancing Shoes review – bedroom boogying bloke frees his feet in fab comedy Masculine pals who shudder at intimacy help grieving addict Donny find viral success and unlikely solace in this brilliant, funny three-hander

⭐⭐⭐⭐ from The Guardian for Dancing Shoes. Get yours on! @playpiepint.bsky.social @stephenchristopher.bsky.social

www.theguardian.com/stage/2025/m...

Opening at the Oran Mor next Monday. A story about addiction that doesn't look back. Absolutely brilliant team bringing this to life !!

@playpiepint.bsky.social

Week 2 of @playpiepint.bsky.social brings Kev Campbell Was He by Alexander Tait 🎭🥧🍻

This hilarious and moving one-person show explores masculinity in modern Scotland and was a finalist of the David MacLennan Award 2024!

📅 Tue 11 - Sat 15 Mar, 1pm

Ross Allan, Stephen Docherty and Craig Mclean to star in Stephen Christopher and Graeme Smith's Dancing Shoes @playpiepint.bsky.social, directed by Brian Logan.

Runs at Oran Mor 24-29 March, then tours to @traversetheatre.bsky.social...

What a cast!

So excited for this one.

A man in blue jacket sitting on a toilet with his trousers pulled down. He looks surprised with his mouth open.

Kev Campbell Was He on stage 📣

Don’t miss this hilarious one-man show about masculinity in modern 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿, as a toilet encounter sends weegie Kev on a journey of self-discovery.

Written by Alexander Tait, this acclaimed show is on at Òran Mór until Sat 8 March!

🎫: bit.ly/KevCampbellW...

Brian Logan on his plans for A Play, A Pie and A Pint With funding secure for the next three years, the new artistic director of A Play, A Pie and A Pint can concentrate on putting on great plays, writes Joyce McMillan

"I want A Play, A Pie And A Pint to be a place where people come for exactly that sense of live connection that the online world can’t provide."

Our Artistic Director @mrbrianlogan.bsky.social chatted to Joyce McMillan for #TheScotsman about our upcoming season and his vision for the future.

Our SETA Production Of The Year is taking @playpiepint.bsky.social this season! Massive congratulations to the ‘Kev Campbell Was He’ team 🥧🎭