Questions about playwriting and theatre? Talk to us! Join us in the #PapatangoStudio for free 1-2-1 online chats between 10am and 12pm on Thursday 20 August. Log in here: 👉https://papatango.co.uk/studio/opportunities/ #Theatre #Playwriting #Playwrights #TheatreCommunity

Looking for a chance to connect with other playwrights this summer? Join Chris Foxon for an informal check-in! With the Edinburgh Festivals in full tilt, it's a chance to exchange hot tips and industry info - but everyone's welcome. 🗓 Tuesday 18 August ⏰ 5pm - 6pm 👉 https://papatango.co.uk/studio/

Tickets are now on sale for The Silence and The Noise at the Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury. Winner of the 2021 #PapatangoPrize, @tomorrowpowell.bsky.social 's play receives its stage premiere in a co-production with @pentabustheatre.bsky.social. 🎟️ https://papatango.co.uk/the-silence-and-the-noise/

Questions about playwriting and theatre? Talk to us! Join us in the #PapatangoStudio for free 1-2-1 online chats between 10am and 12pm on Thursday 30 July. Log in here: 👉https://papatango.co.uk/studio/opportunities/ #Theatre #Playwriting #Playwrights #TheatreCommunity

We've published a guest article, reflecting on this year's Young Playwrights' Award Showcase. Sophie Winch explores why programmes like GoWrite are so important - not just for the young people taking part, but for the future of British theatre. Read the full article: http://bit.ly/4vYckTw

Questions about playwriting and theatre? Talk to us! Join us in the #PapatangoStudio for free 1-2-1 online chats between 10am and 12pm on Thursday 30 July. Log in here: 👉https://papatango.co.uk/studio/opportunities/ #Theatre #Playwriting #Playwrights #TheatreCommunity

Playwriting is ‘so overlooked’ in arts education that existing opportunities are becoming ‘increasingly oversubscribed’, @papatangotc.bsky.social 's Chris Foxon has warned. 👇

Papatango boss: Playwriting is overlooked in arts programmes for young people

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Congratulations to the three winners of our 2026 Young Playwrights’ Award. Huge thanks to Park Theatre for hosting, @nickhernbooks.bsky.social for providing prizes, and Josh Finan for hosting with such generosity and understanding of the significance of our work. Photography: Vehbi Koca

What a wonderful day we’ve had. Congratulations to the winners of the Papatango Young Playwrights’ Award!

The Stage@thestage.co.uk · last mo.

The 2026 Papatango Young Playwrights’ Award (@papatangotc.bsky.social) has revealed its three joint winners in a ceremony at London’s Park Theatre. Read more 👇

Join Papatango Artistic Director George Turvey and Sherman Theatre Literary Manager Davina Moss for a free online conversation about how theatres discover, develop and champion new writing. 🗓 Wednesday 8th July ⏰ 6pm - 7pm 💻 Online & free 👉https://papatango.co.uk/studio/ #PapatangoStudio

We're looking forward to the 2026 Papatango Young Playwrights' Award next Wednesday! 9 young writers from our award-winning #GoWrite programme will see their work showcased at Park Theatre London. We can't wait to celebrate the creativity of this talented group of young writers.

So proud that our Artistic Director, George Turvey, has been shortlisted for the 2026 Established Dramaturg Award by Dramaturgs' Network. They noted that George has made "one of the most exceptional and consistent contributions to new writing... shaping the playwriting ecology of this country."

We're delighted to announce our second production with @pentabustheatre.bsky.social: Birdcatcher by 2023 Papatango Prize winner Laura Waldren, touring this autumn. Produced with Middle Child, it's a darkly comic new play about a teenage girl growing up inside a doomsday cult. 📷Niall McDiarmid 1/3

We're delighted to reveal a new producing partnership with @pentabustheatre.bsky.social, beginning this autumn with the stage premiere of The Silence and The Noise by @tomorrowpowell.bsky.social Photography: Rich Lakos Artwork: Rebecca Pitt 🧵1/3

Questions about playwriting and theatre? Talk to us! Join us in the #PapatangoStudio for free 1-2-1 online chats between 10am and 12pm on Thursday 2 July. Log in here: 👉https://papatango.co.uk/studio/opportunities/ #Theatre #Playwriting #Playwrights #TheatreCommunity

Join Papatango Artistic Director George Turvey and Sherman Theatre Literary Manager Davina Moss for a free online conversation about how theatres discover, develop and champion new writing. 🗓 Wednesday 8th July ⏰ 6pm - 7pm 💻 Online & free 👉https://papatango.co.uk/studio/ #PapatangoStudio

Yesterday we had a reading of Maggie’s Children, a new play by Samuel Bailey, directed by Sally Cookson. Maggie’s Children is Samuel's latest collaboration with Papatango, commissioned by us and made possible with support from the Genesis Foundation Prize. Thanks to Bristol Old Vic for hosting.

Questions about playwriting and theatre? Talk to us! Join us in the #PapatangoStudio for free 1-2-1 online chats between 10am and 12pm on Thursday 2 July. Log in here: 👉https://papatango.co.uk/studio/opportunities/ #Theatre #Playwriting #Playwrights #TheatreCommunity

Questions about playwriting and theatre? Talk to us! Join us in the #PapatangoStudio for free 1-2-1 online chats between 10am and 12pm on Thursday 18 June. Log in here: 👉https://papatango.co.uk/studio/opportunities/ #Theatre #Playwriting #Playwrights #TheatreCommunity

Questions about playwriting and theatre? Talk to us! Join us in the #PapatangoStudio for free 1-2-1 online chats between 10am and 12pm on Thursday 18 June. Log in here: 👉https://papatango.co.uk/studio/opportunities/ #Theatre #Playwriting #Playwrights #TheatreCommunity

Our friends @nickhernbooks.bsky.social are looking for 5 passionate, up-and-coming playwrights to join an exciting new Mentoring scheme. Aged 18 or over, UK-based, & think you could benefit from an experienced guide? Apply by 12 noon BST on Wednesday 1 July! https://nickhernbooks.co.uk/mentoring

Questions about playwriting and theatre? Talk to us! Join us in the #PapatangoStudio for free 1-2-1 online chats between 10am and 12pm on Thursday 4 June. Log in here: 👉https://papatango.co.uk/studio/opportunities/ #Theatre #Playwriting #Playwrights #TheatreCommunity

Questions about playwriting and theatre? Talk to us! Join us in the #PapatangoStudio for free 1-2-1 online chats between 10am and 12pm on Thursday 4 June. Log in here: 👉https://papatango.co.uk/studio/opportunities/ #Theatre #Playwriting #Playwrights #TheatreCommunity

Questions about playwriting and theatre? Talk to us! Join us in the #PapatangoStudio for free 1-2-1 online chats between 10am and 12pm on Thursday 21 May. Log in here: 👉https://papatango.co.uk/studio/ #Theatre #Playwriting #Playwrights #TheatreCommunity

Questions about playwriting and theatre? Talk to us! Join us in the #PapatangoStudio for free 1-2-1 online chats between 10am and 12pm on Thursday 21 May. Log in here: 👉https://papatango.co.uk/studio/opportunities/ #Theatre #Playwriting #Playwrights #TheatreCommunity

Join Papatango’s Executive Director Chris Foxon for a free workshop as he discusses adapting fiction for the stage. Chris wrote the bestselling play 'The Watch House', adapted from the novel by Robert Westall. 🗓 Wednesday 13th May ⏰ 5.30-6.30pm 👉 https://papatango.co.uk/studio/

Exciting news: Foxfinder by @dawnkingwrites, winner of the 2011 #PapatangoPrize, is being adapted into a film! It's shooting this summer, directed by Severance director Aoife McArdle. We are so proud to see this brilliant play continuing to have the recognition it deserves.

Questions about playwriting and theatre? Talk to us! Join us in the #PapatangoStudio for free 1-2-1 online chats between 10am and 12pm on Thursday 7 May. Log in here: 👉https://papatango.co.uk/studio/ #Theatre #Playwriting #Playwrights #TheatreCommunity

How might the media cover your play? In this FREE online workshop, Daniel Rosenthal will explore how editors, journalists, publicists & theatre practitioners collaborate on editorial coverage. 🗓 Wed 29 April | ⏰ 1–2pm 👉 Sign up: https://papatango.co.uk/studio/

The Young Barnet Foundation meetings are always excellent. Thanks for the chance to talk about #GoWrite, our creative learning programme of free writing workshops for young people in schools, PRUs, SEN settings & youth groups. We're very proud of it and always happy to tell people what we can offer!