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New Writing Prize 2026: https://prize.papatango.co.uk/
Playwrights' Studio: https://papatango.co.uk/studio/
Watch our Artistic Director George Turvey announce this year’s Prize and what we’re looking for.
Full info + submit: 👉 https://prize.papatango.co.uk/
#PapatangoPrize
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Proud to support young people in state schools, SEN settings, PRUs and refugee, disability or care-experienced communities to become published & produced writers.
#MDEawards
Proud to support young people in state schools, SEN settings, PRUs and refugee, disability or care-experienced communities to become published & produced writers.
#MDEawards
Her 2024 #PapatangoPrize winner The Meat Kings! (Inc.) of Brooklyn Heights just keeps soaring.
#CriticsCircleAwards #TheMeatKings @parktheatrelondon
Her 2024 #PapatangoPrize winner The Meat Kings! (Inc.) of Brooklyn Heights just keeps soaring.
#CriticsCircleAwards #TheMeatKings @parktheatrelondon
Join our Executive Director Chris Foxon at 5pm on 18 Feb for 'Common Pitfalls, Or How To Make Your Play Stand Out'.
Tips on what the readers of the Papatango New Writing Prize are looking for.
👉https://papatango.co.uk/studio/
#PapatangoPrize
Join our Executive Director Chris Foxon at 5pm on 18 Feb for 'Common Pitfalls, Or How To Make Your Play Stand Out'.
Tips on what the readers of the Papatango New Writing Prize are looking for.
👉https://papatango.co.uk/studio/
#PapatangoPrize
Log in here: 👉https://papatango.co.uk/studio/
#Theatre #Playwriting #Playwrights #TheatreCommunity
Log in here: 👉https://papatango.co.uk/studio/
#Theatre #Playwriting #Playwrights #TheatreCommunity
Enter once - we’ll decide which pathway suits your script.
Winner: co-pro premiere at @parktheatre
Discovery: flexible route to the right venue, audience & scale
Different journeys. Same belief in writers.
👉 https://prize.papatango.co.uk/
Enter once - we’ll decide which pathway suits your script.
Winner: co-pro premiere at @parktheatre
Discovery: flexible route to the right venue, audience & scale
Different journeys. Same belief in writers.
👉 https://prize.papatango.co.uk/
👉 Event link via the #PapatangoStudio Opportunities page: https://papatango.co.uk/studio/
👉 Event link via the #PapatangoStudio Opportunities page: https://papatango.co.uk/studio/
Log in here: 👉https://papatango.co.uk/studio/
#Theatre #Playwriting #Playwrights #TheatreCommunity
Log in here: 👉https://papatango.co.uk/studio/
#Theatre #Playwriting #Playwrights #TheatreCommunity
Hear from 2024 winner Hannah Doran 🎭
Her play The Meat Kings! premiered at @ParkTheatre and is now award-nominated.
🕔 Deadline: 5pm, 16 March
👉 https://prize.papatango.co.uk/
#PapatangoPrize
Hear from 2024 winner Hannah Doran 🎭
Her play The Meat Kings! premiered at @ParkTheatre and is now award-nominated.
🕔 Deadline: 5pm, 16 March
👉 https://prize.papatango.co.uk/
#PapatangoPrize
Watch our Artistic Director George Turvey announce this year’s Prize and what we’re looking for.
Full info + submit: 👉 https://prize.papatango.co.uk/
#PapatangoPrize
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Watch our Artistic Director George Turvey announce this year’s Prize and what we’re looking for.
Full info + submit: 👉 https://prize.papatango.co.uk/
#PapatangoPrize
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Just to be clear: We welcome woke plays. And viciously satirical plays. And plays about lettuces becoming political icons. We welcome all plays, and all plays are political.
More soon 👀
Just to be clear: We welcome woke plays. And viciously satirical plays. And plays about lettuces becoming political icons. We welcome all plays, and all plays are political.
More soon 👀
Join award-winning producer & former BBC Head of Radio Drama Caroline Raphael for a free online workshop exploring the creative possibilities of audio drama.
🗓 Tues 20 Jan | ⏰ 1–2pm
👉 Sign up: https://papatango.co.uk/studio/
#AudioDrama #Playwriting
Join award-winning producer & former BBC Head of Radio Drama Caroline Raphael for a free online workshop exploring the creative possibilities of audio drama.
🗓 Tues 20 Jan | ⏰ 1–2pm
👉 Sign up: https://papatango.co.uk/studio/
#AudioDrama #Playwriting
📆22 Jan | 5–7pm
Written by the 2023 #PapatangoPrize special commission recipient, in partnership with Birdie Pictures.
🎟️https://eventbrite.com/e/fosf-day-2-offical-selection-night-2-dmpl-tickets-1980465998113
📆22 Jan | 5–7pm
Written by the 2023 #PapatangoPrize special commission recipient, in partnership with Birdie Pictures.
🎟️https://eventbrite.com/e/fosf-day-2-offical-selection-night-2-dmpl-tickets-1980465998113
Join award-winning producer & former BBC Head of Radio Drama Caroline Raphael for a free online workshop exploring the creative possibilities of audio drama.
🗓 Tues 20 Jan | ⏰ 1–2pm
👉 Sign up: https://papatango.co.uk/studio/
#AudioDrama #Playwriting
Join award-winning producer & former BBC Head of Radio Drama Caroline Raphael for a free online workshop exploring the creative possibilities of audio drama.
🗓 Tues 20 Jan | ⏰ 1–2pm
👉 Sign up: https://papatango.co.uk/studio/
#AudioDrama #Playwriting
👥 2,500 writers joined
🧾 Free profiles of writers and scripts
🎁 £2,000 lottery funding awarded
🎓 18 one-to-one mentoring sessions for over 100 writers
🛠️ 13 writing and career workshops for 589 writers
Here’s to more in 2026. Happy new year! ✨
👥 2,500 writers joined
🧾 Free profiles of writers and scripts
🎁 £2,000 lottery funding awarded
🎓 18 one-to-one mentoring sessions for over 100 writers
🛠️ 13 writing and career workshops for 589 writers
Here’s to more in 2026. Happy new year! ✨
🎟️ 5,300+ saw the play
🗣️ 232 participants joined 4 free events
🌐 A new international production is already confirmed to reach thousands more!
🎟️ 5,300+ saw the play
🗣️ 232 participants joined 4 free events
🌐 A new international production is already confirmed to reach thousands more!
🏆 One of just 2 UK finalists for the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize
🏅 OffWestEnd Assessor’s Choice
★★★★ “A compelling blue-collar American nightmare.” — The Standard
★★★★ “Impressive, richly drawn debut.” — The Stage
#PapatangoPrize
🏆 One of just 2 UK finalists for the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize
🏅 OffWestEnd Assessor’s Choice
★★★★ “A compelling blue-collar American nightmare.” — The Standard
★★★★ “Impressive, richly drawn debut.” — The Stage
#PapatangoPrize
This year we assessed 429 scripts from #GoWrite participants.
We staged 8 shortlisted pieces in a professional showcase at the Park Theatre London, attended by 111 young people and kindly hosted by Mathew Baynton!
This year we assessed 429 scripts from #GoWrite participants.
We staged 8 shortlisted pieces in a professional showcase at the Park Theatre London, attended by 111 young people and kindly hosted by Mathew Baynton!
Shortlisted for the Music & Drama Education Awards 2026 — but the real win has been watching confidence soar.
📚 102 free workshops
🎭 646 emerging writers became published & produced playwrights
🎒 36% FSM · 38% EAL · 38% SEND
Shortlisted for the Music & Drama Education Awards 2026 — but the real win has been watching confidence soar.
📚 102 free workshops
🎭 646 emerging writers became published & produced playwrights
🎒 36% FSM · 38% EAL · 38% SEND
Log in here: 👉https://papatango.co.uk/studio/
#Theatre #Playwriting #Playwrights #TheatreCommunity
Log in here: 👉https://papatango.co.uk/studio/
#Theatre #Playwriting #Playwrights #TheatreCommunity
The Big Give Christmas Challenge has now ended — and thanks to your generosity, we raised £5596 to support playwrights and young people across the UK.
Your support truly makes a difference. We can’t wait to show you what comes next.
#ThankYou #BigGive2025 #Papatango
The Big Give Christmas Challenge has now ended — and thanks to your generosity, we raised £5596 to support playwrights and young people across the UK.
Your support truly makes a difference. We can’t wait to show you what comes next.
#ThankYou #BigGive2025 #Papatango
Your donation today supports new playwrights, creative workshops for young people, and year-round guidance for emerging artists.
Together we can open doors to more stories.
Donate before midday: https://donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05WS000006WlEsYAK
#BigGive2025
Your donation today supports new playwrights, creative workshops for young people, and year-round guidance for emerging artists.
Together we can open doors to more stories.
Donate before midday: https://donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05WS000006WlEsYAK
#BigGive2025
Tomorrow is the final day to have your donation doubled through the Big Give.
We’re so close to reaching our goal — will you help push us over the finish line?
Donate before 12pm on 9 December:
https://donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05WS000006WlEsYAK
#BigGive2025 #DoubleYourDonation
Tomorrow is the final day to have your donation doubled through the Big Give.
We’re so close to reaching our goal — will you help push us over the finish line?
Donate before 12pm on 9 December:
https://donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05WS000006WlEsYAK
#BigGive2025 #DoubleYourDonation