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Our Associate Playwright Davey Anderson will be repping the playwriting world as part of Glasgow Zine Fest this weekend. From 11am til 5pm at the Briggait he’ll be selling playwriting zines designed to provoke guerrilla performance.

Davey’s currently fronting Play for May for us - you can still sign up through the link in our bio to access the workshop videos and link for our closing events.

🎭 ARTIST OPPORTUNITY 🎭 ⁠
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We are currently recruiting two Trainee Dramaturgs who identify as South Asian to support the development of new plays being written by the playwrights selected for our South Asian Playwrights' Programme. ⁠
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We are committed to supporting and developing work from South Asian theatre artists through our programme in collaboration with A Play, A Pie and A Pint @playpiepint, @playwrightsstudio Scotland, and @bijliproductions. ⁠
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✨ This opportunity is for Scotland-based South Asian artists, with an interest/experience in developing new performance work, who will join the team to support a writer in the development of a first draft of a new play. ⁠
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Ideal for emerging playwrights, screenwriters, and script editors looking to develop skills in textual analysis, critical thinking, and collaboration✍️ ⁠
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⏰ Apply by 5pm on Sunday 31 May ⁠
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Find out more about this opportunity, eligibility and how to apply by following the link in our bio. ⁠
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📷 Julie Howden ⁠
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#SouthAsianPlaywrightsProgramme

Case Study Sessions: Viviane Hullin
Thursday 28th May 2026
1pm - 2pm
Online
FREE

Our next 2026 Case Study Session features Viviane Hullin, Artistic Producer of the Tron Theatre. Viviane will share experiences from her producing career, offering an inside look at how new writing is produced and brought to the stage.

Case Study Sessions are our free to access digital series. Each short session gives space to artists to share their artistic journeys using practical examples from their careers.

Sessions are free to join and open to playwrights at any stage of their career.

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Viviane Hullin is an experienced theatre producer based in Glasgow. She is currently Artistic Producer at Tron Theatre where she oversees producing Tron Theatre Company productions, Tron Creative - the Tron Theatre’s Artist Development department, and supports the programming of the venue and the visiting companies. Prior to this Viviane was Project Manager at Vanishing Point Theatre Company and General Manager at David Leddy’s theatre company Fire Exit. Viviane has worked with artists and companies including Glas(s) Performance, Junction 25, Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Youth Theatre Arts Scotland and Janice Parker Projects.

To register for this Case Study Session, follow the link in our bio.

It’s week three of Play for May which means our third video is live. This week, the topic is conflict and change.

This week focuses on just what makes a scene. Associate Playwright Davey Anderson guides you through breaking down a scene, paying particular attention to the different types of conflict that arise and the shifts that happen throughout.

For this session, you’ll need a pen, something to write on and a copy of a play that you love. This week’s video is just under 25 minutes in length and it’ll take you about an hour to watch it and complete the exercises. There’ll be some reading and some writing involved.

The Play for May workshops will be available all month on our website. Sign up via the link in our bio to watch the videos, access to our Friday online writing sprints, and get writing.

#PlayForMay

Our second Play for May video is now live. This week’s topic is Writing on Location.  

Associate Playwright Davey Anderson will guide you through an exercise designed to get you thinking about the place in which your play lives and how it affects the story and characters. You’ll be asked to bring back your homework from week one which was to write the first draft of one scene with a playable action as a starting place.
 
The video is just under 15 minutes long and the workshop will take 30-45 minutes to complete in two locations. You’ll also need some paper and a pen.
 
The workshop will be available all month on our website. You can still sign up for Play for May in the link in our bio to get the link for the videos, access to our Friday online writing sprints, and to stay connected to the project. 
 
#PlayForMay

This election day, we’re sharing a couple of key figures from our survey of Scotland’s playwrights. 

The first national survey of Scotland’s playwrights in five years shows that the average income from playwriting for our professional writers is £6001 per year. Whilst commissioning rates have increased, creative earnings have stagnated: 30% of professional writers who responded to the survey received no income from commissions in the last financial year. 

Investment in artists and their livelihoods is vital for Scotland and its communities. We support calls for a consultation on a Basic Income for Artists to support artists to deliver the art Scotland’s people deserve. 

We’ll be sharing a fuller analysis of the survey’s results next month.

Our first video for Play for May is up! Today’s topic is turning ideas into actions.

Associate Playwright Davey Anderson takes you through a guided exercise to get the characters, story, time and action of a new piece of writing. The video is 23 minutes long and the workshop will take 45 minutes to an hour to complete.

The workshop will be available all month on our website. Sign up for Play for May in the link in our bio to get the link for the videos, access to our Friday online writing sprints, and to stay connected to the project.

#PlayForMay

May is here and with it, Play for May!

Play for May is a month‑long access event designed to help playwrights shake free from procrastination and leap into making something new.

It'll consist of:
-Four short pre‑recorded workshops led by playwright Davey Anderson, released every Monday on the Playwrights' Studio, Scotland website.
-Weekly Friday writing sprints, hosted online at 1pm.
-A final event on Friday 29th May.

Each workshop includes a practical exercise: something to get you writing, making, experimenting and moving forward. The sessions will be available to view throughout May once uploaded. The emphasis is about getting work from your head onto the page - and by the end of the month, having the seeds of something new you can be proud of.

How to take part

1. Sign up online via the link in the bio.

2. Watch the Monday workshops (starting Monday 4th May). A brand‑new pre‑recorded workshop from playwright Davey Anderson drops every Monday. Each session stays live for the whole month so you can revisit, pause and play as you go.

3. Join the Friday Writing Sprints online. These weekly sessions are all about taking time to get words on the page.

4. Come along to the final in‑person (or online) event on Friday 29th May. Celebrate the end of the month by gathering and connecting with fellow playwrights.

That’s it! Hope to see you there.

Creating Space: Working in Collaboration

Friday 8th May 2026
4pm - 6pm 
Summerhall Arts Centre, Anatomy Lecture Theatre
FREE

Collaboration sits at the heart of great stories, yet finding the right creative partners, building trust, and navigating the bumps along the way isn’t always straightforward. This event brings directors, writers and producers together to explore how meaningful, sustainable creative relationships are built.

Across a one‑hour panel discussion and a 30‑minute Q&A, we’ll dig into the questions that shape collaborative practice:

-How do you make connections with other artists working in the sector? Where do you meet people?
-What models of collaboration work best?
-What are the ‘rules’ of collaboration? What do you do if it ‘goes wrong?’
-How do you know which collaborator is best for you?

From 5.30pm, join us for a relaxed mixer to continue the conversation and create space for future partnerships.

The discussion will be facilitated by Emma McKee (Executive Producer, Playwrights’ Studio, Scotland) with Annie George, Becky Hope-Palmer and Stephanie Hunter. 

To register, follow the link in our bio. 

Photo credit: Julian Bailey

2025/26 Playwrights’ Survey
Deadline: 5pm, Wednesday 29th April 2026.

Playwrights of Scotland, your voice matters now more than ever.

As Scotland heads towards an election, having accurate data on what you earn, the work you create and who it reaches is essential. We'll use these figures in our advocacy work, so the more playwrights who complete the survey, the stronger a case we can make to politicians and beyond. 

The 2025/26 Playwrights’ Survey is our chance to show what playwrights need, what pressures you’re facing and what support is essential for Scotland’s creative future.

We’re asking about:

-Plays, productions and commissions 
-Professional development needs and opportunities 
-Playwriting as a source of income 
-Those working within the sector in Scotland. 

Your experiences help us advocate for meaningful change. 
 
To access the survey, click the link in our bio before tomorrow’s deadline.

Case Study Sessions: Gareth Nicholls
Tuesday 5th May
11am-12pm
Online
FREE

Please note: this session has been rescheduled to the date above.

For our next Case Study Session, we will be joined by director and Artistic Director of the Traverse Theatre, Gareth Nicholls.

Gareth will share examples from throughout his career offering insight into his process of working with writers on their work and directing new writing.

Case Study Sessions is our free-to-access digital series where artists share their artistic journey using practical examples from their careers.

Sessions are open to playwrights at any stage of their career.

For more information and to register for the session, follow the link in our bio.

We are thrilled to announce Niall Moorjani (@niallmoorjani) and Surya Elango as the two playwrights selected for our South Asian Playwrights’ Programme . ⁠
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They will have the opportunity to write a play which will subsequently be developed and produced by A Play, A Pie and A Pint (@playpiepint)⁠
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We are committed to developing relationships with Scottish South Asian theatre artists, as part of our ongoing South Asian Project, and to platform their work. ⁠
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With thanks to our fab partners, A Play, A Pie and A Pint, Playwrights’ Studio, Scotland (@playwrightsstudio) and Bijli Productions (@bijliproductions) for making this programme happen. ⁠
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To find out more about Niall and Surya head to link in bio.