Bookshop

Traverse Theatre Foyer
Open until Sunday 25th August, 12.30pm to 7.30pm

We are delighted to be back at the Traverse Theatre foyer with our pop-up Bookshop and Information Point.

Come and visit: we’re open 12.30 to 7.30pm, Tuesday to Sunday until the end of the Fringe, selling plays by Scotland’s playwrights, new work from the Fringe and beyond, and classic texts. We've also got some new and exclusive merchandise! 

Our Bookshop includes a dedicated section of titles by our Festival sponsor, Nick Hern Books.

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Events

90 Minute Write

Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh
Friday 9th, 16th & 23rd August, 11am
FREE

Back by popular demand this year is 90 Minute Write.

Take some space away from the chaos of the festival to reconnect with your writing. Join other playwrights in the Lyceum's rehearsal space to write in response to a five minute prompt from an invited playwright, or use the time to reconnect with a current piece of your writing - it’s up to you. No experience is necessary and all are welcome - no sharing of work is required. 

Playwrights' Studio, Scotland and Scottish Society of Playwrights - Anniversary Event

Traverse Theatre
Monday 19th August, 4pm
£1

This year, Playwrights’ Studio, Scotland reaches its 20th year of support and advocacy for Scotland’s playwrights, SSP commemorates its 50th anniversary with a year of SSP@50 Fellowships and events, and the Traverse Theatre turns 60!

To mark these milestones, this one-off event will celebrate  include readings of two iconic plays from SSP’s and Playwrights’ Studio’s founding years: The Sash by Hector MacMillan (1974) and Shimmer by Linda McLean (2004). There will also be a lively panel discussion on playwriting then, now and into the future, chaired by Playwrights’ Studio’s Associate Playwright Douglas Maxwell and featuring Peter Arnott, Sue Glover and Linda McLean amongst the panelists.

Writers' Hub with Paines Plough

Roundabout @ Summerhall
Tuesday 20th August, 1pm
FREE

We’re joining forces with Paines Plough, who mark 50 years of supporting playwrights this year, to create a day that celebrates writers, writing and connection.

WORKSHOP, 1pm – 2.30pm
This workshop, led by Morgan Lloyd Malcolm (Olivier Award winning playwright of Emilia and current Playwrights' Studio mentor), will centre a discussion of what ‘process’ actually means when it comes to finding the right one for the project and for you.

DISCUSSION, 3pm-5.30pm
We're creating a space together for Scottish playwrights to come together with writers from around the UK and beyond. This is a space for playwrights to speak with their peers, facilitated by other writers, about the topics relevant to them and their work right now, and to consider what we can do to build a strong sector for playwrights in the future.

Q&A, 5.30pm-6.30pm
Join Paines Plough patron and Olivier Award winning writer James Graham (Dear England, This House) for a Q&A and discussion.

The Playwrights' Hidden CV

Presented by Playwrights' Studio, Scotland and Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh

The Library of Mistakes
Wednesday 21st August, 2pm
FREE

Join Zinnie Harris (Associate Artistic Director, Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh) and Douglas Maxwell (Associate Playwright, Playwrights’ Studio, Scotland) as they discuss the parts of a writers’ practice that don’t always make the CV.  Having started their journeys at the same time, they’ll share the ups and downs of a playwriting career, their tips for navigating this and ways writers can build resilience.

There’ll be a Q&A after the discussion.

Plays From Scotland

Each year, we create a  list  of plays  written by Scotland's playwrights that are being produced at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and at other Festivals in Edinburgh for our website. Click below to see the full list.

If you have work that you would like featured here, please complete this online form and we’ll add it in.

Getting in Touch

Over the Fringe, Playwrights' Studio, Scotland staff will be working unusual hours with rotating days off and desk time, so please excuse any delay in replying to your email. We never expect immediate replies to correspondence we send you outside of standard working hours.

We hope to see you at the Fringe!