We are delighted to announce our 20th anniversary Autumn season at Òran Mór, in support of MND Scotland, co-presented with Traverse Theatre, Aberdeen Performing Arts, Ayr Gaiety, Paisley Town Hall and Johnstone Town Hall. This season of 12 plays, programmed by our Associate Director Laila Noble, both celebrates our past with some returning PPP favourites […]
We are delighted to reveal the finalists of this year’s David MacLennan Award: The three writers will join us for a day each of R&D on their plays with a professional director and a group of actors. From this, a final winner will be decided shortly after and will have their play professionally produced as […]
A Play, A Pie and A Pint (PPP) is delighted to host the next Scottish Casting Workshop in Glasgow on Tuesday 9 July 2024. Scottish Casting Workshop (SCW) is a free workshop run by actors for actors. The workshop is for prospective performers who would like to be considered for future PPP productions. Members of […]
We are seeking two full-time Designers to join our team at A Play, A Pie and A Pint and be part of Glasgow’s lunchtime theatre phenomenon. With at least 30 brand new shows a year, this is an exciting opportunity to work at the UK’s biggest producer of new writing and enjoy a fast-paced and […]
We are delighted to announce the appointment of Brian Logan as our new Artistic Director & CEO. Originally from Scotland, Brian Logan is a writer and theatre-maker who has been the Artistic Director at Camden People’s Theatre in London since 2011. He has a strong legacy of supporting many early-career artists to make innovative contemporary […]
Our shows in May at Oran Mor will be performing Tuesday to Sundays meaning you get a whole weekend to enjoy plays, pies and pints! The four shows are: Looking for The One (Tue 7 – Sun 12 May)Roost (Tue 14 – Sun 19 May)Dungeons, Dragons, and The Quest for D*** (Tue 21 – Sun […]
Are you interested in a career behind the scenes? As part of the BBC Bring The Drama Festival, we are hosting a free panel discussion with our amazing production team at A Play, A Pie and A Pint who will talk about working backstage, the realities of working at the UK’s biggest producer of new writing, […]
We are thrilled to announce the 30 submissions longlisted for this year’s David MacLennan Award! A Game of Two Halves Adam Tucker Deveau Becoming Jeff Bezos Alex Medland Christina of The Isles Gillian Massey CLASS Michael Monroe Déjà-You Douglas Yannaghas Dine In For Two Peter McCormick Eilidh Eilidh Eilidh Lana Pheutan Elliot Lays An Egg […]
For the next stage of our existence, we are looking to recruit 2 x Non Executive Directors, to join the board, to contribute to the good governance of the organisation, oversee the delivery of the vision and mission and act in an ambassadorial role. We are looking for people with experience in some (but not […]
Would you like to lead Glasgow Lunchtime Theatre in its mission to continue to be the most prolific producing theatre company in the UK? We are seeking a talented, skilled, and experienced Artistic Director and Chief Executive to lead the organisation through to its next phase of its journey. Glasgow Lunchtime Theatre, trading as […]
Our Artistic Director, Jemima Levick, will be leaving next year following her successful appointment as Artistic Director at Tron Theatre. Whilst this is sad news for our team, we can think of no one more deserving of this opportunity to lead at one of Scotland’s flagship theatres and we wish Jemima all the best in […]
We’re thrilled to announce the 18 wonderful new plays as part of our upcoming Spring 2024 season, co-presented with Aberdeen Performing Arts, Ayr Gaiety, Dumfries & Galloway Arts Festival, Macrobert Arts Centre and Traverse Theatre. 2024 is our 20th anniversary and in that time we have produced almost 600 new plays and launched the careers […]
Like countless others across the country and world, we have been distraught following the events unfolding in the Middle East. The attack on Israel by Hamas was horrific, and we sincerely hope that the hostages are returned to their loved ones safely and as soon as possible. We do not condone this action in any […]
Submissions are now open for the David MacLennan Award 2023/24! In honour of our late founder and his unrelenting belief that anyone could give theatre a go, this prize is about uncovering new writing talent in Scotland and giving an opportunity to someone who has never written a professionally produced play before. The winner will […]
We are pleased to announce a new writing commission opportunity in collaboration with Sanctuary Queer Arts! After working together successfully on The Devil Drinks Cava by JD Stewart earlier this year, we’re delighted to work with Sanctuary Queer Arts to bring a new queer play to life in 2024. This exciting commission is about finding […]
A Play, A Pie and A Pint (PPP) is delighted to announce its Autumn 2023 season featuring 12 exciting new plays themed around Tales of Coming Home, co-presented with Aberdeen Performing Arts, Ayr Gaiety, Pitlochry Festival Theatre and Traverse Theatre. The season begins on Monday 4 September at Òran Mór, Glasgow with Forever Home, […]
***Applications Closed*** A Play, A Pie and A Pint (PPP) is pleased to be able to offer the role of Resident Director (Marilyn Imrie Fellowship) who will work alongside the Artistic Director and wider team for our Autumn 2023 season. This fixed term position would suit an early to mid-career Director who is keen to […]
***Applications Closed*** A Play, A Pie and A Pint (PPP) is delighted to host the next Scottish Casting Workshop in Glasgow on Thursday 6 July 2023. Scottish Casting Workshop (SCW) is a free workshop run by actors for actors. It allows those casting in Scotland to meet actors living in Scotland in greater numbers. Jemima […]
A Play, A Pie and A Pint (PPP) is delighted to announce the cast of Leopards Ate My Face, a new comedy by Outlander star Grant O’Rourke about the dangers of letting your paranoia take the wheel. This production marks our second time co-presenting with Dumfries & Galloway Arts Festival after the well-received The Infernal […]
A Play, A Pie and A Pint (PPP) is excited to reveal the cast of Quietus, the final instalment in Matthew McVarish’s ‘Life and Death’ trilogy of plays. Co-presented with Ayr Gaiety, this new production centres on Donald, a man living on the spectrum with a crippling fear of the outside world, who gets assigned […]
A Play, A Pie and A Pint (PPP) is delighted to announce the cast of Davina & Goliath by David Bailie and Dave Anderson, a new comedy-drama about a woman who is in jail after protesting again Faslane’s nuclear weapons plant. This new play stars Elaine Mackenzie Ellis as the titular Davina alongside Tom McGovern […]
A Play, A Pie and A Pint (PPP) is delighted to announce that its acclaimed musical SCOTS will be performing at this year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe as part of the Made in Scotland showcase. Following its sell-out run at Òran Mór and upcoming concert performance at 54 Below in New York, SCOTS will return to […]
A Play, A Pie and A Pint (PPP) is delighted to announce the cast of Faye’s Red Lines by Ian Pattison (Rab C Nesbitt) about a woman who has an unexpected revelation that triggers her buried past and forces her to take stock of her solitary life. Directed by Liz Carruthers, this new play stars […]
A Play, A Pie and A Pint (PPP) is delighted to announce the cast of Welcome to Bannockburn by Lesley Hart, co-presented with Macrobert Arts Centre, about a father and daughter stuck working together at a five-star historical attraction in Stirling. Directed by Julie Ellen (Artistic Director at Macrobert Arts Centre), this new play stars […]
