Upcoming Events
What is upcoming at Belfast Playwrights? All events book through Eventbrite.
Regular Events
Belfast Playwrights run a series of regular events. Please see below for what is upcoming. All events booked through Eventbrite.
Bi-Monthly 10-Minute Play Festivals.
Bi-Monthly Festivals held in English, and in Irish at Cultúrlann.
Submissions are rolling! Email belfastplaywrights@outlook.com.
Come along to an exciting evening of six short plays by some of Belfast’s most-talented local playwrights.
Don’t miss out on this special opportunity to support local talent.
Festival Dates 2026
April 21st 2026 - The Black Box.
July 28th 2026 - The Black Box.
September 29th 2026 - The Black Box.
November 24th - The Black Box.
Scribe Writing Group invites writers to meet once a month to go through writing prompts and if interested, share work with other writers and receive feedback.
Our aim is to connect writers and spark some inspiration!
All writing styles and experience levels welcome.
Workshop Dates 2026
Wednesday April 29th
Monday May 25th
Monday June 29th
Monday July 27th
Monday August 24th
Monday September 28th
Monday October 26th
Monday November 30th
Regular Play Readings of local scripts, performed by professional actors.
Have a script you want read? Email belfastplaywrights@outlook.com
Previous Play Clubs include:
As We Drift by Heather Martin.
I, She, Medusa by Nathan Martin.
The Cornerman by Cathal J. Ferris.
A Graceland Baby by Scott Marshall.
The Zig Zag by Philip Catherwood.
I Don’t Identify With My Nose by Matthew Sharpe.
Take The Veil by Jonathan McCully.
Regular networking nights to connect with other theatre makers and the wider industry.
Upcoming Networking Nights
The Theatre Industry Christmas Party by Belfast Playwrights
Join us at The Black Box’s Green Room on December 13th for your classic office Christmas Party, except for artists who don’t usually get one. Expect socialising, Christmas games, a raffle and a festival short play.
Tickets via Eventbrite. Booking necessary.
Past Events
10 Minute Plays April
2025
Snatched by Niamh McEnhill
A Graceland Baby by Scott Marshall
F*ck The Arts by Wilson McDowell
Fall of a Dragon by Nathan Martin
Just Crumbs by Emma Copland
Anna and The Pr*ck by Denise McCready
A Stopwatch Without a Clock Face by Heather Martin
Susan by Laura Rodriguez-Davis
Quiche by Fionntán Macdonald
10 Minute Plays July 2026
Nice by Liza Borghesani
The House That Gate Built by Stephen Dunwoody
Write To My Heart by Omar Gunnoo
Spirit of the Radio by Ciaran McAlinden
Big Night by Danny Liken
Derry/Londonderry Girl by Sophie Patterson and Max Nichols
Enter, Pursued by a Bear by Cathy Watson
Playwriting Intensive Showcase
Emma Copland
Aaron Crilly
Johanna Gallagher
Laura McAleenan
Andrew McNeill
Katie Marie Moore
John Moriarty
Kieran Sands
10 Minute Plays September 2026
I’ll See Ya by Eoin Carmichael
Imagine by Niall Conway
The Headless Boatman by Johanna Gallagher
No Entry by Grace Cunningham
The Witches Trial by Nelson Ives
The Satchel by Jacqueline Joyce Ruddell
10 Minute Plays November 2025
Danny Burns by Ryan Brown
High Low by Kirsten Kernaghan
Resignation by Jonathan McCully
I Can’t Stay by Sam Press
Still Here Like by Syd Trotter
As We Were by Darcey Youngmann
10 Minute Plays April 2026
Carrots by Anna Conway
Just Passing Through by Cathal J. Ferris
The Coward by Andrew McNeill
Any Other Business by Tabitha Minson
We’re Friends, Right? by John Moriarty
Kayak Society by Dervla O’Brien