Playmaker Later
Our later-in-life playwrighting scheme for ages 60+
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Free, application required
All the world's a stage and all the men and women merely playersWilliam Shakespeare
Are you 60+? Would you like the opportunity to develop your own new play?
At Oxford Playhouse, we believe creativity should be for every age – emerging doesn’t just mean ‘new.’
Following our successful pilot course for Playmaker Later in 2025, we are delighted to present this unique chance for six later-in-life writers to take part in six sessions free of charge.
These sessions, hosted at Oxford Playhouse, will include group workshops as well as dedicated teaching time. The scheme will be led by local playwright Carolyn Lloyd-Davis in partnership with Living the Drama and will result in extracts of the plays being professionally performed and produced in 2026.
We are looking for individuals who are committed to learning and redrafting, and we ask that you have had some writing experience before (this could be writing poetry, plays or short stories) – for us, creativity is paramount!
The content of the course was excellent, covered different formats and the participation of all members was very helpful and thought-provokingPrevious participant
Application process
If you are interested in applying, please fill out the application form HERE to be selected for an interview.
Additionally, please email an extract (up to 5 pages) of your poetry, a short story or a play as an example of your writing to community@oxfordplayhouse.com with your name clearly visible.
Both the form and the extracts are important for the shortlisting process.
Deadline for submissions is Mon 11 Aug 12noon, with interviews on Mon 1 Sep.
Please note, we reserve the right to halt applications before the closing date if we are at capacity.
Session dates
Wednesdays 17 Sep, 15 Oct, 12 Nov, 14 Jan, 18 Feb, and 18 Mar
We expect participants should be able to attend all dates listed.
Contact us
Need help? Contact our team:
Beth Sedgwick (Community Programme Manager) & Caitlin Kirby (Participation & Artist Development Coordinator) participation@oxfordplayhouse.com.
