PLAYWRIGHT’S PLAY NIGHT No.11
Once a month we are inviting audiences to a double bill of brand new work at different levels of readiness. Scripts will be in hand. Some plays might be 20 minutes of an idea, others will be full length. It’s not polished but it is all the fun. We are inviting audiences to take a look and support some of the incredible new voices out there. There’s nothing better than live feedback, and this is giving exactly that.
Lineup and Schedule
Tuesday 5th May 2026 7.00pm
7pm Shaky Breaky Heart by Jonny Brace
Directed by Conor Dye
Samuel likes to keep things simple and Jenny likes to keep things moving. But they somehow fall in love anyway.
Yet their fairytale stumbles at the first step when a diagnosis makes its way into their lives. They find themselves having to adjust, just as their story is starting to unfold. Together they go through dates and dancing and doctor's appointments - hoping that each one can bring them closer, even when it feels like it's tearing them apart.
Shaky Breaky Heart is a feel-good comedy about invisible disability, imposter syndrome, and love.
7.45pm GEARS, TEARS AND SCAFFOLDING by Will Pinhey
Directed by Sofia Galluci
Two isolated young people, struggling with their romantic attraction to objects, must consider whether to fight, or fight for, who they are, in a provocative yet empathetic exploration of attraction, identity, and the limits of human connection.
ABOUT THE WRITERS
Jonny Brace
Jonny is a Writer/Actor/Director/Stand-Up Comedian. He graduated from MA Writing for Stage and Broadcast Media at RCSSD in 2021. He is an alumni of the Guiness World Record Winning comedy show ‘NewsRevue’ having directed the most recent Edinburgh Fringe run in 2025.
His writing credits include: NewsRevue (Canal Café Theatre & EdFringe), That’s Ace (King’s Head Theatre & VAULT Festival), PlantGays (Tour - co-written) and My Beautiful Distraction (Barons Court Theatre). His recent acting credits include: Jack and the Beanstalk Pantomime (Stantonbury Theatre), Vandals (Barons Court Theatre), NewsRevue (Canal Cafe Theatre), PlantGays (Tour), Beauty and the Beast Pantomime (Bedford Corn Exchange) and Alice in Wonderland (Outdoor Tour). He is also a Stand-Up Comedian and was a Semi-Finalist in the Musical Comedy Awards 2025 and the West End New Act of the Year 2025.
Will Pinhey
Will Pinhey is a writer across film, theatre, and prose fiction. His debut independent folk horror feature film 'Mother Maker Lover Taker' premiered at Unrestricted View Film Festival in 2024, winning the Festival Director’s Choice Award, and was released to streaming platforms internationally in 2025. Most recently he was the runner-up in the inaugural 2026 London Suspense short film screenwriting competition with Idris Elba’s production company 22 Summers. He has previously been the winner of the National Theatre’s New Views playwriting competition, and been longlisted for the Lyric Hammersmith’s Bill Cashmore Award, Theatre503’s International Playwriting Award, and The Bread and Roses Playwriting Award, with theatrical work performed at venues that include Riverside Studios and the Edinburgh Fringe. His short fiction can be found published with The Berlin Review, Idle Ink, Crow & Cross Keys, The Horizon, Literally Stories, Bristol Noir, Scribbled, Slash Magazine, and London Fog.