A Play, A Pie, and A Pint: Spring 2026
From A Kick Up The Arts with Nicola Meighan by Nicola Meighan
February 12, 2026 · 34 min
About this episode
The episode celebrates the upcoming season of the Scottish lunchtime theatre phenomenon A Play, A Pie, and A Pint, highlighting its impact on new writing in the UK.
Send us Fan Mail Well, since the Spring is very nearly upon us, we’re celebrating the forthcoming season of Scottish lunchtime theatre phenomenon - A Play, A Pie, and A Pint. Founded by the hugely missed David MacLennan in 2004, PPP - as it’s fondly known - is the most prolific producer of new writing in theatre in the UK, bringing us 30-odd brand new plays every single year… The premise is therefore wildly creative, wildly thrilling - and wildly simple: a new play, every week, every se...
People in this episode
Host: Nicola Meighan
Topics covered
- Scottish theatre
- new writing
- lunchtime theatre
- A Play, A Pie, and A Pint
- David MacLennan
Keywords
- Scottish theatre
- A Play, A Pie, and A Pint
- David MacLennan
- new plays
- theatre production
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Organizations: A Play, A Pie, and A Pint
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