Keith Mackenzie - Playwright

31/08/2026

I’m never quite sure whether being in a play you’ve written yourself is a good idea… or something a playwright should avoid at all costs! 😄

There are probably arguments both ways - but for better or worse, I’ll be stepping back into the shoes of Cam, a character I’ve become rather fond of over the past few months, on Friday night at Caputh Village Hall with The Wee Perthshire Dram-a Company

And apparently this is my favourite line…

22/08/2026

I’m delighted that ‘A Thousand Invisible Choices’ will be part of the 2026 Dundee Fringe programme next month.

Very excited to have the opportunity to bring the play to a new audience in Dundee.

📍The Little Theatre, Main Hall
📆 19th & 20th September 2026
🕰️ 4.30pm
🎟️ Ticket info below👇

Winner of the Scott Salver for Best Original Script. Two strangers. Twenty-four hours. One encounter that could change everything. Funny, moving, and deeply human, A Thousand Invisible Choices is a tender Scottish two-hander about trust, second chances, and the tiny decisions that shape who we becom...

13/08/2026

I've finally got round to putting together a website for my one-act plays!

There’s a synopsis, cast size and running time for each play, which will hopefully make it a little easier for theatre groups to browse through.

Have a look if you fancy it, and please feel free to share with anyone in the theatre world who might be looking for something new to read or perform.

Original one-act plays from award-winning Scottish playwright Keith Mackenzie.

30/07/2026

After a rather long drive, I’m looking forward to 4 evenings of great theatre with the National Drama Festivals Association 🎭

20/07/2026

This Saturday ‘A Thousand Invisible Choices’ will be performed for the fifth time - something you hope for when you write a play… but never really expect!

The play has had an incredible journey, reaching the Scottish Community Drama Association One-Act Finals, and I was honoured that the script received the Geoffrey Whitworth Trophy for Best Original Script at the British One-Act Finals.

I’m delighted it’s returning to Blairgowrie as part of an evening of entertainment from The Wee Perthshire Dram-a Company alongside the wonderfully quirky ‘Max Dix, Zero to Six’.

If you haven’t seen it yet (or you have, but would like to see it again alongside another play) I’d love to welcome you along. Full details are on the poster below, and I hope to see some of you there!

04/07/2026

Delighted to be spending this weekend at the British One Act Finals.

Not every day you find yourself in a festival programme like this!

Looking forward to the live reading of ‘A Thousand Invisible Choices’ this afternoon, before picking up a rather special ‘wee’ trophy tonight 😊

21/06/2026

One evening. Two very different stories.

Both funny, uplifting and unexpectedly moving.

Join The Wee Perthshire Dram-a Company for an evening of award-winning theatre featuring:

🎭 Max Dix, Zero to Six by Vincent Eaton
🎭 A Thousand Invisible Choices by Keith Mackenzie (Winner of the 2026 Scott Salver and Geoffrey Whitworth Trophy for Best Original Script.)

We’d love to see you at Blairgowrie Town Hall on the 25th July!

🎟 Ticket Link:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/an-evening-of-one-act-plays-tickets-1990733708110

17/06/2026

Wonderful news to hear that ‘A Thousand Invisible Choices’ has won the Geoffrey Whitworth Trophy, a UK-wide award for original playwriting.

Theatre is always a team effort, so this recognition also belongs to The Wee Perthshire Dram-a Company who brought the script to life, and to the fantastic audiences who came along for the journey.

Huge thanks to the judges, SCDA, UKCDFF, and everyone who has sent such lovely messages of support. It means a great deal.

Now… back to the writing 😂

🏆🏆🏆

This years Geoffrey Whitworth winner for original playwriting competition, run by the United Kingdom Community Drama Festival Federation, is Keith Mackenzie with his brilliant play "A Thousand Invisible Choices"

Final judge Colin Dolley said:

“There is much originality in the style and structure of the writing in this absorbing script "

Runner-up was “We Found Love in a Homeless Place" by Jamie McLeish from Sunderland.

Congratulations to both and thank you to all who entered the competition.

Photograph courtesy of Tony Flisch from this year’s Scottish Final at Pitlochry, showing The Wee Perthshire Dram-a Company performing the winning play.

04/06/2026

A huge thank you to EGTG for hosting a read-through of my play ‘While We Wait’ last night 📖

One of the things I love about theatre is that a script changes the moment actors get hold of it. You start to hear rhythms, relationships and moments that you don’t always see when you’re sitting alone in front of a laptop.

If anyone would like to read this play, or any of my other plays, please just let me know.