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Meet the Shortlist- Sam Grabiner

Neptune By Sam Grabiner “Ever since we got here I’ve been having the most extraordinary dreams.” Neptune is a gigantic, cold and dark planet with…


Meet the shortlist- Phoebe Eclair-Powell

SHED: EXPLODED VIEW By Phoebe Eclair-Powell There was a fork in her face. An actual fork. He dug a fork into her face. A fork…


Meet the Shortlist- babirye bukilwa

black bird By babirye bukilwa I’m fucking numb and feel … everything. Too much … I don’t want your love … Love has you waking…


People’s Judge Faith Yianni on the shortlist reading and Judges meeting

Faith Yianni is the first ‘Peoples Judge’ chosen from the Royal Exchange Audiences in the North West via a competition searching for the best script…


Bryony Shanahan steps in to Judge 2019 Prize

We are delighted to announce that Bryony Shanahan, our new joint Artistic Director alongside Roy Alexander Weise, will be joining the judging panel for this…


Phase 3 reader Blog- Natasha Tripney

All plays are submitted anonymously to the Bruntwood Prize and are read by an expert panel of readers appointed by the Royal Exchange Theatre. There…


Phase 2 reader blog- Katherine Chandler

All plays are submitted anonymously to the Bruntwood Prize and are read by an expert panel of readers appointed by the Royal Exchange Theatre. There…


On the Bruntwood Prize readers 2019

UPDATED: 17TH JUNE with new reader stats on taking on greater numbers of readers for the record 2019 entries All plays are submitted anonymously to…