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YEN: Feltham to Manchester, London, New York

The Bruntwood Prize has found winners whose work has been produced all around the UK and the world, from the United States to Australia. Following…


Talawa accepting script submissions from 1 October to 31 October.

We are accepting script submissions from 1 October to 31 October. Talawa has a history of nurturing outstanding writers – most recently Theresa Ikoko (whose…


The Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting – 10 years and going from strength to strength


The stars are rolling in for Chris Urch’s powerful Bruntwood-winning play 

  ★★★★★ TimeOut ★★★★ The Guardian ★★★★ Independent ★★★★ WhatsOnStage ★★★★ The Evening Standard Our co-production of The Rolling Stone, Chris Urch’s 2013 Bruntwood-winning play…


Award-winning playwright Jack Thorne returns to Manchester

This February, award-winning playwright  Jack Thorne brings his intimate, tender portrait of loss, hurt and recovery to Manchester’s Royal Exchange Theatre. A Graeae Theatre Company &…


Bruntwood winning BIRD flies to Cardiff before coming to Manchester

Winner of a Judges award in the 2013 Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting, BIRD is the world premiere of a stunningly poetic new play by Welsh playwright…


The 2015 Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting Ceremony Round-up

CELEBRATING 10 FANTASTIC YEARS In November 2015, we celebrated 10 years of The Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting and were thrilled to be joined by our…


Bruntwood Shortlisted Winner receives World Premiere of new play

P’YONGYANG – the world premiere of a new North Korean story from award-winning playwright In-Sook Chappell. “We have to be careful, we can’t trust anyone….