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The Rod Hall Memorial Award 2008

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Closing date: 
1 June 2008
Entry: 
The Award is looking for playwrights aged 18-30 who are not, nor have ever been, professionally represented. Qualifying plays must be over 60 minutes running time.
Prize: 
£5,000 commission to write a play for new writing company Paines Plough, and representation from the The Rod Hall Agency

This is presented every two years to an outstanding new playwright. This award is intended to launch a writing career - the winner will receive a £5,000 commission to write a play for new writing company Paines Plough, and representation from the The Rod Hall Agency.

Closing date 1 June 2008

Entrants must be UK residents  Read more

Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting 2011

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Closing date: 
6 June 2011
Entry: 
Eligibility: open to anyone aged 16 and over living in the UK or Ireland
Prize: 
First Prize: £16,000 Three further awards of £8,000

The Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting 

Deadline: 6 June 2011

First Prize: £16,000

Three further awards of £8,000

Eligibility: open to anyone aged 16 and over living in the UK or Ireland  Read more

2011 Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting

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Closing date: 
6 June 2011
Entry: 
Eligibility: anyone aged 16 or over living in the UK or Ireland.
Prize: 
First Prize: £16,000

The 2011 Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting

Deadline: 6 June 2011

Eligibility: anyone aged 16 or over living in the UK or Ireland.

First Prize: £16,000  Read more

Trinity College London International Playwriting Competition 2011

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Closing date: 
1 September 2011
Entry: 
Entry fee: £10 or £20 for feedback
Prize: 
First Prize £1,000 in each category

Trinity College London International Playwriting Competition 2011

Closing date 1 September 2011

Entry fee: £10 or £20 for feedback

First Prize £1,000 in each category

Write a one-act play in English (20-40 minutes in duration) for young people: either for performers of 11 years and under or for an audience of 12-16-year-olds.  Read more

The Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting 2013

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Closing date: 
3 June 2013
Entry: 
Open to all writers
Prize: 
First Prize £16,000, three Judges' Awards of £8,000 plus a chance to develop their play with the Royal Exchange plus publication

The Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting is the UK's biggest national competition for playwriting. The judges are looking for scripts that are original and unperformed, by writers of any experience

The Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting began in 2005. Since then, 11 writers have been awarded a total of £120,000, there have been six full productions, and well over 6,000 entries.  Read more

Verity Bargate Award 2013

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Closing date: 
30 June 2013
Entry: 
Writers in the British Isles and Northern Ireland
Prize: 
£5000 in respect of an exclusive option to produce the winning play

The Verity Bargate Award is our biennial search for the distinct new voices of the theatre makers of the future. The VBA was established in memory of Soho Theatre's co-founder and celebrates its 30th year in 2013.  Read more

Verity Bargate Award 2015

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Closing date: 
31 July 2015
Entry: 
Open to writers resident in the UK or Ireland with fewer than three professional productions
Prize: 
£6000 in respect of an exclusive option to produce the winning play at Soho Theatre, directed by Artistic Director, Steve Marmion

The search is on. Soho Theatre is looking for the best new writing talent from the UK and Ireland. Do you have the distinct new voice we're looking for?

‘Give us the script we've never seen before. Say something, in the way that only you can.‘
Steve Marmion, Artistic Director, Soho Theatre (March 2015).  Read more

Trinity College London International Playwriting Competition 2013

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Closing date: 
13 December 2013
Entry: 
Open to writers of any age, any level of experience and from any country
Prize: 
Cash prizes of £1,000 and will travel to London to see their play performed as part of Trinity's International Festival of Playwriting & Performance.

Trinity College London encourages creativity and participation in the arts for people of all ages and all levels. Now in its fourth year, the International Playwriting Competition aims to encourage new writing for young performers and audiences around the world to engage with - in classrooms, drama clubs, youth theatre groups and more.  Read more

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