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The Women’s Prize for Playwriting
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We find the best new plays by women in the UK and Ireland and produce them on national stages.
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We are absolutely thrilled to announce that the Women’s Prize for Playwriting received 1275 submissions this year - our highest number yet.💛

Well done to all who have submitted their plays - we can’t wait to get reading.👏

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April 23, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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There are now less than 7 hours left to submit your play!⏰

Founder Director Ellie Keel discusses the importance of the prize, what you can win, & unveils her top tips for submitting a smash hit play.🥳

Submit today before 5pm: womensprizeforplaywriting.co.uk/%F0%9F%91%8F

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April 22, 2025 at 9:26 AM
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Only a few days left to submit your play!⏰

Here’s a reminder of the incredible judges who will read your plays.👏

📥 Submit your play before 5pm on Tuesday 22 April for the chance to receive £20,000, an option for production & a published playtext: womensprizeforplaywriting.co.uk
April 19, 2025 at 9:13 AM
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The clock is ticking⏰

One week left to submit your script.👀

📥 womensprizeforplaywriting.co.uk/how-to-enter/
April 15, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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The clock is ticking!⏰

There are officially TWO weeks left to submit to the prize.🏆

ℹ️https://womensprizeforplaywriting.co.uk/how-to-enter/
April 8, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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Congratulations to Romola Garai, one of our 2025 judges, who won the Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for her performance in The Years last night.👏

Incredible news!⭐️
April 7, 2025 at 10:58 AM
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You’ve officially got 3 weeks left to submit your play! The clock is ticking.⏰

Here, Sarah Grochala emphasises how much winning the prize has been a game changer for her as a playwright.⭐️

ℹ️ womensprizeforplaywriting.co.uk/how-to-enter/
April 1, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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Happy World Theatre Day!🎉

There’s officially less than one month until submissions close for our prize - why not mark World Theatre Day by sending us your play?

For more info on the prize: womensprizeforplaywriting.co.uk/%F0%9F%8F%86
March 27, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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Sign up to our new email newsletter to stay updated with the Women's Prize for Playwriting!⭐️

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March 19, 2025 at 11:20 AM
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We are delighted to announce our 2025 co-production: CONSUMED by Karis Kelly, directed by Katie Posner.
February 25, 2025 at 1:37 PM
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We’re thrilled to announce a Q&A session with the Prize's Literary Manager, Charlie Coulthard, & Sheffield Theatres' Artist Development Manager, Ruby Clarke, at Sheffield Theatres on Wed 5th March at 1pm.⭐️
February 10, 2025 at 12:33 PM
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We’re thrilled to announce a Q&A session with Founder and Director Ellie Keel at Bristol Old Vic on Wed 5th Feb at 4.30pm.⭐️

Email Lisa.gregan@bristololdvic.org.uk to RSVP. Join us to ask questions and find out more about the prize.🏆
January 27, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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It’s been 1 week since we opened submissions for the Women’s Prize for Playwriting 2025!⭐️

Here’s what Amy Trigg said when we caught up about what it was like to win in 2020.🏆

Submissions close on Tues 22nd April. Submit your play via our website: womensprizeforplaywriting.co.uk/.%E2%8F%B0
"The Women's Prize for Playwriting kickstarted my career as a writer in ways I never could have imagined. Immediately off the back of winning the prize, I signed with a wonderful agent, had many general meetings and got my play programmed." - Amy Trigg – REASONS YOU SHOULD(N’T) LOVE ME (2020 Prize Winner). There is a photo of Amy with brown curly hair smiling wide. She is wearing a reddish-purple top and blue jeans. She is in a wheelchair.
January 20, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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Once we've got your script, we'll assign it to our panel of expert readers. The readers & Prize team will determine a longlist, which will be announced in October. Then, a shortlist will be sent to our judging panel & a winner will be announced in December.

Good luck!⭐️
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January 13, 2025 at 8:59 AM
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The prize is open to writers who are female or non-binary, age 16 or older, and resident in the UK or the Republic of Ireland.

Submitted scripts may be co-written, any cast size, and any genre and style, except musicals.
On a yellow background, the graphics reads: the prize is open to writers who are female or non-binary, age 16 or older, and resident in the UK or the Republic of Ireland. On a yellow background, the graphic reads: submitted scripts may be co-written, any cast size, and any genre and style, except musicals.
January 13, 2025 at 8:59 AM
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The Women's Prize for Playwriting 2025 is now open for submissions until Tuesday 22nd April!🎉 @painesplough.bsky.social @concordukshows.bsky.social @ekpshows.bsky.social

The First Prize is £20,000: our biggest prize fund yet.👀

Enter via our website: womensprizeforplaywriting.co.uk/how-to-enter/
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January 13, 2025 at 8:59 AM
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⭐️ Nancy Medina
⭐️ Nina Steiger
⭐️ Romola Garai
December 12, 2024 at 1:54 PM
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⭐️ Katharine Viner
⭐️ Milli Bhatia
⭐️ Morgan Lloyd Malcolm
December 12, 2024 at 1:54 PM
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⭐️ Alice Hamilton
⭐️ Emily Vaughan-Barratt
⭐️ Mel Kenyon
December 12, 2024 at 1:54 PM
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Meet The Women’s Prize for Playwriting judging panel 2025.⭐️

Our incredible judges led by Indhu Rubasingham, incoming Artistic Director of the National Theatre.

Submissions for the prize will open on Monday 13th January.🎉

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December 12, 2024 at 1:40 PM
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⭐️ Playwright & screenwriter, Morgan Lloyd Malcolm

⭐️ Artistic Director of Bristol Old Vic Nancy Medina

⭐️ National Theatre’s Director of New Plays, Nina Steiger

⭐️ Actor Romola Garai.
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December 5, 2024 at 12:58 PM
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Indhu is joined by...

⭐️ Hampstead Theatre Associate Director, Alice Hamilton

⭐️Producer at Wessex Grove, Emily Vaughan-Barratt

⭐️ @theguardian.com Editor-in-chief, Katharine Viner

⭐️ Literary Agent & Head of Theatre at Casarotto Ramsay Mel Kenyon

⭐️ Director Milli Bhatia
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December 5, 2024 at 12:58 PM
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We’re honoured and delighted to announce that the 2025 Judging Panel will be chaired by the incoming Director and Co-Chief Executive of the National Theatre, Indhu Rubasingham.
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December 5, 2024 at 12:58 PM
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We’re excited to announce our first Theatre Partner: Sheffield Theatres. Created with Artistic Director, Elizabeth Newman, Sheffield Theatres has the first right of refusal to co-produce the world premiere of the winning play, alongside @ekpshows.bsky.social & @painesplough.bsky.social
Our logos partners shown on a yellow background: Sheffield Theatres, The Women's Prize for Playwriting, Ellie Keel Productions, Paines Plough, Concord Theatricals.
December 5, 2024 at 12:58 PM
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The First Prize is £20,000: our biggest prize fund yet.
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December 5, 2024 at 12:58 PM