Andrew Sheridan is a joint-winner of the 2008 Bruntwood Playwriting Competition for his play Winterlong – 'a dazzling debut' Guardian. Set in Manchester, the play explores what happens when a baby is discarded a few nights before Christmas. Sheridan is also an actor, and has appeared in award-winning TV, film and theatre. How would you … Continue reading PART 5: Bruntwood Playwriting Competition 2011
Bruntwood Playwriting Prize 2011
PART 4: Bruntwood Playwriting Competition 2011
FIONA PEEK...worked for many years as an actress and director in Ireland, before returning to England and completing an MA in Dramatic Writing. Her first full-length play, Salt, was joint-winner of the 2008 Bruntwood Playwriting Competition, and was premiered at the Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester, in February 2010. Until you’ve had a play accepted and … Continue reading PART 4: Bruntwood Playwriting Competition 2011
PART 3: Bruntwood Playwriting Competition 2011
VIVIENNE FRANZMANN...was a Drama teacher in London for twelve years. She left teaching in 2009 to pursue writing after winning the 2008 Bruntwood Playwriting Competition for Mogadishu. The play also won the George Devine Award in 2010. What did it mean to win the Bruntwood Prize? The first thing was that it was a total … Continue reading PART 3: Bruntwood Playwriting Competition 2011
PART 2: Bruntwood Playwriting Competition 2011
BEN MUSGRAVE...on winning the inaugural Bruntwood Prize in 2007 for his play Pretend You Have Big Buildings How has winning the first Bruntwood Prize affected your career as a writer? A week before the prize announcement, I had given up my job to concentrate on writing full-time. Winning the prize felt like a miraculous validation … Continue reading PART 2: Bruntwood Playwriting Competition 2011
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