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Meet the Shortlist- Eve Leigh

Salty Irina By Eve Leigh ‘I’ve got the world at the tip of my fingers, I’ve got the world at the tip of my tongue,…


Meet the Shortlist- Sami Ibrahim

The European Hare By Sami Ibrahim ‘If I told you that hares can speak you wouldn’t believe me. But they do. This one does. Its…


Meet the Shortlist- Emme Hoy

Pavlov’s Dogs By Emme Hoy ‘the past has teeth, and the past has dark corners and hidden rooms and whirlpools that exist under your skin…


Meet the Shortlist- Dave Harris

TAMBO & BONES By Dave Harris   ‘The better question is: why did he write us into a minstrel show? He could’ve written anything he…


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…