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Chloe Todd Fordham on the Kenyon College Playwright’s Conference

When the Royal Exchange asked me if I’d like to attend the Kenyon College Playwright’s Conference in Gambier, Ohio, my response was a resounding OBVIOUSLY…


Ambassadors announced for the Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting

Acclaimed British actors, Suranne Jones and Lesley Sharp become the first Bruntwood Prize ambassadors Suranne Jones and Lesley Sharp known for their roles as Scott…


THEATRE FOR NOW, STORIES WE ALL SHARE

THE ROYAL EXCHANGE THEATRE AUTUMN/WINTER SEASON ANNOUNCEMENT  The Royal Exchange Theatre is at the centre of Manchester, a dynamic global city which demands theatre that…


To everyone who has entered their work for the 2017 Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting

Congratulations to each and every one of you.  You have completed a script and sent it out into the world to be experienced by other…


Guide to submitting

Now your play is ready to submit to the Bruntwood Prize what’s next? Watch over the embedded video to see the submission process and click…


2017 Workshop Round-up

The 2017 Bruntwood Prize live-stream workshops have wrapped up, but why not re-watch this year’s brilliant writers again to prep your Bruntwood Prize entry? April de…


James Fritz- ‘One of the best decisions I ever made’

Deciding to enter the Bruntwood Prize in 2015 was one of the best decisions I ever made. I wasn’t going to. I’d entered twice before:…


Rehearsal blogs- How My Light is Spent

Kitty my hands have disappeared Pardon? Every Wednesday evening, Jimmy calls Kitty. For precisely nine minutes. At £1.20 a minute. Jimmy is 34, lives with…