History

Since the inception of the Bruntwood Prize in 2005, more than 15,000 scripts have been entered, and the Prize has celebrated 37 winners, with 27 productions staged in venues across the UK. The Prize is now recognised as a launch-pad for some of the UK’s most respected and celebrated play and screen writers including Anna Jordan (One Day), Duncan Macmillan (People, Places & Things), Janice Okoh (Sanditon) and Alistair McDowall (Pomona), with nominees and winners going on to win BAFTAs, Emmys, Oliviers and a range of other awards.