Playwright Simon Stephens was Chair of the 2011 judging panel. Fellow judges included Artistic Director of the Royal Exchange Theatre Sarah Frankcom, writer Jackie Kay, actors Maxine Peake and Sue Johnston and Chairman of Bruntwood Micheal Oglesby DL LLD DSc.

Winners

Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting: THREE BIRDS by Janice Okoh

Judges Award: BRILLIANT ADVENTURES by Alistair McDowall

Judges Award: BRITANNIA WAVES THE RULES by Gareth Farr

Judges Award: SHADOW PLAY by Louise Monaghan

Shortlist

ONE LOOK by Cornell S John

CLIMBING SNAKES by Curtis Cole

WHITE by Kenneth Emson

I STARTED A FIRE by Miriam Battye

I AND THE VILLAGE by Silva Semerciyan

A MAP OF THE REGION by Tim Luscombe