The Prize is delighted that renowned journalist and broadcaster Naga Munchetty is Chair of the Anniversary judging panel; her fellow judges include award winning theatre-maker, director and producer and newly appointed Creative Director of the Royal Exchange Theatre, Selina Cartmell; previous Bruntwood Prize winner, Pheobe Eclair-Powell; award-winning playwright and director, Conor McPherson; international award-winning director and Artistic Director of London’s Kiln Theatre Amit Sharma; actors, Shobna Gulati and Cherylee Houston, and Munya Chawawa, a BAFTA-nominated broadcaster, writer and comedian, and 2022 British Comedy Awards Breakthrough Talent winner.

To learn more about the Judges, head across to our dedicated Judges Page.

Submissions close at 6pm GMT Thursday 9th January 2025.