A playwriting award has opened to applications for new scripts in 2022.
First launched in 2009, the Papatango New Writing Prize is a playwriting award which usually guarantees its winner a full world premiere in London. The play must be an original, unperformed and unproduced piece of work. It cannot have received a production in any form, anywhere in the world, apart from an absolute maximum of three public sharings, showcases or performances.
The winning writer will receive £7,000. Their script will be produced by Papatango in a month-long run in The Large theatre at Southwark Playhouse, London, with the writer receiving a royalty of 8% of the net box office. It will also be published by Nick Hern Books. Four shortlisted writers will each receive £500 and the option to have their play presented as a reading by The Playwright Laboratory in association with Papatango.
The readings will give each writer the chance to see their play professionally directed and performed. These readings will be filmed and then showcased on TPL’s private, members-only industry platform, reaching producers, programmers and theatres worldwide.
The competition is open to any playwright who is resident in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland only. There is no minimum or maximum level of experience required to enter. All that is required is a story.
The 2022 Prize is open for entries until Sunday 30 January 2022 (21:00 GMT).
How To Apply
This programme operates on an annual basis.
The 2022 Prize is open for entries until Sunday 30 January 2022 (21:00 GMT).
All entries should include page numbers on every page.
More details can be accessed on the Papatango website.
Addresses and contacts
For further information on how to obtain this grant locally, please contact the following:
- Enquiries
Papatango Theatre Company
360 Kingsland Road
London
E8 4DA