The 2024–2025 Theatre503 International Playwriting Award
The Theatre503 International Playwriting award is open for submissions from 1st–30th June! They want debut playwrights from around the world to share their work with them.
The winning playwright will receive the £6,000 Carne Prize, which includes an advance towards a guaranteed production at Theatre503 and publication by Samuel French Ltd, a Concord Theatricals company. They also do everything they can to stage the work of other finalists, with 70% of 2018 and 2020 finalists either produced or programmed to date.
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