Playwright Simon Stephens was Chair of the 2011 judging panel. Fellow judges included writer Jackie Kay; actors Maxine Peake and Sue Johnston; Artistic Director of the Royal Exchange Theatre Sarah Frankcom 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