-
Watch: Phoebe Eclair-Powell and Kimber Lee on competitions
In this captioned and BSL interpreted online workshop, two Bruntwood Prize-winning playwrights Phoebe Eclair Powell & Kimber Lee reflect on… -
On emotional logic
In this edited extract from her book The Playwright’s Journey, Jemma Kennedy considers the jouissance or strangeness that makes for… -
On vulnerability
Suzanne Bell explores how reckoning with the pressure you feel when writing a play is a crucial part of the… -
Reflecting on being a phase one reader
Wyllie Longmore shares his reflections on reading for phase one of the Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting 2022. -
Reflecting on being a phase two reader
Shahenaz Jivani considers the process and responsibilities of reading for phase two of the Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting 2022. -
Dear Writer: A letter to you from Oladipo Agboluaje
Playwright and academic Oladipo Agboluaje apologises for just getting back to you, and offers some advice on knowing your worth… -
Purchase Bruntwood Prize-winning plays from our publishing partner Nick Hern Books
Nick Hern Books -
Dear Writer: A letter to you from Lorna French
Lorna French shares three things she has come to learn as a black writer, to help you navigate the industry… -
On form and transmediality
Is your work ever 'just one thing'? Eve Leigh was shortlisted for the Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting in 2019 for… -
On driving your story
In-Sook Chappell was shortlisted for the Bruntwood Prize for Playwrighting in 2013 for P'YONGYANG. She offers some pointers on character,… -
Seven starting points for your play
Renowned theatre director and Bruntwood Prize for Playwrighting Judge in 2017 Lyndsey Turner offers some thoughtful provocations for stage writers… -
On re-writes and rehearsals
Roy Williams' play DAYS OF SIGNIFICANCE was first performed in 2007, but the text kept emerging for some time after.… -
On reading for the Bruntwood Prize
Written to demystify the role of a reader, Anthony discusses the process of reading a script and the excitement of…
Writing Resources
We will use this page to share provocations, tips, tutorials and advice all with the aim of helping you shape and develop your writing practice.
