The judging panel for the 2019 Liverpool Hope
Playwriting Prize was made up of highly respected writers, reviewers, producers and academics; including author Frank Cottrell-Boyce, actor Les Dennis and playwright John Godber, OBE.
Skimming Stones are keen to stress that "serious theatre" does not mean producing plays without humour: "Good classic
playwriting, whether a modern classic or older classic plays, often mixes serious ideas with lighter moments.
At the same time, our Spring Workshops provide classes on
playwriting fundamentals and special topics for anyone who's interested.
Judges seek to celebrate originality in
playwriting, and this year's winner was announced by playwright and director David Greig at an award ceremony in Edinburgh's Traverse Theatre.
Hilal bin Said al-Hajri, Director General of the Directorate General of Arts at the Ministry of Heritage and Culture, head of the forum organizing committee said in a press conference that the Forum added two sub competitions, namely research and
playwriting.
The Liverpool Hope
Playwriting Prize is the UK's second largest after the Bruntwood Prize.
Among the writers tak-tak ing part is Anna Jordan, who won the Bruntwood Prize for
playwriting.
She teaches acting, directing,
playwriting and dramaturgy.
Participating students have the opportunity to work in small groups led by local writers in fiction, poetry,
playwriting and nonfiction.
The books are nominally about
playwriting rather than play-wrighting, which means that, although Littlewood often figures in the text of the fifties volume, neither she nor any other woman receives a fuller discussion.
Modern British
Playwriting: 2000-2009: Voices, Documents, New Interpretations
He initiated the new award exclusively with the University of Edinburgh, offering Postgraduate students in
Playwriting the opportunity to have their work performed as part the renowned theatre series.
COVENTRY'S Belgrade Theatre is looking for 20 aspiring writers to take part in its free
playwriting programme for writers from black and ethnic minority communities.
Peet, known for roles in Saving Silverman and on TV's The Good Wife, will be making her professc sional
playwriting debut.
