Young Playwrights Award

We are thrilled to announce the WINNERS of our inaugural Young Playwrights Award!

We received over 150 entries from young writers aged 13-18 from all over London and we were so impressed by the imagination, creativity and writing talent on display.

The winning works range from comedy, family drama and spoken word though to the more surreal and fantastical. They feature ghosts, magical libraries, estranged aunts and omniscient voice assistants and cover everything from a real life look at the struggles of Black girlhood through to a Beckettian take on artificial intelligence.

13-15 WINNERS

Happily Haunted by Aasiya Nsubuga

Hello, My Name Is… by Marcos Byrne

Library of the Imagination by Leon Chin-Kemp

16-18 WINNERS

Bad Hair Day by Sapphire Naggie

Fox Hunt by George McAree

Godot’s To-Do List by Leo Simpe-Asante

Shortlist

Congratulations to the 21 shortlisted writers, whose outstanding plays have surprised and moved us, thrilled us and made us laugh.

A huge thank you to everyone who entered, for trusting us with your writing and making this such an impressive first year for the Young Playwrights Award.

13-15

Happily Haunted by Aasiya Nsubuga

Hello, My Name Is… by Marcos Byrne

In Event of Moon Disaster by Henry Gill

Library of the Imagination by Leon Chin-Kemp

Percival by Harry Jones

Rising Harlem Sun by Noble Laturia

Starlight Wishes by Lily Knott

The Dhaqan Celis Heist by Salma Jaama

Too Young For This by Charlie Swann

16-18

Bad Hair Day by Sapphire Naggie