John Whiting Award
The John Whiting Award (from 2007 renamed the Peter Wolff Trust Supports the John Whiting Award) is awarded annually to a British or Commonwealth playwright who, in the opinion of a consortium of UK theatres, shows a new and distinctive development in dramatic writing with particular relevance to contemporary society. The award was established in 1965 to commemorate John Whiting and his distinctive contribution to post-war British theatre. Until 2006, the selection was made by the drama panel of the Arts Council England, and the play did not need to have been staged, which allowed plays produced on radio to be considered.
From 2007 only plays which have been performed in the subsidised sector will be eligible. The award was initially worth £1000, but is currently worth £6000 per year. From 2007, the award is supplied by the Peter Wolff Theatre Trust and is administered by a consortium of UK theatres which specialise in new writing.
The theatres currently involved are:
- Birmingham Repertory Theatre
- Bush Theatre, London
- Cleanbreak, London
- Hampstead Theatre, London
- Liverpool Everyman
- Liverpool Playhouse
- Nottingham Playhouse
- Nuffield Theatre, Southampton
- Paines Plough, London (touring)
- Royal Court Theatre, London
- Sgript Cymru, Cardiff
- Soho Theatre, London
- Tamasha Theatre Company, London
- Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
On October 1st, the shortlist for the 2010 award was announced ahead of the presentation of the prize on October 13th.
THE WHITING AWARD SHORTLIST 2010
- A Day at the Racists by Anders Lustgarten
- Behud by Gurpreet Kaur Bhatti
- Cock by Mike Bartlett
- Ditch by Beth Steel
- Free Folk by Gary Owen
- it felt empty when the heart went at first but it is alright now by Lucy Kirkwood
- Mish Gorecki Goes Missing by Skye Loneragan
- Moscow Live by Serge Cartwright
- Posh by Laura Wade
- Really Old Like 45 by Tamsin Oglesbury
- The Author by Tim Crouch
- What Fatima Did by Atiha Sen Gupta
[edit] External links
- Arts Council England
- Peter Wolff Theatre Trust
- Birmingham Repertory Theatre
- Bush Theatre
- Cleanbreak
- Hampstead Theatre
- Liverpool Everyman & Playhouse
- Nottingham Playhouse
- Nuffield Theatre
- Paines Plough
- Royal Court Theatre
- Sgript Cymru
- Soho Theatre
- Tamasha Theatre Company
- Traverse Theatre
- The Stage
http://twp.posterous.com/shortlist-announced-peter-wolff-theatre-trust
