Shortlist Announced:
Presenting the Top 30 Plays
We’re thrilled to reveal our shortlist of 30 exceptional plays, selected from an extraordinary longlist of 100 — itself drawn from over 700 initial submissions. Each of these works stood out for its originality, theatrical vision, and outstanding storytelling.
Among these remarkable plays are groundbreaking comedies, powerful dramas, and boldly experimental narratives — each representing the very best of contemporary theatre.
A huge congratulations to all the talented playwrights shortlisted. Your creativity and passion have truly shone through, and we celebrate your remarkable contribution to the stage.
Stay tuned — more announcements coming soon!
A Murder of Crows by Angelika May
As In Heaven as In Hell by Alex Urwin
Best Friends by Paul Anthony Morris
Bradley One More Time by Shaun Kitchener
Brother Witch by Lucy Hayes
Dead Weight by Kieran Anil Rogers
Empire Junkies by Guy Clark
Every Time I Look at You, I See Him by Sally Tecca Nash
Eyelid by Lucy Wilson
Foxes & Rabbits by Imo Redpath
Fragile House by Kayleigh Mai Hinsley
Global Majority by Christopher Benjamin Tak-Lung Fung
Good Company by Niamh Dunne
Gush by Jess Brodie
How A Sting Tracks, Post-Show Talk by Jacob Hodgkinson
Kindling by Colin Dowland
Lasagne by Kate Reid
Overdue by Paul Bateson
Party Baggage by Shaun Nolan
Rodney Black Who Cares? It’s Working by Sadie Pearson
The Billionaire Inside Your Head by Will Lord
The Bouncy by Joanne Gallagher
The Death and Lives of Buzz Bailey by Samuel Blue Gibson
The Death of an Elephant by Cameron Sievers
The Dew Collectors by Christopher Adams-Cohen
The Magician’s Ghost by Oliver Giggins
The Marriage of Heaven and Hell by Steve Mcauliffe
The Pass by Aaron Kilercioglu
The Second City by Jackson Rees
Three Glorous Days by Vanessa Ackerman