Theatre From a Woman's Point Of View
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Theatre From a Woman's Point Of View
SAPLING by Georgina Duncan, a working-class playwright from Lancashire, has won the Women's Prize for Playwriting, reports Kevin Rawlinson in The Guardian.
"SAPLING is the rare kind of play that producers dream of discovering and audiences yearn to watch: gripping, fearless, and profoundly moving. Georgie's writing is full of heart and vivid energy, matching its extraordinary craft in every scene," said Ellie Keel, the prize's founder director in the piece.
"Sapling has at its root the murder of Conor Flynn by another child during the final years of the Troubles – an act that shocks a community already scarred by decades of violence. According to a synopsis released by the prize's organisers, the story then follows his brother Gerry Flynn when aged 16 – 10 years after the murder," writes Rawlinson
"Organisers said the latest edition of the award, which was launched in 2019 as the only national prize to champion and support playwrights who identify as female or non-binary, received 1,275 entries – the most it has had so far."
It was also announced that Kristin Scott Thomas is to be the first winner of a newly created lifetime achievement prize named the Leading Light award. It is designed to "recognise a leading female in the arts industry for their enduring influence, distinguished body of work, and outstanding contribution to culture."
The number of entries shows that women have a lot to say, and it is about time their voices and their points of view of history were acknowledged.
Theatre From a Woman's Point Of View
SAPLING by Georgina Duncan, a working-class playwright from Lancashire, has won the Women's Prize for Playwriting, reports Kevin Rawlinson in The Guardian.
"SAPLING is the rare kind of play that producers dream of discovering and audiences yearn to watch: gripping, fearless, and profoundly moving. Georgie's writing is full of heart and vivid energy, matching its extraordinary craft in every scene," said Ellie Keel, the prize's founder director in the piece.
"Sapling has at its root the murder of Conor Flynn by another child during the final years of the Troubles – an act that shocks a community already scarred by decades of violence. According to a synopsis released by the prize's organisers, the story then follows his brother Gerry Flynn when aged 16 – 10 years after the murder," writes Rawlinson
"Organisers said the latest edition of the award, which was launched in 2019 as the only national prize to champion and support playwrights who identify as female or non-binary, received 1,275 entries – the most it has had so far."
It was also announced that Kristin Scott Thomas is to be the first winner of a newly created lifetime achievement prize named the Leading Light award. It is designed to "recognise a leading female in the arts industry for their enduring influence, distinguished body of work, and outstanding contribution to culture."
The number of entries shows that women have a lot to say, and it is about time their voices and their points of view of history were acknowledged.
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