Quick book

Quick Search

What's on

Back

Now Booking

People's Play Award Entries are now closed

5th May 2025

Event info


Description

We are pleased to announce the latest People’s Play competition!

This Award is for playwrights from the North of England who are yet to have a full-length play performed professionally. 

Past winners include Peter Straughan (BAFTA & Oscar-winner for ‘Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy’), Carina Rodney (Audible, BBC Radio 4, Live Theatre) and Alison Carr (National Theatre, Finalist: Women’s Prize for Playwriting, BBC Radio 4).

One winning script will be chosen for a six-night production by us in May 2025 in our Studio Theatre, and the writer will receive a cash prize of £1,000.

The judges for the competition are looking for a new full-length play on any subject, for a cast of any age or gender.

Don't worry about how old you are or much experience you have - the Award is open to everyone with a story to tell. 

_____

Entries are now closed. 

_____

Thank you to everyone who submitted a script! The entries are now being read.

______

If you have any questions regarding your entry, please email thepeoplesplay@peoplestheatre.co.uk.

Please note, we are unable to provide feedback on entries.

And by entering, if you win you have granted the right to the People's Theatre to produce your script on stage for six performances in May 2025.

A playwriting competition for Northern writers!

Also booking

Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde

22nd - 26th Oct 2024

View

Coffee & Cake Wednesdays!

23rd - 30th Oct 2024

View

Collected Grimm Tales

7th - 9th Nov 2024

View

It's A Wonderful Life

19th - 23rd Nov 2024

View

Alice in Wonderland

7th - 15th Dec 2024

View

Booking

Exit booking

People's Play Award
on Monday 5th May 2025 12:00am

Make your booking

Available

Unavailable

Reserved

Wheelchair

Your selection

Clear seats

(To view all of the available seats, scroll from left to right)

Stage
  • x
  • x

Book your tickets

I want an account

Sign up

I have an account

Sign in

(When creating an account, the personal data that gets collected will only be used by People's Theatre to send promotional material and the data will not be shared or sold to third-party providers)