Bruntwood Playwriting Competition launched

Further to reports last month, the Bruntwood Playwriting Competition was launched today.

Organised by Manchester Royal Exchange Theatre, the competition is open to all (entries are anonymous), with a first prize of £15,000. Submissions must be full-length unproduced plays.

This is a unique opportunity for anyone, aged 18 or over, to enter their original, full-length stageplay in a competition which aims to reward the best plays by writers across the country.

You can be anyone, of any experience, living anywhere in the UK and Ireland. You might never have written a play before. Or, you might have written lots. The key thing is, that entry is totally anonymous, so the competition is absolutely fair and inclusive to everyone.

The closing date for entries is 30 April 2006.