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Winner of The Popcorn Writing Award 2020 announced

27 August 2020


Jennifer Lunn has been awarded The Popcorn Writing Award 2020 for her play 'Es and Flo'.


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Going Ape - Union Theatre

14 February 2020


This April, Dance Attic Studios transfers its in-house produced show Going Ape!, which challenges religion and science by bringing together various "first" humans.


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2019 Critics' Circle Theatre Awards

11 February 2020


Andrew Scott, Juliet Stevenson, Sharon D. Clarke, Sam Tutty and Hammed Animashaun win top acting awards at the 2019 Critics Circle Theatre Awards.


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The Michael Billington Award for Best New Play

22 December 2019


The Critics' Circle Theatre Award for The Best Play will now bear the name of Michael Billington, honouring his record-breaking career as the Guardian's chief theatre critic since 1971.


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Winner announced for 2019 Bruntwood Prize

5 November 2019


Phoebe Eclair-Powell's play 'Shed: Exploded View' snaps up the top prize as overall winner of the 2019 Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting.


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Vault Festival 2019 - award winners

21 March 2019


A bumper year for Vault Festival saw 3,000+ performances and over 2,000 artists - and we have the list of this year's award winners.


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The Theatre and Technology Awards 2019

8 January 2019


The Theatre & Technology Awards for 2019 - founded by Theatrefullstop's founder and editor, Lucy Basaba - are kicking-off with voting now open for critics with public voting following from 1 April.


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Critics' Circle Theatre Awards 2018

15 December 2018


More awards are on the way with The Critics' Circle Theatre Awards for 2018 to be presented on Tuesday 29 January, 2019 at the Prince of Wales Theatre.


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Once gets 6 Offie award nominations

10 October 2018


The Queen's Theatre Hornchurch's regional premiere of Once, co-produced with the New Wolsey Theatre Ipswich, bags a wapping 6 nominations in the Off West End Theatre Awards.


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Award nominations for Priscilla, Queen of the Desert

9 May 2018


The regional professional premiere production of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (at Queen's Theatre Hornchurch) bags THREE nominations in the Off West End Theatre Awards.


The Bread & Roses Playwriting Award 2018/2019

5 March 2018


Submissions for the Bread & Roses Theatre's latest playwriting award are now open until 31 May 2018, with up to 3 winning plays receiving a professional production at the venue.


The Critics' Circle Theatre Awards 2017

21 December 2017


The Critics' Circle Theatre Awards 2017 will take place at 1pm on Tuesday 30 January 2018 at the Prince of Wales Theatre.


The Black Eye Club at the Bread & Roses Theatre

28 October 2017


Phil Charles's The Black Eye Club - winner of the Bread & Roses Playwriting Award for 2016/2017 - premieres in just a few days starting on 1 November, directed by Tessa Hart.


Half Moon Theatre Director awarded British Empire Medal

19 June 2017


Chris Elwell, the Director and CEO of Half Moon Theatre in East London, has been recognised with a British Empire Medal in the Queen's Birthday Honours List 2017.


Adam Morley Sponsor A Playwright Bursary

21 April 2017


From initial submissions of nearly 100 plays, the shortlist for the inaugural Adam Morley Sponsor a Playwright Bursary will be announced in September 2017.


Olivier Awards 2017 - and the winners are ...

9 April 2017



Olivier Awards tonight

9 April 2017



The Olivier Awards with Mastercard 2017

5 March 2017



London Evening Standard Theatre Awards 2016

14 November 2016



West End Wilma Theatre Awards

4 November 2016



UK Theatre Awards

14 August 2016



The Bread & Roses Playwriting Award 2016

11 August 2016



Olivier Awards 2016 - Winners

4 April 2016



Forced Entertainment wins Ibsen Award

18 March 2016



Awards, awards and more awards ...

30 January 2016



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