[2] It is open to writers based in the United Kingdom and Ireland and it is recognised as one of the oldest and most prestigious playwriting prizes of its kind.
More recent winners have been A Night at the Dogs by Matt Charman (2004), The One by Vicky Jones (2013) and Shedding a Skin by Amanda Wilkin (2020).
[4] Previous judges include Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Laura Wade, James Graham, Theresa Ikoko, Morgan Lloyd Malcolm (all former Soho Theatre playwrights), Lolita Chakrabarti, Russell T Davies, April De Angelis, Sue Townsend, Emma Rice, Irving Wardle, Meera Syal and Ikenna Obiekwe.
[4] Ahead of each submission window, Soho Theatre travel to venues across the United Kingdom and Ireland, to bring new-writing workshops to emerging playwrights.
These workshops are designed to equip participants with the tools and inspiration to write a new play, encouraging first time writers to take their first steps in playwriting.