John Whiting Award

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The John Whiting Award is a British playwriting prize recognizing innovative and distinctive new dramatic writing for the stage.

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John Whiting Award canonical 1
John Whiting Memorial Prize 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf literary award
playwriting award
administeredBy Arts Council England
awardedFor original stage plays written in English
awardFor distinctive new dramatic writing for the stage
innovative new dramatic writing for the stage
country United Kingdom
eligibility playwrights
writers for the stage
field playwriting
follows John Whiting Memorial Prize
linked to: John Whiting Award
frequency annual
genre drama
hasAwardCategory single main prize for a play
inception 1965
languageOfWorkOrName English
location London
linked to: London, England
namedAfter John Whiting
notableRecipient Caryl Churchill
David Hare
Edward Bond
Harold Pinter
Howard Brenton
Mark Ravenhill
Martin Crimp
Sarah Kane
Simon Stephens
Timberlake Wertenbaker
presentedFor unperformed or recently produced stage plays
sponsor Arts Council of Great Britain
sponsoredBy Peter Wolff Theatre Trust
successor Peter Wolff Trust Support for New Writing
website https://www.artscouncil.org.uk

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Edward Bond awardReceived John Whiting Award
John Whiting Award follows John Whiting Memorial Prize
linked to: John Whiting Award