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Promising playwright award

George Devine Award Type Theatre Award Awarded for New writing by a promising playwright Venue Royal Court Theatre Country United Kingdom Reward £15,000 Established 1966 First award 1968 Current winner Martha Loader, for The Town Website georgedevineaward.org

The **George Devine Award for Most Promising Playwright** was founded in 1966, named in honour of the dramatist [George Devine](/source/George_Devine) (1910–1966), co-founder and inaugural artistic director of [Royal Court Theatre](/source/Royal_Court_Theatre).[1]

## History

The George Devine Award was cofounded in 1966 by [Jocelyn Herbert](/source/Jocelyn_Herbert) following George Devine's passing on 20 January 1966. Herbert was Devine's long time collaborator and colleague at Royal Court Theatre, as well as his partner since the late 1950s.[2][3] A special performance was held on 13 June 1966 at [The Old Vic](/source/The_Old_Vic) to raise funds for the award. Its programme pamphlet sets out the fundraising target of £20,000 in order to create an annual award of at least £1,000. At the time, the award was open to "any promising or unproved playwright, director or designer".[4] In addition to the fundraising performance, Herbert also sold Devine's records to [University of Leeds](/source/University_of_Leeds)'s archive to acquire further funding for the award.[5]

Today, the award is granted annually to early-career playwrights, with submissions judged by a panel made up of established playwrights, directors, and actors. As of 2025, winner of the award receives a cash prize of [£](/source/Pound_sterling)15,000.[1]

## Governance

Record from the [Charity Commission for England and Wales](/source/Charity_Commission_for_England_and_Wales) showed that the award was officially registered as "George Devine Memorial Fund" in 1970, with a declaration of trust dated 18 August 1969.[6] It was re-registered as "George Devine Memorial Award", a [charitable incorporated organisation](/source/Charitable_incorporated_organisation), in 2023.[7] According to the 1966 fundraising performance pamphlet, the inaugural trustees of the fund were Herbert, alongside [Neville Blond](/source/Neville_Blond) and [Robin Fox](/source/Robin_Fox_(theatrical_agent)).[4] The award's current trustees include playwright and screenwriter [Christopher Hampton](/source/Christopher_Hampton) and producer Matthew Byam Shaw.[7]

## Impact on awardees' career

The award is considered to be prestigious in the [British theatre industry](/source/Theatre_of_the_United_Kingdom).[8][9] [Diana Nneka Atuona](/source/Diana_Nneka_Atuona), who won the award in 2019, credited the award's prestige with helping her attract venues willing to produce her winning play, which was eventually picked up by [Donmar Warehouse](/source/Donmar_Warehouse).[10] Similarly, Elinor Cook said that winning the award in 2013 "made people's ears prick up", helping her land an attachment with the [National Theatre](/source/Royal_National_Theatre) as well as a TV writing gig with [BBC One](/source/BBC_One).[11]

Many of the award recipients went on to achieve further success in the theatre industry, with some also becoming prominent as writers for films and television. [Mike Leigh](/source/Mike_Leigh), the winner in 1973, has since received [several accolades](/source/List_of_awards_and_nominations_received_by_Mike_Leigh) in the film industry and was appointed an [Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)](/source/Order_of_the_British_Empire) in the [1993 Birthday Honours](/source/1993_Birthday_Honours).[12] Peter Cox, who won the award in 1984, was made a [Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE)](/source/Member_of_the_Most_Excellent_Order_of_the_British_Empire) in the [2011 New Year Honours](/source/2011_New_Year_Honours).[13] Winning the award for *Lift Off* in 2000, [Roy Williams](/source/Roy_Williams_(playwright)) received an OBE in the [2008 Birthday Honours](/source/2008_Birthday_Honours) and was elected as fellow of the [Royal Society of Literature](/source/Royal_Society_of_Literature) in 2018.[14]

## Past winners and nominees

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (March 2026)

### 2020s

Year Winner Special commendation Shortlisted nominees 2025[15] Martha Loader, for The Town —N/a Asmara Gabrielle, for Bad Seed Yasmin Joseph, for Citizens of Umi Isla van Tricht, for The Knot 2024[16] Benjamin Kuffuor, for Working Men Temi Majekodunmi, for Positive Christopher Adams, for Progression Stella Green, for The Book of Alice Isabella Waldron, for Chatter. 2023[17] Tife Kusoro, for G Ava Pickett, for 1536 Georgia Bruce, for Time, Like the Sea Sami Ibrahim, for NGO Shahid Iqbal Khan, for Djinnity Somebody Jones, for How I Learned to Swim Cordelia Lynn, for Witch Play Bea Roberts, for Those Who (Are/Were) Left Sam Ward, for Everything I'm Thinking All of the Time. 2022[18] Tyrell Williams, for Red Pitch —N/a Mojisola Adebayo, for Stars Nathaniel Brimmer-Beller, for Blood Red Apples And Deep Gold Honey Babirye Bukilwa, for The Master's House Karim Khan, for Brown Boys Swim Iman Qureshi, for The Ministry of Lesbian Affairs Francesca Martinez, for All of Us Joel Tan, for No Particular Order Ruby Thomas, for Linck & Mulhähn 2021[19] Emily White, for Atlantis —N/a Travis Alabanza, for Overflow Caroline Bird, for Red Ellen Gareth Farr, for Shandyland Sami Ibrahim, for Brick Shit House Zodwa Nyoni, for The Darkest Part of Night Lulu Raczka, for Close Your Eyes, and Think of England Tom Stuart, for Burn Baby Burn 2020[20] Daniel Ward, for The Canary and the Crow —N/a Dipo Baruwa-Etti, for When Great Trees Fall Chris Bush, for Motherland Annie Jenkins, for Staying at Stacey's Nyla Levy, for Does My Bomb Look Big In This? Charley Miles, for There are no beginnings Danusia Samal, for Out of Sorts Nina Segal, for O, Island! Temi Wilkey, for The High Table

### 2010s

- 2019 - [Diana Nneka Atuona](/source/Diana_Nneka_Atuona), for *The Boy from Tiger Bay*[21]

- 2018 - Simon Longman, for *Gundog*[22]

- 2017 - Not awarded

- 2016 - [Theresa Ikoko](/source/Theresa_Ikoko), for *Girls*; and Jane Upton, for *All the Little Lights*[23]

- 2015 - [Charlene James](/source/Charlene_James), for *Cuttin' It*[23][24]

- 2014 - [Alice Birch](/source/Alice_Birch), for *[Revolt. She Said. Revolt Again.](/source/Revolt._She_Said._Revolt_Again.)*;[25] and [Rory Mullarkey](/source/Rory_Mullarkey), for *The Wolf From the Door*[26]

- 2013 - [Elinor Cook](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Elinor_Cook&action=edit&redlink=1), for *Pilgrims*[27]

- 2012 - [Tom Wells](/source/Tom_Wells_(actor)), for *Kitchen Sink*[28]

- 2011 - [Penelope Skinner](/source/Penelope_Skinner), for *[The Village Bike](/source/The_Village_Bike)*[29]

- 2010 - [Vivienne Franzmann](/source/Vivienne_Franzmann), for [*Mogadishu*](/source/Mogadishu_(play))[30]

### 2000s

- 2009 - [Nick Payne](/source/Nick_Payne), for *[If There Is I Haven't Found It Yet](/source/If_There_Is_I_Haven't_Found_It_Yet)*[31]

- 2008 - [Hassan Abdulrazzak](/source/Hassan_Abdulrazzak), for *[Baghdad Wedding](/source/Baghdad_Wedding)*[32]

- 2007 - [Alexandra Wood](/source/Alexandra_Wood_(dramatist)), for *The Eleventh Capital*[33]

- 2006 - [Lucy Caldwell](/source/Lucy_Caldwell), for *Leaves*[34]

- 2005 - [Stuart Carolan](/source/Stuart_Carolan), for *Defender of the Faith*;[35] and [Laura Wade](/source/Laura_Wade), for *[Breathing Corpses](/source/Breathing_Corpses)*[36]

- 2004 - [Lucy Prebble](/source/Lucy_Prebble), for *[The Sugar Syndrome](/source/The_Sugar_Syndrome)*[37]

- 2003 - [Ché Walker](/source/Ch%C3%A9_Walker), for *Flesh Wound*[38]

- 2002 - [Richard Bean](/source/Richard_Bean), for *Under the Whaleback*;[39] and [Gary Owen](/source/Gary_Owen_(playwright)), for *The* *Drowned World*[40]

- 2001 - [Leo Butler](/source/Leo_Butler), for *[Redundant](/source/Redundant_(play))*[41]

- 2000 - [Roy Williams](/source/Roy_Williams_(playwright)) [OBE](/source/Officer_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire) [FRSL](/source/Fellow_of_the_Royal_Society_of_Literature) , for *Lift Off*;[42] and [Gary Mitchell](/source/Gary_Mitchell), for *The Force of Change*[9]

### 1990s

- 1999 - [Rebecca Gilman](/source/Rebecca_Gilman), for *The Glory of Living*;[43] and [Mark O'Rowe](/source/Mark_O'Rowe), for *Howie the Rookie*[44]

- 1998 - [Helen Blakeman](/source/Helen_Blakeman), for *Caravan*[45]

- 1997 - [Conor McPherson](/source/Conor_McPherson), for *St Nicholas*;[46] and [Enda Walsh](/source/Enda_Walsh), for *[Disco Pigs](/source/Disco_Pigs)*[47]

- 1996 - [Martin McDonagh](/source/Martin_McDonagh), for *[Beauty Queen of Leenane](/source/The_Beauty_Queen_of_Leenane)*[48]

- 1995 - [Jez Butterworth](/source/Jez_Butterworth), for *[Mojo](/source/Mojo_(play))*[49]

- 1994 - [Judy Upton](/source/Judy_Upton), for *Ashes and Sand*[50]

- 1993 - [Nicola Baldwin](/source/Nicola_Baldwin), for *Confetti*,[51] and [Jonathan Harvey](/source/Jonathan_Harvey_(playwright)), for *Babies*[52]

- 1992 - James Stock, for *Blue Night In The Heart Of The West*[53]

- 1991 - [Winsome Pinnock](/source/Winsome_Pinnock), for *[Leave Taking](/source/Leave_Taking)*[54]

- 1990 - [Billy Roche](/source/Billy_Roche), for *Poor Beast In The Rain*[55]

### 1980s

- 1989 - [Christina Reid](/source/Christina_Reid), for *The Belle of Belfast City*[56]

- 1988 - Nick Ward, for *Apart from George*[57]

- 1987 - [Charlotte Keatley](/source/Charlotte_Keatley), for *[My Mother Said I Never Should](/source/My_Mother_Said_I_Never_Should)*[58]

- 1986 - [Anne Devlin](/source/Anne_Devlin_(writer)), for *Ourselves Alone*;[59] and [Jim Cartwright](/source/Jim_Cartwright), for [*Road*](/source/Road_(play))[60]

- 1985 -

- 1984 - Peter Cox [MBE](/source/Member_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire), for *Up to the Sun and Down to the Centre*[61][62][note 1]

- 1983 -

- 1982 - [Louise Page](/source/Louise_Page), for *Salonika*;[63] and [Sarah Daniels](/source/Sarah_Daniels_(playwright)), for *Neaptide*[64]

- 1981 - [Andrea Dunbar](/source/Andrea_Dunbar), for *The Arbor* ;[65] [Hanif Kureishi](/source/Hanif_Kureishi), for *Outskirts* and *Borderline;*[66] and [Michael Wilcox](/source/Michael_Wilcox), for *Accounts*[67][68]

- 1980 - [Jonathan Gems](/source/Jonathan_Gems), for *The Tax Exile*[69]

### 1970s

- 1979 - [Nick Darke](/source/Nick_Darke), for *Never Say Rabbit in a Boat*[70]

- 1978 - Nick Wright, for *Treetops;*[71][72] and [Ron Hutchinson](/source/Ron_Hutchinson_(screenwriter))[73]

- 1977 - [Stephen Lowe](/source/Stephen_Lowe_(playwright)), for *[Touched](/source/Touched_(play))*;[74] and [Robert Holman](/source/Robert_Holman), for *German Skerries*[75]

- 1976 -

- 1975 -

- 1974 -

- 1973 - [Mike Leigh](/source/Mike_Leigh) [OBE](/source/Officer_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire)[32][76][77]

- 1972 - [Wilson John Haire](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wilson_John_Haire&action=edit&redlink=1),[78] for *Within Two Shadows*; [David Williamson](/source/David_Williamson), for *[The Removalists](/source/The_Removalists)*;[79][note 2] [Mustapha Matura](/source/Mustapha_Matura), for *As Time Goes By*;[80][note 3] and [Michael Abbensetts](/source/Michael_Abbensetts), for *Sweet Talk*[81][82][note 4]

- 1971 - [Heathcote Williams](/source/Heathcote_Williams), for *AC/DC*;[83] and [Ted Whitehead](/source/Ted_Whitehead), for *The Foursome*[84][85]

- 1970 - [Donald Howarth](/source/Donald_Howarth) and [John Antrobus](/source/John_Antrobus)[86][87]

### 1960s

- 1969 -

- 1968 - [Edward Bond](/source/Edward_Bond)[88][89] and [Peter Gill](/source/Peter_Gill_(playwright))[90]

## Notes

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Cox1983_63-0)** Cox himself recalled winning the award in 1983 instead of 1984 [in an interview in 2023](https://getthechance.wales/2023/01/28/stories-that-need-to-be-told-an-interview-with-dramatist-peter-cox/).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-81)** Some sources, such as [this entry](http://aso.gov.au/titles/features/club/clip3/) on [Australian Screen Online](/source/Australian_Screen_Online), state that Williamson won the award in 1971 instead of 1972.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-83)** Some sources, such as [Matura's official website](https://mustaphamatura.com/awards/) and [an article](https://www.whatsonstage.com/news/warrington-directorial-debut-with-rum-and-coca-cola%2011521/) on [WhatsOnStage.com](/source/WhatsOnStage.com) (2010), claim that Matura won the award in 1971 instead of 1972.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-86)** [*The Cambridge companion to British Black and Asian literature (1945–2010)*](https://assets.cambridge.org/97813165/04802/frontmatter/9781316504802%20frontmatter.pdf) by [Deirdre Osborne](/source/Deirdre_Osborne) ([Cambridge University Press](/source/Cambridge_University_Press) , 2016) listed this award being won by Abbensetts in 1973 instead of 1972.

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