In this bonus episode, RLF trustee Mark Lawson explores the challenges new and established dramatic writers face today as the Royal Literary Fund celebrates the announcement of the first recipient of the Robert Holman Award this #WorldTheatreDay. The discussion features the award-winning playwrights and founder of The Friends of Robert Holman, David Eldridge (Festen, Market Boy, Under the Blue Sky, Beginning, Middle) and friend of Holman, Simon Stephens (Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime, Vanya), in addition to Juliet Gilkes Romero, RLF Fellow and National Theatre Writer in Residence (The Gift, The Whip, Day of the Living), Ishy Din, RLF Fellow and Royal Court Associate Playwright (Snookered, Champion), Joe Ward Munrow (The Legend Ned Lund, Screaming Heart) Robert Holman Grant Award recipient, and also TV screenwriter Sameera Steward (Geek Girl, Get Even) and the Olivier nominated writer for stage, screen and audio, Joe White (Blackout Songs, Little Big Things, 1984 on Audible), both of whom are recipients of the RLF’s JB Priestley Award, given to writers of promise.

You can watch this discussion on our YouTube channel and you can find out more about our Grant Awards on our website.

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