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Verity Bargate Award 2026
Deadline: Mon 13 Apr 2026
Launched in 1981, the Verity Bargate Award is Soho Theatre’s flagship playwrighting competition, sponsored by Character 7. It is one of the longest-established playwrighting awards in the UK and the only award to guarantee the winning play a fully staged production in one of Soho Theatre’s stages in their central London venue.
The award honours Verity Bargate, Soho’s co-founder who passionately championed new writing during her time at the small but hugely influential fringe theatre company, Soho Poly.
The Verity Bargate Award is open to writers living in the UK and Ireland, who have had fewer than three professional productions.
The winner will be announced in late 2026 and will receive:
£12,000 for an exclusive option for Soho Theatre to produce the prize-winning play
A full London run of the play staged at Soho Theatre
Alongside the winner of the Award, another writer will receive the Character 7 Commission.
Find out more here
Deadline: midday on Monday 13 April 2026
Additional Information:
Location:
London
Region(s):
London
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