Entries open until 12pm (midday) on 22 April 2026. The Royal Court Theatre’s Young Playwrights Award is now open for entries! The Young Playwrights Award is a free, open-access competition for any ...

So, you want to learn Python? That’s cool. A lot of people are getting into it these days because it’s used for all sorts of things, from building websites to analyzing data. If you’re looking for a ...

Let’s face it, without new writing theatre would be an incredibly dull place! We’ve picked out 20 shows that have piqued our interest over the coming 12 months – many of whom feature rising star ...

Playwrights Horizons, an Off-Broadway theater, was hit with a class action on Dec. 22 in New York Southern District Court over alleged race-based discrimination. The suit, brought by Consovoy McCarthy ...

Every week at the same time, in the same place, a group of women share their stories of recovery. As weeks slip into years and decades spin into eternity, the women keep coming back amidst an ...

Tom Stoppard had already won four Tony Awards during his prolific career as a playwright when he penned what would be his final staged work, dealing with his family’s Holocaust history. Already in his ...

Everybody gets frustrated when web apps are broken, but testing them thoroughly doesn't need to be a chore. Playwright, a new open-source browser automation tool from Microsoft, makes testing web apps ...

Cleage is known for her transformative plays centering on Black women's experiences. Pearl Cleage, an acclaimed writer known for her emphasis on Black feminist ideology, now reigns as a 2025 recipient ...

Jordan E. Cooper went from performing his own plays at his childhood Baptist church in Texas to becoming the youngest Black playwright on Broadway with his show ‘Ain't No Mo' in 2022, which earned him ...

Investigators confirmed Matthews sustained additional injuries inconsistent with the fire. The Atlanta theater community is mourning the loss of award-winning playwright Olivia Matthews, who died Sept ...

One of the beams supporting the vibrant theater scene here in South Florida is the number of local playwrights we have in the region. So it’s not entirely surprising that as the “season” starts ...