Annual award for the best new play by a Black British playwright
The Alfred Fagon Award is granted annually for the best new play by a Black British playwright of Caribbean or African descent, resident in the United Kingdom.[1][2] It was instituted in 1996 and first awarded in 1997, to recognise the work of Black British playwrights from the Caribbean, and named in honour of the poet and playwright, Alfred Fagon.[1] Its scope was broadened in 2006, to include those of African descent.[1] The award is given with the support of the Peggy Ramsay Foundation.[1]
Winners
Past winners include:
- 1997 (1997): Roy Williams, for Starstruck[1][2][3]
- 1998 (1998): Shenagh Cameron, for A Pocket in the Sky[4]
- 1999 (1999): Sheila White, for Maids and Grant Buchanan-Marshall, for The Prayer[5]
- 2000 (2000): Adeshegun Ikoli, for Surprise Surprise[6]
- 2001 (2001): Linda Brogan, for The Well and Penny Saunders, for Never Never[7]
- 2002 (2002): Trevor Wiliams, for Talkin’ Loud[8]
- 2003 (2003): Marcia Layne, for Off Camera[9]
- 2004 (2004): Michael Abbensetts, for The Good Doctor’s Son[10]
- 2005 (2005): Michael Bhim, for Daydreams of Hailey[11]
- 2006 (2006): Lorna French, for Safe House[12]
- 2007 (2007): Allia V Oswald, for Dirty Water[13]
- 2008 (2008): Paula B. Stanic, for What’s Lost[14]
- 2009 (2009): Oladipo Agboluaje, for Iya-Ile[15]
- 2010 (2010): Roy Williams, for Sucker Punch and Rachel De-lahay, for SW11[1][2]
- 2011 (2011): Levi David Addai for Blacklands[16]
- 2012 (2012): Michaela Coel, for Chewing Gum Dreams[17]
- 2013 (2013): Diana Nneka Atuona, for Liberian Girl[17]
- 2014 (2014): Charlene James, for Cuttin’ It[18]
- 2015 (2015): Theresa Ikoko, for Girls[19]
- 2016 (2016): Lorna French, for City Melodies[20]
- 2017 (2017): Mufaro Makubika. for Shebeen[21][22]
- 2018 (2018): Winsome Pinnock, for Rockets and Blue Lights[23]
- 2019: Jasmine Lee-Jones, for Seven methods of killing Kylie Jenner[24]
- 2020: Juliet Gilkes Romero, for The Whip[25]
- 2021: Mojisola Adebayo, for Family Tree[26]
- 2022: Hannah Shury-Smith, for Go Back Home! [27]
- 2023: Faith Omole, for Kaleidoscope[28]
Other awards
In 2014, additional awards were instigated, including one for the "outstanding contribution to writing" and an "audience award".[1]
References
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