Poetry Gala 2019 in aid of Platform Presents Playwright's Prize.

Juliet Stevenson, Denise Gough, John Standing, Lindsay Duncan, Jason Watkins, Rhys Ifans, Romola Garai, Nicholas Pinnock, Tobias Menzies, Danny Kirrane, Dougray Scott, Jaime Winstone, Kyle Soller & MANY MORE.

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Driven by their ethos to nurture and support new talent, non-profit theatre company Platform Presents has launched a new Playwright’s Prize, with an open competition for playwrights to send in their plays. The funding for this prize will be raised at the third Platform Presents Poetry Gala, taking place on 20th January 2019 at the Playhouse Theatre. The Platform Presents Playwright’s Prize aims to nurture & provide more opportunities to playwrights. The judging panel includes: Mary Laws, (playwright, ‘Blueberry Toast’, screenwriter, AMC’s ‘Preacher’ and HBO’s ‘Succession’), Nadia Latif (Associate Director, The Young Vic), Nancy Durrant (Arts Commissioning Editor, The Times), Nadine Rennie, (Casting Director, Soho Theatre), Morgan Lloyd Malcolm (playwright, ‘The Wasp’, ‘Emilia’ at The Globe & screenwriter), Jessica Ronane, Casting Director, The Old Vic & Jessica Ronane Casting), Ellie Kendrick (actress, BBC’s ‘Anne Frank, ‘Upstairs Downstairs’, HBO’s ‘Game of Thrones’ & playwright ‘Hole’ Royal Court), and Platform Presents Co-Founders, Gala Gordon and Isabella Macpherson.

Gala and Isabella are a unique team, combining a rising star actor with experience of the challenges which actors, writers and directors face in the theatre, TV and film industries, plus a producer with years of experience in creating a range of productions for diverse audiences. Platform Presents creates opportunities, and a space for people we admire, want to support or work with, to flourish creatively.

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