Australia Plays Transform (APT) – Sydney, Australia

Australian Plays Transform (APT) is Australia’s national play development and publication organisation. It hosts the world’s largest online showcase and searchable database of the best Australian playwriting. APT seeks new voices for new times, develops plays that change the national story, links them to production, and publishes and promotes them here and worldwide. 

“Australian Plays Transform (APT) is proud to support the Bruntwood Prize. We celebrate opportunities for Australian playwrights to be recognised on the international stage. “

Melbourne Theatre Company – Melbourne, Australia

The Melbourne Theatre Company is a theatre company based in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Founded in 1953 as the Union Theatre Repertory Company at the Union Theatre at the University of Melbourne, it is the oldest professional theatre company in Australia.

“Melbourne Theatre Company are thrilled to partner for the third time with the Royal Exchange on the Bruntwood Playwriting Prize. To be an international partner in an award that has been running for 20 years is a great privilege and a fantastic opportunity to come together and celebrate new Australian writing and the very best new writing from around the world.” 

Playwrights Horizons – New York, USA

Playwrights Horizons is dedicated to cultivating the most urgent American playwrights, composers, and lyricists, as well as to developing and producing their bold new plays and musicals. Now in its 53rd season, Playwrights builds upon its diverse and renowned body of work, counting over 400 writers among its artistic roster. In addition to its onstage work each season, Playwrights’ singular commitment to nurturing American theater artists guides all of the institution’s multifaceted initiatives: our acclaimed New Works Lab, a robust commissioning program, an innovative curriculum at its Theater School, and more. Over its 53-year history, Playwrights has been recognised with numerous awards and honors, including seven Pulitzer Prizes. 

“Playwrights Horizons is honored to be collaborating with The Royal Exchange Theatre on the Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting. As a writer’s theater devoted to experimentation and risk, we are thrilled to work with a like-minded peer to champion groundbreaking artists on this international platform.”

Stratford Festival – Ontario, Canada

The Stratford Festival is North America’s leading repertory theatre company, set in picturesque Stratford, Ontario. Described by National Geographic Traveler as “nirvana for theatre fans,” the Stratford Festival presents a seven-month season of a dozen or more plays and a Forum of fascinating events, all designed to entertain, engage and enrich. The Festival brings together extraordinary Canadian and international artists to produce an eclectic variety of Shakespeare, large-scale musicals, newly commissioned works and classic comedy and drama, presented across four venues.

“The Stratford Festival is thrilled to partner for the 20th anniversary for the Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting. This partnership allows us to support playwrights globally while celebrating the incredible playwriting talent here in Canada. This is an incredible opportunity to champion the creative voices that will shape the future of theatre.” 

Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company – Washington DC, USA

The Tony Award®-winning Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company creates badass theatre that highlights the stunning, challenging, and tremendous complexity of our world. For over 40 years, Woolly has maintained a high standard of artistic rigor while simultaneously daring to take risks, innovate, and push beyond perceived boundaries. One of the few remaining theatres in the country to maintain a company of artists, Woolly serves an essential research and development role within the American theatre. Plays premiered here have gone on to productions at hundreds of theatres all over the world and have had lasting impacts on the field.

“We often eagerly await the announcement of the Bruntwood Prize winners, so it is a great honor and incredibly thrilling for Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company to partner on this award, especially on the eve of its auspicious 20th anniversary! Like the Royal Exchange Theatre, we believe that playwrights need launchpads that champion bold artistry and transcend oceans and borders. With this partnership, we look forward to cultivating our shared goals of supporting, developing, and challenging artists as they continue to grapple with and illuminate the stunning complexities of our world.”