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2 Squad grads shortlisted for Verity Bargate Award
Following a record-breaking number of 2,219 new plays submitted, Soho Theatre has announced the 6 shortlisted and 16 longlisted plays for this year’s Verity Bargate Award. The new playwriting prize, sponsored by Character 7, is Soho Theatre’s flagship new writing award with the winning play produced in a full production on their stages.
Among the six plays shortlisted are The History by Tife Kusoro, a love story between two souls spanning hundreds of years, and Water After Ajax by Billie Collins, a contemporary retelling of the Greek myth of Ajax set in a water company.
The full shortlist is as follows:
The Faithfuls by Elham Ehsas – HIGHLY COMMENDED
The History by Tife Kusoro
The Last of the Watermelon Kid by Robert Akodoto – CHARACTER 7 COMMISSION
Voyagers by Ava Wong Davies
Water After Ajax by Billie Collins
The Wilderness by Philippa Lawford – VERITY BARGATE AWARD WINNER