2015 Bruntwood Prize Exhibition: Portraits Of Playwrights By Simon Annand

An exhibition of new photographs by Simon Annand of some of Britain’s leading playwrights will open at the Royal Exchange in Manchester this April, to mark the 10th anniversary of The Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting.

The exhibition includes revealing new portraits of Sir Tom Stoppard at the National Theatre, Sir David Hare in his study, Roy Williams at his kitchen table, Sarah Solemani in the bath, Tanika Gupta in her garden, Olivier Award-winner Bola Agbaje looking over the London streets that inspire her, and Johnny Vegas in a rowing boat, as well as previous Bruntwood Prize winners Duncan Macmillan and Anna Jordan, previous Bruntwood judges Simon Stephens, Bryony Lavery and Meera Syal, and award-winning cross-disciplinary writers Mat Fraser and Jackie Kay.

The Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting commissioned the acclaimed photographer Simon Annand to photograph a selection of British playwrights in the places where they work and find inspiration. An exhibition of the resulting photographs will open at the Royal Exchange Theatre on 25 April 2015 – the same night as the opening of The Rolling Stone, Chris Urch’s play which won a Judge’s Award in the 2013 Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting.