Alfred Fagon Award

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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]

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Winners

Past winners include:

Other awards

In 2014, additional awards were instigated, including one for the "outstanding contribution to writing" and an "audience award". [1]

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  2. 1 2 3 Pinnock, Winsome (14 December 2010). "The Alfred Fagon awards: the best of black British playwriting?". The Guardian . Retrieved 10 December 2017.
  3. ↑ "1997 Award". Alfred Fagon Award. Retrieved 2019-01-08.
  4. ↑ "1998 Award". Alfred Fagon Award. Retrieved 2019-01-08.
  5. ↑ "1999 Award". Alfred Fagon Award. Retrieved 2019-01-08.
  6. ↑ "2000 Award". Alfred Fagon Award. Retrieved 2019-01-08.
  7. ↑ "2001 Award". Alfred Fagon Award. Retrieved 2019-01-08.
  8. ↑ "2002 Award". Alfred Fagon Award. Retrieved 2019-01-08.
  9. ↑ "2003 Award". Alfred Fagon Award. Retrieved 2019-01-08.
  10. ↑ "2004 Award". Alfred Fagon Award. Retrieved 2019-01-08.
  11. ↑ "2005 Award". Alfred Fagon Award. Retrieved 2019-01-08.
  12. ↑ Hewis, Ben (2016-11-30). "Alfred Fagon Award winners announced | WhatsOnStage". www.whatsonstage.com. Retrieved 2019-01-08.
  13. ↑ "2007 Award". Alfred Fagon Award. Retrieved 2019-01-08.
  14. ↑ "2008 Award". Alfred Fagon Award. Retrieved 2019-01-08.
  15. ↑ "2009 Award". Alfred Fagon Award. Retrieved 2019-01-08.
  16. ↑ "2011 Award". Alfred Fagon Award. Retrieved 2019-01-08.
  17. 1 2 John, Gus. "The Alfred Fagon Award 2013". Professor Gus John. Archived from the original on 11 December 2017. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
  18. ↑ "2014 Awards". Alfred Fagon Award. Archived from the original on 11 December 2017. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
  19. ↑ "2015 Awards". Alfred Fagon Award. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
  20. ↑ "2016 Awards". Alfred Fagon Award. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
  21. ↑ "2017 Awards". Alfred Fagon Award. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
  22. ↑ "Playwright Mufaro Makubika wins 2017 Alfred Fagon Award". The Stage . 8 December 2017. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
  23. ↑ "2018 Awards". Alfred Fagon Award. Retrieved 2019-01-08.
  24. ↑ "2019 Award". Alfred Fagon Award. Retrieved 2022-04-25.
  25. ↑ "2020 Award". Alfred Fagon Award. Retrieved 2022-04-25.
  26. ↑ "2021 Award". Alfred Fagon Award. Retrieved 2022-04-25.
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