This is an award for a full-length play (70 minutes or longer) by a UK-based playwright on the climate crisis. “We are looking for the best plays that engage meaningfully with the climate crisis.
For this prize, ‘climate’ is defined expansively: it includes the natural world and environmental change, but also the social, political, and cultural conditions connected to it. We are open to all approaches to this subject matter: the climate should be an important dramaturgical element of the play, with an impact on character and/or plot, but it doesn’t need to be the only theme. We are particularly interested in plays that go beyond explaining the problem, to explore what responding to the crisis means for us as people.” They also say, “Although the Globe is leading the prize, we encourage playwrights to develop scripts without a specific stage in mind – the prize producers will support the onward journey of the play to the most appropriate home.” And, “The Globe will option the winning play for production, with an aspiration to produce. Alternatively the award producers will support the writer to find a suitable home for the play.” Longlisted writers will receive short written feedback. Shortlisted writers will receive feedback in person. 
Value: £15,000
Deadline: 1 September 2026
Open for: UK-based playwrights
Details here.

Deadline: September 1st, 2026