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Richard Burton Award for New Plays
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The Richard Burton Award for Playwriting
Subcategory of
Awards
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Australian Awards
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History
The Richard Burton Award for Playwriting was created by Sally Burton in association with Black Swan State Theatre Company.
No prize was awarded in 2011.
Notes
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The Richard Burton Award for New Plays, created bySally Burton and her company Onward Production in association with Black Swan, celebrates the career of Richard Burton. It aims to encourage storytellers from all over Australia. The Richard Burton Award for New Plays will be awarded annually to works that have not yet had a production. The Award, first offered in 2010/2011, will be one of the richest in Australia, with a prize pool of $30,000.
Latest Winners / Recipients
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Year: 2012
winner Ingle Knightwinner Tommy Murphy
Works About this Award
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Playwrights' Rich Rewards 2012 single work column
— Appears in: The Australian , 2 November 2012; (p. 16) -
Lasting Legacy 2010 single work interview
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 7-8 August 2010; (p. 8) Sally Burton discusses the literary award she has established, in conjunction with the Black Swan theatre company, to celebrate her husband's memory.
