Alfred Fagon Award

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, 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]

Winners

Past winners include:

  • 1996 (1996): Roy Williams, for Starstruck[1][2]
  • 2010 (2010): Roy Williams, for Sucker Punch and Rachel De-lahay, for SW11[1][2]
  • 2012 (2012): Michaela Coel, for Chewing Gum Dreams[3]
  • 2013 (2013): Diana Atuona, for Liberian Girl[3]
  • 2014 (2014): Charlene James, for Cuttin’ It[4]
  • 2015 (2015): Theresa Ikoko, for Girls[5]
  • 2016 (2016): Lorna French, for City Melodies[6]
  • 2017 (2017): Mufaro Makubika. for Shebeen[7][8]

Other awards

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

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "About Us". Alfred Fagon Award. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
  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. 1 2 John, Gus. "The Alfred Fagon Award 2013". Professor Gus John. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
  4. ↑ "2014 Awards". Alfred Fagon Award. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
  5. ↑ "2015 Awards". Alfred Fagon Award. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
  6. ↑ "2016 Awards". Alfred Fagon Award. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
  7. ↑ "2017 Awards". Alfred Fagon Award. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
  8. ↑ "Playwright Mufaro Makubika wins 2017 Alfred Fagon Award". The Stage. 8 December 2017. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
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