Pearson Award for Best New Play
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The Pearson Award for Best New Play has been awarded annually since 1982 and has recognised some of the finest British playwriting talent. It carries a cash prize and is awarded as part of the Pearson Playwrights' Scheme
. Results are announced in December.
Pearson Playwrights' Scheme
In 1973, Howard Thomas, then managing director of Thames Television, launched the Thames Television Theatre Writers Scheme to support and celebrate new writing in the theatre. He believed that television owed much to the theatre for its supply of creative talent...
. Results are announced in December.