Penelope Skinner
We were thrilled to be at this morning’s George Devine Award ceremony at the Royal Court Theatre where Penelope Skinner was announced as the winner of this year’s George Devine Award for her upcoming play at the Royal Court Upstairs, The Village Bike.
The Award, recognised as one of the most prestigious for new writing, was set up in 1966 as a memorial to the life and talent of George Devine, Artistic Director of the Royal Court 1956-65.
Previous winners of the George Devine Award include: Edward Bond (1968), Mike Leigh (1973), Hanif Kureishi (1980), Martin McDonagh (1996), Conor McPherson, Enda Walsh (1997), Rebecca Gilman, Mark O’Rowe (1999), Gary Owen (2002), Lucy Prebble (2004), Alexandra Wood (2007), Hassan Abdulrazzak (2008), Nick Payne (2009) and Vivienne Franzmann (2010).
Penelope was part of Paines Plough and Channel 4’s Future Perfect project and is writing a play for our upcoming Roundabout season, a collaboration with Sheffield Theatres.
Huge congratulations to Penelope from all at PP.