Troubles-rooted play Sapling wins Women’s prize for playwriting
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Georgina Duncan's play *Sapling*, set in Troubles-era Belfast, has won the 2025 Women's Prize for Playwriting. The play explores the impact of unresolved trauma following the murder of a child. The story follows the victim's brother as he grapples with adolescence, a deteriorating home life, and the release of his brother's killer. The annual award, founded in 2019, supports female and non-binary playwrights and received a record 1,275 entries this year. Duncan, a working-class playwright from Lancashire, will receive £20,000, and her play has the option for co-production by Ellie Keel Productions, Paines Plough, and Sheffield Theatres. Kristin Scott Thomas was also announced as the first winner of the Leading Light lifetime achievement prize.
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AI-ExtractedKristin Scott Thomas is to be the first winner of the Leading Light award.
The prize offers its first prize-winner £20,000.
The Women’s prize for playwriting received 1,275 entries this year.
Georgina Duncan, a working-class playwright from Lancashire, wrote Sapling.
Sapling wins Women’s prize for playwriting 2025.
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