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 and first awarded in 1997, 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:

• 1997 (1997): Roy Williams, for Starstruck[1][2][3]
• 1998 (1998): Shenagh Cameron, for A Pocket in the Sky[4]
• 1999 (1999): Sheila White, for Maids and Grant Buchanan-Marshall, for The Prayer[5]
• 2000 (2000): Adeshegun Ikoli, for Surprise Surprise[6]
• 2001 (2001): Linda Brogan, for The Well and Penny Saunders, for Never Never[7]
• 2002 (2002): Trevor Wiliams, for Talkin’ Loud[8]
• 2003 (2003): Marcia Layne, for Off Camera[9]
• 2004 (2004): Michael Abbensetts, for The Good Doctor’s Son[10]
• 2005 (2005): Michael Bhim, for Daydreams of Hailey[11]
• 2006 (2006): Lorna French, for Safe House[12]
• 2007 (2007): Allia V Oswald, for Dirty Water[13]
• 2008 (2008): Paula B. Stanic, for What’s Lost[14]
• 2009 (2009): Oladipo Agboluaje, for Iya-Ile[15]
• 2010 (2010): Roy Williams, for Sucker Punch and Rachel De-lahay, for SW11[1][2]
• 2011 (2011): Levi David Addai for Blacklands[16]
• 2012 (2012): Michaela Coel, for Chewing Gum Dreams[17]
• 2013 (2013): Diana Nneka Atuona, for Liberian Girl[17]
• 2014 (2014): Charlene James, for Cuttin’ It[18]
• 2015 (2015): Theresa Ikoko, for Girls[19]
• 2016 (2016): Lorna French, for City Melodies[20]
• 2017 (2017): Mufaro Makubika. for Shebeen[21][22]
• 2018 (2018): Winsome Pinnock, for Rockets and Blue Lights[23]

Other awards

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

References

1. "About Us". Alfred Fagon Award. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
2. Pinnock, Winsome (14 December 2010). "The Alfred Fagon awards: the best of black British playwriting?". The Guardian. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
3. "1997 Award". Alfred Fagon Award. Retrieved 2019-01-08.
4. "1998 Award". Alfred Fagon Award. Retrieved 2019-01-08.
5. "1999 Award". Alfred Fagon Award. Retrieved 2019-01-08.
6. "2000 Award". Alfred Fagon Award. Retrieved 2019-01-08.
7. "2001 Award". Alfred Fagon Award. Retrieved 2019-01-08.
8. "2002 Award". Alfred Fagon Award. Retrieved 2019-01-08.
9. "2003 Award". Alfred Fagon Award. Retrieved 2019-01-08.
10. "2004 Award". Alfred Fagon Award. Retrieved 2019-01-08.
11. "2005 Award". Alfred Fagon Award. Retrieved 2019-01-08.
12. Hewis, Ben (2016-11-30). "Alfred Fagon Award winners announced | WhatsOnStage". www.whatsonstage.com. Retrieved 2019-01-08.
13. "2007 Award". Alfred Fagon Award. Retrieved 2019-01-08.
14. "2008 Award". Alfred Fagon Award. Retrieved 2019-01-08.
15. "2009 Award". Alfred Fagon Award. Retrieved 2019-01-08.
16. "2011 Award". Alfred Fagon Award. Retrieved 2019-01-08.
17. John, Gus. "The Alfred Fagon Award 2013". Professor Gus John. Archived from the original on 11 December 2017. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
18. "2014 Awards". Alfred Fagon Award. Archived from the original on 11 December 2017. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
19. "2015 Awards". Alfred Fagon Award. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
20. "2016 Awards". Alfred Fagon Award. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
21. "2017 Awards". Alfred Fagon Award. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
22. "Playwright Mufaro Makubika wins 2017 Alfred Fagon Award". The Stage. 8 December 2017. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
23. "2018 Awards". Alfred Fagon Award. Retrieved 2019-01-08.

External links

• Official website