Shortlist revealed for first James Tait Black Prize for Drama

Launched last year, the new theatre prize is worth £10,000 to the winner
The new award, from the University of Edinburgh in partnership with the National Theatre of Scotland and in association with the Traverse Theatre, is for a play that displays an original theatrical voice.
The shortlist is:
• In Water I'm Weightless, Kaite O'Reilly (produced by National Theatre Wales)
• The Hundred Flowers Project, Christopher Chen (produced with Crowded Fire Theatre and Playwrights Foundation)
• The Effect, Lucy Prebble (produced by Headlong and The National Theatre)
• Foxfinder, Dawn King (presented at the Finborough Theatre as part of the Papatango New Writing Festival)
• The Radicalisation of Bradley Manning, Tim Price (produced by National Theatre Wales)
A reading of the successful play will be produced on 5 August by the National Theatre of Scotland at Edinburgh's Traverse Theatre.

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