David MacLennan Award 2024 – Longlist Announced
We are thrilled to announce the 30 submissions longlisted for this year’s David MacLennan Award!
| A Game of Two Halves | Adam Tucker Deveau |
| Becoming Jeff Bezos | Alex Medland |
| Christina of The Isles | Gillian Massey |
| CLASS | Michael Monroe |
| Déjà-You | Douglas Yannaghas |
| Dine In For Two | Peter McCormick |
| Eilidh Eilidh Eilidh | Lana Pheutan |
| Elliot Lays An Egg | RJ Hunter |
| Gifting the Noose | Joanne Gallagher |
| Gravity | Kevin P. Gilday |
| Homo(sapien) | Conor O’Dwyer |
| Impact | Isla Robertson |
| Jellyfish | Katy Nixon |
| Kev Campbell Was He | Alexander Tait |
| Khab Jeetigi | Sanjay Lago |
| Memento Mori | Dorothy Jane Stewart |
| Na’amah and the Boat | Eleanor McMahon |
| Pardon the Pitchfork | Samuel Edgen |
| Rachel | Emery Schaffer |
| Seahorse | Sarah Ord |
| Soft Targets | Charlotte Smith |
| Stand By Your Man | Jo Lennie |
| Struggling to Establish a Connection Please Wait | Marnie Russell |
| That Face | Francesca Hess |
| The Ballad O Wullie Walloper & Dickie Baws | Albert Kirk Jr |
| The Gays Are Trying to Kill Me | Brian Evans and Greg Williams |
| T-Rex | Joseph Brown |
| Untitled YouTube Play | Euan Munro |
| Wooden Stools | Alex Paterson |
| Wrappers | Rowan Heggie |
Congratulations to all the longlisted writers and thank you to everyone who submitted a play for consideration, we were overwhelmed by the quality of the submissions.
The longlisted writers have been asked to write a full draft of their submissions by early June, after which all the plays will be read and a shortlist will be decided. The writers are also invited to a workshop led by acclaimed playwright Douglas Maxwell to help develop their ideas and work towards their full drafts.
About the award: Named in honour of our late founder, The David MacLennan Award aims to uncover new writing talent by providing first time writers with the opportunity to have their work professionally developed and produced, before being presented on stage.
