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4 November 2015 / Books

Judges announced for STR Theatre Book Prize

The Society is pleased to announce the judging panel for the Theatre Book Prize to be awarded for books published in 2015. They are:

Sam Walters, theatre director, founder and until recently artistic director of the Orange Tree Theatre, Richmond

Sarah Hemming, theatre critic for the Financial Times

Colin Chambers, Professor Emeritus Kingston University, formerly Literary Manager at the Royal Shakespeare Company and author among many books of the winner of the first Theatre Book Prize, awarded in 1997 for his The Life of Margaret Ramsay, Play Agent.

A short list will be announced in early Spring and the prize presented at an event in late April or early May details of which will be announced later.

Publishers are invited to enter titles now or as soon as copies are available. For submission details contact bookprize@str.org.uk.