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New Views playwriting competition co-winners announced

Emyr Strudwick from South Wales and Luke Fields from Belfast have been announced as joint winners of this year’s New Views playwriting competition.
 3.2.1: The 2023 New Views winning play by Keira Grierson
3.2.1: The 2023 New Views winning play by Keira Grierson - Emma Hare

Two young playwrights have been crowned the winners of this year’s New Views programme the National Theatre’s annual playwriting competition for young people. 

Seventeen-year-old Luke Fields from Belfast won with his play House on Fire, which is a comedy following recently elected Head Boy and Girl, Stephen and Caitlin. Their school has broken into a riot following their election; this comedy comments on the politics of today.

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