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Evening Standard Awards - 2014 - Best Play

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Evening Standard Awards - 1991 - Charles Wintour Award for Most Promising Playwright

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Canadian Stage Sets 2024-25 Season Featuring Toronto and Canadian Premieres & More


Canadian Stage has unveiled its 24.25 season. See full programming and learn how to purchase tickets.

Manhattan Theatre Club Announces Lineup For 2024 Ted Snowdon Reading Series


Manhattan Theatre Club has announced the lineup for the 2024 Ted Snowdon Reading Series.

Cast and Creative Team Set For UK Tour of JAMES V: KATHERINE


Sean Connor, Catriona Faint, Benjamin Osugo, and Alyth Ross will star in James V: Katherine this Spring.

Scottish Society Of Playwrights Reveals The Winner Of The Third Hector MacMillan Award For Best New Scottish Play


The Scottish Society of Playwrights has announced that the winner of the third Hector MacMillan Award for Best New Scottish Play is  JAMES IV: QUEEN OF THE FIGHT by RONA MUNRO. Learn more about the play here!

Manhattan Theatre Club Reveals New Sloan Playwrighting Commissions & Evening of Excerpts at the American Museum of Natural History


The latest recipients have been announced for the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Initiative commissions for new theatrical works surrounding themes of science, math, and technology.

JAMES V: KATHERINE Will Tour Scotland Next Year


In Spring 2024 Rona Munro’s renowned James Plays continue, with a fifth standalone production set to surprise and delight audiences across Scotland.  Learn more about the production and where it will be touring to here!

MTC's 2023 Ted Snowdon Reading Series to Feature Work by Lloyd Suh, Else Went & More


Manhattan Theatre Clubhas announced the lineup for the 2023 Ted Snowdon Reading Series.

Natalie O'Donoghue's Top Shows Of The Decade


BWW reviewer Natalie O'Donoghue reflects on her top shows after reviewing for BroadwayWorld for a decade.

Review: MARY, Hampstead Theatre


Rona Munro explores the ramifications of the - then alleged, now confirmed - rape of Mary, Queen of Scots under the warped lens of the political games for which it was a useful tool. Mary is the last companion piece to Munro’s The James Plays cycle. It introduces the intriguing, malicious hearsay and delivers it with jarring misogyny, moulding political enterprise and gossip seamlessly. She juxtaposes blind allegiance to popular opinion, perception to truth.

GOOD Leads our Top Ten Shows for October


The weather might be cooling, but the West End is heating up. October's theatrical offerings provide an embarassment of riches, with some fantastic shows coming up: from David Tennant as the lead in C.P. Taylor's acclaimed play GOOD to Carrie Hope Fletcher in The Caucasian Chalk Circle at the Rose, to Juliet Stevenson in The Doctor and Elton's John's new musical Tammy Faye.

Stirling's Macrobert Arts Centre Is Bringing New Perspectives Into The Light With Its Autumn Season


Macrobert Arts Centre, Stirling's cultural hub, will present an Autumn season with brings new perspectives into the light to entertain and delight audiences of all ages and interests.

Cumbernauld Theatre Will Stage at New Adaptation of Rona Munro's BOLD GIRLS


A new production of Bold Girls by Rona Munro will open on 24th September in Cumbernauld. The play is being produced in-house at Cumbernauld Theatre Trust's new home at Lanternhouse, a state-of-the-art performing arts centre based at Cumbernauld Community Campus.

Cumbernauld Theatre Trust Announces Autumn/Winter Season


The Autumn/Winter season runs from late August to February 2023 and is packed with leading theatre, music and comedy to suit all ages and tastes. The programme includes works from Cumbernauld Theatre Trust's autumn and winter in-house productions, visiting companies, new partnerships and cinema screenings. 

2022/23 Season Announced at Dundee Rep and Scottish Dance Theatre


Audiences are at the heart of this season's programme, with bold new adaptations of big-name classics like The Steamie and Cinderella joining returning favourites including Joan Clevillé's powerful reimagining of the Greek tragedy in Antigone, Interrupted and last year's sell-out sensation, Smile.

Casting Announced For Raw Material and Capital Theatres' JAMES IV - QUEEN OF THE FIGHT


As previously announced, in autumn 2022 Rona Munro returns to Scottish stages with a bold new production:  James IV – Queen of the Fight, directed by Laurie Sansom - the formidable duo who brought us James I, II and III.

MTC Announces Lineup for 2022 Ted Snowdon Reading Series


Manhattan Theatre Club announced the lineup for the 2022 Ted Snowdon Reading Series. The readings kick off Monday, March 14 and will be held on Mondays through March 28. The readings will take place at New York City Center – Stage I (131 West 55th Street). All readings are free and open to the public, but space is limited and RSVPs are required.

Dundee Rep and Scottish Dance Theatre Announces Spring 2022 season


As we enter a new year which looks to offer similar challenges for the arts industry as the one before, Dundee Rep and Scottish Dance Theatre are proud to continue to invest in high-quality, inspiring  dance, theatre, music and comedy production for the people of Dundee and beyond.

Further Creative Team Announced and Scottish Tour Dates Go on Sale for JAMES IV- QUEEN OF THE FLIGHT


As announced earlier this year, in autumn 2022 Rona Munro returns to Scottish stages with a bold new production:  James IV – Queen of the Fight, directed by Laurie Sansom - the formidable duo who brought us James I, II and III. T

Manhattan Theatre Club Announces New Commissioning Program, New Slate Of Commissions and Inaugural Groundworks Lab For New Work Development


Lynne Meadow (Artistic Director) and Barry Grove (Executive Producer) have announced a robust slate of playwright commissions through Manhattan Theatre Club's new partnership with the Edgerton Foundation, as well as a new round of commissions supported by ongoing partnerships with Bobbie Olsen and other donors.

Manhattan Theatre Club Announces Six 2021 Sloan Playwriting Commissions


Since 2001, MTC has awarded a total of 100 commissions through the Sloan Foundation Program. Learn more about this year's commissions here!

Rona Munro FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many shows has Rona Munro written?

Rona Munro has written 1 shows including Iron (Playwright).

What awards has Rona Munro been nominated for?

Rona Munro has been nominated for Best Play at the Evening Standard Awards for "The James Plays" and the Charles Wintour Award for Most Promising Playwright at the Evening Standard Awards for "Bold Girls."

What awards has Rona Munro won?

Rona Munro has won the Best Play at the Evening Standard Awards for The James Plays and the Charles Wintour Award for Most Promising Playwright for Bold Girls.

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