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2023 Winner

The Women’s Prize for Playwriting 2021 was awarded to Intelligence by Sarah Grochala.

Selected by our judges from over 1000 submissions, Intelligence is currently in development.

Intelligence

When a Victorian female computing pioneer tries to make a career for herself as a serious scientist, her path is blocked by men in every direction.

ABOUT OUR WINNER

Intelligence

Sarah Grochala

Sarah is a neurodiverse Anglo-Polish playwright who writes female-led dramas exploring the darker aspects of life with humour and heart.

She’s best-known for her Amnesty award-winning play S-27, but also writes audio episodes of Dr Who, specialising in stories featuring alien invasions in historical settings, and robots – sometimes both.