Phelim Donlon Playwright’s Bursary & Residency 2025
in association with Tyrone Guthrie Centre Annaghmakerrig
The Phelim Donlon Bursary & Residency provides a playwright with time and resources towards writing a new play. It is named in honour of Phelim Donlon- an independent theatre producer for many years and the Drama Officer at the Arts Council from 1983 – 2001. He was committed to the arts and was a passionate advocate for new and emerging talent. Phelim was also a dedicated member of the first Irish Theatre Institute PLAYOGRAPHYIreland Advisory Panel. This award, now in its 10th year, is an acknowledgement of his valued contribution to Irish theatre.
The recipient will be announced at an event in Dublin in late March. It comprises of a bursary of €2,000 and a 2 weeks’ fully resourced residency in Tyrone Guthrie Centre, Annaghmakerrig.
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
To be considered eligible you must:
- Have an established practice as a playwright – this means that you must have a minimum of one full-length play (where you are a named writer) that has been programmed or produced by an established production company, theatre venue, theatre festival, or independent producer.
- Be resident on the island of Ireland or an Irish National living abroad.
- Be an individual writer, or part of a writing partnership that has a history of working together.
- Be working on a new project (i.e. not a project already begun, or in receipt of other significant support).
- Have a play proposal that is based on an original idea, and not an adaptation or reimagining of an existing work.
- Playwrights who have previously submitted and were not successful are welcome to reapply.
TIMELINE
- Mid December: Call out published
- 7th January: Applications will open and the application form will go live
- 4th February: Deadline for applications, 12pm
- w/c 24th February: Artist Panel – reading panel meet for deliberation and nominations
- 3rd March: All applicants notified
- Late March: Ceremony and recipient announcement