Jonathan Neil longlisted for Verity Bargate Award 2026

Jonathan Neil’s play Misandry has been longlisted for the prestigious Verity Bargate Award.

Verity Bargate Award is Soho Theatre’s flagship new-writing award and has launched the careers of some of Britain’s most celebrated playwrights and screenwriters.

Making the longlist means Misandry is in this year’s top 22 plays out of a record-breaking 2,219 submissions!

Congratulations to Jonathan for this terrific achievement.

Jonathan Neil is a playwright and screenwriter whose work has earned him recognition as a Broadcast Hot Shot, a place on the BBC TV Drama Writers scheme, the Red Planet Prize for original drama pilot and, more recently, the prestigious Dancing Ledge Writer-in-Residence Award. His original project UNCLE BILLY is currently in development with Firebird Pictures.