David Hare among nominees for Sheridan Morley Prize
© Dan Wooller
The shortlist for the Sheridan Morley Prize for Theatre Biography has today been announced with contenders including David Hare and Michael Pennington.
The annual prize which decides the best theatrical biography, autobiography or diary published in the preceding calendar year, will be awarded in a ceremony at The Garrick Club on 2 March 2016.
This year the nominees are Peter Whitebrook for John Osborne 'Anger is not about…', James Shapiro for 1606 William Shakespeare and the Year of Lear, David Hare for The Blue Touch Paper, Qais Akbar Omar and Stephen Landrigan for A Night in the Emperor's Garden and Michael Pennington for Let Me Play The Lion/How to Be an Actor.
The Sheridan Morley Prize honours Morley's career as a biographic author, having written 37 books including John Gielgud, Noel Coward, and David Niven's biographies.
The Prize is judged by a jury of theatrical and literary practitioners and the previous years’ winning author. The winner receives a £2000 cash prize.
