Announcing: the recipient of our 2025 Playwright Fellowship, Corey Weekes.

We first came across Corey at a reading of his play Quicksand at the Criterion, as part of the Adopt a Playwright award. It was a huge ambitious play about Alzheimer’s disease, with a knotty and fascinating central character, which got to the heart of how the disease can tear into families. We watched his writing come to life in a different form again later, through his weaving of lyrics into the Belgrade’s production of Romeo & Juliet.

So, we met with Corey to discuss what he wants to develop next as a writer, and we felt he was at the perfect crossroads in terms of his development to benefit from a longer-term attachment to Paines Plough, and take his craft onto its next step.

With us, Corey have some time and space to explore new ideas for a new play. He will receive a bursary, mentorship from our Artistic Directors, and will be part of our office and artistic team.

Find out more about Corey Weekes here.