Sarah Grochala's Intelligence Wins 2023 Women's Prize for Playwriting
Grochala will receive £12,000 and the opportunity to have her work produced.
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Grochala will receive £12,000 and the opportunity to have her work produced.
Sarah Grochala’s Intelligence follows Lovelace’s attempts to be taken seriously as a scientist in 1840s London
The show will now be staged next year
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