Nick Payne wins Harold Pinter Award

Nick Payne has been announced as the second recipient of the Harold Pinter Playwright's Award, introduced last year to support a new commission at London's Royal Court Theatre. The inaugural award was presented to Anders Lustgarten in 2011 and it is now given out annually by Harold Pinter's widow, Lady Antonia Fraser, to support a new commission at the Royal Court. It can be given to any playwright, from a first-time, unpublished writer to one who is already established