Tom Hendry Awards Save the Date October 28, 2024.

Each year we host an annual awards competition honouring Canadian playwrights in a wide range of categories, including the RBC Emerging Playwright Award, Carol Bolt Award,  the Dorothy Lees-Blakey Theatre for Young Audiences Award, the Drama and Comedy Award, the Dan School of Drama & Music Musical Award, the Arts & Letters Club of Toronto Foundation’s Robert Beardsley Award for young writers, the John Palmer Award, and the Honorary Member Award. The awards are named after Tom Hendry, a founding member of PGC who passed away in 2012. The awards offer generous cash prizes and winners are recognized in a ceremony that takes place in the fall each year.

The 2024 Tom Hendry Awards Ceremony

Monday, October 28th, 2024, 8pm

The Elgin Lounge,

Elgin Winter Garden Theatre Centre

189 Yonge St, Toronto ON M5B 1M4

Ticket Required

To Purchase a Ticket Click HERE.

To view the 2024 Shortlisted nominees, please click HERE.

The Tom Hendry Awards RBC Emerging Playwright Nominee Play Readings

Join us for an evening of live readings from the RBC Emerging Playwright Shortlisted Nominees for the 2024 Tom Hendry Awards!

Friday October 25, 2024 at 6:30pm ET.

Toronto Reference Library – Beeton Hall

789 Yonge Street, Toronto ON M4W 2G8

Admission is Free

Thank You to Our Award Sponsors!

Past Recipients:

2023