The Stewart Parker Trust Award or Stewart Parker Prize is an annual Irish award for best Irish debut play. It is named in honour of

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. There is a cash bursary as part of the award. Previous recipients of the award include: Gavin Kostick,

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, Eugene O'Brien,

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and

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. The winners are announced annually at the Lyric Theatre.

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