The Royal Exchange is Manchester’s most prestigious theatre. In partnership with Bruntwood, they organise and judge the annual Bruntwood Prize, the UK’s biggest national playwriting competition, a search for great new plays by writers of any level of experience.

To promote the 2019 competition, I created a typographic design using stylized punctuation marks, with a question mark to represent the novice writer who may be unsure of how to turn their ideas into a working play, and an exclamation mark for the experienced writer who feels ready to make an impact, but may need some help developing their play.

The designs were applied to printed flyers, posters, on digital displays outside the theatre and across social media. They also formed the basis of the design for the awards night programme and posters.

Also shown are season listings brochures and advertising for the theatre from 2023 to the present day.