PrizeWinnersTen Minute Play Competition for 2010
'AT NIGHT IN PRAHA' by Steve Capra
'BRIEF ENCOUNTER' by Mark Wilson
'DREAM GIRL' by Trevor Wood and Ed Waugh 'FOR WHOM THE MICROWAVE DINGS' by Phil Jacobs
'RULES IS RULES' by Gerry Greenland
'SLIPPING INTO ANARCHY' by Jeffrey Wolf
'THE CON' by Barbara Hendrick
Congratulations to the winners who's plays were selected from 267 entries. Our sincere thanks to everyone who entered.
The winning plays will be presented at The New Venture Theatre from 10th to 17th July. To book and for further details follow the link:- http://www.newventure.org.uk
2010 One Act Play Competition.
To celebrate 75 years of Sussex Playwrights' Club in 2010, this year's competition is for a one act stage play with the theme of 'Anniversaries'
First Prize: £150 plus a reading of the play at a Club Meeting.
Second Prize: £100 plus a reading of the play at a Club Meeting.
Third Prize: £ 75. plus a reading of the play at a Club Meeting.
# The play should be in one act and last between 30 - 50 minutes
# The play should be on the theme of Anniversaries
# Entry fee is £5 (with one free entry for Sussex Playwrights' Club members)
# CLOSING DATE: 31ST July 2010
# Judge's announcement will be mid-December 2010
Rules
The competition is open to any author, regardless of nationality or country of residence and must be an original play, written in English and not previously broadcast, produced before a paying audience or read at a club meeting..
Plays, which must be clearly typed and securely bound, should be sent to Mr Dennis Evans,
All plays must be entered under a pseudonym and all entries should include a sealed envelope with the play's title and the pseudonym on the cover. This envelope should contain a card with the author's real name and address, plus sufficient postage for return of the manuscript.
Sussex Playwrights' Club members are entitled to one free entry but all other entries must be accompanied by the entry fee of £5. Receipt of entries will not be acknowledged. It is hoped that the results will be announced by Mid-December 2010.
The decision of the judges is final and we cannot enter into any correspondence concerning the results. The judges reserve the right not to award a prize if the number or standard of the entries is deemed to be insufficient.
Winning Authors must agree to their plays being given a reading at a club meeting
Enquiries can be directed to us by using the contact form or alternatively should be addressed (with and SAE please) to:- Dennis Evans (Hon Sec), 2 Brunswick Mews, Hove,
The 2009 Full Length Competition
Notifiucation of winners will be sent by post in the New Year along with prizes and scripts.
£250 Prize winner
'When Autumn Leaves'. by Stewart Pursell
£150 Prize winner:-
'Eating in the Street'. by Betty Weiner
£100 Prize winner:-
'Hear the Drums'. by David Selzer
Also shortlisted:-
Black Hole' by Paul Hedge
'A Job for Plenty'. by Oz Williams
'An Uncommon Language' by Evan Guildford-Blake
'In Absentia' by Eccy De Jonge
'Priceless' by Michael Yates
'Settling Accounts' by David Hutchinson
Our adjudicator for this year was the actor PAUL MORIARTY (RNT, RSC, Eastenders, The Bill etc).
Congratulations to the winners and our sincere thanks to all who entered.