Scottish Community Drama Association
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Scott Salver
Play on Words is one of many projects organized and managed by the Playwriting Committee. One of the other activities run by this committee is the annual Scott Salver competition, which is run in conjunction with the National One-act Plays Festival. Plays entered for this competition are judged on reading, with members of the Playwriting Committee reading and judging all the plays. The winner is traditionally announced at the Scottish Final of the One-act Festival.
Scott Salver 2008
The winner of the 2008 Scott Salver one-act playwriting
competition is Bob Davidson of Luncarty, Perthshire, with 'Mayday, Mayday,
Mayday'. The play was presented by Atholl Players in the Perthshire District
Festival. Second place went to 'Teamwork' by Jonathan North presented
by Leitheatre in the Edinburgh District Festival and third was 'Four and
Twenty Blackbirds' by Douglas Skelton of Cumnock, presented by New Victory
Players in the Glasgow District Festival.
There were a total of twenty-four entries in the Scott Salver competition
in 2008. The plays were judged by reading by members of the SCDA Playwriting
Committee and the trophy was presented to Bob Davidson at the Scottish
Final Festival at the Eden Court Theatre, Inverness, on 24th May.
Geoffrey Whitworth 2008
The results of this year's Geoffrey Whitworth playwriting competition have been announced. They are as follows:
Winning play: 'Popper' by Chris Adams of Bristol
Highly Commended: 'The Dressing Room' by Mark Rees of Castle
Douglas
Highly Commended: 'When We Were Full of Hope' by Les Clarke of Bournemouth,
who was last year's winning author
Commended: 'Burning Questions' by Margaret Kynaston from
the Drama Association of Wales
Commended: 'Four and Twenty Blackbirds' by Douglas Skelton of Cumnock
Commended: 'Mayday, Mayday, Mayday' by Bob Davidson of Luncarty
Commended: 'The Only Woman in the World' by John Shaw of Leicester
Commended: 'Wide Innocent Eyes' by Mike Newbold of Shetland
Commended: 'You're in Room Eight' by Les Clarke of Bournemouth
There was an entry of twenty-four scripts this year, which were judged by reading.
In his comments on the winning play, 'Popper' the new judge Ron Nicol said: 'A fascinating play which cleverly winds its way through the intricacies of various relationships and entanglements. Thoroughly original in concept and in execution - a worthy winner'.
The trophy was presented to Chris Adams at the close of the Saturday evening's performances at the British Final Festival at Swansea on 5th July.
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