Play On Words 2011

Entry Form here

The Chief Judge of this year’s Geoffrey Whitworth Playwriting Competition, Ron Nicol, has announced the results reached by himself and the assistant judge. They are:

The winning play is ‘Cuffed’ by Brenda Read-Brown of Bredon, Gloucestershire.

Three plays were ‘Highly Commended’:

‘Communion of Saints’ by Kathleen Crombie of Bristol

‘Gentlemen and Players’ by Vic Mills, c/o The Drama Association of Wales

‘Worthy’ by Joseph Clements of Colchester

Four other plays were ‘Commended’:

‘1 of 56’ by Ben Atterbury of Oxted

‘The Edge of the Woods’ by Vic Mills, c/o The Drama Association of Wales

‘One Day I Met Myself Coming Home’ by Rebecca Russell of Berkhamstead, Hertfordshire

‘’Reafson’ by Peter Whiteley of Tain

The general comments from the judges included: ’ ….. every script was enjoyable to read. Most were of high quality, many exhibited great originality and intelligent thinking, and some contained stunning writing.’

The Geoffrey Whitworth Trophy was presented at the final night of the British Finals of the One-act Play completion at East Kilbride on Saturday 26th June.

***Scott Salver Competition 2010 ***

Play on Words 2009

There were 75 entries for this year's Play on Words playwriting competition which is for one-act plays running for between 20 and 55 minutes with a minimum of two characters.

Seventy-one were assessed initially by panels of experienced SCDA readers/assessors; four of the entries were disqualified as they did not meet all the conditions of entry. The Playwriting Committee then drew up a shortleet of 14 plays which were judged by our professional judge Alastair Cording of London. He selected the top three (note: these are not listed in any particular order of merit):

'On the Edge' by David Hutchison of West Kilbride

'The Opposite of Claustrophobic' by Rob Johnstone of Altrincham

'Soap in My Eye' by Vince Kenny of Saddleworth, Lancashire

The final places were announced until Saturday 7th November in the One Touch Theatre, Eden Court, Inverness, after the three plays had been performed by amateur clubs. The plays are judged not on the performances, but as pieces of dramatic writing.

The winning playwrights received their prizes of £500, £300 and £200 at the end of the evening.

Playwriting Competition Results

The SCDA acknowledges with gratitude the financial donations from its Honorary President, Richard Wilson OBE, towards the prize money in its Play on Words competitions. SCDA also acknowledges support given by the Scottish Arts Council.

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. Again 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.

Geoffrey Whitworth Trophy

Another project organized by the Playwriting Committee is the Geoffrey Whitworth Trophy. This too is for original plays, which have debut performances in festivals organized by:

• All England Theatre Festival
• Association of Ulster Drama Festivals
• Drama Association of Wales
• SCDA
  

The entry form for the 2010 Geoffrey Whitworth Competition is available from each country's drama association or can be downloaded from this site. Click here for the form.