This award is intended to steer gifted writers towards young audiences by giving them a seed commission and attachment to Theatre Centre
Prize: £2,000 seed commission and attachment
Deadline: 7 June 2013 at 12 noon
Theatre Centre offers the Adrienne Benham Award, a £2,000 seed commission, to support the work of a promising playwright interested in exploring the Theatre for Young Audiences (TYA) sector to develop brilliant new plays for young people, but who has little experience in this field.
This award is intended to steer gifted writers towards young audiences by giving them a seed commission and attachment to Theatre Centre to develop an original idea for young audiences.
Applications may come from the writer or the writer’s representative.
Further information:
- Download and read the award criteria
- Download, complete and submit the application form
- Submit (by post) all of the requested materials in advance of the 7 June deadline
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Previous winners include Kenneth Emson (2012), Marcelo Dos Santos (2011), Paula B. Stanic (2010) and Steven Bloomer (2009).