One-Act Playwriting Competition
2010 National One-Act Playwriting Competition Results
Congratulations to the 3 Finalists!!
They are:
Tudo Ou Nada by Frank Wilkie, QLD
God Willing by Bruce Olive, QLD, and
The Usual Five for Lunch by Paul Addison, NSW
These 3 plays will be staged at Noosa Arts Theatre, on June 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 11, & 12.
The winner of Best Play, and the Audience Choice awards, will be announced following the final performance, on Saturday, June 12.
2010 Festival of One Act Plays
Auditions
Monday, March 15 at 7.30pm CHANGE OF VENUE!!!! at the NOOSA BAPTIST CHURCH HALL - 213 Weyba Road, Noosaville (on the corner of Lake Weyba Drive)
For more information see the Auditions page in the About Us menu
Calling all Playwrights!!
Entries are now being called for the 2011 One-Act Playwriting Competition.
Now in it's 34th year, the Noosa Arts Theatre National One-Act Playwriting Competition attracts entries from playwrights right throughout Australia, and offers a total Prize pool of $5,000, and a Publishing Contract.
This playwriting competition offers a unique opportunity for the winning Playwrights to see their new work performed on stage at Noosa Arts One-Act Play Festival, for a 7 performance season over 2 weeks each June.
The winner of Best Play will take home a prize of $2,500.
During the seven days of the Festival, the audience are asked each night to vote for the ‘Audience Choice Award', with prize money (donated by the family of the late Nancy Cato) plus a publishing contract for their winning script, with Maverick Musicals & Plays.
Presentations of Awards take place on the final night.
The Best Play, and the Audience Choice winning plays, will also be performed during the Noosa Long Weekend festival in June.
The Competition and Festival are proudly supported by the Sunshine Coast Regional Council Grants Program, Macquarie Bank, and Maverick Musicals & Plays.
Enter the 2011 Competition now!
Entries close, Monday 15th November 2010.
A copy of the entry form and rules can be down-loaded in Word format by clicking here:
A copy of the entry form and rules can be down-loaded in PDF format by clicking here:
History of the Competition
In 1978 The One-Act Playwriting Competition was instigated to encourage aspiring playwrights, giving them a chance to see their plays performed and to provide original scripts for the Noosa Arts Theatre. This Competition was the first of its kind in Australia.
The first winner was Nancy Cato (Author of All the Rivers Run) with her play Travelers Through The Night.
The 1994 Opening Night of the One-Act Play Festival
Nancy Cato, Ian Austin and Bronnie Norman (Nancy's daughter)
authors of three of the Competition plays published by Playlab Press
In 1983 the Competition went 'National' when the Literature Board of the Australian Council granted $500 for the winning playwright.
The total prize-money now stands at $5,000 and is divided between the three winning authors.
We would like to acknowledge the work of founding members Val Warren, Marea Brown, Nancy Cato, Joan Cubis, Marjorie Harrold, and Gwen Oswell who had the foresight to instigate this event to support new playwrights.