| 2011 |
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Best Play in the Open Section: ‘Future Shock’ by Richard Stockwell, Newcastle Upon Tyne
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Best Play for a Youth Cast 16-25 Years: ‘Making the Grade' by Peter Hartley, Lancashire
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Best Welsh Language Play: ‘Merch o Ers Talwm’ by Manon Wyn Williams, Anglesey
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Best Play By A Wales Based Writer: ‘False Premises' by Chloe Fairweather, Abermule, Powys
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| Entries/themes/notes |
167 entries were received from all over the UK, the Shetland Islands, the islands of Jersey and Guernsey, Republic of Ireland, France, Spain, The Netherlands, Belgium, Kuwait, Macedonia, the United States of America, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, and as usual the standard of entries was extremely high.
The prizes were awarded to the winners at the Wales One Act Final held at The Emlyn Williams Studio, Clwyd Theatr Cymru in Mold Friday 3rd June 2011.
Winners of the first three categories will receive a DAW Prizewinners medal, a cheque for £250 each and later in the year, DAW will publish the three plays; the Best Play from a Wales Based Writer will receive a bursary to a Tŷ Newydd theatre writing course.
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| 2010 |
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Best Play in the Open Section: ‘At First Sight’ by Barney Norris from Oxford
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Best Play for a Youth Cast 16-25 Years: ‘Lug’ by Neil Walden from Jersey
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Best Welsh Language Play: ‘Ceiniog Tair Ochr’ by Gareth Evans-Jones from Anglesey
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Best Play By A Wales Based Writer: ‘What the Wild Birds Say’ by Richard Cook from Clunderwen
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| Entries/themes/notes |
187 entries were received from all over the UK, the Shetland Islands, Republic of Ireland, France, Spain, The Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, the United States of America, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.
Sponsored by Technocover.
The prizes were awarded to the winners at the Wales One Act Final held at the Taliesin Arts Centre, Swansea on Friday 4th June 2010.
Winners of the first three categories received a DAW Prizewinners medal, a cheque for £250 each and later in the year, DAW will consider publishing the three plays; the Best Play from a Wales Based Writer will receive a bursary to a Tŷ Newydd theatre writing course.
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| 2009 |
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Best Play In The Open Section: Casting Doubts by Peter Jones from Tredegar
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Best Play For A Youth Cast 16-25 Years: Timmy Thompson is Dead by James Morton from Durham
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Best Welsh Language Play: Ieuan Bythwyrdd by Joanna Davies from Cardiff
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Best Play By A Wales Based Writer: Next to Godliness by Vic Mills
from Porthcawl
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| Entries/themes/notes |
236 entries, not only from Wales, England, Scotland and Ireland, but also from France, Spain, Sweden, Finland, The Netherlands, Barbados, Iran, New Zealand, Australia, the USA and Canada.
Sponsored by Technocover.
The prizes were awarded to the winners at the Wales One Act Final at The Torch Theatre, Milford Haven in Pembrokeshire on Friday 5th June 2009.
Winners of the first three categories received a DAW Prizewinners medal, a cheque for £200 each and, DAW considered the plays for publication. The Best Play from a Wales Based Writer received a bursary to a Tŷ Newydd theatre writing course.
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| 2008 |
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Best Play In The Open Section: Bananas And Rainbows by Audrey Ringrose from London |
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Best Play For A Youth Cast 16-25 Years: Cloud Hopping by Jonathan Whiteside from Edinburgh |
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Best Welsh Language Play: Mab I Fam by Gwynedd Huws Jones from Bala |
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Best Play By A Wales Based Writer: Where There’s A Will by Alison Neil from Bridgend |
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240 entries, from all over the UK, Republic of Ireland, Malta, The Netherlands, France, Germany, the United States of America, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.
Sponsored by Technocover.
The prizes were awarded to the winners at the Wales One Act Final at Blackwood Miners’ Institute, Blackwood, Gwent, Friday 6th June 2008.
Winners of the first three categories received a DAW Prizewinners medal, a cheque for £200 each and, DAW considered the plays for publication. The Best Play from a Wales Based Writer received a bursary to a Tŷ Newydd theatre writing course.
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| 2007 |
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Best Play In The Open Section: 'Rosie’s Shoes' by Audrey Ringrose from London |
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Best Play For A Youth Cast 16-25 Years: Another August 919 by Monika Johnson' from Nottingham |
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Best Welsh Language Play: Câr Dy Gymydog by Manon Wyn Williams from Llangefni, Anglesey |
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Best Play By A Wales Based Writer: Snakes and Ladders by Don Rodgers from Bryncoch, Neath |
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198 entries, which were received from all over the UK, Republic of Ireland, France, Spain, the United States of America, Canada and Australia.
Sponsored by Technocover.
The prizes were awarded to the winners at the Wales One Act Final at Theatr Hafren, Newtown, Powys on Friday, 1st June 2007.
Winners of the first three categories received a DAW Prizewinners medal, a cheque for £200 each and DAW are in the proecess of publishing the three plays. The Best Play from a Wales Based Writer received a bursary to a Tŷ Newydd theatre writing course at the Tŷ Newydd National Writers’ Centre for Wales.
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| 2006 |
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Best Play In The Open Section: Watching The Magpies by Les Clarke from Bournemouth, Dorset |
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Best Play For A Youth Cast 16-25 Years: The War On Television by Derek Routledge from Cardiff |
| Entries/themes/notes |
308 entries, received from all over the UK, Republic of Ireland, France, Spain, the United States of America, Japan, Canada and Australia. To date this was the largest number of entries in the history of DAW playwriting competitions.
The prizes were awarded to the winners at the Wales One Act Final in Clwyd Theatr Cymru, Mold, Flintshire on Friday, 2nd June 2006.
Both winners received a DAW Prizewinners medal, a cheque for £250 each and DAW are in the process of publishing both plays.
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2005
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FIRST PRIZE: My Name is Emma by Pauline Carey from Toronto, Canada |
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SECOND PRIZE: Blue all the Way to the End by David Mepsted from Bristol, Avon |
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THIRD PRIZE: Buzz! by David Densley Thomas from Llantrisant, Rhondda Cynon Taff |
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HIGHLY COMMENDED:
More Precious Than Rubies by Audrey Ringrose of Greenwich, London
Girls in the Garden by Nicola Werenowska from Colchester, Essex |
| Entries/themes/notes |
185 entries, received from all over the UK, Ireland, the Czech Republic, Canada, France and Australia.
The prizes were awarded to the winners at the Wales One Act Final in Theatre Colwyn, Colwyn Bay, North Wales on Friday, 3rd June 2005. |
| 2004 |
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FIRST PRIZE: Snoop by Mick Wood of Manning Tree, Essex |
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SECOND PRIZE: Windfalls by Nicholas McInerny of Islip, Oxon |
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THIRD PRIZE: Smoke by Helen Shay of Harrogate, Yorkshire |
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SHORTLISTED PLAYS:
There by Tony Powell Borough Green, Kent
When is a door not a door? by Helen Shay, Harrogate, Yorkshire
Look Behind You by Dee Holliday, Penarth, Vale of Glamorgan
Wild Merthyr Skies by Mark Hardwidge, Church Village, Rhondda Cynon Taff
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207 entries, received from all over the UK, Ireland, Spain, Germany, France, the Shetland Islands, USA, Australia and Brazil.
The prizes were awarded to the winners at the Wales One Act Final in the Taliesin Arts Centre, Swansea on Friday, 4th June 2004.
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| 2003 |
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FIRST PRIZE: Therapy by Dick Curran of Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear |
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SECOND PRIZE: The Benefit by Keith William James of Kingston, Ontario, Canada |
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THIRD PRIZE: A Time for Farewells by Damien Trasler of Aylesbury, Bucks |
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231 entries, received from all over the UK, Ireland, Spain, Cyprus, France, the Channel Islands, Canada, USA and Australia. One of the highest number of entries in the history of DAW’s play writing competition.
The prizes were awarded to the winners at the Wales One Act Final in the Torch Theatre, Milford Haven on Friday, 13th June 2003. |
| 2002 |
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FIRST PRIZE: The Seekers by Brian F Brown of Caernarfon |
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SECOND PRIZE: The Netting Knitted in Tooting by Jackie Kohnstamm of London |
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THIRD PRIZE: Revelation by Shirley Barrie of Toronto, Canada |
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253 entries, received from all over the UK, Europe, Canada, the USA, Macedonia, the Czech Republic, Argentina, Australia and New Zealand. To date, this was the highest number of entries in the history of DAW’s play writing competition.
The prizes were awarded to the winners at the Wales One Act Final in Theatr Hafren on Friday, 14th June 2002.
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| 2001 |
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BEST OVERALL PLAY One Good Custom by Maureen Peters, from Suffolk
Also won BEST ADULT PLAY
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BEST PLAY FOR AN ALL FEMALE CAST Taking Stock by Rob Johnston, from Sussex |
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BEST PLAY FOR CHILDREN/YOUTH CAST Animal Passions by Hannah Milnes, from West Yorkshire |
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HIGHLY COMMENDED
Dance Before The Butterfly Man by Geoff Parker, from Nottingham
Seek Whence by Gwyneth Hughes, from Paris, France. |
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The theme: 'RITES OF PASSAGE'
92 entries, received from all over the UK and Europe.
Winners were contacted directly, no presentations were made as there was no Wales One Act Final due to the Foot and Mouth Epidemic.
Prizes were BEST OVERALL PLAY £100
BEST ADULT PLAY £25
BEST PLAY FOR AN ALL FEMALE CAST £25
BEST PLAY FOR CHILDREN/YOUTH CAST £25
HIGHLY COMMENDED PLAYS RECEIVED MEDALS
DAW published the Best Overall Play 'One Good Custom' by Maureen Peters.
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| 2000 |
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BEST OVERALL PLAY Legendary Lives by Paul Francis from Much Wenlock, Shropshire. Also won BEST ADULT PLAY |
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BEST PLAY FOR AN ALL FEMALE CAST
Lucy In The Sky by Tony Layton from Llanegwad, Carmarthenshire |
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BEST PLAY IN THE WELSH LANGUAGE
Y Dyn Yn Y Trowsus Gwyn by Lowrie Hughes from Abergele, Conwy
Also won BEST PLAY BY AN AUTHOR UNDER 25 |
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BEST PLAY FOR CHILDREN/YOUTH CAST
Leave The Landing Light On by Anthony Powell from Borough Green, Kent. |
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HIGHLY COMMENDED:
Beetleheart by Belinda Roberts from Banbury, Oxon
Muffin Man by Mike Williams from Cardiff
That Man Melmoth by Ken Lucas from Envermeu, France
Exit Right, Running by Tony Layton from Llanegwad, Carmarthenshire |
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Theme: 'FALLEN IDOLS'
107 entries, received from all over the UK and Europe.
The result was announced at the Wales One Act Final at the Torch Theatre, Milford Haven on Friday, 26th May 2000.
Prizes were BEST OVERALL PLAY £100
BEST ADULT PLAY £25
BEST PLAY FOR AN ALL FEMALE CAST £25
BEST PLAY IN THE WELSH LANGUAGE £25
BEST PLAY BY AN AUTHOR UNDER 25 £25
BEST PLAY FOR CHILDREN/YOUTH CAST £25
HIGHLY COMMENDED PLAYS RECEIVED MEDALS
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| 1999 |
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BEST OVERALL PLAY The Summer House in Eden by Tony Powell from Kent
Also won BEST ADULT PLAY |
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BEST PLAY FOR AN ALL FEMALE CAST Second Best by Bobbie Allen from Cardiff |
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HIGHLY COMMENDED:
Angela, Bagsands and the Kiwi by Philip Price from Caerleon |
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Theme 'AWAKENING' .
A record 130 entries from all over the UK and Europe. In the words of the adjudicator 'it was a pleasure to adjudicate'.
The result was announced at the Wales One Act Final at Theatr Colwyn, Colwyn Bay on Friday 4th June 1999.
Prizes were BEST OVERALL PLAY £100
BEST ADULT PLAY £25
BEST PLAY FOR AN ALL FEMALE CAST £25
BEST PLAY FOR CHILDREN/YOUTH CAST £25
HIGHLY COMMENDED PLAY £25
DAW published the Highly Commended Play 'Angela, Bagsands and the Kiwi' by Philip Price.
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