July
14,
2019
British Theatre Challenge Shortlist 2019
So here it is, The British Theatre Challenge Shortlist 2019.
From this list of 30 plays, 5 winning plays will be selected by the end of July to be performed 01st October – 5th October at the Jack Studio Theatre, London.
Congratulations to all our writers for submitting such diverse and well researched scripts to this year’s playwriting competition!
In alphabetical order…
| A Mist Upon the Window | Fabio the Great | Reverie 2.0 | ||
| Anechoic | Fast! | Schrödinger’s cat | ||
| Antisocial Media | Floss | Short-listed | ||
| Bachannal | For Abby | Someone Has to Die Tonight or the Play Can’t Go On | ||
| Blue | Let Sleeping Bags Lie | Staying Alive | ||
| Blue Bench | Looking For Jolene | Stray Dogs | ||
| Borderline | Mata H. | That Guy | ||
| Cougar | People Like Us | The Kalinka Redemption | ||
| Decline and Fall of the Aristocracy 1929-1959 | Press Pray | Trick or Treat | ||
| Dinner Theater | Provenance | Zen Pizza |
Please feel free to use social media to celebrate your success using @SkyBlueTheatre #BritishTheatreChallenge
Didn’t make it this time or have another play you’d like us to look at? The Sky Blue Script Appraisal Service is now up running for all your short and full length plays.
5 Winning scripts from this shortlist will get a professional performance at Jack Studio Theatre, London, and be filmed and considered for publication
A public audience will vote for their favourite play, the writer of which will then receive the Anne Bartram Award in honour of Anne who passed away on her 64th birthday, 12th June 2018.
Winners will also get written feedback from theatre professionals. The scripts will be considered for publication and filmed in performance by Mini Mammoth Films.