April 5, 2013

ADAM NZ PLAY AWARD 

The Award celebrates the best in new writing for the theatre. 
Playmarket is excited to announce the shortlisted plays and playwrights for 2013.

Paul Baker – The Night Visitors
Philip Braithwaite – The Mercy Clause
Sam Brooks – And I Was Like
Michael Galvin – Give Up
Joseph Harper – Atlas/mountains/dead butterflies
David Mamea – Goodbye My Feleni
Renae Maihi – Patua
Hannah McKie – Mary Scott: Queen of the Backblocks
Alice Miller – Native Affairs
Olga Nikora – Stroika
Bruce Clyde Thomson – Ayn Rand Has Her Way. 

The winner will be announced on 6 April following the Awards event and a rehearsed reading of the winning play at Circa Theatre (2-5pm).  

As well as the major award, Playmarket will be announcing winners in the categories of
Best Play by a Maori Playwright
Best Play by a Pasifika Playwright
Best Play by a Woman Playwright.

Thanks to the generosity of the Adam Foundation the winner will receive a cash prize of $5000, with the category winners each receiving $1000.

We will also be announcing The Play Press choice for submission to the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize.