Applications open for Alpine Fellowship Theatre Prize 2024

Prize Information

• The winner of the Theatre Prize will receive a cash prize to support the writing of their proposed play, and the runners up will receive travel expense support that must be used to attend the 2024 symposium.
  • First place: £3,000
  • Second place: £1,000
  • Third place: £1,000

About your proposed play

• Final plays must be no more than 45 minutes in length.
• Final plays must require no more than three actors.
• The winning proposal should be written between March-August, so you should have sufficient writing time within that period to complete and re-draft your play.
• The winning play will be performed as a rehearsed reading so simplicity in staging is preferred.
• Plays can already be written, but must not have previously been performed, including as a reading or workshop production.
• Submissions will be judged anonymously so please ensure your name does not appear anywhere on your submission materials.

Eligibility Criteria

• Open to all nationalities.
• Applicants must be aged 18 or above at the time of entry.
• All entries must be written in English.
• Applicants can only enter one of the prizes.
• Limited to one entry per person.
• Travel expenses can be used for economy travel costs only and are not exchangeable for cash, any leftover travel budget will not be redeemed as cash.
• Travel expenses can be used for transport only and cannot be used towards accommodation outside of the dates of the symposium.

For more information, visit The Alpine Fellowship Foundation.