The Bread & Roses Theatre announces the three winners of the Bread & Roses Playwriting Award 2018/2019 as:
Grown out of the Bread & Roses Playwriting Competition, the biennial award was launched in 2016, with the current round opening for submissions in 2018 and calling for full length theatre plays that feature at least half of female, non-binary or gender-neutral roles by Europe based writers. Over 400 submissions were judged anonymously throughout three readings rounds.
The Bread & Roses Theatre would like to thank their numerous readers for their dedication and feedback, as well as all the writers who submitted their work.
‘We are once again really impressed with the standard and breadth of work submitted. This has been our second time running the award and has fallen into an unexpectedly busy time for us. In-between the call-out for submissions and the announcement of the winners, we have changed Artistic Director and opened a second location, so it’s been a time full of changes and growth. But now with The Bread & Roses Theatre’s fifth anniversary on the horizon, we’re excited to be presenting one of the winning plays as our first in-house production in the last year and a half for the occasion.’ – Tessa Hart (Executive Director)
+ The Bread & Roses Theatre’s 5th Anniversary on Friday 1st November 2019!
Nicole is making Christmas dinner. Her twin sister Alice is coming to stay, but she doesn’t like gravy or potatoes or turkey. In fact, she struggles to eat almost anything. When Alice turns up on Nicole’s doorstep on Christmas Day, she threatens to expose her secrets and unravel her carefully constructed new life. Nicole tries to get Alice to leave before Mike can meet her, but Alice wants a relationship – and her half of their shared inheritance.
‘I and the Village’ follows three African women living in the Direct Provision System, the system asylum seekers must enter while awaiting a decision on their applications in Ireland. Keicha and Jeta have shared a room together for years, their memories and fantasies merging into one story of longing and survival. When eighteen-year-old Hannah arrives, she finds herself swept up in their reality and must fight to maintain her sense of identity.
‘Who You Are and What You Do’ is made up of five narratives exploring the various ways we seek happiness.
Further details on the productions will be announced in due course.
Submissions for the next Bread & Roses Playwriting Award will open in 2020.
- Hungerland by Rachel O'Regan
- I and the Village by D Donohue
- Who You Are and What You Do by Hugh Dichmont
- All three plays will receive a professional production and publication throughout 2019/2020.
Grown out of the Bread & Roses Playwriting Competition, the biennial award was launched in 2016, with the current round opening for submissions in 2018 and calling for full length theatre plays that feature at least half of female, non-binary or gender-neutral roles by Europe based writers. Over 400 submissions were judged anonymously throughout three readings rounds.
The Bread & Roses Theatre would like to thank their numerous readers for their dedication and feedback, as well as all the writers who submitted their work.
‘We are once again really impressed with the standard and breadth of work submitted. This has been our second time running the award and has fallen into an unexpectedly busy time for us. In-between the call-out for submissions and the announcement of the winners, we have changed Artistic Director and opened a second location, so it’s been a time full of changes and growth. But now with The Bread & Roses Theatre’s fifth anniversary on the horizon, we’re excited to be presenting one of the winning plays as our first in-house production in the last year and a half for the occasion.’ – Tessa Hart (Executive Director)
- Hungerland by Rachel O'Regan, directed by Rebecca Pryle & Velenzia Spearpoint
+ The Bread & Roses Theatre’s 5th Anniversary on Friday 1st November 2019!
Nicole is making Christmas dinner. Her twin sister Alice is coming to stay, but she doesn’t like gravy or potatoes or turkey. In fact, she struggles to eat almost anything. When Alice turns up on Nicole’s doorstep on Christmas Day, she threatens to expose her secrets and unravel her carefully constructed new life. Nicole tries to get Alice to leave before Mike can meet her, but Alice wants a relationship – and her half of their shared inheritance.
- I and the Village by D Donohue
‘I and the Village’ follows three African women living in the Direct Provision System, the system asylum seekers must enter while awaiting a decision on their applications in Ireland. Keicha and Jeta have shared a room together for years, their memories and fantasies merging into one story of longing and survival. When eighteen-year-old Hannah arrives, she finds herself swept up in their reality and must fight to maintain her sense of identity.
- Who You Are and What You Do by Hugh Dichmont
‘Who You Are and What You Do’ is made up of five narratives exploring the various ways we seek happiness.
Further details on the productions will be announced in due course.
Submissions for the next Bread & Roses Playwriting Award will open in 2020.
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