The Alpine Fellowship Theatre Prize 2025
APPLICATIONS OPEN 1ST JANUARY 2025.
Awarded for the best playwriting response on the theme, which will be announced soon.
Prizes:
The winner of the Theatre Prize will receive a cash prize to support the writing of their proposed play.
First place: £3,000
Second place: £1,000
Third place: £1,000
Rules:
Open to all nationalities.
Applicants must be aged 18 or above at the time of entry.
All entries must be written in English.
Submission:
To apply you will be asked to submit the following:
A 500-word synopsis of your proposed play, including story and characters.
A 500-word explanation of how your idea responds to our theme.
A 250-word summary of your previous theatre experience.
A sample of previous work of at least 10 pages. This can be the play you’re proposing or it can be something completely different, we just want to get a sense of your voice, style, and tone.
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 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.
Key dates*:
Applications open: 1st January 2025
Applications close: 1st March 2025 at 23:59 (UK time)
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*Please note: we reserve the right to change any aspect of our prizes at any point during the submission or judging process, or to not award a prize if we wish.
Judge
Nick Blood - Lead judge
Nick is an actor who has appeared in many film, TV and theatre productions in both in the UK and US. After reading Politics at Bristol University he attended LAMDA where he studied classical acting. Upon graduating he won the Old Vic New Voices Award for his play ‘Inches Apart’ and was nominated for the spotlight prize and a finalist in the Alan Bates Award. He made his professional stage debut at the Royal Court followed by performances at the National Theatre and in the West End. His screen credits include include HBO’s EUPHORIA; Danny Boyle's BABYLON; Star Wars spin-off Andor, MISFITS (Channel 4); HIM & HER (BBC); and Marvel's AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D.
Previous winners
2024 - On Language
Winner: Lucy Singer
Lucy is a writer and student from Manchester. In between her Modern Languages and Cultures studies at the University of Sheffield, she has written multiple short and full-length plays that have been performed across the UK. Her short play ‘My Work Friend’s Boyfriend‘ made the final of OFFCUT at 53Two Theatre in Manchester and has also been performed in Sheffield and London. She is looking forward to developing her writing career as much as possible both during and post university.
Runner up: Sadie Pearson
Sadie Pearson is a writer, director, theatre maker and co-founder of Full Frontal Theatre Ltd. Her playwrighting debut 'To Watch a Man Eat' has earned critical acclaim and a plethora of five-star-spangled reviews across the UK, performing in Bristol, the Edinburgh Fringe, Shakespeare North Playhouse and The Old Red Lion, London.
Her latest play 'Rodney Black, Who Cares? It's Working' will be performed in London December 2024.
Runner up: Eloise Pennycott
Eloise is a writer, actor, and fight director. She made her writing debut at the National Theatre, with award winning play Barrier(s). Since then, she has continued to make work championing deaf and queer perspectives, working with Deafinitely Theatre, HighTide, CRIPtic Arts. As an actor, Eloise is best known for playing Daisy in BBC’s Phoenix Rise. Other credits include Lord of the Flies (Leeds Playhouse) and The Power (Prime Video). Fight directing credits include Galatea (Brighton Festival) and The Hunchback of Notre Dame (NYMT).
2023 - On Flourishing
Winner: Fintan Dineen
Runners up: Kate Roche and Amy Lever
2022 - On Freedom
Winner: Carla Grauls
Runners up: SEVAN, Mallory Weiss, Ellie Taylor and Duncan Pflaster
2021 - Untamed: On Civilisation and Wilderness
Winner: Isla Cowan
Second Place: Monique Giroux
Third Place: Andrew Thompson
2020 - On Forgiveness and Retribution
Winner: Sue Bevan
Second Place: Tabitha Mortiboy
Third Place: Phoebe Taylor
2019 - Identity
Winner: Lucy Foster
Second Place: Zoe Bullock
2018 - Childhood
Winner: Kieran Lynn
Second Place: Josephine Sartre
Third Place: Toby Parker Rees
2017 - Landscape
Winner: Phil Ormerod