Award Winners

The school band discovers the Mersey sound. A winner in the Woolton Drama Group (Liverpool) Taste of Funny Festival 2025.

When two dog-loving strangers meet. A winner at the 2025 Ink Festival.

Prize-winning dark comedy. Why is Pauline so pleased that the appliance repairman is single?

Is it hope that causes all our problems? A winner at the 2026 TakeTen festival on the theme of Angels.

Will Danni and Jo’s relationship survive? It's 50/50. Winner at Ilkley Playhouse 8x8x8, Theatre Off the Square New Works and Renewal Festival.

A prize-winning play about entering playwriting competitions - and J B Priestley

Brian and Eliza meet on a dating app for seniors. But next morning brings a confrontation with reality. A winner in the Woolton Drama Group (Liverpool) Taste of Funny Festival 2025.

Patient Confidentiality was one of the eight winning plays at the 2025 Ilkley Playhouse 8x8x8 festival whose theme was Magic Waiting. It was first performed on September 25th 2025, at the Ilkley Playhouse.

Why is Paul waiting for a train that isn't going to stop? A winner at the 2025 Ilkley Playhouse 8x8x8 festival

“‘The Song Thrush' is a beautiful exploration of memory, family and the power
of birdsong.” MO&NA Theatre Company, a winner at the "From Scratch II" festival.

John and Stella are enjoying eternity together, but their peace is shattered when Mary arrives. A winner in the Chesil Theatre TakeTen Festival 2026

A chance meeting leads to an unlikely friendship in this poignant story of the enduring power of love. A winner at the 2022 Ilkley Playhouse 8x8x8 festival.

Home is important - even after you've left it. A winner at the "From Scratch III" competition.

A curious game of snakes and ladders. A winner in the Chesil Theatre Take Ten festival 2024.

Can Malcolm and Karen escape from a locked cupboard? Winner at the Hebden Bridge Festival.

Shortlisted for the Chesil Theatre Take Ten Playwriting competition ‘Snakes and Ladders’ 2024. The outcome of a pregnancy test determines the play's conclusion.