Philip Parsons Young Playwrights Award
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The Philip Parsons Young Playwrights Award is an Australia
n annual award started in 1996, given to "to a playwright whose work demonstrates an original and compelling theatrical voice". Recipients of the award must be under the age of 35 years.
The award is presented as part of the Philip Parsons Memorial Lecture, given annually at Belvoir St Theatre. The winners will receive $5000 each to work on a script to first draft stage, as well as artistic and creative support from Belvoir to develop their commissioned work.
The award is named in honour of Dr Philip Parsons AM (1926-1993) who was a co-founder of the performing arts publishing company, Currency Press, and "an influential teacher and mentor to many of the students, scholars, actors, directors and playwrights who created the new wave of Australian theatre in the 1970s."
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n annual award started in 1996, given to "to a playwright whose work demonstrates an original and compelling theatrical voice". Recipients of the award must be under the age of 35 years.
The award is presented as part of the Philip Parsons Memorial Lecture, given annually at Belvoir St Theatre. The winners will receive $5000 each to work on a script to first draft stage, as well as artistic and creative support from Belvoir to develop their commissioned work.
The award is named in honour of Dr Philip Parsons AM (1926-1993) who was a co-founder of the performing arts publishing company, Currency Press, and "an influential teacher and mentor to many of the students, scholars, actors, directors and playwrights who created the new wave of Australian theatre in the 1970s."
Winners of the award
- 2010 - Matthew Whittet - Old Man
- 2009 - Tahli Corin - Blush
- 2008 - Khoa Do - To 100 Years of Happiness
- 2007 - Tommy Murphy - Holding the Man
- 2006 - Patrick Brammall and John LearyJohn LearyJohn Louis "Jack" Leary was a Major League Baseball first baseman and catcher who played with the St. Louis Browns in and .-External links:...
- Vital Organs - 2005 - Brendan CowellBrendan CowellBrendan Cowell is an Australian actor, screenwriter and director. Cowell was born in Sydney. He stumbled upon acting by accident while waiting for his sister to come out of a rehearsal; he was then cast in a commercial at age 8...
- Walk Don't Run (2001) - 2004 - Kate Mulvany - The Seed (2008)review
- 2003 - Jonathan Gavin - A Moment on the Lips
- 2002 - (to be identified)
- 2001 - (to be identified)
- 2000 - Emma Vuletic - Imago
- 1999 - Adam Grossetti - Lost Lagoon
- 1998 - Niamh Kearney
- 1997 - (to be identified)
- 1996 - Suneeta Peres Da Costa