Pre: View & JTB Prize for Drama
Thomas Ambrosini, Helen Gilmore, Laurie Motherwell & Kay Singh
Four readings from four brand new plays by four emerging
playwrights from Scotland, England and the USA.
The Storm Before by Tommy Ambrosini
Beelz, an oily faith healer, runs a traveling circus and church in 1920'sAmerica, but his business comes under threat when Elizabeth, a little girl, challenges him to make a miracle and find her parents.
Wall is Over by Helen Gilmore
In Prague, a mural of John Lennon symbolises hope and freedom. Twenty-five years after The Velvet Revolution, four art students whitewash it, and daub the message Wall Is Over.
The Ruler of the Root by Laurie Motherwell
Laura can freeze time, a very useful super power, especially on this dangerous journey she's making, armed only with her Dad's old umbrella.
Ellie Dee by Kay Singh
In the not-so-distant future, Ellie Dee, a digital avatar, fulfils every request, watches every moment, records every secret.
Extracts from the plays were performed as script-in-hand readings
by professional actors. All writers graduated from the MSc in
Playwriting at the University of Edinburgh.
James Tait Black Prize for Drama - Award Ceremony
The latest recipient of the James Tait Black Prize for
Drama was announced on Monday
24th August at the Traverse Theatre.
The plays, Tomorrow Come
Today by Gordon Dahlquist, first produced by Undermain
Theatre, Texas; The James
Plays by Rona Munro, presented by National Theatre of
Scotland, Edinburgh International Festival and National Theatre of
Great Britain and Incognito by Nick Payne, a
Live Theatre, Nabokov & High Tide Festival Theatre production
in association with The North Wall, cover the subjects of
body-swapping, the theft of Albert Einstein's brain and Medieval
Scottish kings.
Extracts from the three finalists' submissions were presented, followed by the announcement of this year's winner.
This £10,000 prize was awarded by the University of Edinburgh to the best new play worldwide, demonstrating an original theatrical voice and making a significant contribution to the artform. In 2014, the Prize went to Rory Mullarkey for his play Cannibals.
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