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INTERNATIONAL
STUDENT PLAYSCRIPT COMPETITION
The annual International Student
Playscript Competition (ISPC), now in its 33rd
year, is a small, but important, part of the
53-year-old (British) National Student Drama
Festival (NSDF). The ISPC has been particularly
blessed with the support of Sir Alan Aykbourn,
England’s most prolific playwright (70 to date)
who judged the final round from the start in
1976 and is now the ISPC Patron. The event is
presented in association with the NSDF,
playsonthenet.com and the World Student Drama
Trust.
The free ISPC is unusual in
several respects, being genuinely worldwide,
having no restrictions on form, content, length,
number of characters or locations and – above
all – giving every entry a helpful, encouraging
but honest appraisal. Details and entry forms
(no limit to how many scripts any student may
enter) can be downloaded
here. The
closing date for entries is November 30, 2007.
The winner receives a cash prize – currently
£1,000 - the chance of a professional radio
production and usually a highly rated, rehearsed
reading at the next NSDF, cast from the plethora
of talented actors performing in the ten or
more, rigorously selected NSDF shows. With the
addition of over 100 workshops plus post-show
public discussions and talks - all given by
highly regarded professionals – the total NSDF
experience is extremely stimulating and
frequently life-changing. Budding journalists
and critics should note that there is a daily
news magazine, Noises Off, written and
professionally produced each night by anyone at
the Festival.
(NSDF President and ISPC
Administrator Clive Wolfe)
Rules and Conditions
1 Open to all students, both
undergraduates and postgraduates, studying full-
or part-time anywhere in the world on or after 1st
January 2007.
2 There are no restrictions on
age, nationality, content, length and type of
play, number of scenes and characters – i.e.
there are no limits. Entries must be in English,
but may be translated by anyone, including non
students. Previous ISPC winners are not
eligible.
3 There is no entry fee.
4 All scripts must be received
by 30th November 2008.
Playwrights may adopt pseudonyms
if they wish, but should inform the ISPC
Administrator, Clive Wolfe, of their true
identity by emailing
cu@thetheatre.ndo.co.uk
once the scripts have been entered. This is
purely for contact purposes.
5 The winning student should be
notified by February 15th 2009 and
expected to attend the NSDF rehearsed reading
at NSDF09, . Assistance with costs may be available,
if required.
To submit your play(s) by post,
please send one typed copy, plus entry form, to
the first round reader, Professor Peter
Thomson, Department of Drama, Thornlea, New
North Road, University of Exeter, EX4 4JZ, who
will give each entry helpful, positive feedback.
Alternatively, email him at
p.w.thomson@exeter.ac.uk again including the
entry form(s).
Any enquiries to
cu@thetheatre.ndo.co.uk
Entrants are strongly advised to
keep a complete spare copy of their work and to
number each page.
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