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"TO ENTERTAIN"

Rules

1.         The theme of the competition is to write plays that “entertain” - please note that doesn't just mean comedy, it means a play that is focussed on pleasing, challenging, etc., or otherwise stimulating a reaction, pleasant or otherwise, from your audience. Any plays that contain anything that is illegal or, in the opinion of the organisers, could open NTP up to legal action of any kind will be disqualified.

2.         The first prize will be £100, and we reserve the right to offer other prizes as the situation arises. We have one other prize of "WriteItNow" software. Winning playwrights will be offered a New Theatre Publications publishing contract for the winning play, with a view to the play reaching more theatre companies and achieving performances

3.         Entry to the competition is free. There is no limit to the number of plays that can be submitted by any author and the competition is open to anyone, from anywhere. Closing date 2nd April 2010.

4.         All plays must be previously unpublished (but can have been performed) and the author must warrant (submitting a play is taken to mean you agree to these terms and conditions) that the work is his/her own and is not in breach of any copyrights or other agreements.

5.         Playing time must be between 30 minutes and one hour.

6.         Each play must be sent by email or disk, in Word format. The file name must contain the name of the play. (For example RomeoAndJuliet.doc - don’t bother with that title, it’s been done already!) Entries must be clearly marked that they are “for The Diana Raffle One Act Playwriting Competition”.  Entries should be emailed to info@plays4theatre.com or mailed to the address on our contact page. No responsibility will be accepted for lost submissions. An email acknowledgement will be sent to those entrants supplying an email address.

7.         A first page should contain the name of the play, the author's name (real and pseudonym if appropriate) and contact details and the approximate playing time. All other pages of the play must contain the name of the play in the header and a page number in the footer. The author's name must not be contained on any pages other than the first.

8.         The decision of the judges will be final and no correspondence will be entered into over decisions made. However, members (or anyone who decides to join as a member) will be offered a written critique of the work.

9.         Content must not break any laws.

10.       The winners will be announced at the end of May 2010 and they will be notified directly. A list of the winning entries will posted on our website shortly afterwards.

12.       NTP reserves the right to publish the winning entries for promotional purposes.