The Lysicrates Prize celebrates the best new Australian writing by mid-career writers.
Click here for more detailsThe 2024 Lysicrates Prize took place on Sunday 25 February 2024 at the Verbrugghen Hall, Sydney Conservatorium
Jacob Sgouros with his play "Ripple" was the winner!
A wonderful afternoon and evening was enjoyed by all.
The sun shone with a cool breeze. Perfect for all concerned!
The packed audience watched three outstanding first acts by playwrights Daley Rangi (The Mountain Remembers), Jacob Sgouros (Ripple), and Keziah Warner (Nightcaps).
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WHAT IS THE PRIZE?
The Lysicrates Prize encourages early to mid-career playwrights to focus on the first act or ‘setup’ of a brand-new play yet to be written in full.
These first acts are performed in front of a live audience who then vote for the winner, who receives a $15,000 prize to commission the full play and is then supported with a dramaturg and development process to hopefully see that play through to production.
Playwrights were required to submit the first act or setup of (no more than 15 pages) of a play that is yet to be written. All submissions are read by a panel of industry leaders to determine the three finalists. The three finalists have their submissions performed as a moved reading by a professional director and cast at the Verbrugghen Hall, where the audience will then vote for the winning play.
This year’s prize is supported by the St George Foundation, Australian Plays Transform, and the Australian Writers’ Guild
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The history of Lysicrates
The origin and inspiration behind the annual playwriting competition Lysicrates Prize.
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The Martin-Lysicrates Prize Event 2023 overall winner!
The Martin-Lysicrates Prize celebrates the best of Australian playwriting for children and they get to vote for the winner! Joseph Brown, for his play “Nothing Scares Us Any More” receives a Lysicrates commission of $12,000 and the help of a dramaturg to get the play fully ready for performance.
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The Lysicrates Foundation is a not-for-profit organisation and its events are free to attend.
If you would like to help fund the performing arts and visual arts scene in Australia, please donate by clicking on the button below.
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The Lysicrates Foundation is an Australian public company limited by guarantee and is the trustee of a public fund known as The Lysicrates Cultural Fund, which is endorsed by the Australian Taxation Office as a deductible gift recipient.
© 2019 The Lysicrates Foundation Limited ABN 19 605 412 422 and The Lysicrates Cultural Fund ABN 36 914 534 256. All rights Reserved.
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