The Lysicrates Prizes celebrate the best new Australian writing by mid-career writers.
Students can vote by watch videos of the three plays - click hereTHE MAGIC OF LIVE THEATRE, PLUS THE EMPOWERMENT OF THE DEMOCRATIC VOTE!
The Martin-Lysicrates Play Event has been a great success. Students can still vote for their best play until 31st October 2025!
THE MAGIC OF LIVE THEATRE, PLUS THE EMPOWERMENT OF THE DEMOCRATIC VOTE!
Students participated by either attending the live performance, or watching the plays in their classroom live by streaming. However, there is still time for students to watch the three videos of the plays through our website. Then, importantly, THEY VOTE.
To register your Expression of Interest for viewing the videos, please email us at: hello@lysicratesfoundation.org.au with your school details and the number of students that will be participating.
We have an interim winner! Congratulations to Madelaine Nunn for her play "The Experiment"
For more details please enter your email address here
The history of Lysicrates
The origin and inspiration behind the annual playwriting competition Lysicrates Prize.
LEARN MOREThe 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.
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Help fund the work of
The Lysicrates Foundation
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.
DONATE NOWThe Lysicrates Foundation
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.
Website Built by Handsome Creative.