The
Lysicrates
Prize 2019

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“ Five minutes in,

the audience was gripped.

And the actors
never let them go. ”
“ Theatre reflects our
Australian identity.
Come and shape it yourself ”
“ No panel, no artistic director,

just three finalists.

Cast your vote, pick the winner. ”
“ The procession down to
the monument evokes a
magical atmosphere ”
“ Inspiration for the
Lysicrates Prize.
A Sydney Icon…”

Theatre for all

It was free in ancient Athens and it’s FREE in Sydney. After 2500 years, a world first – you, the audience, voting for the winner in a play competition. No panel, no artistic director, just three finalists, three brilliant new Australian first acts, and you, casting your vote for the one you most want to see worked up into a full play. The winning playwright gets $15,000 and two return tickets to Athens.

Theatre reflects our Australian identity. Come and shape it yourself.

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The 2016
Lysicrates Prize

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The 2017
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The 2018
Lysicrates Prize

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The Martin-Lysicrates Prize is a competition for plays written for adolescents. Talented Australian playwrights have submitted the first act of a brand new play to the Prize and the three finalists’ entries will receive a staged reading.