Over the last 5 years the entries have been judged by prestigious figures such as Stephen Fry, Bill Oddie, Michael Frayn and Declan Donnellan, and the 2007 winning play, Coat by Rory Mullarkey, went on to receive high acclaim at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

This year's competition is now closed.

The winning playwright will receive £500 and their play will be staged at the ADC Theatre from the 12th-15th March 2008. Book tickets here.

This new prize was started a few years ago in memory of Harry Porter, Footlights' Senior Archivist from 1962 till his death in 2003.    

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