The Imbewu Trust is proud to announce a new winning formula in its SCrIBE Script writing Competition

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After assigning the top three scripts to the SCrIBE panel of judges, it was realized that the development potential in all of the scripts was being undervalued. With this in mind the Imbewu Trust has decided to stage 3 nights of prepared readings of the top three scripts, at the Theatre arts Admin Collective in Observatory in October. With a great team of theatre professionals based in Cape Town, all three scripts will be brought to life from 10 to 12 October 2013 at the Theatre Arts Admin Collective in Observatory.
Imbewu’s Paul Griffiths and Sam de Romijn have decided to structure the competition outcome like this so the scripts can be seen and processed. Most of the works are in beginning stages and need further development and it is a great opportunity for the writers to not have a cost to bear in bringing these readings to fruition. The plays are Malebone by Lereko Mfono from Gauteng, Old Dogs by Anton Krueger from Grahamstown and The Betty's Bentleys by Grace Newton from Cape Town. Neil Coppen, one of this year’s script judges stated, “As is true with most plays in their initial drafts or stages we felt that these three works would benefit from a table-reading and post-reading discussion with the hope that the writers could be offered further insights into their works and set about developing and enriching them even further before launching them on the stage”. He added that as a writer, hearing ones play read and discussed in detail can be an invaluable exercise. It is through this process that one gets a sense of the stories structure, pace, strengths and shortcomings. A post- discussion with industry professionals and actors we believe could be of tremendous value to these new stories that are already well on their way to experiencing exciting futures on stages across the country.

The Imbewu Trust is a Non-Profit Organization focused on the development and promotion of contemporary South African theatre and arts, headed up by de Romijn and Griffiths. Imbewu seeks to create an accessible community of varied voices that can flourish through collaboration, resourcefulness and innovation whose primary objectives are to support and stimulate the contemporary theatre industry, as well as showcasing the best of South African theatre on an international platform and create opportunities for new theatre practitioners.

The readings will take place as follows at the Theatre ARts Admin Collective: Old Dogs on Thursday 10th October, Malebone on Friday 11th October and The Bentleys Bettys on Saturday 12th October, all starting at 7:30pm. Tickets cost R20 per person for the readings and R50 per person will includes a mug of soup with bookings via 021 447 3683 or via artsadmin@mweb.co.za and online via www.theatrearts.co.za.

The Imbewu Trust is a Non-Profit Organization focused on the development and promotion of contemporary South African theatre and arts. It is headed up by Sam de Romijn and Paul Griffiths. Imbewu seeks to create an accessible community of varied voices that can flourish through collaboration, resourcefulness and innovation whose primary objectives are to support and stimulate the contemporary theatre industry, as well as showcasing the best of South African theatre on an international platform and create opportunities for new theatre practitioners. For details please visit www.imbewuarts.com.

 

 

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