Scottish Community Drama Association

Play on Words Festival 2006

A total of 140 plays entered the Play on Words 2006 competition. This festival, which is for one-act plays, is judged on writing. Informed SCDA personnel initially read the plays, and a short leet was sent to a professional judge, Alasdair Cording. Alasdair selected the top three plays in both the youth and open sections and the winning authors will receive prize money totalling £1000 in the open section: and £600 in the youth. This competition is unique to the SCDA.

Youth Section

First: The Edge by Ron Nicol (winner)
Second equal: Snotface by Mike Newbold & Leavers by Bernie Crossthwaite

Open Section

First : Watching The Magpies by Les Clarke
Second : Every Single Day But One by Claire Scott
Third : Getting The Message by Valerie Bowes

A total of 140 plays entered the Play on Words 2006 competition, which was for one-act plays and was judged on writing. Clubs from Ayrshire performed the six winning plays on 3 and 4 November, in Barrfields Theatre, Vikingar Centre, Largs. Our judge Alastair Cording announced the winners of each section each night. The winning authors received prize money totalling £1000 in the open section and £600 in the youth.

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Scott Salver

Play on Words is one of many projects organized and managed by the Playwriting Committee. One of the other activities run by this committee is the annual Scott Salver competition, which is run in conjunction with the National One-act Plays Festival. Plays entered for this competition are judged on reading, with members of the Playwriting Committee reading and judging all the plays. The winner is traditionally announced at the Scottish Final of the One-act Festival.

Scott Salver 2006

The 2006 winner of the Scott Salver was 'One For Sorrow', written by Russell Adams of Stonehaven, who was presented with the Scott Salver at Pitlochry in April. Second place went to Kirkintilloch Youth Players for 'It'll be a Lovely Day Tomorrow'. The cast wrote the play, which was performed at the Scottish Youth Final One-act Festival 2006, held in Killin. The third play was A Familiar Face, written by Andrew Bliss of Philadelphia, USA.

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Geoffrey Whitworth Trophy

In 2006 there were 21 entries: seven from England, six from Scotland, and eight from Wales, An independent judging panel, led by Charles Barron, judged the plays. The winner of this competition was Sliced by James Gillingham, and his play was originally presented at the Carlton Theatre, Teignmouth in March 2006. The trophy was presented at the British Final Festival of Drama at Perth Theatre on 1 July 2006.

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