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The Shaw Society / T F Evans award

Could you writelike Bernard Shaw?

Offered for the first time in 2011, this awardin memory of the late T F Evans will be

made for a sequel or additional scene fora Shaw play, reflecting not only his literarystyle but his wit and wisdom

An award of 500 will be made for the winning entry, which willalso be given a rehearsed reading

The judges for the award will include Sir Michael Holroyd (Shawsbiographer), Barbara Smoker (ex-president National Secular Society),Sam Walters (Artistic Director, Orange Tree Theatre), Sylvia Syms (film,

TV and theatre actor) and Alan Knight (chair of the Shaw Society)

Closing date for entries: 31 July 2011

The Shaw Society / T F Evans award is open to all ages, professions

and nationalities; there is no charge for entries. Further informationand guidance, and details of how to enter, are given below.

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The award

In the first year, the award will be made for an additional scene (a prequel, a sequel or aninserted scene) for one of the following plays by Bernard Shaw:

Mrs Warrens Profession

Candida

John Bulls Other Island

The Doctors Dilemma

The Apple Cart

The judges will look particularly for entries which reflect both the literary style and the witand wisdom of Shaw.

Shaw himself wrote additional scenes for a number of his plays, notably for the filmversions of Major Barbara and Pygmalion (including for the latter the Embassy Ball scene,which introduces an entirely new character). He also of course added extensive Prefacesand Postscripts to many plays, which in some cases suggest what any additional scenemight be like.

An example of an additional scene could be an epilogue to Candida, ten years later, inwhich Marchbanks returns to the Morell household; or a scene inserted between Acts 3and 4 of Mrs Warrens Profession in which Kitty Warren tries to find out from Sir Georgeand Frank Gardner why Vivie has fled back to London. But we would also welcomeentries which not simply extend an existing Shaw play but subtly bring it up to date, bymaking reference to contemporary themes or debates. What might Shaw have written ifhe were still alive at the beginning of the 21st century? (An example might be an epilogue

to John Bulls Other Island, set a hundred years after the events of the play, reflecting onmore recent Irish history.)

Entries for the award should be a scene of between 20 and 45 minutes playing time. Thetitle page should name the play and where the scene is to be inserted. Since the judgeswill not be told the names of entrants, please include your name only on the title page orcovering email. The closing date is 31 July 2011 and the winner will be notified by 31October 2011.

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Terms and conditions of the Shaw Society / T F Evans award, 2011

1. The Shaw Society / T F Evans award is open to all ages, professions and nationalities.2. The full specification for entries is as published on the Societys website:www.shawsociety.org.uk.

3. Entrants may submit one entry only, of between 20 and 45 minutes playing time.

4. Entries must be submitted via email to: tfevansaward@shawsociety.org.uk. Pleaseinclude your email address in the file if submitting as an attachment, or in the email itself.(Alternatively, entries will be accepted as hard copies, but three non-returnable copiesmust be supplied. Address for posting: Shaw Society / T F Evans award, c/o 22 SelborneRoad, London, N22 7TL.)

5. The closing date for entries is 31 July 2011. Entries will not be accepted after that

date.

6. The Shaw Society cannot accept responsibility for entries which are not received orwhich are received after the closing date due to technical failure or for any other reason.

7. The winner of the award will be notified by 31 October 2011 and the result publishedon the Societys website.

8. The decision of the award judges will be final and no correspondence will be enteredinto.

9. The judges reserve the right not to make an award if no entry is considered to be ofsufficient quality.

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