How to enter

Who can take part?

Absolutely anybody over the age of 18 on 12 February 2007 who has not had any previous screenplays, stage, radio and television scripts and/or treatments professionally commissioned, published, staged, optioned and/or produced in any format.

If you have had a script or proposal rejected by professional theatre companies or radio stations, you are still eligible to enter in accordance with The Radio Play’s The Thing Terms and Conditions.

The competition is open to individual writers and teams of two or three writers (maximum).

Send us the following information about your play:

• One paragraph of 200–300 words outlining the subject of your play and its main theme(s). Explain also why you chose the subject.  
• A 200–300 word synopsis of your play. Here’s a model synopsis to follow.
• Sample scenes from your play – no more than 15–20 pages – that show clearly your strengths and potential as a drama writer, including your flair for dialogue. Your sample scenes must be professionally formatted for radio production. Here are some model scenes to follow.
• A full Dramatis Personae, ie a list of all the characters in your play. Here’s a model Dramatis Personae to follow.
• Brief character descriptions – about 20 words each – of all of your characters, including their age and gender.

Send us the following information about yourself:

• Full, legal name – no pseudonyms or alter-egos
• Age
• Gender
• Postal address, including your full postcode
• Contact telephone numbers (day, evening and mobile)
• Email address, if you have one
• Occupation

Writing teams need to:

• Elect a lead member to be responsible for sending all information about your team’s play and the required information about all of the team members.

You also need to confirm, in writing, that you:

• Have read and agree to the Terms and Conditions of The Radio Play’s The Thing.
• Lead members of writing teams need to confirm that all members of the writing team have read and agreed to the Terms and Conditions.

Where to send your submission

Please email to theplay@channel4.com

Closing date

All submissions must be received by no later than 12 noon, Monday, 26 March 2007.

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