The Playwriting Competition is part of The Old Electric’s innovative POWER PLAYS Festival, which supports new writing for the stage and is running until July from Blackpool’s newest theatre. This thrilling new literary competition officially launches on Friday 17 May and is inviting writers to submit original scripts that showcase themes which have resonance to Blackpool, while also exploring positive new perspectives on the region.
It’s also about exploring who holds the power on our stages and taking steps towards redressing the imbalance. All of the judging panel will be most excited by new writing that explores this theme and pieces that demonstrate they are beyond pure nostalgia or misery and offer original and thought provoking perspectives on the region. We want to hear your stories!” Fellow judge and playwright Nick Wood said: “I’m very pleased and excited to be a part of POWER PLAYS.