This weekend, at Windsor Fringe, the overall winner of the Kenneth Branagh Award For New Drama Writing will be announced. 257 scripts from 17 countries were submitted and judged blind, the three winners will have their plays performed on Thursday, Friday and Saturday evening, when the overall winner will be announced by 2017 judges, Sophie Ivatts and Rob Cowan.
Kenneth Branagh said “I am delighted to sponsor this writing award and to be a small part of the Windsor Fringe initiative that supports new writers. Without a good play or script, the best actors and directors in the world cannot hope to produce good work and I welcome the encouragement that this award offers to writers both local and international”
All three plays are performed each evening and tickets are available here or by calling the Box Office on 01753 743570.
The three plays that will be performed are:
FADE-OUT
By Lyndsey Honour directed by Linda Miller
Nostalgia is the emergency exit from a life of shit-sticks to some magical, mythical other life that never actually existed. Nostalgia is the new Narnia. Ingrid Pope is a famous musician. At least she was until she gave it up 26 years ago, leaving the music industry and public life behind. Now in her 60s and in need of money for her twilight years, she’s making a comeback.
HOME TIME
By David Hendon directed by Paula Chitty
As Jennifer waits for son Matthew to return home from school, she is forced to face up to the dark truth about her life.
CLARA AT NOON
By Wendy Dickinson directed by Donald Sturrock
In a rural colliery village in Northumberland, a bright but physically frail widow lives alone, totally dependent on her drop-in carers. One morning she finds herself in need of help with no-one around. When a young couple let themselves in, she accidentally uncovers a dark secret and is forced into making a momentous decision.
