What’s it all about?
The Martin-Lysicrates Competition celebrates the best new Australian writing for young people, specifically years 7 and 8. It is the only play competition for students where the winner is selected by the votes of the audience, and so is highly participatory. It’s also lots of fun. Talented Australian playwrights submit the first act of a brand new play to the Prize and the three finalists’ entries will receive a staged reading. At the end, the students vote on which play they’d like to see finished. It’s a modern twist on a proud democratic and theatrical tradition from ancient Greece, the birthplace of world theatre.
For many students, it’s their first experience of the magic of live theatre. And of the power of the democratic vote.
2021 Prize Event
The 2021 Prize event will be held at 11am on Wednesday, 16 June and is a free event for schools to attend.
We would love for schools to join us either virtually, by watching the event live-streamed on ATYP's On Demand platform, or in person at Riverside Theatres Parramatta.
In the spirit of democracy we are keen to know whether you are interested in attending either the in-person event, or the live-stream.
LEARN ALL ABOUT THE HISTORYOF THE LYSICRATES FOUNDATION
Find out about the origin and inspiration behind the annual playwriting competition Lysicrates Prize.
