Imbewu's SCrIBE competition has new format

After assigning the top three scripts to the SCrIBE panel of judges, it was realised that the development potential in all of the scripts was being undervalued. With this in mind the Imbewu Trust has decided to stage three nights of prepared readings of the top three scripts, at the Theatre Arts Admin Collective in Observatory, Cape Town in October 2013.

With a great team of theatre professionals based in Cape Town, all three scripts will be brought to life from 10-12 October at the Theatre Arts Admin Collective in Observatory.

Imbewu's Paul Griffiths and Sam de Romijn have decided to structure the competition outcome like this so the scripts can be seen and processed. Most of the works are in beginning stages and need further development and it is a great opportunity for the writers to not have a cost to bear in bringing these readings to fruition.

The plays are Malebone by Lereko Mfono from Gauteng, Old Dogs by Anton Krueger from Grahamstown and The Betty's Bentleys by Grace Newton from Cape Town.

Neil Coppen, one of this year's script judges stated, "As is true with most plays in their initial drafts or stages we felt that these three works would benefit from a table-reading and post-reading discussion with the hope that the writers could be offered further insights into their works and set about developing and enriching them even further before launching them on the stage".

He added that as a writer, hearing ones play read and discussed in detail can be an invaluable exercise. It is through this process that one gets a sense of the stories structure, pace, strengths and shortcomings. A post- discussion with industry professionals and actors we believe could be of tremendous value to these new stories that are already well on their way to experiencing exciting futures on stages across the country.

The readings will take place at the Theatre ARts Admin Collective as follows:
Old Dogs - Thursday, 10 October,
Malebone - Friday, 11 October
The Bentleys Bettys - Saturday, 12 October

All the readings will start at 7:30pm. Tickets cost R20 per person for the readings and R50 per person will includes a mug of soup with bookings via +27 (0) 21 447 3683 or via az.oc.bewm@nimdastra and online via www.theatrearts.co.za.