Students given dramatic licence

Students all over Clare are being encouraged to get creative this Christmas and put together a submission for the 2015 Student Theatre Awards writing categories.

There are two writing categories in this year’s Bord Gáis Energy organised awards. In the Best Dramatic Critique category, students are invited to submit a critique of any theatrical production they’ve seen. Any performance based production is suitable for this category. So if you go along to a panto, choral evening or variety show over the festive period, be sure to take the time to create a review for the awards.

In the Best Short Scene Script category, students are given the freedom to create their own scene and there are no limits except their own imaginations. There are a couple of things to bear in mind; ultimately this is a performance scrip, so think about how it will look and sound, not just how it reads.

Open to primary school students from 3rd – 6th class and all students in secondary school, the awards have been set up by Bord Gáis Energy to recognise and reward participation in drama in schools across Ireland. There are 11 categories in the competition.

The deadline for entries has been extended to January 26 and shortlisted schools will be invited to a special awards ceremony at The Bord Gáis Energy Theatre in schools. Selected schools will have the opportunity to perform on stage and the winning schools will share a prize fund of up to €10,000.