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| − | An annual competition for new theatre scripts instituted in 1977/8?* at the behest and under the management of [[Nicholas Ellenbogen]]. First awarded to [[John Pank]] for ''[[Windmills of the Mind]]'' and [[James Ambrose Brown]] for '' [[Time and the Wood]]'' in 1978, with [[Zakes Mda]] receiving a Merit Award for ''[[We Shall Sing for the Fatherland]]''. In 1979 it was won by [[Zakes Mda]] for ''[[The Hill]]''. Other winners have been Shirley Johnston?*, [[Paul Slabolepszy]] for ''[[Saturday Night at the Palace]]'' (1981), [[Charles Fourie]], [[Geraldine Aron]] (Commended for ''[[Brenda]]'', 1983), [[John Hunt]] for ''[[Vid Alex]]''.
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| − | In 1979 year they introduced a children’s play section as well, and it was first won by Pieter Scholtz (1979 for ''[[The Amazing Adventures of Tambootie the Puppet]]'' and in 1980 for ''[[Mister Big Strikes Again]]'' ).
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| − | (See also [[Awards]], [[Competitions]], [[Honours]], [[Prizes]])
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| − | == Sources ==
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| − | Wikipedia [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amstel_Playwright_of_the_Year_Award].
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| − | [[ESAT Bibliography Gl-Go|Gosher]], 1988.
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| − | Return to [[South_African_Theatre/Venues|South African Theatre Venues, Companies, Societies, etc ]]
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