The Griffin Award 2010

The Griffin Award is an annual $10,000 prize offered for an outstanding new Australian play or performance text.

Now in its 13th year, the Griffin Award celebrates the bright future of Australian drama. More than 150 nominations were received from every state in 2009.

The Griffin Award recognizes an outstanding play or performance text that displays an authentic, inventive and contemporary voice.

This award is made possible by the generous ongoing support of PKF Chartered Accountants & Business Advisers.

Griffin Award Honour Board

1998 Catherine Zimdahl: Clark in Sarajevo
1999 Neil Cole: Alive at Williamstown Pier
2000 Ian Wilding: Below
2001 Verity Laughton: Burning
2002 Noelle Janacsewska: Songket and Patrick Van der Werf: Presence.
2003 Brendan Cowell: Rabbit
2004 Debra Oswald: Mr Bailey’s Minder
2005 Ian Wilding: The Carnivores
2006 Mary Rachel Brown: Australian Gothic
2007 Damien Millar: Emergency Sex and Other Desperate Measures
2008 Rick Veide: Whore
2009 Lachlan Philpott: Silent Disco

Entry Details

Visit Griffin Theatre's website for details.

Entries close 4:00pm, Friday 9 April, 2010