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Charles Way wins German Children’s Theatre Award 2010
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The most important German prize for dramatic literature for children endowed by the Federal Republic of Germany was awarded this year to the Wales based playwright Charles Way for his play “Verschwunden”/ “Missing”.
The play was commissioned and developed jointly by Theatr Iolo ,Cardiff and Consol Theater in Gelsenkirchen in Germany where it was produced in November 2008. Theatr Iolo produced “Missing” in September 2009 touring to schools and colleges in South Wales as well as Sherman Theatre, Taliesin Arts Centre, Torch Theatre and the Egg in Bath.
The prize is worth 10,000 Euros. The play was selected by the jury out of 153 applications.
The jury explained its decision as follows: “Missing” is a courageous and extraordinary play regarding both its topic and its formal structure.
Charles Way has succeeded in writing a contemporary version of the fairy tale “Hansel and Gretel” which is turned into an explosive and contemporary story about poverty and neglect and their illustration by modern media. The German Children’s Theatre Award 2010 is given to a play which gives a strong and persuasive impulse for new writing in the field of children’s theatre.
The prize was given to Charles Way on 2nd December 2010 in Frankfurt by State Secretary ,Josef Hecken from the Ministry of Youth of the Federal Republic of Germany. In his speech he underlined: “ We strongly believe that dramatic literature and theatre for children is a substantial part of aesthetic education for children and young people . For this reason our Ministry will continue to support new writing for Theatre for Young Audiences”.
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Tuesday, December 21, 2010 |
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