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History
The Lysicrates Prize was inspired by the imminent restoration of an historic monument in Sydney’s Royal Botanic Garden: The Choragic Monument of Lysicrates.
The Lysicrates Prize is a philanthropic initiative. Griffin Theatre Company was commissioned to create the competition, which will be the first of its kind in Australia. A select group of Australian playwrights are invited to submit the first Act of a new play.
Latest Winners / Recipients
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Year: 2019
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Year: 2017
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Year: 2016
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Year: 2015
inaugural winner Steve Rodgers for an adaptation of Peter Goldsworthy's novella Jesus Wants Me for a Sunbeam
Works About this Award
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It’s a Bit of a Drama but Audience Has the Last Word in Battle of the Plays 2017 single work column
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 11 February 2017; (p. 10) -
An Incomplete, yet Winning Work 2016 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 1 February 2016; (p. 11)
