TakeTen Chesil Theatre New Writing Festival 2025


Our ninth TakeTen Chesil Theatre New Writing FestivalCompetition opens Spring 2025
Winning writers announced Autumn 2025
Winning plays premiered at the Chesil Theatre Spring 2026

The 2023 Winners Were:

Powerplay by Lucy Aley-Parker
Cake by Victoria Buse
Moksha Patam by Mike Shephard
Alan Has Left the Chat by Nicky Denovan
New Master by Sarah Hawkins

Revisiting by Hayley Scott
Firing Blanks by Kathryn West
Time to Let Go by Sarah Nash
Unlived Experience by Barry Hood
A Portrait of Isabella by Kate Price


LTG Patrons on previous festivals...

“I thought the whole enterprise was startlingly good and an example of what a company like the Chesil can do better than a professional one.”
Sir Ian McKellen

“Three cheers for Winchester’s Chesil Theatre. At a time of challenge for all, they have bravely looked to creativity and imagination.”
Sir Kenneth Branagh

A message from playwright and LTG Patron, Jessica Swale...

"Ah... writing. Sometimes writing can be utterly joyful. On those days where ideas seem to flow with all the energy and gusto of a kid whizzing down a waterslide, throwing their arm up as the spray cascades, what could be more rewarding!"