PANZ PLAY COMPETITION 2022 – RESULTS
10-MINUTE PLAY COMPETITION
1st Place – Lucifer by Angie Farrow
2nd Place – Orpheus Floats by Rex McGregor
3rd Place – The Camembert by Tim Hambleton
Commended – Christ Church by Robert Gilbert
and The Arrangement by Kerrie Anne Spicer
ONE-ACT PLAY COMPETITION
1st Place – Reponui High Presents… by Bronwyn Elsmore
2nd Place – Structure by Gregory Dally
3rd Place – Honest Shakespeare by Rex McGregor
Commended – The Ladder by Glen Hibbert
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PANZ PLAY COMPETITION 2021 – RESULTS
10-MINUTE PLAY COMPETITION
1st Place – Rabbit Warns Gannet by Rex McGregor
2nd Place – Night of the Undude by Gregory Dally
Commended – Digging Holes by Trish Palmer and Beck & Call by Evangelina Telfar
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ONE-ACT PLAY COMPETITION
1st Place – Keep it in the Family by Brian Johnston
2nd Place – Harry Burton’s Sister by Shona M Wilson
Commended – Racism New Zealand Style by Rex McGregor and Our Side of the Fence by Rawinia Parata
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10-MINUTE PLAYWRITING COMPETITION 2020 – RESULTS
1st Place:
Destiny
Angie Farrow
2nd Place:
St Brigid’s Eve
Kate Shaw & Monica Pausina
3rd Place:
Interrupt-able
Helen Vivien Fletcher
Commended:
Love and Acoustics
Rex McGregor
The Last Deck Chair in the Resort
Lindsey Brown
Windows and Doors
Evangelina Telfar
Not Rite
Liana Williams
There were 35 entries in the 2020 competition.
The adjudicator was Eleanor Bishop.
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2019 Competition Results
SHORT PLAY COMPETITION 2019 RESULTS
First place: Holly Gooch Cassie
Second place: Marc Shaw On Who’s Front
Highly Commended:
Jaine Kirtley Happy Heights
Mike Carter Dance of Life
Andrea Quinlan Visitors
Dolly Varden-Chambers The Interview
LONG PLAY COMPETITION 2019 RESULTS
First equal: Robert Gilbert Potae
First equal: Elspeth Tilley World
Highly Commended:
Denis Edwards Service to Love
Tim Hambleton Gone to Seed
Colin Beardon Savage
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2018
10-MINUTE PLAY COMPETITION 2018
RESULTS
First place: Kerrie Anne Spicer Intent to Commit
Second place: Tim Hambleton Just Looking
Third place: Richard Prevett A Star is Born
Four Commendations (in no particular order):
Dolly Varden-Chambers The Scarf
Lindsey Brown Young Lady in a Boat
Mike Carter A Colordrama
Elspeth Tilley No Lingering Allowed
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PANZ One-Act Play Competition 2018
RESULTS
First Place: Nataliya Oryshchuk (Dear Jane)
Second Place: Lindsey Brown (Bridal Shop Confessions)
Third Place: Tim Hambleton (My Friend George)
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2017
PANZ Long Play Competition 2017 – Results
Winner: DTU by Robert Gilbert, Tauranga
- About the Drug Treatment Unit at Christchurch Prison
Runner-up: Family Trust by Richard Prevett, Matamata
Commended: Death of a Dream by Richard De Luca, Auckland and Under by Cassandra Tse, Wellington
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PANZ Short Play Competition 2017 – Results
First Place: The Gift Shop by Shona M. Wilson, New Plymouth
A light-hearted view of a woman’s journey through grief and acceptance, following the death of her beloved spouse.
2nd Place: Stuck by Andi Podesta, Tutukaka
Middle-aged Nicky finds herself stuck in a rut. Through a comic set of circumstances she discovers that true friendship is the only way free.
3rd Place: Sidewalk Specials by Sean J.D. McMahon, Wellington
A commentary looking at some of the social and local political aspects of street beggars on the streets of Wellington City.
The other four Finalists are:
Crosswords by Tim Hambleton, Dunedin
A married couple have an argument while they complete a crossword puzzle.
Once More with Feeling by Dolly Varden-Chambers, Matamata
A moving retrospective glimpse of love past and present, through the lives of a theatrical couple as they face their final goodbyes.
About Felicia by Bronwyn Elsmore, Auckland
A vet encounters a client with a different spin on animal health.
Trash Talk by Gregory Dally, Clyde
After his employees dump on him, Rastus O’Munter cleans up.
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2016
1st Prize Between the Aisles by Robert Gilbert (Tauranga
2nd Prize A Much Bigger Story by June Allen (Bayview, Auckland)
3rd Prize New Zealander by Timothy Malcolm (Hamilton)
Finalists
The Imitation Game by Colin Beardon (Waiheke Island, Auckland)
The Life-Cycle of a Refrigerator by Nataliya Oryshchuk (Christchurch)
Moment of Truth by Richard C. Harris (currently in Bougainville, Papua New Guinea)
Lost in the Heart by Gregory Dally (Clyde)
Two of a Kind by B.E. Turner (Otaki)
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2015
1st Prize: A Sentimental Journey by Paula Crimmens
2nd Prize: The Reunion by Tim Hambleton
Finalists:
Border Control by Richard Prevett
Forget Me Not by Kerrie Anne Spicer
Surfing in Munich by Rex McGregor
Hiding Behind the Teacup by Richard Bull
The Dentist’s Bill by June Allen
Interview by Richard C Harris
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2014
1st Prize: red-devil-1917 by Colin Beardon
2nd Prize: Cliché by Bronwyn Elsmore
3rd Prize: Margaret Thatcher hits New Zealand by Rex McGregor
Highly Commended: Three Weird Mornings at the Library by Rex McGregor
Commended: A Puppy With A Sore Paw by Brian Turner
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2013
1st Prize: POVERTY AND MUSE by Karen Zelas
2nd Prize: A VERY DEADLY DISH by Richard Harris
3rd Prize: THE VIRTUE OF HOUSING by Colin Beardon
Highly Commended: POPPY DAY by Valerie Franklin
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2012
1st Prize: PICASSO STAYED HERE by Richard Harris
2nd Prize: LADY GODIVA DOESN’T RIDE AGAIN by Rex McGregor
3rd Prize: A WORD EDGEWAYS by Narine Groome
Very Highly Commended: INTERFERENCE by Colin Beardon
Highly Commended: THERE’S NO BUSINESS by Denis Edwards
Commended: AMETHYST by June Allen
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2011
1st Prize: THE BLUE HORSE by Andi Podesta of Tutukaka
2nd Prize: SMOKE AND MIRRORS by Carol Markwell of Foxton Beach
3rd Prize: QUITE A WOMAN, IDA CAREY, PAINTER by S. Campbell Smith of Hamilton
Highly Commended: THE LAST TRIP by Justin Coley of Palmerston North
Commended: THE PASSIONS OF WAR by Marc Shaw of Hamilton/Auckland
Special Award for ‘Featuring a disability of the human condition’: THE GLASGOW ARMS by June Allen of Auckland
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2010
April Phillips – Bonking James Bond
2009
Donna Banicevich-Gera – “Tarara Child”
2008
Denis Edwards – “Love Among The Murderers Or How Two Good People Came To Abandon The Life Of The Spuds” (Overall Winner)
June Allen – “Sheep Ahoy” (Comedy Category)
Denis Edwards – “Love Among The Murderers Or How Two Good People Came To Abandon The Life Of The Spuds” (NZ History Category)
Stephen Bowkett – “Just Another Day” (Teenage Actors Category)
2007
Frances Edmond – “The Dance of Life”
2006
Campbell Smith – “Blighty” (Members Only Comp)
Murray Rutledge – “Last Stop” (1st Play Comp)
George Odey – “WINZ Job Creation Scheme” (Sketch Comp)
2005 Terry Coyle – “Send no Medals”
2004 Angie Farrow – “Amnesia”
2003 Thomas Sainsbury – “Night”
2002 Steve Saville – “One Size Fits All”
2001 Angie Farrow – “Paradise”
Todd Gwatkin – “Little and Big Friends” (Junior Section Merit Winner)
Robert Byrne – “Dysfunctional” (Senior Section Merit Winner)
2000 Rita Stone – “Paper Crane”
1999 Bronwyn Elsmore – “Rushton Roulette”
1998 Campbell Smith – “Whitebait Running”
1997 – Bronwyn Elsmore – “Celestial Persuits”
1996 – Sandra Grey – “Full House”
1995 – Andre Surridge – “Swiss Cider”
1994 – Dianne Banas – “Ben”
1993 – Wendy de la Bere – “Wise Tiki Tell Me”
1992 – Bronwyn Elsmore -“Drought”
1991 – Campbell Smith -“Luck of the Game”
1990 – Harold Curry -“Pilots”
1989 – Pamela Le Prou -“Phoenix”
1988 – Pamela Le Prou -“Sacks”
1987 – Leslie Pearce -“Harvey’s Snack Bar”
1986 – Peter Thomas -“The Fantasy”
1985 – Peter Jones -“Mare Crisium” & Rex McGregor -“Scabs”
1984 – Susan Branch -“One Woman’s War”
1983 – Campbell Smith -“In Transit”
1982 – Margaret Beames -“Another Day in the Life of Ruth Jones”
1981 – Campbell Smith -“Mabel”
1980 – Mary Henderson -“The Rationalization of Jobie Jones”
1979 – Jean Dinnie -“Thorn in Our Side”
Mary Henderson – “Oh Father Mine Returning”
1978 – NO AWARD GIVEN
1977 – Terence Journet -“The Grisly Secret of the Twenty-fifth Floor”
1976 –
1975 –
1974 – Craig Harrison – “Tomorrow Will Be A Lovely Day”
1973 – NO COMPETITION THIS YEAR
1972 – Elizabeth Moir -“Who Are They To Tell Us?”
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