And what an exciting event this was! It was lovely to see Laura Albery again and to catch up with David Padbury and Tony and banter about the industry, this year in the delighful surroundings of the Bloomsbury Ballroom. It was particularly fun for me because I got to chat with a few of the graduates whose work I had already seen. Rosie Wyatt was in the up-coming Edinburgh Photoshoot; Jane Horn who I reviewed and recommended in her student showcase; Olivia Vinall, who I had the pleasure of seeing in Romeo and Juliet at the Leicester Square Venue and Andrew Gower, who performed a scene from a small play I saw at the Arcola, Me, As A Penguin.
I considered it good writing then, indeed nominating it for Most Promising New Writer at the Offies and Andrew had felt the same when author Tom Wells developed it at the Oxford School of Drama for a new writing season.
On the judging panel were Catherine Comerford, Janet Suzman - who I complimented on her work in Dream of the Dog at the Finborough, Paul McGann and the delightful Philip Glenister.
The great news is that Andrew Gower won the Spotlight Prize!
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