The Bill Cashmore Award 2025 will take place in September and will feature 2 one act plays, Bill’s favourite medium. We are currently enjoying reading our way through the 200 submissions we were delighted to receive.
A successful one act play, like a short story, can pack a punch all the more powerful for the brevity of its delivery. It was Bill’s chosen medium for his own writing. He would be delighted that this new iteration of the Award in his name is celebrating this challenging but satisfying art form. We are searching for two young writers who, supported by us, can create a tightly and beautifully written one act play, one with a profound and contemporary message. Once again, The Bill Cashmore Award, with the Lyric Hammersmith will then provide the resources necessary to produce this play and stage it in the Lyric’s Studio Theatre. For more information, or to donate, please contact the Lyric.