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History
The Samuel Weisberg Award for Playwriting was administered by Saltpillar Theatre. It was set up to foster Australian Jewish theatre talent.
Latest Winners / Recipients
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Year: 1996
winner y
Strangers in the Night
Sydney
Melbourne
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Currency Press
Playbox Theatre
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1996
Z152056
1996
single work
drama
A young writer researches in New York's red light district. Chance encounters and a growing fascination draw him ever deeper along the mean streets into the stark realities of a city that never sleeps. On his descent into hell, he discovers the darkness that lurks in the hearts of all men; and in his own. (Back cover)
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Year: 1991
Night Train 1991 single work drama -
Year: 1989
winner y
Hiccup
Paddington
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Currency Press
The Western Australian Theatre Co.
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1989
Z543517
1989
single work
drama
Works About this Award
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Playwriting Competition Opens 1993 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Australian Jewish News (Life/Style) , 2 July vol. 59 no. 39 1993; (p. 5) -
Teacher Wins Play-Writing Award 1993 single work criticism biography
— Appears in: The Australian Jewish News (News/Views) , 12 November vol. 60 no. 9 1993; (p. 7) -
Weisberg Award Date Approaches 1991 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Australian Jewish News , 12 July vol. 57 no. 42 1991; (p. 32) -
Award-Winning Playwright 1991 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Australian Jewish News , 27 December vol. 58 no. 17 1991; (p. 21) -
AJN, Saltpillar Announce 1991 Playwright Award 1991 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Australian Jewish News , 8 February vol. 57 no. 20 1991; (p. 30)
