The Bill Cashmore Award, presented by Young Lyric, offers a paid opportunity for two new one-act plays by writers aged 18-30, to be professionally produced at the Lyric Hammersmith Theatre. The two winning plays will run as a double bill and will be performed by the Lyric’s SPRINGBOARD trainee actors in Autumn 2026.
Shortlist for the 2026 Bill Cashmore Award: One Act Play Prize
formication – Seán Butler
Not That Kind of Person – A. L. Benjamin
Savage – Madeline Whitby
Simon Says – Elizabeth Whitby
Stone Cold Dead – Jess Naomi
Support The Bill Cashmore Award
The Bill Cashmore Award offers a paid opportunity for two new one-act plays to be professionally produced at the Lyric Hammersmith Theatre. The winning plays are selected from a UK wide open submission process for writers aged 18 – 30. Your donation will kindly support the opportunity for undiscovered playwrights to showcase their work and develop their craft.