Oxford Samuel Beckett Theatre Trust Award

Not to be confused with Samuel Beckett Award.

The Oxford Samuel Beckett Theatre Trust Award is an annual award established in 2003 and granted by the Samuel Beckett Theatre Trust to support the showcasing of innovative theatre by a company or individual. ^{[1] [2]} According to the director of the trust Romilly Walton Masters in 2003:

From the outset, the Trust has had a specific interest in aiding artists of the avant-garde who often have to wait many years before they are taken up by the commercial theatre. Through this award, the Trust is looking to help an artist, or a group, realize a fully resourced professional production. It is looking to assist artists that hitherto may not have had this opportunity. The aim is to support work of quality and promise, and we fully expect the work submitted to be of the highest calibre. ^[3]

Winners

2000s

• 2003 - Cue Deadly by Dan Hine and Kirsty Housley ^{[4] [5]}
• 2004 - The Pink Bits by Lucy Ellinson, Wendy Hubbard, Mamoru Iriguchi, Sarah Levinsky and Ben Pacey ^[6]
• 2005 - Almost Blue by Gareth Fry, Lu Kemp, Dominic Leclerc, Neil Laidlaw, and Chris Dunkley ^[7]
• 2006 - Project E: An Explosion by The Work Theatre Collective ^[8]
• 2007 - The Terrific Electric by Boileroom ^{[9] [10]}
• 2008 - Helium by Slung Low ^[11]
• 2009 - Room Temperature Romance by Levantes Dance Theatre ^[12]

2010s

• 2010 - You Me Bum Bum Train by Kate Bond and Morgan Lloyd ^[13]
• 2013 - The Paper Architect by Kristin McGuire and Davy McGuire ^{[14] [15]}
• 2014 - Camera Lucida by Dickie Beau ^[16]
• 2015 - The Body by Nigel Barett and Louise Mari ^[17]
• 2016 - The Machine by Collectif and then... ^{[18] [19]}
• 2017 - Roller by Rachel Mars and Nat Tarrab ^{[20] [21]}
• 2018 - Marathon by JAMS with Alan Fielden, Sophie Grodin, Malachy Orozo and Jemima Young ^[22]
• 2019 - Nosedive by Superfan ^[23]

2020s

• 2020 - Prime_Time by In Bed with My Brother ^{[24] [25]}
• 2022 - The UK Drill Project by HighRise Entertainment ^[26] and Perfect Show for Rachel by Zoo Co ^[27]
• 2024 - Quiet Songs by Finn Beames & Company ^{[28] [29]}

References

1. "The Oxford Samuel Beckett Theatre Trust Award". Barbican Centre . Retrieved 20 October 2025.
2. Horne, Alex (23 October 2006). "The radicals' reward". www.thetimes.com. Retrieved 20 October 2025.
3. Webb, Paul (18 February 2003). "New Samuel Beckett Theatre Prize Announced". Playbill. Retrieved 20 October 2025.
4. Kennedy, Maev (20 May 2003). "Prize marks a stage in film history". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 20 October 2025.
5. Johns, Ian (25 November 2003). "Cue Deadly". www.thetimes.com. Retrieved 20 October 2025.
6. "Lucy Ellinson: 'Theatre is a pretty unforgiving world for a young female actor'". The Stage. Retrieved 20 October 2025.
7. Gardner, Lyn (26 November 2005). "Almost Blue". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 20 October 2025.
8. "Preview: Project E: An Explosion, Battersea Arts Centre, London". The Independent. 22 October 2006. Retrieved 20 October 2025.
9. Gardner, Lyn (11 September 2007). "The Terrific Electric". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 19 October 2025.
10. Shore, Robert (10 April 2012). "Neither electric nor terrific". The Standard. Retrieved 20 October 2025.
11. Gardner, Lyn (11 September 2008). "Helium". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 20 October 2025.
12. "Levantes Dance Theatre: Room Temperature Romance". Lancaster Arts. Retrieved 20 October 2025.
13. Godwin, Richard (26 November 2024). "You Me Bum Bum Train's creators on the show that will change your life". The Standard. Retrieved 20 October 2025.
14. Gardner, Lyn (3 July 2013). "Pulp fiction: bringing pop-up paper theatre to life". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 20 October 2025.
15. Glazer, Eliot (7 November 2012). "Watch a Tribute to Psycho Using Paper Crafts". Vulture. Retrieved 20 October 2025.
16. Gardner, Lyn (29 October 2014). "Camera Lucida review – haunted by spirits of recordings past". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 20 October 2025.
17. Love, Catherine (22 November 2015). "The Body review – a seat-shaking, soul-searching techno-futurist experience". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 20 October 2025.
18. "Review: The Machine (Barbican)". WhatsOnStage. 30 September 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2025.
19. Maxwell, Dominic (2 October 2016). "Theatre: The Machine at Barbican Pit". www.thetimes.com. Retrieved 20 October 2025.
20. Gardner, Lyn (26 November 2017). "Roller review – it's theatre as full-contact sport in urgent look at female power". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 20 October 2025.
21. Hemming, Sarah. "Client Challenge". www.ft.com. Retrieved 20 October 2025.
22. Benson, Dzifa. "Review: MARATHON, Barbican". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 20 October 2025.
23. Rabinowitz, Chloe. "Photos: Take a Look at Photos From SUPERFAN: Nosedive". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 20 October 2025.
24. "In Bed With My Brother: PRIME_TIME The Oxford Samuel Beckett Theatre Trust Award | Barbican". www.barbican.org.uk. Retrieved 20 October 2025.
25. Gilbey, Ryan (31 October 2021). "Prime_Time review – memorably unsettling Amazon takedown". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 20 October 2025.
26. Akbar, Arifa (6 November 2022). "The UK Drill Project review – arresting journey into demonised rap scene". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 20 October 2025.
27. Maxwell, Dominic (21 November 2022). "Perfect Show for Rachel review — a disarming labour of love". www.thetimes.com. Retrieved 20 October 2025.
28. Mountford, Fiona (25 October 2024). "No one would have predicted this from Ruth Negga's stage return". The i Paper. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
29. Wild, Stephi. "Finn Beames & Company Receives Oxford Samuel Beckett Theatre Trust Award". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 20 October 2025.

External links

• Official website