Owle Schreame Awards

The engraved glass skull of the Owle Schreame Award

The Owle Schreame Awards were 2014 theatrical awards honouring innovation in classical theatre. They were awarded by Brice Stratford and his Owle Schreame theatre company in 2014 to commemorate the 450th anniversary of Shakespeare's birth.^[1]

The award itself was an engraved glass skull, in reference to the famous graveyard scene in Shakespeare's Hamlet. Thirteen were awarded, and the award speeches were published.^[2] The awards covered all forms of historical theatrical performance.^[3]

Winners

The winners were:^[4][5]

• Gods and Monsters Theatre, for The Ring Cycle Plays
• The Merely Players, for the Merely Shakespeare project
• Lazarus Theatre, for The Tragedy of Mariam
• Footfall, for Lear's Daughters
• Tacit Theatre, for The Canterbury Tales
• Scaffold Shakespeare, for the Play out the Play project
• The London Guildhall, for Medea in the Amphitheatre
• Factory Theatre, for Hamlet and The Odyssey
• Passion in Practice, for work in Original Pronunciation
• Rift, for the immersive Macbeth
• The Mummers Unconvention, for their work promoting Mummers Plays
• Edward's Boys, for Gallathea
• The Combat Veteran Players, for Henry V

References

1. Hemley, Matthew. "New Awards Launched to Honour Classical Theatre". The Stage. 30 July 2014.
2. Interview: "BRICE STRATFORD talks to us about THE OWLE SCHREAME AWARDS of engraved glass skulls..." OffWestEnd.com, (2014)
3. Rigg, Kate | 5 Reasons to Follow the Owle Schreame Theatre Company, "The Culture Trip", (March 2015)
4. Loxton, Howard | The Owle Schreame Awards for Innovation in Classical Theatre, "British Theatre Guide", September 19th (2014)
5. Elliott, Katerina | Owle Schreame: Classical Awards in a Pub, "Mouth London", September 25th (2014)

External links

• Official awards site