Huge congratulations to Emily Duncan, and all the other talented writers, for making the Adam NZ Play Award shortlist!

By Dunedin UNESCO City of Literature | Posted:

We are thrilled to celebrate the shortlisted plays and playwrights for the 2022 Adam NZ Play Award.

Aliens and Anorexia by Eleanor Bishop and Karin McCracken, adapted from the book by Chris Kraus

Leaning Left by Sam Brooks

The Perfect Image by Sam Brooks

White Wedding by Sam Brooks

Blood Harmony by William Duignan

The Woman at the Store by Emily Duncan, adapted from the short story by Katherine Mansfield

The Shit Kid by Sarah Harpur

Losing Face by Nathan Joe

How to Throw a Chinese Funeral by Jill Kwan

Cycles by Lori Leigh

The Grass is Singing by Stanley Makuwe, adapted from the novel by Doris Lessing

0204161007 by Maraea Rakuraku

Lonely Flotsam by Craig Thaine

The Sun and the Wind by Tainui Tukiwaho

Hemo is Home by Tainui Tukiwaho with Te Rongopai, Jade, Paku, Le-Toya and Mia

Huge congratulations to all those who submitted scripts. The winners will be announced on Sunday 27 March on Radio NZ National's Standing Room Only programme.