Senior Competition Previous Prizewinners

1982 Susan Bullock
1983 Lynton Black
1984 Nigel Cliffe
1985 Philip Lloyd Evans
1986 Rebecca De Pont Davies
1987 Anne Lewis
1988 Jamie Macdougall
1989 Susannah Waters
1990 Simon Roberts
1991 Katarina Karneus
1992 Barbara O Neill
1993 Christopher Maltman
1994 Roderick Williams
1995 James Rutherford
1998 Norbert Meyn
1999 Helen Withers, David Clegg (Joint)
2000 Tessa Spong
2001 Rodney Clarke
2002 Howard Wong
2003 John Lofthouse
2004 Jane Harrington
2005 Nathan Vale
2006 Iestyn Morris
2007 Rhona Mckail
2008 Elisabeth Toye
2009 John Mcmunn
2010 Helen-Jane Howells
2011 Samuel Evans
2012 Hadleigh Adams.
2013 Sarah Parkin
2014 Alexei Winter
2015 Rhiannon Llewellyn
2016 Claire Barnett-Jones
2017 Becca Marriott
2018 Dan D’souza
2019 Milly Forrest
2020 Annabel Kennedy
2021 Michael Laffety-Smith
2022 Sophie Clarke
2023 Sebastian Hill
2024 Lily Mo Browne
2025
1st: Owen Lucas | 2nd: Daniel Barrett | 3rd: Carolyn Taylor

Patricia Routledge Competition

General Resources

  • What sort of programmes have participants submitted for this (Intermediate) competition? [CF James]
  • Programme Ideas [cf James?]
  • How do I build a programme? [cf James]
  • What are we looking for? [cf James]

Age Restrictions

These refer to the applicant’s age on the date of the final. The upper age limit should be understood to mean that on the date of the final, your age should be under that limit. So, for example, if your 18th birthday falls on the day after the final of the Catherine Lambert prize, you can enter, but if it’s on the day of the final, you cannot. 

Travel Expenses

We are keen that the cost of getting to and from the competition should not put people off applying. We are able to help with these expenses but unfortunately do not have limitless funds. Please ask if you need help.

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