pesented on Saturday 19 November @ 5pm & 7.30pm and Sunday 20 November @ 5pm & 7.30pm Over 500 plays were received from the USA, Switzerland, Australia, South Africa, Croatia, Ireland, Turkey, France, Spain, Bulgaria and Uganda,and from all over the UK. The selected plays were: The Road from Kowloon Park by Michael Stirling (UK) Masquerade by Elspeth Sandys (UK) The Passport  by Pierre Bourgeade (France) Extracts from some of the shortlisted plays were shown in Shortlist Snapshots : Bright Angel Point by Jane Collins (UK), Shakespeare with Fries by Peter Burnett (UK) Confessions of a Very Old Man Who Knows by Maja Milanovic (Croatia/Serbia/USA) Extreme Corners by Gary Baxendale (UK)  We presented the best in new Italian playwriting in association with Premio Candoni-Arta Terme, now called Extra Candoni, to reflect the imput of other Italian new writing companies, and the best in new Greek playwriting in association with Theatro Ena. IPF2005 will also showcased selected work from the Warehouse Writers' Workshop and new writing talent of the BRIT School with the winning play from Strawberry Picking (their performance project held at the Warehouse Theatre in July) details of programme (pdf)

founded by Steve Gooch and Ted Craig    festival patrons are Thelma Holt CBE & Harold Pinter CBE
produced by Evita Bier & Ted Craig
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