I was wondering if I could put my submissions on the internet for general discussion after the deadline is passed, or would doing so be bad (very bad!).

If we can, then I will be happy to do so, and to read and comment on anyone else's too!

Exciting!!!!

Personally, until I know I'm NOT in the running, I'm not even going to break wind unless someone from the Production Team specificaly passes me a catering size tin of baked beans and a certificate signed by the Head Of Channel 4 giving me permission to do so!

I agree with adman_1961 (thats a first) Keep it under wraps until the fat lady sings.

Someone could borrow your ideas to finish their play with.
You could send me a copy for me to steal bits from read if you like.

Good luck Roztov

Actually, I don't even want to see anyone else's until I know whether I'm in or out, if only to protect myself from any possible allegation of plagiarising. Imagine - I've sketched out a synopsis on (say) a vet's clinic, someone posts their stuff on the www and it includes a piece in a doctor's clinic. If ANYTHING in my original was even close, and I won ... no, I think I'll stick to my not-even-eating-Heinz strategy!

Yeah, but once the closing date has been reached and they are accepting no more entires then it doesn't matter who reads what right?

Or am I getting this wrong? The closing date is today right? What was really odd was that there was an add for TPTT last night on C4 around about Wife Swap time. I thought to myself - bit late for that?! :P

Hi Roztov

I saw that and thought the same! A bit of pre-show build-up? A hurry-up reminder to everyone 'on the brink' of submitting? Poor media planning?

Or did they not get as many entrants as they may have thought?!

And I think it COULD matter what you see/do after the deadline - I think there are going to be enough critics looking for ways to shoot at the 'winners' that giving them any ammunition could be dangerous!

Or maybe I'm just a belt-and-braces man!

Good luck! Three hours to go ...

I agree, I think its a bad idea to post any stuff publically until you know for certain uf you are out. If you are a winner then you'll almost certainly have to sign confidentiality / non-disclosure forms and if your stuff is already out in the public domain at that point then they aint going to be happy.

If C4 are anything like the beeb (and in fact, Id like to take this opportunity to say that C4 are far superior to the beeb in every way ) then if you get the call telling you you are shortlisted you will be told at the same time to say nothing to no-one.

So if you are a lucky one you could be lurking in this forum for weeks watching everyone fret and second guess whats going on while you know AND CANT SAY ANYTHING.

All this stress and anxiety makes you wonder why we enter competitions doesnt it?

So what about synopsis swapping then? Mind you the cynic on my shoulder says that's how the best ideas get nicked and performed before mine do. Hmmm, perhaps not then

Still a bad idea Ginpit ...

It's a shame that so many entries won't get the chance to be seen by a wider audience. I have to admit I'm really curious about what everyone on here has actually written.

Maybe if we only share every 6th word on odd-numbered pages...

" Ives incoming you helping I heap impression radio fag space-shuttle business hooker fanbelt bat my complicate escape down park."

Exactly to your brief from my submission - does that help?

" Ives incoming you helping I heap impression radio fag space-shuttle business hooker fanbelt bat my complicate escape down park."

Pulled exactly to your brief from my submission - does that help?

Brilliant. I love the part about the radio fag space-shuttle. Mine comes out as...
"side is I you and Grandpa in is walks dark you're"
I'll never win with material like that.

Adman,

Poignant, but is it 'west endy' enough?

Ever read Waiting For Godot? Mine actually makes sense compared to that!

I thought you'd written the sequel!

Of coarse, my play could actually be picked so I had better not post my stuff!

Funny I never acutally considered I would be short-listed :P

Oh, mine comes out as :

Sequence up again God bay sh*t.

Hmmm.. nice!

God and a swear word, that's going to be one controversial production.

Mine comes out as stare in got to what you playing how thought Wow. Hope that hasn't given away the ending.

Can I just point out how nice it is to have a decent message board to lurk on? Haven't found one that's as good as this one since my A Levels.

I was told that the play must contain
religion, Sex and mystery


So I wrote "Oh God, I'm pregnant, Who done it"

The old one's are the best.

I was told that the play must contain
Religion, Sex and Mystery


So I wrote,
"OH God, I'm Pregnant, Who dun it?"

Will it do?

Oh dear god, mine comes out as

"song he spliff don't st dad her get give"

Yes, I have shot myself in the foot!

That's just Act 1 Scene1

How about this then?

We've all looked at the 6th word of our submissions from every other page -how about teasing each other with the first TEN words of the TENTH line of DIALOGUE (ie miss out all the directions and junk)?

Mine's as follows;

SUSAN: Oh brilliant, thanks! Buy - a - thesaurus - for - Denise's - birthday! I ...

All of a sudden my comedy doesn't look funny any more!

BTW - I'm not a Mormon and haven't got grandchildren, there was a gag following but I had to go and help find a missing horse and so never got to key it up!

Mormon has to go off and find horse. Please tell me that's what you wrote your play about?

Right, ten words from tenth line:

Louise: Sadist.

Adam: You can do better than that.

Louise: Not on a

Anyone want to guess how that line ends?