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The Maj Monologues Competition is back and proudly supported by Australia Post – sponsor of The Brainbox Project at His Majesty’s Theatre. 
We are looking for Perth’s most versatile writers and we’d like you to be as creative, entertaining, funny or dramatic as you like with your interpretation of the theme: Treachery & Lechery in the 21st Century.

We want you to write a monologue with an expected performance duration of between 8 and 15 minutes.  The judges will be seeking four dramatic and four comedic monologues based on this theme.   So…are you up for the challenge? 

This year’s competition closes on 5pm, Friday 4 February 2011.

If your entry is selected by the judging panel as one of the eight finalists, your monologue will be performed live as part of the 2011 finals season DownStairs at the Maj in March and directed by Michael McCall.

VIEW THE MAJ MONOLOGUES COMPETITION TERMS AND CONDITIONS (download pdf)
CHECK OUT THE MAJ MONOLOGUES COMPETITION BROCHURE (download pdf)
Phone 9265 0900 if you have any further inquires.


the deal
Write a monologue with the expected performance duration of 8-15 minutes expanding on the
theme ‘Treachery and Lechery in the 21st Century’.
The judges are looking for 4 dramatic and 4 comedic monologues.
Your original monologue entry with five identical hard copies must reach His Majesty’s Theatre by
5pm, Friday 4 February, 2011.
If your entry is selected by the judging panel as one of the 8 finalists, your monologue will be
performed live as part of the 2011 finals season DownStairs at the Maj. The winner of each
category will be announced after the final performance on Saturday 26 March 2011.

Categories & Prizes
• Judges’ Choice $3,000
• Australia Post Peoples’ Choice $1,000
• Astrid Jackson Encouragement Award $500

The Judges
The Maj Monologues Competition is judged by a
panel of highly-regarded WA theatre professionals.
Their identities will be revealed with the
announcement of the 2011 finalists.


MAJ MONOLOGUES COMPETITION 2011 - Terms and Conditions
Maj Monologues season supporters:
DownStairs at the Maj, His Majesty’s Theatre
825 Hay Street, Perth, Western Australia 6000
Phone (08) 9265 0900
By entering the Maj Monologues Competition the author agrees to be bound by the following terms and conditions:
1. Entry to the competition is open to all permanent residents of Western Australia only – proof of residency may be required. For definition the competition views permanent residency as
5 years or more of continuous habitation within Western Australia. 2. The competition is open to professional and non professional writers. 3. The competition commences on Monday 6
December at 9am and closes at 5pm on Friday 4 February, 2011. 4. No submissions will be accepted after 5pm on the closing date. 5. Eight finalists will be selected from all entries received
that qualify. 6. The eight finalists selected will be notified by telephone and their details confirmed. 7. All casting, rehearsal times, production and performance decisions are at the sole
discretion of the chosen Director and the Producer. All authors will be consulted but agree that the final decision rests with the Director and Producer. 8. The Producer is responsible for
engaging, contracting and payment of all actors involved in the performance season. 9. The Producer is responsible for the engagement, contracting and payment of the Director for the
season. 10. The eight final monologues will be performed as part of a 5 night performance season on dates advised. 11. To be eligible for judging the writer must submit one master copy
and five identical copies. 12. The master copy must have a cover sheet with all personal and contact information relevant to the author. 13. The five additional copies must not contain
any personal information about the author and must not have the authors name imbedded into the pages as headers or footers. Only the title of the monologue and page numbers are
permissible in the footer. Failure to comply with this condition will lead to immediate disqualification. 14. The five copies are to be stapled in the top left hand corner only. Please do not
bind, paperclip or place in covers or folders. 15. Submissions must be original work that has never been published in part or whole or previously performed in part or whole. This includes
workshops and amateur or professional writing or dramatic publications, hard copy or online. 16. Submissions cannot be extracts of larger works, nor can they be parts of works already
in development. 17. If at any point within the competition process the authenticity, originality or previous use of a submission is drawn into question the producer reserves the right to
remove the submission from the competition. 18. If an author has submitted the monologue (in any form) to other competitions or for publication – even if the outcome of which is not
yet known – they must not submit the same piece to the Maj Monologues Competition. 19. The submission must adhere to the nominated theme – should the producer or judges deem
a submission to have no relevance to the nominated theme it will be removed from the competition. 20. The Producer is under no obligation to advise authors that their submission has
been disqualified for non compliance. 21. The author is welcome to check that their submission has been received. 22. No feedback on the submissions is to be sought from the Producer
or the Judges and none will be given post event. 23. Information and notification of the final eight monologues chosen will appear on the His Majesty’s Theatre website and will be part
of various Media Releases. Prospective entrants are encouraged to monitor the website for updates. 24. Monologues can be co-written as long as all authors are equally credited, that all
authors meet all the necessary criteria, terms and conditions, and that all authors understand that any prize won will be evenly distributed between all parties. 25. Entries submitted under
pseudonyms (recognised or not) will not be accepted. Should a submission make it through to the final eight under a pseudonym the author will be expected to reveal that information prior
to acceptance of moving forward in the competition. Should that information be knowingly withheld the Producer reserves the right to withdraw the submission from the competition at
any point. 26. Entries must be typed and submitted in hard copy form. No other form of submission will be accepted. 27. Only one entry per author will be accepted. 28. Entries received
must be 8 to 15 minutes in duration – any submission that is shorter or longer than the specified period may be disqualified. 29. All entries submitted remain the property of His Majesty’s
Theatre and will not be returned to the author. 30. Only copies of the final eight monologues will be kept for archival purposes – all other submissions will be destroyed. 31. At the end of
the performance season no further use of the final eight monologues can occur without express permission from the author. His Majesty’s Theatre acknowledges that copyright remains
with the author at all times. 32. Entries must have minimal stage and technical requirements. Use of sound effects, additional music or soundscapes plus overt costuming or props may
limit the feasibility of staging your monologue and thus affect its probability of becoming a finalist. The Producer and Director reserves the right to review all production requirements in
consultation with the authors of the final eight submissions chosen and make alterations or suggestions. 33. If chosen for the final eight, the author agrees to be available for all reasonable
publicity and promotional requirements. The author agrees to supply the Producers representatives with biographies, personal information and photographs where relevant, or be available
for such photographs to be taken should they not have any. 34. The author is responsible for all costs incurred in travelling to and from any publicity or promotional engagements and
to attend performances. 35. No age limits apply. 36. Employees of AEG Ogden (Perth) Pty Ltd and members of their immediate families are ineligible to enter the competition. 37. The
Producers and Judges decisions are final and no correspondence shall be entered into. 38. AEG Ogden (Perth) Pty Ltd accepts no responsibility for misrepresentation of any author of
himself/herself, the authenticity of his or her work, and or the source of his or her work. 39. Should any information that may affect the eligibility of a submission be withheld knowingly or
unknowingly, the Producer reserves the right to remove the submission from the competition. 40. Should the author be aware, or become aware of an issue that may affect their eligibility
they must declare this immediately to the Producer. 41. All eight finalists will be entitled to two (2) complimentary tickets to the final performance of the season when winners will be
announced. Allocation of any further complimentary tickets is available but is at the sole discretion of the Theatre Management. 42. For the purpose of this competition a monologue is
defined as “a long, uninterrupted speech (in a narrative or dramatic context) in which one character speaks alone a piece of dialogue written for theatrical presentation by an individual
actor”. Please keep this definition in mind went submitting your entry as any submission that does not fall clearly within the parameters of this definition will be disqualified. Poetry and
Haiku for example would not be defined as a monologue. Pieces which have more than one character on speaking by the same actor are also not a monologue. 43. Failure to sign off on
these Terms and Conditions and include them in your submission will result in instant disqualification.

your entry:
The following information must be included as part of
a cover note on the master copy of your submission:
• FULL NAME
• HOME ADDRESS & POSTAL ADDRESS
• EMAIL ADDRESS
• DAYTIME & MOBILE PHONE NUMBERS
• TITLE OF MONOLOGUE
• Any additional information you
consider rele vant
• Signed copy of the Terms and Conditions
as do wnloaded from His Majesty ’s Theatre
website www.hisma jestystheatre .com .au
Please note that only the master needs a cover page with the above
information – please do not insert your name or personal information
into any pages of the actual monologue. However, please include the
title of your monologue and page numbers in the footer.


Post or deli ver your entry to :
Maj Monologues Competition
His Majesty’s Theatre
825 Hay Street, Perth WA 6000