24-Hour Play Challenge
The 24-Hour Play Challenge is an annual event held by WDTF in September each year. The emphasis is on taking part and having fun but there are some certificates and goody bags to be won.
The adjudicator can make the following awards. There is no requirement to make an award if either there are no entries in that category OR the adjudicator does not believe any entry in the relevant category meets the required threshold.
Most Innovative Use of the Compulory Props
Most Innovative Use of the Compulsory Dialogue
Best Youth
A new categroy added as we have had an increasing number of productions purely cast (and sometimes crewed!) with those under 18.
Best Overall
What it says!
Magic Moments
As the name suggests, these can be for any aspect of a play which struck the Adjudicator as special.
2025 Winners
Congratulations to everyone who participated in and to those who came to watch and support our 20254 24-Hour Play Challenge. Huge thanks also to our wonderful Guest Assessor, Jillian Carpenter. It's really all about taking part and having fun, but we continue to be massively impressed at the quality of the drama produced in, well, just 24-Hours.
Most Innovative Use of the Compulory Props
KATastrophe (KAT Theatre)
Most Innovative Use of the Compulsory Dialogue
The Radicall Rapscallions Returns (Wellington College)
Best Youth
The PM Team (Newlands College)
Best Overall
KATastrophe (KAT Theatre)
Magic Moments
- My Personal Favourites (Hutt City Musical Theatre) for grandpa’s shaky entrance
- KATastrophe (KAT Theatre) for the Never Ending Blood
- The Wooden Door Handle (Kuranui College) for the Punishing Slide
- Blaat (Kuranui College) for being United in Death
- The PM Team (Newlands College) for the Presidential Race
- The Famous Ram (Newlands College) for the Dance of the Evil ID's
- The Radical Rapscallions Returns (Wellington College) for DeFence
- Gavin & Denise (Kuranui College) for the Telephonic Clogs