Dame Judi Dench said it was ‘vital to do something like this’ during lockdown (Isabel Infantes/PA)Dame Judi Dench has thrown her support behind a new children’s playwriting competition. 📣Tonight, #TheOneShow is launching, 'As You Write It - Your Play on Stage', a new playwriting competition for 7-16 years. Dame Judi said: “It is vital to do something like this during lockdown. “It will fire children’s imagination and will spark their interest in going to the theatre. “You have to have a story that will keep people on their toes and make them want to know what happens next.”Expand Close Dame Judi said the competition will ‘fire children’s imagination’ (Dominic Lipinski/PA) PA / FacebookTwitterEmailWhatsapp Dame Judi said the competition will ‘fire children’s imagination’ (Dominic Lipinski/PA)Three finalists will be chosen from each age group by a panel of judges which features author Frank Cottrell-Boyce.

Source: Irish Independent June 25, 2020 22:18 UTC