Savage by Madeline Whitby and Simon Says by Elizabeth Whitby were selected from over 250 submissions to the Bill Cashmore Award: One Act Play Prize, to be performed by the 2026 SPRINGBOARD trainees.

Following an award-winning tour of primary schools, youth clubs and pupil referral units in 2025, Cross the Line returns in 2026.

Best mates Amber and Bella find themselves at the centre of a missing person’s case after their flat mate Jacob doesn’t come home after a night out. What ensues is a pulsating crime drama that lifts the lid on a justice system falling short to protect young women.

Between working a zillion part-time jobs and campaigning to save the NHS, sixth year medical student Lysistrata is struggling to stay afloat. When a viral social media thread calls for all medical students to strike, she knows the perfect place to stage her protest - the local STI clinic. But the students' sit-in is interrupted by a surprising patient whose personal predicament provides Lysistrata with an opportunity for great political change… an itch too fortuitous not to scratch.