Last Year Waldegrave Pupil Ela U, 9SHU, got the incredible news that she had won the Young Writers’ Radio Drama competition with drama company Complicite. This competition inspired young writers to create their own radio plays which were then reviewed and two winning scripts were selected to be made into radio plays.
Ela was in Year 8 when she first heard that she had won the competition and took part in the recording process. The recording of her play, is now available to listen to on Soundcloud here.
We are incredibly proud of Ela for her writing and hope to see her and other pupils inspired by this achievement to write more in the future.
Complicite have shared an updated Write Your Own Radio Drama guide for 2026 offering guidance on writing for radio, tips on what makes an effective audio drama, and creative exercises to help writers develop their ideas in their own time.