The plays were commended in the famous 1957 playwriting competition organised by Tynan when at the Observer newspaper.
The competition was held in part to respond to allegations there were no new exciting plays in British theatre, and was run by Kenneth Tynan, the newspaper's drama critic.
According to Tynan, the submitted plays fell into six main groups: the H bomb, the Hungarian Uprising, Australia, the "colour problem", "angry young men" and poetry.
[4] The winner of the competition (prize £500) was Moon on a Rainbow Shawl by Errol John.
Third prize (£100 each) went to: Honourable mentions (£50 each): Other plays that made the final twenty five finalists included: