Bedfordshire Drama Association

The 2008 One-Act Drama Festival
April 2008

The adjudicator: Collin Dolley (GODA)

Participants:-
Biggleswade ATS – "The Last Bread Pudding" by Nick Warburton
The Settlement Players – "Still Life" by Noel Coward
Up-Stage – "The Fifth Wall" by Scott Curtis
Luton Youth Drama Workshop – An excerpt from "A Midsummer Nights Dream" by William Shakespeare
Worlds End Players – "Garbage" by Helen Wyngard
Stagefright – "Young Blades"
Fairfield Players – "On the Other Foot" by Penny Mitchell
Tread the Boards Theatre Group – "Present Day" by Shirley Jones
The Hazeley School – "Romeo and Juliet" (The Abridged Version) by William Shakespeare
M.A.P.A. – "A Slight Inconvenience" by Margaret Tynaston
Wilstead Players – "Lear’s Daughters" by Elaine Feinstein

RESULTS:- BEST

DRESSED PLAY:- “LEAR’S DAUGHTERS” BY WILSTEAD PLAYERS
THEATRICAL MOMENT:- SETTLEMENT PLAYERS
MALE YOUTH PERFORMANCE:- JOSH O’LAUGHLIN OF LUTON YOUTH DRAMA WORKSHOP
FEMALE YOUTH PERFORMANCE:- TASHA TAIWO-EDOMI OF HAZELEY SCHOOL
SUPPORTING ACTRESS:- RENE PICKARD OF M.A.P.A
SUPPORTING ACTOR:- MAX CALDICOTT OF BIGGLESWADE ATS
ACTRESS:- LINDA BROWN OF WILSTEAD PLAYERS
ACTOR:- IAN NUTT OF TREAD THE BOARDS THEATRE GROUP
YOUTH PRODUCTION:- STAGEFRIGHT – “YOUNG BLADES”
DIRECTION:- ANDY CALVERT OF WILSTEAD PLAYERS
ADJUDICATOR’S AWARD SHIRLEY JONES OF TREAD THE BOARDS THEATRE GROUP
AUDIENCE APPRECIATION AWARD UP-STAGE – “FIFTH WALL”

PRODUCTION:- “LEAR’S DAUGHTERS” BY WILSTEAD PLAYERS

 
 
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2008 ALL ENGLAND THEATRE FESTIVAL?

Our festival in Haynes is the preliminary round. Winners can enter the Quarter Finals to be held at Haverhill on 18th May, the Semi Final at Maidenhead on 25th May and the All England Final at Grays on 14th June. The British Final is at Swansea on 3rd to 4th July.

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