Both Full Length and One Act Plays can be entered. All entries to the Festival will be adjudicated. Companies who are familiar with Festivals will be well aware of the benefits resulting from an assessment by an experienced eye. Youth drama groups, in particular, can gain immeasurably from adjudication.

I hope you will be interested in entering and below are links to:

Festival Entry Form (downloadable – right click and save)

Programme Details Sheet (downloadable – right click and save)

Festival Rules (will open in a new page)

The 39th festival will be held from Saturday 27th October to Saturday 3rd November 2012 Entries for the 39th (2012) festival are required by September 2012.

The compulsory viewing date for the Festival will be held on (date to be advised) Entry fees are £ 40 per full length entry and £20 per one act entry and are non-returnable. Please make cheques payable to The Wellington Theatre Co and enclose with entry forms. The Awards Night will take place on the Saturday 3rd November 2012 after the performance of the closing play. Previous results can be obtained from the Menu above. If you have any queries please contact: The Festival Organiser, Brian Hughes c/o, The Belfrey Theatre, Princes St, Wellington, Telford, Shropshire TF1 1JG Telephone: 07731 575616 Email: bhughes@blueyonder.co.uk

Doors Open: 7pm, Curtain Up: 7:30pm (evening performances)
Tickets: £5.00 (full price)/£4.00 (concession price)

A WELLINGTON THEATRE COMPANY AT THE BELFREY THEATRE.
This Amateur Production is with arrangement with Samuel French Ltd.

BOOKING TICKETS:
Belfrey Box Office: (01952) 22 22 77
(24 hour information and ticket booking facility)
www.belfreytheatre.com

There are still tickets available for all other performances, simply telephone the Belfrey Box Office: (01952) 22 22 77 (24 hour information & ticket booking facility).

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The Awards

The Youth Section…

Best Play: “Wolf Boy” (Belfrey Youth Theatre)

Runner Up Best Play: “Day of Reckoning” (Greenroom Players)

Best Actor: Ben Hopkins (Q3 Academy)

Best Actress: Leah Johnson (Belfrey Youth Theatre)

Best Supporting Role: Rebecca Holliday (Greenroom Players)

Best Director: Lynne Shepherd (Belfrey Youth Theatre)

The Adult Section…

Best Play: “Two Women & A Chair” (Little Eyases)

Runner Up Best Play: “Day of Days” (Loose Cannons)

Best Actor: Keith Ellis (Shifnal STARS)

Best Actress: Aimee Cameron & Rachael Thomas (Little Eyases)

The Open Section…

Overall Winner: “Two Women & A Chair” (Little Eyases)

Best Director: Brian Hughes (Little Eyases)

Best Comedy: “Zoo” (Little Eyases)

Adjudicators Choice: “Day of Days” (Loose Cannons)

Best Overall Staging: “Two Women & A Chair” (Little Eyases)

Most Original Stage Presentation: “Christmas Under Canvas” (Tomorrow Productions)

Best Group Co-ordination and Co-operation: Loose Cannons

Outstanding Contribution to the Festival: Sarah Newall-Lecrivain

Best New Play: “Christmas Under Canvas” (Tomorrow Productions)

“In the Blinking of An Eye” by Jeremy Hylton Davies from Hereford Players

Awards Ceremony

“Two Women & A Chair” by Michael Olsen from Little Eyases (contains some strong language and adult themes)