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The Cumbria Drama Festival
a preliminary round of the
All England Theatre Festival

Reg. Charity No. 1071518

About The Festival

The All England Theatre Festival, of which the Cumbria Drama Festival is a preliminary round, is the only nationwide eliminating contest for one act plays in performance. It exists to provide amateur drama companies with an opportunity for measuring the standard of their work and learning how to improve it; of seeing the work of other companies and hearing the constructive criticism of an experienced adjudicator; of playing in new and varying conditions before widely differing audiences. It seeks to encourage, in amateurs, originality and adventure in the choice of plays. It offers to audiences the assistance of an expert judge in assessing and appreciating what they see on the stage.

The winner of the All England Theatre Festival goes forward to compete with the winners of equivalent festivals in Wales, Scotland and Ulster in the British One-Act Drama Final.

Entry to the Cumbria Drama Festival is open to all amateur drama societies/groups in Cumbria and the northern fringes of Lancashire.

The Cumbria Festival Committee - 2016/17

At the AGM, back in October, the following committee was elected:

Chairman:  
Secretary:  
Treasurer:  

John Larkham
vacancy
Margaret A Hook

Members:
Susan Chapman, Lorrie Larkham,
Andrew Milsom, Jim Robson,
Lesley Skelton, Karen Titcombe,
Ray Turner, Kenneth Smyth,
Sue Wilson

This Year (2016/2017)

Yet again the decision was taken to have no North-West Quarter-Final this year. So CATS, the winners of this year's Cumbria Drama Festival, will now pass directly to a two-day Northern Semi-Final on May 6th/7th at the Saltburn Community Centre.

Our adjudicator this year was Joe Riley.

Next Year (2016/2017)

Now that the 2017 Cumbrian Preliminary is behind us, it's time to start thinking about next year.

AETF Web Site

Just a reminder that the All England Theatre Festival has its own web site, where you can find out news, dates, venues, results and a lot of other information concerning the All England festival. You can find it at www.aetf.org.uk.


Home Page

Cumbria Drama Festival:
Programme and results for: 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017

North West Divisional Finals hosted by Cumbria:
Programme and results for: 2000 | 2003 | 2004 | 2006 | 2008 | 2011 | 2013

Northern Area Finals hosted by Cumbria:
Programme and results for: 2005

Trophy Winners Since 1980:
Elaine Richardson Trophy | South Lakeland District Council Trophy | Sir John Fisher Trophy
Lady Maria Fisher Trophy | Renaissance Theatre Trust Trophy | Doreen Brockbank Trophy
New Generation Trophy | David Shipley Memorial Award

Victoria Hall Stage Reference