All England Theatre Festival Programme and Results for North West Quarter-Final Programme for 2013

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The Festival

The 2013 North West Quarter-Final was held at the Victoria Hall, Grange-over-Sands, Cumbria, on Saturday May 4th. This year we had only two teams, since there was no West Pennine festival and the winners of the Isle of Man festival were unable to come.

Plays Performed

Saturday, May 4th, 2013
Representing the Cumbria District Cumbria Amateur Theatre Society (CATS) But Yesterday by Jimmie Chinn Director: JENNY SHIPLEY Stage Manager: GEOFF SCHOFIELD>
Time: the fifties and before. Prior to leaving on a journey Robert comes back to the garden of his childhood and relives moments from his past, which become mingled with the present. Sound and light do much to evoke the atmosphere and we learn of Robert's gradual desertion of his childhood beliefs and hopes. Two men in shadow have accompanied him on this last visit and they escort him to his new life leaving behind a hurt, bewildered family.
Cast
Robert Howard Chloe Ruth Woman Two Men	RAY TURNER SEAMUS DORAN KATH SMITH BERYL DIXON LESLEY SKELTON GEOFF SCHOFIELD BILL CALVERT
Representing the Dee and Merseyside District Storm 2 Theatre The Bear Adapted from Anton Chekhov’s farce by E. Boorman Director: ELIZABETH JOHNSON Stage Manager: DEBORAH FLETCHER
Time: The late nineteenth century Place: A drawing room in Helena’s house
Cast
Helena Luke Gregory Nicholas	NIKKI DUGGAN GEORGE BEWLEY ADAM RYDER JUDD ROUILLON

The Adjudicator – Mr Richard Woodward, GoDA

Richard Woodward is an actor, director, teacher, reviewer, voice coach and adjudicator.

He has a degree in English and Drama from London University and numerous diplomas from leading Drama Schools. He received training at the North West School of Speech and Drama and from the Voice and Speech Centre in London.

As an actor he has played many leading roles including Fagin in the musical Oliver, Professor Higgins in Pygmalion and Lord Nelson in Bequest to the Nation. He received Best Actor awards twice at prestigious drama festivals for Danny in Night Must Fall and for the dual roles in Chinamen by Michael Frayn.

Richard has directed a wide range of plays including Uncle Vanya, Zack, All My Sons, the Merseyside premiere of Shadowlands and the amateur premiere of Pack of Lies. He won the Best Director award for his production of Ghosts at the Ribble Valley Festival and other awards include South Pacific (NODA award for Best Staging of a Musical) and Stepping Out – the Musical (NODA award for Best Director). Recntly he has directed Oklahoma, Ibsen’s John Gabriel Borkman and his own adaptation of A Christmas Carol.

This year he has appeared as an extra in The Accused for the BBC, Mount Pleasant for Sky Television and The Mill for Channel 4.

Combining his theatre and business skills he runs his own training company which specialises in all aspects of presentation and communication skills.

Trophies To Be Awarded

The Magrath Trophy - for the winning company
Awarded to CATS

The Barbara Williamson Trophy - for set decor
Awarded to Storm 2 Theatre

Subsequent Rounds of The All England Festival and British Final
Northern Semi-Final	Venue: The Georgian Theatre Royal, Richmond Date: May 18th, 2011 Adjudicator: Chris Jaeger, GoDA
English Final	Venue: The Regent Centre, Christchurch Date: 8th June, 2011 Adjudicator: Jan Palmer-Sayer, GoDA
British Finals	Venue: The Millennium Forum, Derry/Londonderry Date: 5th/6th July, 2011 Adjudicator: Tom Doherty, GoDA, ADA