"The Friendly Festival"
Wed 25th - Sat 28th May 2011
7.00pm start each night
Once again, May sees the return of our annual competitive Festival of One Act Plays, featuring many varied one act plays from dramatics groups throughout the area.
This is a great opportunity to see some really exciting and varied drama from all over the North West. Groups are limited to a maximum of 45 minutes and each evening has 3 or 4 different plays on. Each evening is concluded by a verbal adjudication by our adjudicator Hilary Egan.
Awards are made on the Saturday night. The awards are:
- Best Production (junior, youth and senior)
- Best Individual Performance (junior, youth and senior)
- The Adjudicator's Award
- The Syd Mence Cup for a Piece of Theatre Magic
The Results
Best Junior Production
Mossley A.O.D.S. Junior/Drama Can You Hear The Music by David Campton
Best Junior Individual Performance
Josh in Bang Bang You're Dead (Mossley A.O.D.S.)
Best Youth Production
Best Youth Individual Performance
Hodge in Fool's Errand (ACTS)
Best Senior Production
CHADS Senior/Drama Something Unspoken by Tennessee Williams
Best Senior Individual Performance
Something Unspoken (CHADS)
Adjudicator's Award
Mother in Cut It Out (PADOS) for raw emotion, use of silence and controlled solo speeches
The Syd Mence Cup for a Piece of Theatre
Magic
Cheshire Academy of Performing Arts Junior/Comedy The King of Spain's Treasure by Geoff Bamber - awarded because it was "magic"
Press Articles
Our press officer appeared on David Chadderton's Theatre Show on
Canalside Community Radio (102.8FM)
talking about the festival on 12th May 2011.
Running Order
Wednesday 25th May, 7.00pm
Mossley A.O.D.S. Junior/Drama Can You Hear The Music by David Campton
ACTS Junior/Comedy An extract from "A Midsummer Night's Dream"
Mossley A.O.D.S. Junior/Drama Bang Bang You're Dead by William Mastrosimone
ACTS Youth/Drama Fool's Errand by Margaret Wood
Adjudication of the evening's plays
Thursday 26th May, 7.00pm
PADOS Senior/Drama Cut It Out* by Trevor Suthers
Shoreline Senior/Drama A Payment Unkind by James Chalmers
'Know Your Onions' Drama Group Senior/Drama One Season's King by George MacEwan Green
Adjudication of the evening's plays
Friday 27th May, 7.00pm
Chelford Players Senior/Comedy Rusticesses - The Wives' Tales by Bob Tucker
CHADS Senior/Drama Something Unspoken by Tennessee Williams
Manchester Athenaeum Dramatic Society Senior/Comedy Woman Alive by John Tully
Adjudication of the evening's plays
Saturday 28th May, 7.00pm
Nantwich Players Senior/Comedy Alternative Accommodation by Pam Valentine
Cheshire Academy of Performing Arts Junior/Comedy The King of Spain's Treasure by Geoff Bamber
Wilmslow Guild Players Senior/Comedy There's Something About Bernard by Richard James
Adjudication of the evening's plays followed by presentation of the Awards
*Contains strong language