National Festival of Community Theatre information
United Kingdom Community Drama Festivals Federation
Location
Location of participating festivals varies
Founded
1927
Type of play(s)
One Act Plays
Festival date
July for the British Final Festival of One Act Plays
Website
britishfinal.org.uk
The UKCDFF (formerly known as National Festival of Community Theatre), established in 1927, is a United Kingdom-based celebration of amateur theatre at the local, national and UK level. Each year, the national amateur organisations in the home nations promote a series of one-act play festivals and, through various eliminating rounds, take part in the final stage. The final stage is called the British Final Festival of One Act Plays, and includes companies and enthusiasts from all over the UK. A Standing Committee of representatives of the four countries has overall control of the Festival, with each country in turn taking the responsibility for organising it.
The four partners in the United Kingdom Community Drama Festivals Federation are:
All-England Theatre Festival (AETF)
Association of Ulster Drama Festivals (AUDF)
Association of Wales (DAW)
Scottish Community Drama Association (SCDA)
The festivals provide an opportunity for amateur companies to appear in new and varying venues before widely differing audiences, to receive constructive criticism from a qualified adjudicator (GoDA), and to compare the standard of their own work with that of the other companies taking part. For audiences, the public adjudication of performances offers a deeper understanding and appreciation of theatre.[1]
The productions from Scotland, England, Wales and Northern Ireland will all have been publicly adjudicated at each stage. The overall winner receives the Howard de Walden Ewer award.[1]
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