National Drama Festivals Association
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 National Drama Festivals Association Logo | |
| Location | Location of British All Winners Festival varies |
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| Founded | 1964 |
| Founded by | National Drama Festivals Association |
| Type of play(s) | Full length and One Act Festivals |
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| Website | Official website |
The National Drama Festivals Association (NDFA) was formed in 1964 to encourage and support amateur theatre in all its forms and in particular through the organisation of drama festivals in the United Kingdom.
Since 1974 the NDFA has organised the British All Winners Drama Festival (BAWF) where the very best of British amateur theatre take part in a week-long celebration of theatre. The winners of all NDFA member festivals in the previous year, be they full-length or one-act member festivals, are eligible for invitation to take part.
The NDFA also sponsor a playwriting competition - the George Taylor Memorial Award. The objective of this competition is to promote new writing for the theatre. Adjudication is carried out by a panel of judges, and the winners receive a certificate and a cash prize.
Membership of the NDFA is open to all drama festival organisations and also to theatre groups and individuals who are interested in taking part and supporting drama festivals throughout the UK.
British All Winners Drama Festival[]
Awards[]
There are a number of awards presented at the British All Winners Drama Festival which include:
- FULL LENGTH PLAYS
- OVERALL WINNER - The Mary Blakeman Trophy
- RUNNER UP - The Amateur Stage Trophy
- ADJUDICATOR'S AWARD - The Felixstowe Festival Trophy
- BACKSTAGE AWARD - The Sydney Fisher Trophy
- ONE ACT PLAYS
- OVERALL WINNER - The Irving Trophy
- RUNNER UP - The NDFA Council Trophy
- ADJUDICATOR'S AWARD - The Amateur Theatre Trophy
- BACKSTAGE AWARD - The Sydney Fisher Trophy
- AUDIENCE APPRECIATION - Halifax Evening Courier Award
- YOUTH ENTRY
- WINNER OF YOUTH SECTION - The NDFA Trophy
- YOUTH PARTICIPATION AWARD - The Buxton Trophy
- YOUTH AUDIENCE APPRECIATION - The GADOC Joyce Cook Memorial Trophy
Results[]
| Number | Year | One Act Plays | Full Length Plays | Venue | Location | Adjudicator | ||||||
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| Winners (Irving Trophy) | Nationality | Runners Up (NDFA Council Trophy) | Nationality | Winners (Mary Blakeman Trophy) | Nationality | Runners Up (Amateur Stage Trophy) | Nationality | |||||
| 39th | 2012 | Runnymede Drama Group (A Kind of Alaska by Harold Pinter ) |
 ENG
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("Three Nights with Madox" by Matei Visniec) |
ENG
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Halifax Thespians (Someone Who'll Watch Over Me by Frank McGuinness) |
ENG
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Legion Players ("April in Paris" by John Godber) |
ENG
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Thwaites Empire Theatre | Blackburn | Russell Whiteley GoDA |
| 38th | 2011 | ("Tape" by Stephen Belber) |
ENG
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("Effie's Burning" by Valerie Windsor) |
ENG
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FissiParous Theatre ("Stones in His Pockets" by Marie Jones) |
ENG
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Whole Hog Productions ("Metamorphosis" by Steven Berkoff) |
ENG
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Beau Sejour Theatre and the Princess Royal Performing Arts Centre | St Peter Port, Guernsey, Channel Islands | Tony Rushforth GoDA |
| 37th | 2010 | GADOC (“Life Lines” by Amy Rosenthal) |
ENG
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(“The Invisible Man” by Jennifer Johnson) |
ENG
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The Heath Players (“The Sociable Plover" by Tim Whitnall) |
ENG
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Stafford Players (“Humble Boy” by Charlotte Jones) |
ENG
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The Thameside Theatre | Grays, Essex | Paul Fowler GoDA |
| 36th | 2009 | ( by James Saunders) |
ENG
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(The Dumb Waiter by Harold Pinter) |
ENG
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Bejou Productions (Someone Who'll Watch Over Me by Frank McGuinness) |
ENG
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Horncastle Theatre Company (The Accrington Pals by Peter Whelan) |
ENG
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Rhoda McGaw Theatre | Woking | Mike Kaiser GoDA |
| 35th | 2008 | (The Island by Athol Fugard) |
ENG
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( by John Godber) |
ENG
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(Juno and the Paycock by Seán O'Casey) |
 IRE
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(Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller) |
ENG
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The Gaiety Theatre | Douglas, Isle of Man | Colin Dolley GoDA |
| 34th | 2007 | (Home Free by ) |
ENG
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(Circus of Life by ) |
ENG
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(Art by ) |
ENG
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, Barnsley ( by ) |
ENG
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Llandrindod Wells | Scott Marshall GODA | |
| 33rd | 2006 | (Marry Me a Little by Stephen Sondheim) |
ENG
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Runnymede Drama Group ( by ) |
ENG
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Belvoir players (Someone Who'll Watch Over Me by Frank McGuinness) |
 NIR
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('night, Mother by Marsha Norman) |
ENG
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Rhoda McGaw Theatre | Woking | Mike Tilbury GODA |
| 32nd | 2005 | (April in Paris by John Godber) |
ENG
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( ) |
TBC | ( ) |
TBC | ( ) |
TBC | Halifax, West Yorkshire | Russell Whiteley GODA | |
| 31st | 2004 | ( by ) |
ENG
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(Footprints in the Sand by ) |
 LUX
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( by Debbie Isitt) |
ENG
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( by Jim Nolan) |
ENG
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Llandrindod Wells | Scott Marshall GODA | |
| 30th | 2003 | ( by Gillian Plowman) |
ENG
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(North of Boston by Robert Frost) |
ENG
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(Up 'n' Under by John Godber) |
ENG
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(A Night in November by Marie Jones) |
ENG
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Tony Rushforth GODA | ||
| 29th | 2002 | Runnymede Drama Group (Five Kinds of Silence by Shelagh Stephenson) |
ENG
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(Jam by ) |
ENG
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( by Marina Carr) |
IRE
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(Nunsense by Dan Goggin) |
ENG
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Hertford | Scott Marshall GODA | |
| 28th | 2001 | (Home Free by Lanford Wilson) |
ENG
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(The Room by Harold Pinter) |
ENG
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(Twelve Angry Men by Reginald Rose) |
ENG
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(Communicating Doors by Alan Ayckbourn) |
 WAL
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Rhoda McGaw Theatre | Woking | Mike Tilbury GODA |
| 27th | 2000 | Runnymede Drama Group (Scarecrow by Don Nigro) |
ENG
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(Porch by ) |
ENG
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(Entertaining Mr Sloane by Joe Orton) |
ENG
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(Neville's Island by Tim Firth) |
ENG
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Felixstowe | Jeannie Russell GODA | |
| 26th | 1999 | ( by John Prideaux) |
ENG
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( by John Ford Noonan) |
ENG
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(The Cripple of Inishmaan by Martin McDonagh) |
IRE
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( by ) |
ENG
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Grays | Rex Walford GODA | |
| 20th | 1993 | Porthcawl | ||||||||||
| 4th | 1977 | Buxton | ||||||||||
References[]
External links[]
Categories:
- Theatre festivals in the United Kingdom
- Theatrical organisations in the United Kingdom
- Arts organizations established in 1964
- 1964 establishments in the United Kingdom