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Cambridge Drama Festival
A Feast of Short Plays

adjudicator: Tony Rushforth GODA

Monday 19th – Saturday 24th April, 7.30pm

An annual festival of local talent which has been running for over forty years. Every night two or three drama companies perform short plays; these could be classic tragedy, farce, melodrama or social commentary - see full programme below. At the end of each evening players and audience have the benefit of criticism from a professional adjudicator; on Saturday, prizes for excellence are awarded.

Attending every night is best, but there is still much to enjoy by just coming once or twice. Apart from hosting the performances, the festival prides itself on being a very friendly event with many intriguing theatrical quizzes.

Tickets: £8.00 (£7.00 concessions)
For parties of ten or more, £5.00 per ticket
Season tickets for the week £20.00 (£18.00 concessions)

Monday 19th April

Dramawise Juniors (Cambs)
Us and Them by David Campton
Can we learn from history? Classic reflection on human frailty from renowned British playwright

Keystage Youth Theatre Club (Cambs)
Little Pratts Bottom by Tom Penn
Snow globe reveals the mysteries of a new play of magic realism

Tuesday 20th April

Estrella Theatre Company (Cambs)
We Make Babies by Sean Abbs
Baby meets parents – things get messy. New surreal comedy from young playwright and cast

Settlement Players (Herts)
The Ruffian on the Stair by Joe Orton
Frivolity and ferociousness from master of dark domestic comedy

Wednesday 21st April

Dramawise Seniors (Cambs)
The Method by Frances Bartram
Scientific research absorbs lonely traveller in ‘out of the way’ youth drama

Swavesey Village College Theatre Company (Cambs)
Blackout by Davey Anderson
Who is to blame? Compelling drama exploring crime and punishment of young offender

Thursday 22nd April

Skateboard Theatre Company (Cambs)
Love in a Glass Jar by Nancy Harris
Adult comedy drama confronts the issue of contemporary parenthood

Clavering Players (Essex)
Five Kinds of Silence by Shelagh Stephenson
Adult drama in which father’s distorted love for his family leads to violence and abuse

Friday 23rd April

Girton Players (Cambs)
What to do when everyone you know is dead by Gytha Lodge
Gas explosion at nightclub ignites new satire on trauma counselling

Waterbeach Community Players (Cambs)
Anniversary by Stephen Smith
New light comedy as reprise of Best Man’s speech prompts shocking revelations at Silver Wedding party

Bawds (Cambs)
Abortive by Caryl Churchill
Adult drama by distinguished British playwright explores aftermath of a stranger’s visit to a family home

Saturday 24th April

Wilstead Players (Beds)
Little Benjamin by Enid Coles
What’s hidden in the lumber room is more than old suitcases and photographs

Swavesey RADSOC (Cambs)
Tunnel Vision by Sheila Hodgson
Spooky thriller in London underground station

Presentation of Awards

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