Introducing FestiValley ’22! - 3 nights of original drama at valley Theatre, Fri, Sat & Sun 27th, 28th & 29th May.
We are pleased to announce that, thanks to our funders LCVS, our theatre will be hosting the above Festival of Original Short Drama.
Adjudicator announced for Festivalley 22.
"We are delighted to announce that the adjudicator for this year's short play festival (FestiValley 22) at Valley Theatre will be Bev Clark.
Bev Clark is an experienced adjudicator, writer and director with over forty years experience. She has worked across the country, the Isle of Man and in Belgium. She directed with the RSC open-stages project between 2012-2016 including Stratford and Manchester and has toured many of her own plays. She currently has her worked published by www.stagescripts.com
We want to showcase the fantastic facilities our great little theatre can offer and encourage and showcase the talents of local writers.
The festival will comprise of two evenings of adult drama (18+) on Sat & Sun 28th & 29th May and a Youth Theatre event on Friday 27th May. The festival panel are looking for plays of between 20 -30 minutes approx. for the adult evenings, 10 – 15 minutes length approx. for the Youth.
We are seeking submissions from:
* groups (Youth and Adult) who have a short piece of theatre in mind and also the cast to perform them
* Plays from the general public. We can’t promise but we’ll try to find a cast for the two most suitable (youth and adult) that our panel choose.
Prizes will be awarded to the best in each of the following categories.
* Best Short play (Adult)
* Best short play (Youth)
And there will be prizes as well celebrating acting, achievement and innovation.
We will be promoting the event in the local media and hope to enlist noted writers and officials to judge and present the prizes.
The closing date for submissions is Monday 11th April.
Apart from our great performance space, Valley will also provide an experienced technician and some walk-through rehearsal time for the plays.
For more details, entry forms and to express an interest, we are asking people to email info@valleytheatre.co.uk
We hope you take up our offer and help us to provide a dazzling showcase for the Valley and your talents.