FIRST ROUNDS AND QUARTER FINALS
See where and when the Preliminary rounds and Quarter Finals are happening below.
NORTHERN AREA FESTIVALS

CHESHIRE
(preliminary round)
8th - 9th March 2025
Heswall Hall, Heswall
Contact: susancdoherty@hotmail.co.uk
Adjudicator: Mike Kaiser
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HULL & EAST RIDING
(preliminary round)
8th March 2025
Bridlington Spa, Bridlington
Contact:
Adjudicator: Bob Tomson
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LEVERHULME
(preliminary round)
21st - 26th April, 2025
Gladstone Theatre, Port Sunlight
Contact:
Adjudicator: Bev Clark
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DURHAM AND SUNDERLAND
(preliminary round)
5th - 8th March, 2025
Royalty Theatre, Sunderland
Contact:
Adjudicator: Keith Phillips​
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ISLE OF MAN
(preliminary round)
19th - 25th April, 2025
Gaiety Theatre, Douglas
Contact:
Adjudicator: Robert Meadows
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SALTBURN
(preliminary round)
CENTRAL AREA FESTIVALS

WESTERN DIVISION
HEREFORD
(preliminary round)
20th - 22nd March 2025
Market Theatre, Ledbury
Contact:
Adjudicator: Chris Jaeger
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WORCESTERSHIRE
(preliminary round)
1st - 2nd March, 2025
Norbury Theatre, Droitwich
Contact:
Adjudicator: Tristan Marshall
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BIRMINGHAM (BFAME)
(preliminary round)
25th - 27th April, 2025
Highbury Theatre, Sutton
Contact:
Adjudicator: Paul Fowler
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WARWICKSHIRE
(preliminary round)
3rd May, 2025
Highbury Theatre, Sutton
Adjudicator: Mike Kaiser
Contact: emma-david-daniel@hotmail.com
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Qualifiers from the Western Division preliminary rounds then compete in the
WESTERN DIVISION QUARTER FINAL
WESTERN DIVISION QUARTER FINAL
Qualifiers from the Western Division preliminary rounds compete in the
WESTERN DIVISION QUARTER FINAL

CENTRAL DIVISION
HASTILOW
(preliminary round)
STOKE-ON-TRENT
(preliminary round)
LEICS AND RUTLAND
(preliminary round)
19th - 20th April, 2025
Mitchell Arts Centre, Hanley
Contact: ianhill@decaversmilltheatre.co.uk
Adjudicator: tbc
13th - 15th March, 2025
The Little Theatre, Leicester
Contact:
Adjudicator: Cherry Stephenson
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Qualifiers from the Central Division preliminary rounds then compete in the
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CENTRAL DIVISION QUARTER FINAL
10th May, 2025
Crown Wharf Theatre, Crown St, Stone ST15 8QN
Contact: suetact@gmail.com
Adjudicator: Alan Hayes
WESTERN AREA FESTIVALS
AVON
(preliminary round)
6th - 8th March 2025
Town Hall, Chipping Sodbury
Contact: avonshortplayfestival.org.uk
Adjudicator: Annie Rees
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BRISTOL
(preliminary round)
27th Feb - 1st March, 2025
Olympus Theatre, Stoke Gifford
Contact:
Adjudicator: Jan Palmer-Sayer
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SOMERSET
(preliminary round)
22nd - 23rd March 2025
The Warehouse, Ilminster
Contact: ireneglynn61@gmail.com
Adjudicator: Bob Tomson
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TOTTON
(preliminary round)
26th - 29th March, 2025
Hanger Farm Arts Centre, Totton
Contact:
Adjudicator: Bob Tomson
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EASTERN AREA FESTIVALS
MAIDENHEAD
(preliminary round)
29th April - 2nd May 2025
Norden Farm Centre, M'head
Contact: carol@hennwinds.me.uk
Adjudicator: Tristran Marshall
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SOUTHERN COUNTIES
(preliminary round)
24th Feb - 1st March, 2025
Barn Theatre, Oxted
Contact: cdfatbarn@btinternet.com
​Adjudicator: Martin Parr
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WALTHAM FOREST
(preliminary round)
27th - 29th March, 2025
Forest Centre, Walthamstow
Contact: elaine17elliott@aol.com
Adjudicator: Jan Palmer-Sayer
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