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FIRST ROUNDS AND QUARTER FINALS

See where and when the Preliminary rounds and Quarter Finals are happening below.

NORTHERN AREA FESTIVALS

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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: 

sara.j.d@talktalk.net

Adjudicator: Bob Tomson

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LEVERHULME

(preliminary round)

21st - 26th April, 2025

Gladstone Theatre, Port Sunlight

Contact:

elainedevaney75@gmail.com

Adjudicator: Bev Clark

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DURHAM AND SUNDERLAND

(preliminary round)

5th - 8th March, 2025

Royalty Theatre, Sunderland

Contact:

durhamoneact@gmail.com

Adjudicator: Keith Phillips​

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ISLE OF MAN

(preliminary round)

19th - 25th April, 2025

Gaiety Theatre, Douglas

Contact: 

easterfest@madf.im

Adjudicator: Robert Meadows

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SALTBURN

(preliminary round)

10th - 14th March, 2025

 Saltburn

Contact: susan_pierce@icloud.com

Adjudicator: Andrew Head

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Large Audience

The qualifying teams from the NORTHERN AREA PRELIMINARY ROUND FESTIVALS

go through to the NORTHERN AREA SEMI FINAL

CENTRAL AREA FESTIVALS

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 WESTERN DIVISION 

HEREFORD

(preliminary round)

20th - 22nd March 2025

Market Theatre, Ledbury

Contact: 

danban1@btinternet.com

Adjudicator: Chris Jaeger

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WORCESTERSHIRE

(preliminary round)

1st - 2nd March, 2025

Norbury Theatre, Droitwich

Contact: 

rseabury10@gmail.com

Adjudicator: Tristan Marshall

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BIRMINGHAM (BFAME)

(preliminary round)

25th - 27th April, 2025

Highbury Theatre, Sutton

Contact: 

emma-david-daniel@hotmail.com

Adjudicator: Paul Fowler

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WARWICKSHIRE

(preliminary round)

11th - 13th April 2025

The Abbey Theatre, Nuneaton

Contact: 

info@orchardpm.co.uk

Adjudicator: tbc

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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

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 CENTRAL DIVISION 

HASTILOW

(preliminary round)

STOKE-ON-TRENT

(preliminary round)

LEICS AND RUTLAND

(preliminary round)

5th - 6th April 2025

The Rose Theatre, Rugeley

Contact: suetact@gmail.com

Adjudicator: Annie Rees

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19th - 20th April, 2025

Mitchell Arts Centre, Hanley

Contact: ianhill@decaversmilltheatre.co.uk

Adjudicator: tbc

13th - 15th March, 2025

The Little Theatre, Leicester

Contact: 

sootysut467@gmail.com

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

Large Audience

The qualifying teams from the QUARTER FINALS

go through to the CENTRAL AREA SEMI FINAL

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: 

jillgill47@yahoo.co.uk

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: 

info@tottondrama.co.uk

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Adjudicator: Bob Tomson

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Large Audience

The qualifying teams from the WESTERN AREA PRELIMINARY ROUND FESTIVALS

go through to the WESTERN AREA SEMI FINAL

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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Large Audience

The qualifying teams from the EASTERN AREA PRELIMINARY ROUND FESTIVALS

go through to the EASTERN AREA SEMI FINAL

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