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The Area Semi Finals and AETF Final for 2026 ...
The winners from the Preliminary rounds (or Quarter Finals if applicable) went through to the relevant Semi Final.
NORTHERN AREA SEMI FINAL
2nd - 3rd May 2026
Saltburn Community Theatre Adjudicator: David Price
And the winner was:
Red Onion with 'Tigers' by Brian Hutchinson
CENTRAL AREA SEMI FINAL
10th May 2026
ARTRIX Bromsgrove
Adjudicator: Jan Palmer Sayer
TACT with 'The Weight of Small Things' by Tilly Lane
WESTERN AREA SEMI FINAL
Saturday 16th May
The Merlin Theatre, Frome
Somerset BA11 2HG
Adjudicator: Bob Tomson
Illminster Entertainment Society with 'Knockin' on Dave's Door' by Neil Webster (adapted for the stage by Ken Cooper)
EASTERN AREA SEMI FINAL
24th May, 2026
Barn Theatre, Oxted Adjudicator: Keith Phillips
And the winner was: Woking College with "The Changing Room" by Chris Bush