Southwick & Fishersgate Community Association – Ninteenth Festival of Arts & Crafts
The Drama Festival this year is again being run as a first stage of the British Drama League Festival.
AUDREY LAYE of the Wick Theatre Group was successful in winning the best actress award for her part as Nina in Alwen [sic] Wymark’s play Stay Where You Are at the Southwick and Fishersgate Community Association’s drama festival at the weekend.
Held at the Barn Theatre, Southwick, under the auspices of the British Drama League, the festival attracted large audiences for both Friday and Saturday evening performances.
Four other groups – Southwick Players, Aquarius Theatre Group, The Rother Players and The Attic Theatre Group also took part, each putting on a 50-minute play.
Winning group was The Rother Players with The Monstrous Regiment by Joanne Evers, wife of the producer, St. John Evers. They will now go forward to the next round of the festival, to be held at Croydon.
Best actor went to Harry Cooper, of the Aquarius Theatre Group, for his part of the old man in Playgoers by Arthur Pinero.
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Southwick & Fishersgate Community Association – Ninteenth Festival of Arts & Crafts
The Drama Festival this year is again being run as a first stage of the British Drama League Festival.
The Barn Theatre, Southwick Community Centre
April 21 & 22, 1972.
Adjudicator:Mr. Frank B. Kelly M.A.’ A.D.B., G.O.D.A.
AUDREY LAYE of the Wick Theatre Group was successful in winning the best actress award for her part as Nina in Alwen [sic] Wymark’s play Stay Where You Are at the Southwick and Fishersgate Community Association’s drama festival at the weekend.
Held at the Barn Theatre, Southwick, under the auspices of the British Drama League, the festival attracted large audiences for both Friday and Saturday evening performances.
Four other groups – Southwick Players, Aquarius Theatre Group, The Rother Players and The Attic Theatre Group also took part, each putting on a 50-minute play.
Winning group was The Rother Players with The Monstrous Regiment by Joanne Evers, wife of the producer, St. John Evers. They will now go forward to the next round of the festival, to be held at Croydon.
Best actor went to Harry Cooper, of the Aquarius Theatre Group, for his part of the old man in Playgoers by Arthur Pinero.
