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GDL FRINGE FESTIVAL & ONE-ACT SHOWCASE

Each year the UK Community Drama Festivals Federation (UKCDFF) promote a series of one-act play festivals for the four United Kingdom Countries

Glamorgan Drama league proudly arrange and host a local regional festival

The top scoring One-Act plays in Wales are shortlisted for the Wales Final overseen by The Drama Association of Wales

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To read more about One-Acts, click here

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CHOICE OF PLAY?
  • ​A one-act drama or comedy or extract of a longer play

  • Minimum 20 minutes

  • Maximum 55 minutes

  • Groups are responsible for obtaining performing rights

  • Plays must contain at least 2 characters that speak

  • If the group are performing an extract of a longer play, they must obtain the specific permission of the author

WHO CAN ENTER?
  • GDL Member Groups ONLY

  • Adult groups

  • Youth Groups

  • School Groups (private drama schools, state and private schools). Further eduction schools, colleges and universities are not permitted

  • Amateur Actors only

  • Directors can be amateur or professional

  • Groups where the ENTIRE cast are aged 25 and under will be eligible for consideration as a youth production

WHO ADJUDICATES?
  • A professional adjudicator from GoDA (Guild of Drama Adjudicators) travels to see all of the performances in all the Welsh regions

  • The highest scoring plays from across the regions are entered into The Wales Final

  • The winner of The Wales Final will represent Wales in The British Final of One-Act Plays

RULES AND REGS?
  • ​Any entry with children under 18 must comply with the child chaperone policy

  • All companies must have appropriate insurance

  • One "HARD" copy of the script is required

  • Once performed at the GDL festival, no change of cast is permitted for the Welsh or British finals

STAGING?

GDL will provide:

  • A suitable theatre with a basic setting of full drapes or wings, lighting & sound

  • An official timekeeper and a festival stage manager​

Entrants will:

  • Provide any required set, furniture, properties, costunes, specialist lighting & specialist sound

  • Set-up within a 10-minutes time limit

  • Strike within a 5-minute time limit

NB Time penalties exist and timings will be given to the adjudicator by the festival stage manager

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A consultation date will be available to view the theatre in advance

WHEN IS THE FESTIVAL?
  • The GDL round is held annually between March and May

  • The Wales Final is held in June

  • The British Final is held in July

  • Participants MUST be available for The Wales and The British Finals if they enter

WHAT ARE THE COSTS?
  • Entrants must be members of GDL. Annual membership is £30 per group. You can join here

  • ​The first play entered each year per group is free of charge

  • The initial free entry must pay a deposit guarantee of £25, refundable on performance

  • Each subsequent entry the same year is charged at £25 per play

  • Groups are responsible for the license fee of the play

  • If groups are successful in reaching The Wales Final, they must become members of The Drama Association Wales. Their fees can be found here

2025 FESTIVAL details

GDL FESTIVAL
  • The GDL round will be held on the 10th-12 April 2025 at The Savoy Theatre, Tonyrefail​

The Wales Final
  • The Wales Final will be held on the 20th-21st June 2025 at Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff​

The BRITISH Final
  • The British Final will be held on the 3rd-4th July 2025 at The Garrick Theatre, Litchfield​

HOW TO ENTER
  • The deadline for entry to the GDL round is  2025​

  • There is further guidance here for your perusal and also the entry forms

  • If you have any queries, please email glamorgan1act@gmail.com

'These are for guidance purposes and additional items may need to be added as things develop and to meet the most up to date guidance'

Click the title above to see all the past winners and what they performed from 1977 - 2024

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Alex Wilson

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Sybil Fowler

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Paige Zabala

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Paul Robinson

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Annette Littlechild

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Fiona Porter-Smith

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Teri McCarthy

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