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Venue

The LOST Theatre is a marvellous 180 seat theatre just 7 minutes walks from Stockwell Tube Station. Home to the LOST Theatre Company, this venue, completely re-built and kitted out in 2009 offers a level of comfort and technical excellence few other fringe venues in London can match.

 

What’s included

If your entry is accepted by the Festival Artistic Committee, you will be offered the following:

 

  • An evening performance slot at the LOST Theatre within the time period given (see schedule), which will include 10 minutes get-in, the performance period as detailed in your entry form plus 5 minutes get-out. The slot, once allocated cannot be changed so please ensure full availability within the performance period.
  • A Technical/Dress rehearsal on the day of your performance. This will be daytime and as with the performance slot allocation is non-negotiable. Please ensure all cast and everything required for your performance is available. This will be your only opportunity to rehearse the show in the venue prior to your performance.
  • A Technical Operator and an overall Festival Manager will be present for your Technical/Dress rehearsal and performance. We do not allow outside technical staff to operate the lighting. Outside technical staff may not be backstage unless by prior arrangement.
  • Full administration including Publicity, Box Office and Insurance.
  • A presenter to introduce and MC the whole evening.

 

We do have a preference for proposals backed by a director or producer with the aptitude and motivation to cast and rehearse their own play. We do NOT provide rehearsal space. However, subject to demand, we will assist where possible to help a director or writer assemble the necessary company to mount a production.

 

Entry fees

LOST is a non profit-making company so in order to cover costs, we ask that each company pay a non-refundable fee of £85. This is payable on your acceptance of the slot offered. This fee covers administration, running costs and membership of the LOST Theatre Company for the duration of the Festival.

 

Entry considerations

As well as keeping within the 20-45 minute time slot, we ask that you consider the following:

 

  • As technical and get-in/out time is limited it is advisable not to be reliant on elaborate staging, sets or effects. There is a limited amount of storage space available at the venue and please remember this has to be shared with 2 other shows.
  • No costumes or props can be stored at the venue before or after your performance day. So if you can't carry it to and from the venue it is not advisable to use it.
  • If the running time at the dress rehearsal should exceed 45 minutes or be under 20 minutes the show will be allowed to perform (subject to a decision by the One Act Festival Co-ordinators), but will be withdrawn from the Festival and will not receive and adjudication.

 

Adjudication

This year we are pleased to announce that our Adjudicator once again be Mr Jeremy Kingston (one of The Times’ drama critics). He will attend all shows and provide constructive comment and criticism at the end of every evening. From the Festival he will select three shows that he feels best represent the following categories:

Best New Writing, Best Direction & Adjudicators Special Award

These shows will be presented with their bespoke prizes at a Festival Winners Reception.

 

Tickets

Tickets are sold for each evening of the Festival - they are not sold for individual shows within an evening. Out of respect to your fellow participants, we expect audience members to watch all shows on your performance day. New audience members will not be admitted once the evening has started. Please do not ask any one attending your performance to arrive purely for your show as they will not be admitted.

Each company will be allocated 2 complimentary tickets for the evening their show is performing (box office permitting other members of their company will be allowed in to watch the other performances on their night). It is the responsibility of the individual company to purchase tickets for anyone they wish to invite. LOST will provide tickets for industry professional at the concessionary rate provided we are given the names in advance.

All cast and crew will be asked back into the auditorium for that evening’s adjudication.