10 Nights, 30 Plays...1 Stage !
This year LOST Theatre presented the 26th Annual One Act Festival at our new home in Stockwell !
Running over two weeks, the One Act Festival presented a diverse and stimulating programme of both new writing and more established work. Showcasing writers, directors & performers of all ages, genres and artistic backgrounds; the festival hosted 30 plays, each show consisted of only one Act and was between 20 and 45 minutes in length, over 10 nights on our stage.
At the end of each evening our festival adjudicator Mr Jeremy Kingston (Theatre Critic of The Times) gave his thoughts and criticisms of the evenings entertainment before choosing the 3 festival winners at the end of the fortnight.
To see the festivals schedule please click here
The festival winners; who received their awards at the Winners Reception on the 24th of June from our adjudicator Jeremy Kingston along with our special guest presenters Alun Armstrong, Dennis Kelly & Ralph Fiennes; were:
BEST NEW WRITING - 'Catch' by Emma Jowett
BEST DIRECTION - 'Martinis & Midnight' directed by Alice Cooper
BEST OVERALL PRODUCTION - 'Selling Clive' Written by Rob Hayes & Directed by Ned Bennett
Special Mention was awarded to:
'A Consumers Dream' by Colin Jeffrey & 'Firefly Heartbet' by Edward Davenport