The Guild exists to provide a central point of contact for the many societies in the borough. One of the ways it achieves this is an annual RULES OF FULL-LENGTH PLAY FESTIVAL
1 The Festival will be a single round and open to any member society of the Bromley Theatre Guild. One entry only will be accepted from each member society.
2 Entries will be adjudicated between February and April by one Adjudicator. A Final Adjudication will be held at the end of the Festival at which results will be announced and awards presented (see appendix). The marks awarded by the Adjudicator to each entry will be published (see Rule 7).
3 The adjudicator’s fee and travelling expenses will be paid by the Bromley Theatre Guild.
4 An entry fee of £30 will be payable before the commencement of the Festival.
5 No-one shall receive payment for participation in any capacity in any competing production.
6 Entries may comprise any number of Acts but must be of at least one hour thirty minutes’ duration in performance, excluding intervals. One mark will be deducted from the total awarded for each period of three minutes or part thereof below that duration. The Guild Officer appointed to attend the production, not the Adjudicator, will be responsible for timing the performance.
7 Marks will be awarded by the Adjudicator as follows:
Acting 40
Direction 35
Stage Presentation 15
Dramatic Achievement 10
Total 100
At the close of each performance there will be an oral adjudication, which must be in public. The Adjudicator will subsequently meet the competing team privately for discussion if desired. Societies requiring written adjudications must make advance application directly to the Adjudicator and pay the appropriate fee.
Appendix. List of Award Categories.
Instructions to Participating Societies.