Preparation has begun for the Lighthorne Festival of One-Act Plays, 2014.

We have, during the Summer, been accepted as members of the National Drama Festivals Association and our event is being brought forward to June 5/6/7 next year so that our 2014 winner, if their score is high enough, can go forward to the NDFA British All-Winners Finals on the Isle of Man in July 2014.

Caramba, our 2013 winners, have already qualified for it.

Also on the website is a copy of our updated 2014 Rules, tweaked in a couple of places to reflect 2013’s experience. So they are clear, alterations have been marked in red.

We are following last year’s pattern which seemed to work well. Key dates are as follows.

We are asking for declarations of interest – a statement of a wish to enter the Festival – by October 31, 2013.

Firm entries with name of play etc (see Rules) by January 31, 2014.

Mandatory Familiarisation Briefing on Sunday May 18, 2014 (to avoid subsequent half-term).

Every participant from this year’s Festival, or their members, said afterwards that they wanted to go again in 2014, but it would be good to have those sentiments reaffirmed now as formal Expressions Of Interest.

New applicants extremely welcome.

As per last year, we will keep you informed with regular updates. Looking forward to seeing you all in Lighthorne again next Spring.

Best Wishes,

Rod.

Rod Chaytor
Chairman
The Lighthorne Festival of One-Act Plays

Hello and welcome to laid-back Lighthorne and the Festival where no rules rules, OK?

Well, that was the original plan.

In the free-wheeling spirit of this village, we wanted a relaxed and friendly event, devoid of petty regulation.

But interested groups told us there must be rules so they could see what they were getting into. We googled festivals from Buckingham to Baltimore and were horrified. Rules ran for pages with draconian penalties for 30-second over-runs, etc. Continue reading →