The Geneva English Drama Society hosted FEATS 2011 on 10-13 June at Forum Meyrin. GEDS previously hosted FEATS 1999
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FEATS was supported by:
- La Fondation Meyrinoise pour la Promotion Culturelle, Sportive et Sociale
- Ville et Canton de Genève
- Public Affairs, U.S. Embassy, Bern
- Banque Sarasin
- Credit Suisse
- Mandarin Oriental Hotel
- Nespresso SA
What is FEATS?
FEATS is a showcase of English language amateur theatre in Europe. It takes place annually over the four days of Whitsun at a different European city each year. FEATS originated in 1976.
Some 25 continental European Drama Groups are associated with FEATS and invited to attend. Each year 12 of these are selected (on a rotational basis) to perform in the festival. FEATS has previously been held in Antwerp, Bad Homburg, Brussels, Geneva, Hamburg, Luxembourg, Rotterdam, Stockholm and The Hague. Critics have found FEATS to be among the best organized and highest quality theatre festivals anywhere.
The four-day festival sees 12 groups performing three one-act plays (50-minutes in length) each evening in a spirit of friendly competition. Each evening the professional adjudicator Tony Rushforth will provide a public critique of what he has seen and, after the last play of the festival, awards various prizes, including best production, actor, actress, etc. There are also workshops and social activities which mean that everyone can be involved in some form of theatrical activity throughout the four days and nights. The festival provides a forum for learning and enables theatre lovers from all over Europe to meet and discuss new ideas. It is a truly international cultural event.
Here is more information about our adjudicator Tony Rushforth.
The festival is affiliated to the UK National Drama Festival Association and the winner of FEATS 2011 is eligible to be invited to the "UK All Winners" event.
2011 Competing Groups
| FRIDAY 10 June |
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NWTC Luxembourg
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The Devil His Due by Seamus Fail |
| The Village Players, Lausanne, Switzerland |
Alternative Accommodation by Pam Valentine |
Anglophone Collaborative Theatre of Stuttgart (ACTS), Germany
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Quaerenda Est Veritus by Stuart Marlow (Original Script) |
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| SATURDAY 11 June |
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Tagora, Strasbourg, France
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The Bear by Brian Friel (after Anton Chekhov) |
| British American Theatrical Society (BATS), Antwerp, Belgium |
Cards by Stephen Lowe |
ESOC Theatre Group, Darmstadt, Germany
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Revenge (Die Rache) by Curt Goetz |
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| SUNDAY 12 June |
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Het Homerostheater, The Hague, Netherlands
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The Importance of Being Earnest (excerpt) by Oscar Wilde |
Hamburg Players, Germany
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Babel’s In Arms by David Ives |
Frankfurt English Speaking Theatre (FEST), Germany
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A Time for Farewells by Damian Trasler |
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| MONDAY 13 June |
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The Stockholm Players, Sweden
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A Confession (adaptation of a short story) by Algernon Blackwood |
The Bonn Players, Germany
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Virtual Reality by Alan Arkin |
Semi-Circle, Basel, Switzerland
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Death of a Clown by Paul Beard |
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The FEATS Fringe
The idea of FEATS isn't simply to watch various groups compete on stage. The FEATS Fringe provides an opportunity for more groups to show their originality without the formal constraints of the main festival. The Fringe runs from 10:30 to 17:00 on Saturday, Sunday and Monday. Performances are open to the public. Entrance is free, no tickets are needed. Who is performing?
Contact
Geneva web site: www.geds.ch/feats
email: geds@geds.ch
FEATS
The Geneva English Drama Society
case postal 83
1217 Meyrin 1
Switzerland
Permanent site of the:
Festival of European Anglophone Theatrical Societies
www.feats.eu
