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Photographs taken on the final night

Sun, 26 Jul 2009 21:57:46 +0100

The following link will take you to the photographs taken by Peter Moore on the final night.

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2009 Festival Awards

Wed, 22 Jul 2009 13:27:29 +0100

NATIONAL DRAMA FESTIVALS ASSOCIATION
in conjunction with
WOKING DRAMA ASSOCIATION
presented
36th BRITISH ALL WINNERS FESTIVAL
at
Rhoda McGaw Theatre
The Ambassadors, Peacock Centre
Woking, Surrey, GU21 6GQ

from Sunday 19th to Saturday 25th July 2009

Adjudicator: Mike Kaiser GODA

FESTIVAL WINNERS
(subject to confirmation)

Full Length Plays
OVERALL WINNER - The Mary Blakeman Trophy
Bejou Productions with �Someone Who�ll Watch Over Me" by Frank McGuinness
RUNNER UP - The Amateur Stage Trophy
Horncastle Theatre Company with �The Accrington Pals� by Peter Whelan
ADJUDICATOR'S DISCRETIONARY AWARD - The Felixstowe Festival Trophy
Stageability Actors School with �Blood Brothers� by Willy Russell
BACKSTAGE AWARD - The Sydney Fisher Trophy
Horncastle Theatre Company with �The Accrington Pals� by Peter Whelan
HALIFAX EVENING COURIER AWARD - Audience Appreciation
Bejou Productions with �Someone Who�ll Watch Over Me" by Frank McGuinness

One Act Plays
OVERALL WINNER - The Irving Trophy
Karvid Productions with �Alas Poor Fred� by James Saunders
RUNNER UP - The NDFA Council Trophy
Lighted Fools Theatre Company with �The Dumb Waiter� by Harold Pinter
ADJUDICATOR'S AWARD - The Amateur Theatre Trophy
Runnymede Drama Group with �The King� by Stewart Conn
BACKSTAGE AWARD - The Sydney Fisher Trophy
Runnymede Drama Group with �The King� by Stewart Conn
ISLE OF MAN NEWSPAPERS AWARD - Audience Appreciation
Woking College Theatre Company with �Cider With Rosie� by Laurie Lee

Youth Entry
WINNER OF YOUTH SECTION - The NDFA Trophy
Woking College Theatre Company �Cider With Rosie� by Laurie Lee (A stage adaptation by James Roose-Evans)
MOST PROMISING YOUTH PARTICIPATION AWARD - The Buxton Trophy
Marist Senior School with �A Memory Of Lizzie� by David Foxton
ENCOURAGEMENT OF YOUTH THEATRE - Nan Nuttall Award
GADOC with �Marry Me A Little� by Stephen Sondheim, Craig Lucas & Norman Rene

Rhoda McGaw Technical Information

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 14:58:47 +0100

The latest technical information covering Stage,Lighting and Sound can be found by downloading here.

This information is dated May 2009 and the Theatre Management reserve the right to change or update the equipment as is deemed necessary from time to time.

The Health and Safety requirements may be changed without notice to comply with any revisions to the legislation

Lots to see and do around Woking

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 18:40:55 +0100

There is much to and see and do in and around Woking and just a short train ride to central London.

The following is a list of some popular venues to visit but have a look HERE for many more options.

Places of Interest in Surrey - just Click on the venue to see the web site

RHS Wisley
Opening Times:
Mon til Fri 10am � 6pm
Sat/ Sun 9am � 6pm
Adults �8.50 and Children �2.

Denbies Vineyard
General Opening Times:
Mon til Sat 9.30am � 5.30pm
Sun 11.30am � 5pm

Wine Experience Tour & Vineyard Train
Mon til Sat 11am � 4pm
Sun 12 � 4pm
Adults �7.25 and Children �3

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Celebrating 250 years this year.
Opening Times:
Mon til Fri 9.30am � 6.30pm
Sat & Sun 9.30 am � 7.30pm
Adults �13 and Children Free

Mercedes Benz World
A brand centre with attractions, driving experiences & history.
Also a dealership & servicing department.
Opening Times:
Mon til Sun 10am � 6pm
Admission Free
At weekends a variety of extra activities take place � F1 presentation, AMG presentation, Silver Arrows Display Team performing.
Driving Experiences
Various drive experiences are available � Kids Driving, AMG & non AMG Drives, 4x4 Drives. Also passenger rides. Please check for prices on website. Pre-booking is always advised.

Brooklands Museum
A museum celebrating motor sports & aviation. Brooklands was the first purpose built racing track in the UK & some of it still remains today.
Opening Times:
Mon til Sun 10am � 5pm
Adults �9 and Children �5
Concorde experience at an extra cost

Accommodation options

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 18:21:03 +0100

Woking Drama Association have negotiated a special rate of �62 per night (bed and breakfast - single or double) at the Holiday Inn in Woking - about 250 yards walk from the Rhoda McGaw Theatre.

When booking at the Holiday Inn, please quote the reference WOK to guarantee that advantageous rate..

The Holiday Inn details are included in the Useful Links options or click HERE

Other options for accommodation can be found at HERE.

Who's who for the Festival

Thu, 23 Apr 2009 16:54:47 +0100

WDA President	Jim Allen
Chairman	Stewart Mison	Email Stewart here
NDFA Coordinator/Festival Organiser	Lyn Mison	Email Lyn here
Secretary	Timothy Matthews	Email Tim here
Treasurer	Chris Moore	Email Chris here
Stage Manager	Shirley Cumming	Email Shirley here
ASM	Michelle Blake
Lighting	Nigel Longley & Peter Harman	Email Nigel here
Assistant Lighting	Jonathan Miller, Leo Lyon & Simon Price
Sound	Phil Vale	Email Phil here
Assistant Sound	Phil Pile
Box Office	Chris Moore	Email Chris here
Publicity	Peter Moore
F.O.H	Jill Payne & Members of the Woking Drama Assoc
Social Secretary	Mikela Eling
Sponsorship	Matthew Horton
Webmaster	John Wilkie of OpenSolve Ltd	Email John here

Dressing up - and down

Wed, 22 Apr 2009 12:26:40 +0100

The Rhoda McGaw is equipped with 4 dressing rooms all close to the stage. During Festivals one of these is dedicated for use by the Festival Crew. Each dressing room is equipped with an audio show relay so you can hear what's happening on stage, air conditioning to keep you nice and cool, mirrors with lights all round so you can get made up properly and showers.

The keys are available on the day of your performance from the Festival Stage Manager. We would ask that the dressing rooms are left clean and tidy upon departure and the key returned to the Festival Stage Manager prior to leaving the theatre. Yes we have had members of groups get all the way home before they realise they have the keys and no we don't have another set. Belongings are left entirely at your risk.

Back stage information

Wed, 22 Apr 2009 12:25:48 +0100

The Rhoda McGaw Theatre is part of the Ambassadors Theatre and Cinema Complex. All actors and crews are required to sign in at the Stage Door on Victoria Way. We will ask all competing groups to provide us with a list of your cast and crew and we will place this at the Stage Door. The route to the Rhoda McGaw scene dock is marked clearly � follow the signs which take you under the stage of the New Victoria Theatre and up into the Rhoda area.

Sets are delivered to the shutter door which is reached by turning left at the theatre traffic lights and turning on to the path. The shutter door will be open at 9am and the Festival Crew will be ready to welcome you. Once sets have been offloaded your van must be moved to the Depot parking area. One of your members would have to follow the van in order to bring the van driver back to the theatre. No cars are allowed to park outside the theatre, all must be moved to one of the available car parks.

Right, your set is in and you have all signed in � now meet the crew.

Lyn Mison (Festival Stage Director), Shirley Cumming (Festival Stage Manager), Nigel Longley (Festival Lighting Director) and either Phil Vale or Pete Harman (Sound Directors) will be waiting for you. We will show you to your dressing room, show you where all the facilities are and let you know the programme for the day. Lyn would already have liaised with all groups regarding timing and licensing. Shirley will let you know where we will store your set (One Act plays). Some of the local drama groups have volunteered to mentor our visiting groups, so someone will be around to help you find your way about the local area, locate banks, food, or anything else you might require.

Stage Times

Full length plays get 8 hours (10am-6pm) stage time to build the set and cover other technical activities.

One Act Plays get 2 hours (10am-12pm, 1pm-3pm, 4pm-6pm) stage time, this will include building, sets, setting lights, testing sound and then dismantling sets to store in the scene dock until required for the evening performance.

During your stage times, Nigel will set any special lights that you have asked for in your technical requirements as. As these would already have been forwarded to Lyn, we should be aware of what you need.

Performances will start at 7.00pm

At the end of the evening the van will need to be retrieved so that all sets packed away. The Green Room Bar will be open after the performances, and we look forward to unwinding together.

We hope you will enjoy the British All Winners at Woking. We are here to help, please feel free to ask any questions and we will do our best to help. You can email us from the links on the Festival Crew page.

Most of all, have fun!

All about Lights

Wed, 22 Apr 2009 12:15:22 +0100

Please download this document for details of the lighting facilities provided for this years festival.

Lighting Facilities

It may also help to read this in conjunction with a more general discussion of the facilities available at the Rhoda McGaw theatre which can be viewed here.

If having read the above document you still have a query then feel free to contact our Festival Lighting Director.