Peter Worsten of St Ursula Players remembers the Summer of 1977 and driving to the British Final at Colwyn Bay in searing heat of one of the hottest summers on record 

The road to Colwyn Bay

Rebecca Fortune of Total Arts Community Theatre (TACT) explains how she has been within AETF since the age of seven and now has three generations of her family involved. For Rebecca it all started as a way of spending quality time with her mum. TACT as a group has fully embraced the AETF process as a way of developing new work and better performance. 

A family affair, thirty years in the making

Rachel Conyers of Harrogate Dramatic Society appearing in Pinter's The Lover explains that although it can be a nerve-wracking experience listening to adjudicator feedback can help shape performances as you move through the stages of AETF .

If I felt like this every time... I'd never act again

Roger Hazelden of Total Arts Community Theatre discusses the challenges that face the technical crew as they progress through the festival and move from venue to venue

You never know what you're going to get

Elaine Hazelden of T.A C.T talks about theatre for children and how they get involved. 

Is the pig going to be alright?

Kat Chivers remembers when the assistant director stepped up to the plate to mop up a get-out disaster

Sartorial sacrifice

Ashley Heath recalls a time when a fellow actor is totally at ease... for a long time. 

Comfortable with silence

Paul Dyson makes no bones about something being missing in the state of Denmark 

Alas poor... where is it?

Richard Naylor appearing in 2013 in The Lover with the Harrogate Drama Society explains that adjudication can turn up different results

They could say anything

Young members of Impact explain how their confidence has grown through their involvement with theatre

The Impact of drama on young people

AETF's StageWrites project aims to collect together the memories of those involved with the world of amateur theatre and particularly of their experiences of being involved with the All England Theatre Festival and its regional competitive rounds around the country.  

AETF

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