Festival of European Anglophone Theatrical Societies
For many years, FEST has been participating in FEATS, the Festival of European Anglophone Theatrical Societies, the largest English-language theatre festival on the European continent. We are one of the regular hosts of this travelling one-act festival (1991, 1996, 2003, 2010, 2017). In 2023 FEST hosted FEATS for the sixth time at the Kurtheater Bad Homburg.
In recent years we have received a number of FEATS awards, such as the Award for Best Original Play, (2012, The Devil with the Three Golden Hairs) the Blackie Award for Best Actress (2009, Death in Heels and 2006, Wasp), the ECC Centennial Cup for Second Place (2008, Eleemosynary), the Mervyn Briscoe Award for Second Place (2006, WASP), the Marcel Huhn-Bruno Boeye Trophy for Stage Management (2004, Anti! Anti!) and the Award for Best Supporting Actor (1985, Between Mouthfuls).
FEATS 2025 is hosted by the Hamburg Players – the following information is posted on their website:
Four nights of one-act plays, performed in English by 12 groups from all over mainland Europe – the Festival of European Anglophone Theatrical Societies, or short FEATS, is a celebration of the artform of theatre and of the community it creates. Each year a different group hosts this four-day event in a different European city, and the Hamburg Players are happy to welcome theatre lovers from all over Europe at from
Friday, 6 June to Monday, 9 June 2025
at Altonaer Theater
Museumstraße 17
22765 Hamburg.
At the same time, FEATS is also a competitive theatre festival, as all of the productions are critically watched by an invited adjudicator, who, according to the statutes, must be a member of the Guild of Drama Adjudicators (GoDA).
He or she appraises all 12 productions according to the GoDA rules, and on the last night of the festival, hands out awards for the three best productions as well as for best stage presentation, best actor and best actress. The host goup gives out an award for best stage management. The FEATS rules can be accessed at feats.eu/feats-rules.
As we near the festival, we will keep you posted on what’s to come. Watch this space for more info.