Previous Winners of the Youth Drama Festival

2011

Senior Winners

1st - Youth Committee Cup
Phoenix Youth Theatre Company - Welwyn Garden City
‘Dracula’ Directed by Lauren Lindores

2nd - Nero's Cup
Stagefright - Harlington  
‘Once upon a Time’ Directed by Andra Bishop

3rd - Annand Cup
Hertswood School - Borehamwood
‘Cloud Busting’ Directed by Debbie White

Junior Winners

1st - Elizabeth Cory-Wright Cup
JCoSS - Barnet
‘Legends of Faustus’ Directed by Sonja Miller

2nd - Hinton Cup
Pumphouse CYT - Watford
‘Burn’ Directed by Adrian Barrett

3rd - Louis Davis Cup
Monk’s Walk School - WGC
‘The Heights’ Directed by Tom Briggs

Technical Award - for the most imaginative & effective use of the stage
Ball England Cup

Phoenix Youth Theatre Company - Welwyn Garden City
‘Dracula’ Directed by Lauren Lindores

2010

Senior Winners

1st - Youth Committee Cup
Swavesey Village College - Cambridge
'Blackout' by Davey Anderson

2nd - Nero's Cup
Phoenix Youth Theatre Company - Welwyn Garden City
'Slaughter City' by Naomi Wallace

3rd - Annand Cup
Monk’s Walk School   Welwyn Garden City
'The Last Valentine' by Glyn Maxwell

Junior Winners

1st - Elizabeth Cory-Wright Cup
Phoenix Youth Theatre Company - Welwyn Garden City
'Grimm Tales' by C.A. Duffy

2nd - Hinton Cup
Drama Troupe (Stagecoach) - Stevenage/Letchworth
'Blackout' by Davey Anderson

3rd - Louis Davis Cup
Astley Cooper School   Hemel Hempstead
'Grimm Tales' by C.A. Duffy

Technical Award - for the most imaginative & effective use of the stage
Ball England Cup

Pump House CYT - Watford
'Blackout' by Davey Anderson

2009

Senior Winners

1st - Youth Committee Cup
Monk's Walk School
'Missing Dan Nolan'
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2nd - Nero's Cup
Barn Seniors
'Heartbreak Beautiful'
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3rd - Annand Cup
Stagefright, Harlington
'It's All in the Mind '

Junior Winners

1st - Elizabeth Cory-Wright Cup
Hertswood School
'Ruckus in the Garden'

2nd - Hinton Cup
Swavesey Village College
'Show and Tell'

3rd - Louis Davis Cup
Freman College
'It Snows'

Technical Award - for the most imaginative & effective use of the stage
Ball England Cup

Phoenix Youth Theatre, WGC
'Blood Wedding'

2008

Senior Winners

1st - Youth Committee Cup
CAS Drama & WH Consortium
'Bang Bang You’re Dead' by William Mastrosimone

2nd - Nero's Cup
Stagefright, Harlington, Bedfordshire
'Young Blades' by Andra Bishop

3rd - Annand Cup
Swavesey Village College, Cambridgeshire
'Ruckus in the Garden' by David Farr

Junior Winners

1st - Elizabeth Cory-Wright Cup
Monk's Walk School, WGC
'Find Me' by Olwen Wymark

2nd - Hinton Cup
Barn Theatre Junior Youth Group, WGC
'Mixing It Up!'

3rd - Louis Davis Cup
Sir Frederic Osborn Sch, WGC
'Scary Play' by Judith Johnson

Technical Award - for the most imaginative & effective use of the stage
Ball England Cup

Swavesey Village College, Cambridgeshire
'Ruckus in the Garden' by David Farr

2007

Senior Winners

1st - WMD Productions, Hertford
Act 2 of ‘West’ by Stephen Berkoff
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2nd - Monk's Walk School / CAS Drama WGC
‘Ben’s Blog’ by Coral Walton
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3rd - Swavesey Village College, Cambridgeshire
‘Totally over you’ by Mark Ravenhill

Junior Winners

1st - Monk's Walk School, WGC
‘Adult Child / Dead Child’ by Claire Dowie

2nd - Theatreskool, Ware
‘Three Cheers for Mrs Bulter’ by Allun Ahlberg & Vicky Ireland

3rd - Hertswood School, Borehamwood
‘Romeo & Juliet’ (Abridged)

Ball England Cup for most imaginative & effective use of the stage

Barn Theatre Senior Youth Group
'Trigger Happy' - Devised by the cast

2006

Senior Winners

1st - Swavesey Village College, Swavesey
“Maria Marten or Murder in the Red Barn”
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2nd - Dramawise, Sawston
'Oh...Whatever'

3rd - Barn Seniors
'Sense/Time/Memory'

Junior Winners

1st - Sir Frederic Osborn School, WGC
“The Musicians”

2nd - Theatre Skool, Ware
'On with the Show'

3rd - Monks Walk School, WGC
'Street Child'

Ball England Cup for most imaginative & effective use of the stage

Barn Juniors
'Grimm Tales'

2005

Senior Winners
CAS Drama, WGC
“Bang, Bang You’re Dead”
This production also won the Youth Section of the British All Winners Festival 2005

Junior Winners
Highlands School, Enfield
“The Fifteen Minute Hamlet”

2004

Senior Winners
CAS Drama, WGC
“Under Sherrardswood 2004”

Junior Winners
Highlands School, Enfield
“Jimmy Clay”

2003

Senior Winners
Sir Frederic Osborn School
“Totally Over You”

Junior Winners
St Albans High School for Girls
“Cuba”

2002

Senior Winners
Sir Frederic Osborn School
“Sparkleshark”

Junior Winners
Richard Hale School
“The School Play”

2001

Senior Winners
Masters Performing Arts
“Teechers”

Junior Winners
Highlands School, Enfield
“The Class Struggle”

2000

Senior Winners
Sawston Theatre Co
“Zigger Zagger”

Junior Winners
Mount Grace School, Potters Bar
“A Memory of Lizzie”

1999

Senior Winners
Sawston Theatre Co
“Ernie’s Incredible Illucinations”

Junior Winners
CAS Drama, WGC
“Heard it in the Playground!”

1998

Senior Winners
Sawston Theatre Co
“An Outline of History”

Junior Winners
Barn Theatre Junior Youth
“Shout! Shout!”

1997

Senior Winners
Masters Performing Arts
“Shakers”

Junior Winners
CAS Drama, WGC
“Don’t Look Back in Anger”

1996

Senior Winners
Sawston Theatre Co
“The Handkerchief”

Junior Winners
CAS Drama, WGC
“No Wonderland”

1995

Senior Winners
Hilltop Theatre Group
“Solitaire”

Junior Winners
CAS Drama, WGC
“Under Sherrardswood”

1994

Senior Winners
Hilltop Theatre Group
“The Exam”

Junior Winners
CAS Drama, WGC
“Back to Basics”

1993

Senior Winners
Swiss Cottage Players
“Woyseck”

Junior Winners
Sawston Juniors
“Ernie’s Incredible Illucinations”

1992

Senior Winners
Sawston Juniors
“Joy Riders”

Junior Winners
Barn Theatre Junior Youth Group
“A Likely Excuse”

1991

Senior Winners
Sawston Juniors
“Zigger Zagger”

Junior Winners
CAS Drama, WGC
“Please Mrs Butler”

1990

Senior Winners
East Herts College
“No Way Out (Huis Clos)

Junior Winners
Barn Theatre Junior Youth Group
“2B or not 2B”

1989

Senior Winners
East Herts College
“The House of Bernada Alba”

Junior Winners
Star Theatre Group, Watford
“Percival the Performing Pig”

1988

Senior Winners
St Monica’s Players
“In Need of Care”

Junior Winners
Star Theatre Group, Watford
“Wind in the Willows”

1987

Senior Winners
Sawston Juniors
“The Rising Generation”

Junior Winners
Star School, Watford
“The Foe”

1986

Senior Winners
Richard Hale School
“Smike”

Junior Winners
Star School, Watford
“Hands Off"