Winners of Wales Final Festivals of One Act Plays
If a page on an individual festival's history is available, you can access it direct by selecting the X in its History column below. The same applies for the Photos column.
*NB: Information on these festivals are not complete
A page listing past winners of the British Final Festivals is also available.
The table below shows the winners of the Maynard Cup - the overall Best Production winner. Other awards presented include:
- Crawshay Cup – Best Original Script receiving its premiere in the regional rounds
- Elf Oil Trophy – Best Individual Performance
- Bernleigh Award – Best Presentation
- Bob McTurk Bursary – Awarded to the Most Promising Actor aged 18-25 in the regional rounds
- Robert Fowler Unsung Hero Award – Awarded for backstage work
- Lon David Memorial Award - Awarded to Best Director
- DAW Lifetime Achievement Award – Awarded in honour of contribution to amateur theatre within their area, link to recipients
2020 & 2021 Festival - Cancelled due to the COVID-19 Pandemic
Year | Venue | Company | Play | Playwright | Adjudicator |
History |
Photos |
2022 | The Welfare, Ystradgynlais | The Players' Theatre | Singing In The Wilderness | David Campton | Jan Palmer Sayer B.Ed. MA GoDA | X | |
2019 | Theatre Clwyd, Mold | The Unknown Theatre Company | Constellations | Nick Payne | David Price GoDA | X | X |
2018 | The Savoy Theatre, Tonyrefail | The Players' Theatre | The Bridge | Gabe Torrens | Jan Palmer Sayer B.Ed. MA GoDA | X | X |
2017 | The Hafren, Newtown | The Unknown OUTCasts | Future Shock | Richard Stockwell | Ian Sarginson GoDA | X | X |
2016 | Theatr Colwyn, Colwyn Bay | The Unknown OUTCasts | Contractions | Mike Bartlett | Jennifer Scott-Reid GoDA | X | X |
2015 | The Welfare, Ystradgynlais | Cardiff Players | The Obituary | Phil Nash | Jan Palmer Sayer GoDA | X | X |
2014 | Congress Theatre, Cwmbran | Phoenix Theatre Company | The Dumb Waiter | Harold Pinter | Marie O'Sullivan GoDA | X | |
2013 | Theatr Hafren, Newtown | Solva ADS | A Little Box of Oblivion | Stephen Bean | Chris Jaeger GoDA | X | X |
2012 | Congress Theatre, Cwmbran | Blackwood Little Theatre | Biscuits | Graham J. Evans | Ben Humphrey GoDA | X | X |
2011 | Clwyd Theatr Cymru, Mold | New 'Tabs' Players | A Kind of Vesuvius | Gillian Plowman | Ian Sarginson GoDA | X | X |
2010 | Taliesin Arts Centre, Swansea | The Unknown Theatre Company | Cotton Girls | Scott Tobin | Russell Whiteley GoDA | X | X |
2009 | Torch Theatre, Milford Haven | New 'Tabs' Players | But Yesterday | Jimmie Chinn | Chris Jaeger GoDA | X | X |
2008 | Blackwood Miners Institute | Blackwood Little Theatre | Last Tango In Blackwood | David Tristram | Paul Fowler GoDA | X | X |
2007 | Theatr Hafren, Newtown | The Players' Theatre, Gelligaer | The Bridge | Gabe Torrens | Sally Noble LGSM (Hons), LLAM GoDA | X | |
2006 | Clwyd Theatr Cymru, Mold | Phoenix Theatre Company | Mediocrity | Anton Robert Krueger | Chris Moore GoDA | X | |
2005 | Theatr Colwyn, Colwyn Bay | Tenby Players | Interior Designs | Jimmie Chinn | William Burns GoDA | X | X |
2004 | Taliesin Arts Centre, Swansea | New Tebernacle Players | Asylum | Alec Baron | Colin Dolley GoDA | X | |
2003 | Torch Theatre, Milford Haven | Players Anonymous | The Bespoke Overcoat | Wolf Mankowitz | Chris Jaeger GoDA | X | |
2002 | Theatr Hafren, Newtown | New Tabernacle Players | The Train | Carl Slotboom | Russell Whiteley GoDA | X | X |
2001 | CANCELLED DUE TO FOOT AND MOUTH | Car Boot Theatre Company | The Extraordinary Revelations of Orca the Goldfish | David Tristram | n/a, as winner was chosen from highest marks in regional rounds | X | |
2000 | Torch Theatre, Milford Haven | The Players' Theatre, Gelligaer | Return Journey | Dylan Thomas | Sally Noble LGSM (Hons), LLAM GoDA | X | X |
1999 | Theatr Colwyn, Colwyn Bay | Phoenix Theatre Company | Blah Blah Blah | Brian Marshall | Marie O’Sullivan GoDA | X | |
1998 | St. Donats Art Centre, Llantwit Major | Phoenix Theatre Company | The Donahue Sisters | Geraldine Aron | Chris Jaeger GoDA | X | |
1997 | Theatr Hafren, Newtown | Phoenix Theatre Company | Low Comedy Woman | Jack Boswell | Tom Martin GoDA | ||
1996 | Aberystwyth Arts Centre | Telstars Theatre Company | Albert | Richard Harris | John Fox GoDA | X | X |
1995 | Torch Theatre, Milford Haven | Telstars Theatre Company | A New Interest In Life | Harry Glass | Irene Rostron GoDA | X | X |
1994 | Congress Theatre, Cwmbran | Players Anonymous | Count Albany | Donald Carswell | Scott Marshall GoDA | X | X |
1993 | Clwyd Theatr Cymru, Mold | Castaway, Aberystwyth | Three More Sleepless Nights | Caryl Churchill | Scott Marshall GoDA | X | |
1992 | Taliesin Arts Centre, Swansea | Castaway, Aberystwyth | After Liverpool | James Saunders | Alan Nicol GoDA | X | |
1991 | Taliesin Arts Centre, Swansea | Castaway, Aberystwyth | The Maids | Jean Genet | Ioan Williams | X | |
1990 | Theatr Hafren, Newtown | St Asaph Community Players | Low Comedy Woman | Jack Boswell | Charles Bell | ||
1989 | Theatr Hafren, Newtown | Players Anonymous | That Undiscovered Country | Gordon Thomas | John Hefin | X | X |
1988 | Grand Pavilion | Studio Players, Flint High School | I Rise In Flame Cried The Phoenix | Tennessee Williams | Doris Day | X | |
1987 | Clwyd Theatr Cymru, Mold | Cwmbran Theatre Club | A Kind of Alaska | Harold Pinter | Peter Carr | ||
1986 | Bute Theatre, WCMD | The Players' Theatre, Gelligaer | The Forced Marriage | Molière | Anthony Cornish GoDA | X | X |
1985 | Congress Theatre, Cwmbran | Parc and Dare Theatre Company | One O’clock from the House | Frank Vickery | William Burns GoDA | X | X |
1984 | Clwyd Theatr Cymru, Mold | The Players' Theatre, Gelligaer | Two Precious Maidens Ridiculed | Molière | Mike Tilbury GoDA | X | X |
1983 |
Parc & Dare Theatre, Treorchy | Berwyn Amateur Theatre | Hidden Meanings | Michael Snelgrove | John Fox GoDA | X | X |
1982 | Sherman Theatre, Cardiff | The Players' Theatre, Gelligaer | Sganarelle | Moliere | Bill Patenall | X | X |
1981 | Sherman Theatre, Cardiff | Berwyn Amateur Theatre | A Night Out | Frank Vickery | Anthony Cornish GoDA | X | X |
1980 | Sherman Theatre, Cardiff | Ynysybwl Amateur Dramatic Society | The Real Inspector Hound | Tom Stoppard | Raymond Edwards | X | X |
1979 | Sherman Theatre, Cardiff | Ynysybwl Amateur Dramatic Society | Visitor From Forest Hills | Neil Simon | Martin Colburn (replaced Muriel Crane) | X | X |
1978 | Sherman Theatre, Cardiff | The Players' Theatre, Gelligaer | See You Tomorrow | Frank Vickery | Brian Clark | X | |
1977 | Sherman Theatre, Cardiff | The Players' Theatre, Gelligaer | After I’m Gone | Frank Vickery | J.W. Lambert | X | |
1976 | Sherman Theatre, Cardiff | B.P. (Refinery) Llandarcy Drama Group | Sequence of Events | George MacEwan Green | Peter Palmer | X | |
1975 | Sherman Theatre, Cardiff | Tonyrefail Theatre Club | Visitor from Forest Hills | Neil Simon | Anthony Cornish GoDA | X | X |
1974 | Sherman Theatre, Cardiff | B.P. (Refinery) Llandarcy Drama Group | Mulligan's Shebeen | E.D. Zonik | Malcolm Morrison | ||
1973 | Dolman Theatre, Newport | Caerphilly Theatre Club | A New Leaf | E. Eynon Evans | Stanley Hilderbrandt | ||
1972 | Dolman Theatre, Newport | Glantawe Players | Rise and Shine | Elda Cadogan | Raymond Evans | ||
1971 | Newport Little Theatre, Gwent | Barry Arts Centre | The Passing of the Shadow | Michael Davies | Bernard Prentice | X | |
1970 | Newport Little Theatre, Gwent | Llyn Safaddan Players | John Warrington | X | |||
1969 | Pontllanfraith W.I. | The Nine Fathers | Leslie Bonnet | ||||
1968 | Llyn Safaddan Players | Min Mawr | T.C. Thomas | ||||
1964 | Llyn Safaddan Players | They Simply Fade Away | T.C. Thomas | ||||
1955 | Llyn Safaddan Players | Davy Jones' Dinner | T.C. Thomas | ||||
1948 | Little Theatre, Aberdare | Birds of a Feather | Thomas Doran | ||||
1947 | Newport Civil Defence Drama Society | Jephthah's Daughter | Elma Levinger |
We’re working on building our history and photo archives of winners (and others at finals and other events). If you can help with any photos or other items that you think might be of interest, please get in touch. We'd also like to hear your personal memories of these events: these will be added to the history pages.
Updated November 2022