{"id":44933,"date":"2025-04-23T22:02:12","date_gmt":"2025-04-23T22:02:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/44933\/"},"modified":"2025-04-23T22:02:12","modified_gmt":"2025-04-23T22:02:12","slug":"a-century-of-stage-magic-birminghams-one-act-play-festival-celebrates-100-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/44933\/","title":{"rendered":"A century of stage magic: Birmingham\u2019s One-Act Play Festival celebrates 100 years"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Held at the Highbury Theatre Centre in Sutton Coldfield on April 26 and 27, the weekend-long event will spotlight six captivating one-act plays performed by talented amateur drama groups from across the region\u2014including performers from The Grange Players from Walsall and other drama groups from Moseley, Oldbury, and Tamworth.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe One-Act Play Festival has been at the heart of community theatre in Birmingham for a century,\u201d says David, Chair of the BDTG. \u201cWe\u2019re incredibly proud to have supported local drama for so long, and this year\u2019s festival is shaping up to be a very special celebration.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Audiences can expect a theatrical treat across two sessions &#8211; Saturday evening and Sunday afternoon. Each session features three unique performances, followed by live feedback from a professional adjudicator. \u201cIt\u2019s like Britain\u2019s Got Talent for the stage,\u201d David adds. \u201cOur judge offers a thoughtful critique on each play &#8211; what worked, what didn\u2019t, and why. It\u2019s entertaining, educational, and always insightful.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/194b7bd8-d137-4647-91a9-caa3613e7d2b.jpg\"   alt=\"Encore Theatre winning last year.\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"w-full max-w-none\"\/>Encore Theatre winning last year.<\/p>\n<p>Tickets are just \u00a38 per session, making the festival an affordable and enriching experience for theatre lovers of all ages. With such a rich history and a reputation for nurturing grassroots talent, the BDTG\u2019s centenary event is a true celebration of the arts in the West Midlands.<\/p>\n<p>To book tickets or find out more, visit bfame.co.uk or contact David directly at 07702 904054.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1542eb81-aecb-49b2-a7c6-321bfa4023e3.jpg\"   alt=\"The Grange Players from Walsall will be performing this Saturday Evening. \" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"w-full max-w-none\"\/>The Grange Players from Walsall will be performing this Saturday Evening. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Held at the Highbury Theatre Centre in Sutton Coldfield on April 26 and 27, the weekend-long event will&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":44934,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7820],"tags":[855,748,393,77,920,4884,379,12,20,24788,16,15,4350],"class_list":{"0":"post-44933","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-birmingham","8":"tag-birmingham","9":"tag-britain","10":"tag-england","11":"tag-entertainment","12":"tag-events","13":"tag-great-britain","14":"tag-local-hubs","15":"tag-news","16":"tag-search","17":"tag-theatre-and-comedy","18":"tag-uk","19":"tag-united-kingdom","20":"tag-your-world"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114389538998802523","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44933","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=44933"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44933\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/44934"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44933"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=44933"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=44933"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}