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Week of the 18th March 2024
Oasis at the British Final (2010)
Totton Festival of Drama awarded Adjudicators Award (2014)
A Brief History of the Totton Festival of Drama
| 1978 | Councillor Bill Mussett forms festival committee |
| 1979 | First Festival held in the Thistle Hall March 20th-23rd |
| 1981 | Became a Stage One of The All England Theatre Festival One Act Play Competition |
| 1987 | Moved to Testwood School |
| 1995 | Youth groups accepted into the All England Theatre Festival One Act Play Competition |
| 1999 | All Southern Division Stage Ones agreed to have the same adjudicator ensuring complete fairness and consistency in marking |
| 2000 | Adults and youth compete on equal terms for overall winner and the Archie Gay Memorial Trophy |
| 2005 | Moved into our new home at the Hanger Farm Arts Centre |
| 2008 | The Waterside Herald donate trophy for the Best Original Script |
| 2010 | Oasis Youth Theatre reach the British Final in East Kilbride in Scotland with One Million to STOP THE TRAFFIC - The first group from Totton to reach this far in the competition |
| 2012 | Launch of our festival facebook page www.facebook.com/tottondrama |
| 2013 | Launch of our festival twitter account @tottondrama |
| 2014 | Approached to join the 5 Counties Youth Festival where the winning youth play represents Hampshire and compete against the winning youth productions from Avon, Bristol, Somerset & Wiltshire. TRANT donate the trophy for the Hampshire winners. The Totton Festival Committee is awarded the Adjudicators Award from the Chair of the Guild of Drama Adjudicators, Colin Dolley, calling it one of the best organised & friendliest festivals he's been to! |
| 2016 | The Totton Festival website is launched www.tottondrama.co.uk |
| 2020 | Festival cancelled for the first time since its creation due to COVID-19 Pandemic |
Previous Overall Winners
| 2021 | Studio Theatre, Ashley Road with Afterplay by Brian Friel |
| 2019 | Studio Theatre, Ashley Road with A Flock of Tigers by John Finnemore |
| 2018 | SUP Theatre Company with Bully Beef and Whizzbangs by Chris Hawley |
| 2017 | Bench Theatre with Login Error by Adam Hughes |
| 2016 | YT2 Plus with Eight by Ella Hickson |
| 2015 | Intermediate Oasis Youth Theatre with Twisted Tales devised by the cast |
| 2014 | Bench Theatre Company with Grotto by Mark Wakeman |
| 2013 | Oasis Youth Theatre with Too Much Punch for Judy by Mark Wheeller |
| 2012 | Oasis Youth Theatre with Jack! by Oasis Youth Theatre |
| 2011 | Dynasty Theatre with The Dumb Waiter by Harold Pinter |
| 2010 | Maskers Theatre Company with Cagebirds by David Campton |
| 2009 | Maskers Theatre Company with In by the Half by Jimmie Chinn |
| 2008 | Oaklands Youth Theatre with Graham - the World's Fastest Blind Man by Mark Wheeller |
| 2007 | Bench Theatre Company with 'Ashputtel' & 'the Lady & the Lion' from Grimm Tales adapted by Carol Anne Duffy & Tim Supple |
| 2006 | Chameleon Theatre Company with A Galway Girl by Geraldine Aron |
| 2005 | Eastleigh Borough Youth Theatre with Citizenship by Mark Ravenhill |
| 2004 | Portchester Players with The Donahue Sisters by Geraldine Aron |
| 2003 | Festival Fringe with The Big Issue by Claire Booker |
| 2002 | Romsey Amateur Operatic & Dramatic Society with Mr Foot by Michael Frayn |
| 2001 | Eastleigh Borough Youth Theatre with Trophies by Matt Beames |
| 2000 | Esso Music & Drama Society with Last Time I Saw Paris by Philip Stagg |
| 1999 | Hardley School with Do We Ever See Grace? by Noel Gray |
| 1998 | Hardley School with Tissue by Louise Page |
| 1997 | Chessil Theatre Company with Parallel Lines by Graham Cranmer |
| 1996 | New Forest Players with Effie's Burning by Valerie Windsor |
| 1995 | Portchester Players with Me MacKenna by Don Shaw |
| 1994 | Festival Fringe with Shattered Peace by Claire Booker |
| 1993 | Portchester Players with The Choristers by John Reason |
| 1992 | New Forest Players with Blue Remembered Hills by Dennis Potter |
| 1991 | Esso Music & Drama Society with The Babies by Anna Lippman |
| 1990 | Portchester Players with Shakers by John Godber |
| 1989 | Centre Stage Theatre with Games by James Saunders |
| 1988 | New Forest Players with White Liars by Peter Schieffer |
| 1987 | Centre Stage Theatre with Paula's Tape by Rony Robinson |
| 1986 | Centre Stage Theatre with Albert by Richard Harris |
| 1985 | Chameleon Theatre Company with Gosforth's Fete by Alan Ayckbourn |
| 1984 | Chameleon Theatre Company with Sparrows by Charles Mauder |
| 1983 | Esso Music & Drama Society with Lunch Hour by John Mortimer |
| 1982 | Bishops Waltham Little Theatre |
| 1981 | Romsey Amateur Operatic & Dramatic Society |
| 1980 | Esso Music & Drama Society with Ritual for Dolls by George MacEwan Green |
| 1979 | Romsey Amateur Operatic & Dramatic Society with Branwell by Bettine Mantkelow |
Bench Theatre with Login Error (2017)
Eastleigh Borough Youth Theatre with Citizenship (2005)
Eastleigh Borough Youth Theatre with Trophies (2001)
Esso Music & Drama Society with Last Time I Saw Paris (2000)
New Forest Players with Effie's Burning (1996)
Esso Music & Drama Society with The Babies (1991)