Festival of European Anglophone Theatrical Societies

The December edition of the FEATS newsletter has just been published, with the names of the groups invited to take part in FEATS in Antwerp next year.

If you haven’t received your electronic copy you can download it here as a Microsoft Word document.

Accommodation looks like being in short supply for FEATS 2012 in Antwerp.

As usual, the organising group has secured a number of rooms at special FEATS rates. But Antwerp is hosting the European Swimming Championships from 14 to 27 May 2012 – which means that the race for rooms may be as closely contested as the men’s 4×400 metre relay.

Read on for what you should do to be sure of a bed for the night.

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Once upon a time FEATS entries were drawn out of a hat.

In 1993 the “list” system was introduced: groups were divided between three lists, each of which rotated separately, with groups that performed in one festival moving to the bottom of the list for the next.

Following the meeting of the FEATS Steering Committee last Saturday, things have changed.

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The process of choosing which groups will be involved in FEATS 2012 in Antwerp has begun.

As a first step, all FEATS groups were asked to state whether they would accept if they were to be invited to take part in the festival. Replies were required by 20 September.

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Damian Trasler, who wrote A Time for Farewells, FEST’s entry in FEATS 2011, has posted a notice about it on his Web site, together with a gallery of photos provided by FEST.

Pictured: Lea Dunbar and Alex Kay