| 1 |
The rules of competition are basic and the Organising
Committee shall have the right to add to or amend them. |
| 2 |
No group shall be permitted to submit more than one
competing entry to the same FEATS. |
| 3 |
Each participating group shall present: |
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| i |
a complete play, or |
| ii |
an extract from a play, provided that this extract
shall be understandable to any member of the audience
who has not see the full play, or |
| iii |
an alternative form of theatrical performance
approved by the Organising Committee. |
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All performances shall be in the English language. |
| 4 |
Each entry shall not be less than twenty-five (25) minutes
or exceed fifty (50) minutes in length. This time shall
include scene changes during performance but shall exclude
the times as specified in rule 5. |
| 5 |
Time allowed for setting up shall be ten (10) minutes
and for striking the set at the end of the performance
five (5) minutes. The Participant shall start its performance
within one (1) minute of the cue from the FEATS Stage
Manager to do so.
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| 6 |
Failure to adhere to the time restrictions stipulated
in rules 4 and 5 shall result in the following penalties: |
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| 6.1 |
Exceeding fifty (50) minutes: |
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Up to 2 minutes |
0 penalty points |
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2 minutes 1 second to 3 minutes |
5 penalty points |
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3 minutes 1 second to 4 minutes |
10 penalty points |
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4 minutes 1 second to 5 minutes |
15 penalty points |
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More than 5 minutes |
disqualification from First, Second & Third
Best Play Awards. |
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| 6.2 |
A performance of less than twenty-five
(25) minutes or exceeding the setting up and/or
striking time stipulated in rule 5: |
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Up to 1 minute |
1 penalty point |
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1 minute 1 second to 2 minutes |
3 penalty points |
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2 minutes 1 second to 3 minutes |
6 penalty points |
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3 minutes 1 second to 4 minutes |
10 penalty points |
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4 minutes 1 second to 5 minutes |
15 penalty points |
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More than 5 minutes |
disqualification from First, Second & Third
Best Play Awards. |
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| 7 |
Each Participant shall be allowed two (2) hours rehearsal
period at a time which shall be determined by the Organising
Committee. The rehearsal period may be used by the Participant
in any way it deems fit. |
| 8 |
The Organising Committee shall appoint a FEATS Stage
Manager and an official Timekeeper, whose decisions shall
be final and binding on all parties except in the event
that authorised personnel from the theatre shall have
the right to intervene at any time for the physical safety
of all persons within the building for whatsoever reason.
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| 9 |
In addition to the cast of the play a maximum of five
(5) non-players shall be designated by the Participant
as its Crew (hereinafter “Crew”) and shall be permitted
backstage to set and strike the scenery. |
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| 9.1 |
Backstage shall be defined as: |
| i |
the acting area |
| ii |
the wings and rear stage area. |
| 9.2 |
Additional personnel who shall not be deemed as
part of the Crew comprise: |
| i |
sound and lighting staff who shall be permitted
to enter the backstage area provided their duties
so require |
| ii |
a prompter provided he/she does not contribute
in any way, either verbally or physically, to the
setting and striking of the set, unless nominated
as one of the Crew |
| iii. |
support personnel who remain in the dressing
room during setting and striking.
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| 9.3 |
No member of any other group shall be present
during the rehearsal period. |
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| 10 |
It shall be the sole responsibility of the Participant
to obtain permission for use of all copyright material,
of whatever nature, and to pay any royalties which may
be due thereon. If copyright material is altered in any
way it shall be the sole responsibility of the Participant
to supply evidence that the owner of the copyright has
granted permission for the alteration(s). It shall be
the sole responsibility of the Participant to supply to
the Organising Committee at least two (2) weeks prior
to the opening of the current FEATS, performance licence(s)
and any other such evidence of permission to perform and/or
use and/or photocopy copyright material. Any group which
fails to do so may, at the discretion of the Organising
Committee, be disqualified from the current FEATS and
forfeit its Performance Bond in full. |
| 11 |
Each Participant shall be responsible for insuring its
décor, costumes, properties and transport. |
| 12 |
The Organising Committee shall send to each participant
a full data package (hereinafter “Data Package”), which
shall include but not be limited to, instructions, information,
technical details, dates for submission of documents,
rules of competition. Each participant shall be required
to deliver to the Organising Committee by the date specified
in the Data Package two (2) copies of the entry to be
performed for use by the Adjudicator and the Organising
Committee. |
| 13 |
In the event that two or more Participants submit the
same play or the Organising Committee shall consider a
play unsuitable, for whatever reason, the Participant(s)
shall be advised by the Organising Committee in writing
and invited to reconsider the choice of material. In the
event that a Participant insists on its original choice,
the Organising Committee shall have the right to take
whatever decision it considers to be in the best interest
of the current FEATS which may include replacing the Participant(s)
concerned by reserve(s) and returning the Bond(s). |
| 14 |
An original script shall be defined as that used in
an original production, which original production shall
have taken place within the previous two years and should
have the director, set and interpretation that it had
when first performed in public although individual cast
members can have changed since that first performance. |
| 15 |
No member of a participating group shall be paid for
taking part in FEATS. |
| 16 |
In any dispute arising between a Participant and the
Organising Committee the decision of the Organising Committee
shall be final. The Steering Committee may use its goodwill
to resolve differences, but shall not have the right to
over-rule the Organising Committee. |
| 17 |
Under no circumstances shall any Participant be permitted
to attempt to influence in any way or to communicate with
the Adjudicator in any dispute. |
| 18 |
The filming, video- or tape-recording of any performance,
even for personal use, is expressly forbidden during the
public performance. |
| 19 |
Failure to comply with any of these rules of competition
could lead to disqualification from part or all of the
competition. |