Rules We provide Rules for the All England Theatre Festival series in two sets, Entrants and Organisers. Entrants rules can be found HERE. Organisors rules can be found HERE. Additionally, for 2012, the rules for the Shakespeare Festival competition can be found HERE. For Festival organisers, please note that you require a 'Licence' from us before your Festival takes place. Existing Festivals should receive an application form in October, well before the season starts but, in the event of any problems, please contact the National Treasurer, Roger Cunnington. Original One-Act Play Awards Original work submitted by authors for performance in the AETF rounds may also be entered in the GEOFFREY WHITWORTH TROPHY run in conjunction with the parallel organisations in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. The trophy, first presented in 1951, is awarded to the authors of new work performed under festival conditions. All plays are read ‘blind’ (i.e. the identities of the authors are not known in advance by the Judges) by a panel of three. Qualifying conditions are as follows:- • Only plays which are unpublished and have never been produced in any other festival are eligible. • Plays should conform to AETF rules regarding format and play length. • There is no entry fee and plays are judged in manuscript form. A short written assessment of the play will be sent to each playwright at the conclusion of the festival. The responsibility for entering plays rests with the writers. The entry form can be found HERE. Email the Webmaster