Edinburgh Lothian
and Borders Districts
DISTRICT
Scottish Community Drama
The Scottish Community Drama’s One-Act Play Festival 2026: is a much-loved theatre tradition and the climax of the Association’s centenary year. The festival presents eight short plays over three nights,
Thursday 23rdto Saturday 25thApril 2026.
The eight plays are the best of Scottish community drama; all having won through from District and Divisional rounds of the festival held over the past few months.
The plays were adjudicated by Walker Ewart from Northern Ireland, who will choose
88 Theatre- A Beginner’s Guide to Madness by Barry McKinley
Edinburgh Graduate Theatre Group- Medea by Euripides (Tr. Ian Johnstone)
Buccaneer Theatre- Breaking & Entering by Mark Davenport
Broadsword Theatre- I Dream Before I Take The Stand by Arlene Hutton
Stranraer Drama Club- Jilted Lovers Helpline by Johnny Grim
The Wee Perthshire Dram-a Company- A Thousand Invisible Choices by Keith McKenzie
Bon Accord Players- Metamorphoses by Sami Ibrahim, Laura Lomas and Sabrina Mahfouz
Lochcarron Drama Club- The Allotment by Gillian Plowman
The centenary year winners are
🏆 First Place (Wheatley Tassie Trophy) - Bon Accord Players, “Metamorphoses” by Sami Ibrahim, Laura Lomas and Sabrina Mahfouz
🎭 Second Place (Jim Porteous Trophy) - Broadsword Theatre, “I Dream Before I Take the Stand” by Arlene Hutton
🎭 Third Place (David Baxter Salver) - The Wee Perthshire Dram-a Company, “A Thousand Invisible Choices” by Keith Mackenzie
🎭 Highest Marks in Direction (Connie Fisher Trophy) -
Bon Accord Players,
🎭 Best Theatrical Moment (Donald T Farmer Trophy) -
Broadsword Theatre,
🎭 Best Stage Decor (Grampian Television Trophy) -
Broadsword Theatre,
Congratulations to all our teams on your wonderful performances - it was a great festival of such a high standard…and in particular to our trophy winners.
Thoroughly deserved.
Special congratulations to Bon Accord Players who will now progress to represent Scotland at the British Final at the Theater Clwyd, Mold, Wales - where they will be performing first on Saturday 4th July 2026.
We would love to see as many of you there as possible as Bon Accord try to bring the trophy back to Scotland.
