The Hamburg Players at FEATS

FEATS is a competitive theatre festival held usually over the Whitsun weekend in a different European city each year. On each of four nights, three one-act plays are presented (in English) by groups from all over the European mainland. All performances take place under the critical eye of an invited adjudicator, who is a member of the Guild of Drama Adjudicators (GoDA). The adjudicator awards points for each performance and gives constructive criticism to each participating group afterwards.

The "Festival of European Anglophone Theatrical Societies" is more than a competition, it is also a lot of fun - the Hamburg Players have hosted the event twice (in 2005 and in 2015) and are currently getting ready to do so again in 2025. We also enjoy participating whenever we can - read up on our most recent trips here. (Due to Covid-restricstrions the festival was cancelled in 2020 and held as a virtual Fringe event in 2021. Our entry can be found here.)

We are proud to have taken home the following awards over the years:

2024 in Antwerp

  • Best Production (John Keary Award): Love/Sick by John Cariani, directed by Jessica Albiston and Valerie Doyle

2018 in Antwerp

  • Best Actor (The Blackie Award): Harald Djürken in The Hunchback Variations by Mickle Maher, directed by Rebecca Garron

  • Best Production (The Founders’ Trophy): The Hunchback Variations by Mickle Maher, directed by Rebecca Garron

2017 in Frankfurt/Main

  • Best Actor (The Blackie Award): Jason Couch in A Slight Accident by James Saunders

  • Second-best production (The ECC Centennial Cup): A Slight Accident by James Saunders, directed by Valerie Doyle and Carol Kloevekorn

2016 in Brussels

  • Adjudicator's Discretionary Award: Soap Opera by David Ives, directed by Valerie Doyle

2014 in Luxembourg

  • Best Actress (The Blackie Award): Ellen Bergmann in Amateurs by David Auburn

  • Best Production (The Founders’ Trophy): Amateurs by David Auburn, directed by Valerie Doyle

2013 in The Hague

  • Best actress (The Blackie Award): Amy Lee in For Whom the Southern Belle Tolls by Christopher Durang

  • Second-best Production (The ECC Centennial Cup): For Whom the Southern Belle Tolls by Christopher Durang, directed by Valerie Doyle

2011 in Geneva

  • Best Actress(es) (The Blackie Award): Valerie Doyle and Julie Spanswick in Babel’s In Arms by David Ives

  • Second-best Production (The ECC Centennial Cup): Babel’s In Arms by David Ives, directed by Carol McNamara

2009 in Brussels

  • Stage Management (The Marcel Huhn - Bruno Boeye Trophy): The Proposal by Anton Chekhov, directed by Elena Kaufmann

2008 in Stockholm

  • Third-best Production (The Taché Diamonds Award): The Furies by Elena Kaufman, directed by Henrik Zawischa

2002 in Brussels

  • Best Production (The Kast Cup): Foxtales by Charles Pascoe, directed by Rebecca Garron and Joana O’Neil

2000 in Luxemburg

  • Best Actor (Host Group Award): Jason Couch in The Actor's Nightmare by Christopher Durang

  • Adjudicator' Discretionary Award (Best Co-Actresses): Rebecca Garron and Nora Farrell in The Actor''s Nightmare by Christopher Durang

  • Second Overall Production (Mervyn Briscoe Award): The Actor's Nightmare by Christopher Durang, directed by Elaine Lloyd-Barnett

  • Nominated for Best Stage Presentation (Honorary Mention for Grand Duchy Cup): Cast & Crew of The Actor's Nightmare by Christopher Durang

1998 in Antwerp

  • Adjudicator' Discretionary Award (Best Co-Actor): Jason Couch for Christopher in Secrets

1995 in Zoetermeer

  • Best Actress(es) (Host Group Award): Rebecca Garron and Lexi von Hoffman in Chocolate Cake

1985 in Luxemburg

  • Stage Management (The Marcel Huhn - Bruno Boeye Trophy): The Crew of A Separate Peace