Birmingham's
 Festival of Acting & Musical Entertainment.
(B.F.A.M.E.)

The festival is split into two parts:
1. The Festival Week.
2. The adult full-length peripatetic drama and musical festival.

Competitive festivals are not primarily for the kudos  of winning trophies, but also to learn from the constructive comments of a professional adjudicator. This should help to broaden ones overall knowledge and understanding of the theatrical production.

Festival Week:

Each year around the end of February  beginning  of March, the Guild stages the above Festival. This is a one week festival of One-Act plays and some individual youth work.  

Both adult and youth groups are eligible to enter the various categories in the Festival and there are many beautiful trophies to be won. (For a full list of this years winners hit the button at the top of the page).

The Festival provides an invaluable opportunity for the participants to perform in competition in unfamiliar surroundings in front of a live audience. Both performers and audience have the opportunity to learn from the constructive criticisms offered by a professional adjudicator.

The Festival is also recognized as a first round of the All-England Theatre Festival and at least one winning team from B.F.A.M.E. becomes eligible to go forward to the Western Divisional Quarter Final and subsequent rounds of the Competition with the prospect of ultimate progression to the British Final.

The Guild is also a member of the National Drama Festivals Association who normally stage an annual All-Winners Festival in England and the winners of B.F.A.M.E. are considered for this Festival too.

The Peripatetic Festivals:

The idea of the Peripatetic Festivals is to allow full-length adult drama and musical productions to be reviewed during their own performance at their own venue, and still be part of the B.F.A.M.E. Festival Week.

The presentation of  trophies available in all categories of the Festival takes place on the final night of the B.F.A.M.E. Festival Week, making this an evening of celebration of amateur theatre in Birmingham.

For further details of the festival or a copy of the rules go to the appropriate page.