The Adjudicators 2025

After joining us in 2019 as a guest adjudicator, the committee were delighted Ian agreed to add his considerable wit, wisdom and experience to the Festival by adjudicating in 2024 and again for 2025. Ian has been involved with local amateur theatre for many years and his performing credits include (but not limited to) Judd Fry in Oklahoma, Bud Frupp in How to Succeed..., Sir Galahad in Spamalot and Cookie in Return to the Forbidden Planet. He has directed the Watlington Players N.O.D.A. award-winning play The Crucible and was responsible for their ground-breaking production of Twelfth Night in 2019. In addition, Ian has substituted as N.O.D.A Regional Representative, watching and reviewing local shows.

Stephen has been involved with amateur dramatics since he was a chimney sweep in the world amateur premier of The Water Babies at the age of eight. Since then, he has performed, directed and written for the Fourville Players of Potts Row and the Kings Lynn Players. His directorial outings have included Sleuth, Annie, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas and Oliver. He has served as a N.O.D.A. Regional Representative and has been Master of Ceremonies at four of the Eastern Region Annual Conferences.  Aside from directing, he has written three pantomimes, two musicals and six plays, as well as numerous stand-ups, sketches and MC scripts. After a five-year stint as Festival Director, Stephen returns to the Hunstanton One-Act Drama Festival as our VIP Adjudicator. Welcome back Steve!

Andrew has experience in amateur dramatics both on stage and directing. His first appearance was with the Fourville Players when he played a pirate in their pantomime ‘Treasure Island'. After that he took on a variety of roles including the Roman Soldier who pierced Jesus in his side on the Cross and then met up with Mary and the Apostles in ‘The Upper Room’. He enjoys appearing in the stage versions of TV sitcoms like ‘Dad’s Army’, ‘Allo Allo’ and ‘Fawlty Towers’. He played the vicar in Dad’s Army at King’s Lynn Arts Centre and just before the curtain went up he learned that Frank Williams who played the part on TV was in the audience - no pressure there! 

As a first time adjudicator he hopes to be able offer advice and encouragement to all involved in the festival.