NEWS

Stay up-to-date with all the latest FEATS 2026 developments. We’ll make sure you’re informed about participating groups, our Fringe Program and how you can get involved, right here!

  • 26 May, 2026

FEATS 2026 - the winners

Here is a list of the award winners, per category:

BEST PRODUCTION | JOHN KEAREY TROPHY

  • The Hamburg Players - for ‘Escaped Alone’ written by Caryl Churchill, directed by Rebecca Garron.

2ND PLACE | ECC CENTENNIAL CUP

  • ITG (Brussels) - for ‘Love in a Glass Jar’ written by Nancy Harris, directed by Jane McBride.

3RD PLACE | BATS TROPHY

  • SEMI-CIRCLE (Basel) - for ‘Another Moon Called Earth’ written by Tom Stoppard, directed by Daria Montijo.

BEST ACTRESS | BLACKIE AWARD

  • FEST (Frankfurt)’s Veronika Ries for Mrs Stephenson - in ‘Sorry, Wrong Number’ written by Lucille Fletcher.

BEST ACTOR | BLACKIE AWARD

  • SEMI-CIRCLE (Basel)’s Anthony O’Sullivan for Bone - in ‘Another Moon Called Earth’ written by Tom Stoppard.

BEST STAGE PRESENTATION | THE GRAND DUCHY AWARD

  • LWTC (Lucerne) - for ‘Doubles’ written by Michael Frayn.

BEST ORIGINAL SCRIPT | THE WILLIAM VALK AWARD

  • WILDe (Rotterdam) - for ‘Tell Him We Waited’ written by Thomas van Eijl.

BEST STAGE MANAGEMENT | THE MARCEL HUHN-BRUNO BOEYE MEMORIAL AWARD

  • ITG (Brussels) - for ‘Love in a Glass Jar’ written by Nancy Harris.

ADJUDICATOR’S DISCRETIONARY AWARD | THE SONNY PATHAK AWARD

  • WILDe (Rotterdam) - for ‘Tell Him We Waited’ written by Thomas van Eijl, for “Liam’s lift”.

  • 10 May 2026

FEATS Party info!

70s dress-up party at Diligentia

Join us on Saturday night at Diligentia as we celebrate 50 years of FEATS and 75 years of AATG in true 70s style! Expect funky tunes, disco classics, dancing, and plenty of retro flair. The party is free to attend and runs from approximately 22:00 until 02:00. Don’t forget to dress up!

  • 1 May, 2026

Fringe running order announced!

We’re pleased to be able to provide further detail on the FEATS 2026 Fringe program, taking place at Theater Pepijn from Saturday 23 May to Monday 25 May:

SATURDAY 23 MAY

  • ‘Letters from the Marsh’ a spoken word piece - DISC (The Hague)

  • ‘The Way of All Fish’ - FEST

  • ‘Keywords: Wagner & Nietzsche’ - Glass Bead Theatre

  • ‘Room Number Three’ - Noordhaus

  • ‘Conversations with a BOT’ - The Bonn Players

SUNDAY 24 MAY

  • ‘Levi Nibis’ - STROMCOM

  • ‘Second Hand Furniture’ - Birdbrain Theatre (Leiden)

  • Scenes from ‘Exhibit This - The Museum Comedies’ by Luigi Jannuzzi - REST

  • ‘Check Please’ - Youth Theatre Festival du Langue

  • ‘An Evening in the Theater’ by Ines Dominguez del Corral - Act Attack

MONDAY 25 MAY

  • ‘The Real Lady MacBeth’ by Stuart Delves - EYT

  • ‘In Two Minds’ by Clarice Lispector - Amicable Separation Theatre Group

  • ‘A Cow’s Tale’ a movie screening + Q&A with the Director

  • ‘Porcelain and Pink’ by F. Scott Fitzgerald - EIB Drama Club

  • 13 April, 2026

Main Stage running order announced!

We’re pleased to be able to provide further detail on the FEATS 2026 program, and can now announce the Main Stage festival running order:

FRIDAY 22 MAY

  • ITG (Brussels) - ‘Love In A Glass Jar’ by Nancy Harris

  • GEDS (Geneva) - ‘Hamlet Draft 1 by William Shakespeare’ an original script by Gary Bird

  • Tagora (Strasbourg) - ‘Outdoor Pleasures’ by Jean McConnell

SATURDAY 23 MAY

  • Cross-Gartered Players (Brussels) - ‘Here Comes the Sun/The Night Shift’ an original script by Heli Pärna

  • EYT - ‘Zero For The Young Dudes’ by Alistair McDowall

  • Madrid Players - ‘The Venona Decrytion’ by Jesse Waldinger

SUNDAY 24 MAY

  • Hamburg Players - ‘Escaped Alone’ by Caryl Churchill

  • WILDe Theatre (Rotterdam) - ‘Tell Him We Waited’ by Thomas van Eijl

  • SEMI-CIRCLE (Basel) - ‘Another Moon Called Earth’ by Tom Stoppard

MONDAY 25 MAY

  • FEST (Frankfurt) - ‘Sorry, Wrong Number’ by Lucille Fletcher

  • LWTC (Lucerne) - ‘Doubles’ by Michael Frayn

  • Noordhaus (Groningen) - ‘Private View’ by Vaclav Havel

  • 24 Mar, 2026

Preliminary program information

Last month we announced our main stage lineup. We will soon be able to reveal the running order for all 4 nights. We are also close to announcing our Fringe program, which will be held at a separate venue, Theater Pepijn. Furthermore, we have a third venue, where our workshops will be held. These workshops will take place on Saturday 23 May. Watch this space - next week we will provide a link so you can sign up in advance for the workshops. Please do so - space will be limited and places will go on a first-come-first-served basis. You’re in for a real treat - we have a very exciting special guest who will be running short individual sessions!

  • 25 Feb, 2026

AATG announces FEATS 2026 participating groups!

It is our pleasure to announce the lineup for FEATS 2026! This year’s groups are an exciting mixture of experienced regular’s and exciting newcomers. Head to our Homepage for the full list!

  • 18 Dec, 2025

Tickets for FEATS 2026 are ON SALE!

Tickets are now on sale for our festival. The link is live! Of course, if you have any questions or issues, please do get in touch, via the Chair@feats.nl email address.

  • 14 Oct, 2025

AATG to send formal notices to selected groups.

Following our invitations to participate in the main stage competition, FMS created the official FEATS participation list during the FEATS Steering Committee yesterday (13 October). 12 groups will be notified that they have been accepted as main stage participants, with 6 further groups selected on the reserve list. The work to finalise the Fringe program will commence at the end of November, with groups receiving formal invitations to participate.

  • 26 Aug, 2025

We’re thrilled to announce that GoDA accredited adjudicator, Louise Manders, has accepted our invitation to adjudicate FEATS 2026.

You can find more information about Louise here.