Every year, the Scottish Community Drama

Association runs a One Act Play competition, which draws entries from up to 200 clubs from all over Scotland.

This year's final will take place at Pitlochry Festival Theatre on Thursday 22nd to Saturday 24th April and will feature eight plays which have fought their way through twenty four District Festivals and four Divisional Festivals. Three plays will be presented on both Thursday and Friday evening, with two plays, plus the final adjudication and prize giving, taking place on Saturday evening.

Local Pitlochry group Atholl Players are one of the teams who have made it through to the final, with An Incident At The Border by Kieran Lynn.

The man with the unenviable task of selecting the winners will be Colin Dolley. Colin is a highly experienced director and adjudicator, who has adjudicated at festivals throughout Britain and in Europe for many years. Each evening, he will give a short critique of each play before announcing his final placings on Saturday.

The finalists are: Fintry Amateur Dramatic Society, Atholl Players, Crossmichael Drama Club, Tryst Theatre, Thistle Theatre Company, Thurso Players, Dingwall Players and Amici, but if recent Finals are anything to go by you can rely on a mixture of drama and comedy presented with flair and enthusiasm, and representing the very best of Scottish amateur drama.

With the eventual winner representing Scotland in the British Festival in July, this will be three evenings of entertainment, drama and high tension - good luck to everyone involved!

Tickets (£12.00 - £14.00 (£10 & £12 concessions) are available online or from PFT's box office on 01796 484626.