History
The Waltham Forest Festival of Theatre began in 1981 as the Waltham Forest Drama Festival. It is sometimes still known as the Waltham Forest Drama Festival, but the Festival formally became known as the Waltham Forest Festival of Theatre in early 2006.
For most of its 28-year history the Festival has taken place at Waltham Forest Theatre, Lloyd Park, Walthamstow, London E17 4PP. However in Spring 2004, Spring 2005 and Spring 2006 for three years the Festival took place in Chingford Assembly Hall when Waltham Forest Theatre in Lloyd Park had fallen into a state of disrepair by the Local Authority. The 26th annual Festival returned to Waltham Forest Theatre in Lloyd Park, Walthamstow in Spring 2007.
The Festival has taken place each year in the Spring since 1981. The 28th Waltham Forest Festival of Theatre took place at Chingford Assembly Hall Theatre, Station Road, Chingford, London E4 7EN following the closure and planned demolishon of Waltham Forest Theatre. The local authority, the London Borough Of Waltham Forest Local Authority, begun working in partnership with the Festival in January 2009 in preparation for the March 2009 Festival of Theatre. The Festival was won by The Wadham Players Theatre Company from Walthamstow, east London.
The 29th Festival will take place between Tuesday 16 March to Saturday 20 March 2010 at Chingford Assmebly Hall Theatre, Station Road, Chingford, London E4 7EN.
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