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BRITISH DRAMA
COMMUNITY FESTIVAL 1938

THE VALIANT
BY
BEXHILL AMATEUR
THEATRICAL SOCIETY

FEATURING

PATRICK CARGILL
STANLEY COURTENEAY
PENELOPE WYVOL-THOMPSON
W.J. SMART
J.G.BENNETT

1ST PRIZE WINNERS
THIS AREA OF SUSSEX

1938 drama festival

A rare photograph from the performance to The Valiant

Historical note: The British Drama League (later the AETF) started life in 1919 under the motivation of Geoffrey Whitworth and his desire to make "Theatre everybody's business". The early years focused on play writing and this is commemorated today by the Geoffrey Whitworth Trophy, awarded annually for the Best Original One Act Script.

A mini-biography of Patrick Cargill can be found at the excellent IMDb web site.