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The VDL One Act Play Festival
1 & 2 August 2026
Festival Adjudicator – Louise Siverson (The VDL Patron)
The Victorian Drama League’s One Act Play Festival will be held at Eltham Little Theatre on Saturday 1 August and Sunday 2 August 2026. The festival has a mixture of Short and One Act Plays and there is a Youth Section on Saturday morning.
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Book a discounted Weekend Pass.
All tickets include access to the Awards Ceremony at 4:00pm on Sunday 2 August
SATURDAY AUGUST 1
Session 1- 10am ( Youth session)
Charlie to the Check Out Please by Robert Scott – Eltham Little Theatre
The Luckiest Guy Around by Luca Maddison-Grey – Eltham High School
He Said She Said by Alice Gerstenberg – Eltham Little Theatre
The Party Spirit by Eric Scott – Wangaratta Players
Session 2 – 2.30pm
The Pink Door by Tad Boniecki
Bystander by Jennifer Pacey – Pep Productions
Real World 101 by Emma Wood – Individual
Grave Song by Alan Ashby – Ark Theatre
Please Hire Me by Danny Gibbins – Malvern Theatre Next Gen
Christmas Pudding by Elise D’Amico – Bearded Ladies
Session 3 – 7.00pm
Happiness by Lenora Locatelli – The Basin Theatre Group
A Flock of Tigers by John Finnemore – IssyB Co
Dress Nice by John Jennings – Pop Culture Theatre
Crying Out by Margaret Hickey – The Douthies
SUNDAY AUGUST 2
Session 1 – 11am
Nudity Rider by Hamish Linklater – Gab Theatre
In Among The … by Neil Barnett – Frankston Theatre Group
Sure Thing BY David Ives – Gab Theatre
Quorum-bot by Jim Molesworth – Frankston Theatre Group
Session 2 – 1.30 pm
Ferris Wheel by Mary Miller – Ticketyboo Productions
Mamils by John Carpenter – Individual
The Date by Ann Chadwick – Ballarat National Theatre
Provenance by Alison Knight – Individual