Entry to the 2027 Peterborough Drama Festival

We are delighted to announce that our Festival dates for 2027 have been confirmed. We are pleased to confirm the 2027 festival will take place on Friday 5th and Saturday 6th March 2027. Please add these to your calendar.

On Friday 5th March we will hold a schools entry day focused on extending your World Book Day Experience and adding to your enrichment offer.  Our categories open to schools on the Friday include the popular Choral Speaking, Prose Reading and Verse Speaking.   New for 2027 we will also offer 3 new classes which are Write and Read a story, Write and Speak a poem and Write and Perform a Monologue.  We look forward to schools joining us.   

On Saturday 6th March we will hold our festival day comprising all other categories.

Our Syllabus, Syllabus leaflet and Choral Speaking Syllabus are available to download now using the button links below.

Entries to be received by midnight on Friday 18th December.  Unfortunately, no late entries will be accepted for the 2027 festival.  

For entry queries please email Ben Newstead (secretary) at [email protected]