About the Festival
Adjudicator: Paul Fowler
When: 8th June 2024
Where: Norden Farm Centre for the Arts, Maidenhead, SL6 4PF
About the Adjudicator
Paul Fowler GODA, SASDA
In almost 50 years involvement with the drama festivals movement, Paul Fowler has been an actor, director and stage manager, company committee member, chairman and festival organiser.
A former journalist, broadcaster and public relations consultant, Paul who now lives in Cheltenham, has worked for newspapers, magazines, television and radio stations all over the world, specialising in his other great passion – motorsport – and in particular, motorcycle racing.
In 2001 Paul took a break from his career and three years later graduated from the University of Essex with an Honours degree in Drama and Literature.
As an actor Paul has appeared in the British All Winners Finals on two occasions, including a role the winning production of The Royal Hunt of the Sun in 1985. As a director, his production of Owen McCafferty’s Days of Wine and Roses was the winner of the British All Winners Finals in 2014.
Since becoming a member of the Guild of Drama Adjudicators in 2001 Paul has adjudicated in both the North and South of Ireland, Wales, Scotland, England, the Isle of Man and Canada. He has officiated at the Irish Confined Finals, British, English, Ulster, Scottish Youth and Welsh finals, and three times at the British All Winners Finals.
Paul is currently serving a second term as Chairman of the Guild of Drama Adjudicators, and is also a member of Scottish Association of Speech and Drama Adjudicators.