The Madrid Players go international

The Madrid Players will participate in FEATS 2026, the annual English-language one-act play competition bringing together theatre groups from across Europe for four days of performance and celebration.

The Venona Decryption

By Jesse Waldinger

Directed by Bill Hamer

CAST

Megan Sullivan and Joe Yapp

Sound and lighting by Rosalie Wheeler

The performance will be on Saturday 23 May as part of the festival taking place from Friday 22 to Monday 25 in The Hague, The Netherlands.

ABOUT THE PLAY: It is the night that Julius and Ethel Rosenberg are scheduled to be executed. Two FBI agents connected with the Venona Project, a secret operation that broke the Russian code and uncovered Russian agents within the US, discover new information that would save Ethel from execution. They attempt to save her from the electric chair.

ABOUT FEATS: Amateur teams from across Europe perform short plays (roughly 35-50 minutes long). A Guild of Drama adjudicator is on hand to assess each performance. Ticket holders can also enjoy a non-competitive Fringe program. The festival is located in a different European city each year. 

Find out more and see the full programme here: http://feats.nl/new-page