| 1976 |
The first festival, in Rotterdam, organised by the Anglo-American Theatrical Group (now AATG). |
| 1976 |
A first, informal, Steering Committee set up. First joint meeting of AATG (The Hague), BATS (Antwerp) and ECC (Brussels) held in Brussels. |
| 1977 |
The name FEATS – Festival of European Anglophone Theatrical Societies – chosen. |
| 1978 |
First festival held under the name FEATS. NWTC from Luxembourg joined the steering committee. |
| 1980 |
Formalisation of the Steering Committee when a Memorandum of Understanding was signed by the four rotating Host Groups. |
| 1981 |
Groups from the United Kingdom excluded from all future FEATS. |
| 1983 |
First four-day festival. |
| 1986 |
Idea of a FEATS newsletter proposed. |
| 1990 |
The first Fringe Festival organised by the AATG in The Hague. |
| 1991 |
FEST (Frankfurt) became the fifth member of the Steering Committee. |
| 1992 |
First FEATS Forum meeting held (under the title of “Meet the Committee”). |
| 1993 |
The method for choosing the groups changed, from being a “first name out of the hat” draw with geographical weighting, to the present three-list system. |
| 1996 |
The first Web page, part of the University of Geneva site, set up. |
| 1996 |
Scoring system modified to include 10 points (previously 5) for “innovation”. |
| 1998 |
Major update of the FEATS rules. First Permanent Secretary to the Steering Committee appointed. |
| 1999 |
FEATS acquired its own Web site: http://www.feats.org/. Maximum play length increased from 45 to 55 minutes. |
| 2001 |
Non-returnable entry fee instituted (initially €50). |
| 2004 |
First edition of the FEATS Fact Book. |
| 2006 |
FEATS Web site moves to feats.eu address (although feats.org is maintained in parallel for a number of years) |
| 2009 |
“Innovation” points removed from the scoring system. |
| 2010 |
FEATS database goes on line. |
| 2012 |
FEATS rules published in full. |
| 2018 |
Return to the single list as the basis for the selection system. |
| 2020 |
For the first time since 1978 FEATS does not take place. FEATS 2020, scheduled to be held in The Hague, is cancelled as a result of the Corona virus pandemic. |
