Important updates!
Tickets now on sale!

MADF All Island Play: A Midsummer Night’s Dream
5th – 7th September 2025
Government House Gardens
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Join us for our 75th anniversary celebration Dinner Dance
The Manx Amateur Drama Federation (MADF) created the first drama festival in 1950 and we would like to invite you to join us for this milestone celebration with wonderful food, entertainment and the best of company.
Tickets are £45 per person and can be purchased at the reception in the Empress or by contacting michaellees@manx.net
See details of our 75th Easter Festival of Play here:
- Full Length, Festival and Youth Award winner details
- One Act Award winner details
- All the reviews of our productions, along with previous newsletter editions
A special congratulations to the winner of the Derek Jacobi Playwriting Award – Jenny Derbyshire.
Jenny won the prize with her festival winning One Act play ‘Shelter’. Congratulations Jenny!
Shelter will be performed by Goodbye Piccadilly Productions on Sunday morning (3rd August) at the National Drama Festival at ARTRIX Bromsgrove in a Studio Spotlight session.
For more details about the prize and Jenny’s award winning production, read the full article here.
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