{"id":736,"date":"2016-03-21T20:19:26","date_gmt":"2016-03-21T20:19:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.madf.im\/?page_id=736"},"modified":"2026-01-26T21:46:56","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T21:46:56","slug":"friends-of-manx-drama","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/madf.im\/?page_id=736","title":{"rendered":"Friends of Manx Drama"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Join the Friends!\"\"<\/a><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

About a dozen years ago when Michael Lees was MADF Chairman, he proposed the formation of what became the Friends of the Easter Festival. His aim was to give audiences a sense of belonging and for the Friends to attempt to attract greater audiences to the Easter Festival.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Currently we support, as essential audience; the Easter Festival of One Act & Full-Length Plays, <\/a>the biennial Young Actor of Mann<\/a> and plays and musicals throughout the Island.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By attending on each night of the Easter Festival you will have the benefit of not only watching and forming your own opinion of each performance, but also learning much from the GoDA<\/a> Adjudicator. You may be surprised to find that it is not necessarily the most obvious or well-known plays that you will enjoy most. Many of us now approach an evening at the theatre very differently and thoroughly enjoy the combination of cultural experience and social occasion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Friends run coffee mornings during the year and the Easter Festival lunch on Easter Monday to raise funds for special MADF events and activities, such as anniversary years. Details of our upcoming events can be found below and on Facebook.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our off-island members attending the Easter Festival each year are an important component of our membership. Renewing contacts at the festival and at the Easter Monday Lunch at the Empress Hotel<\/a> is always enjoyed by everyone.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Friends are a loose-knit organisation requiring the absolute minimum of formality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Upcoming Friends Events:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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For further details on the Friends, contact friends@madf.im<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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