{"id":1805,"date":"2017-05-14T20:50:42","date_gmt":"2017-05-14T19:50:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.madf.im\/?p=1805"},"modified":"2017-05-14T20:50:56","modified_gmt":"2017-05-14T19:50:56","slug":"young-actor-of-mann-finals-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madf.im\/?p=1805","title":{"rendered":"Young Actor of Mann Finals 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Young Actor of Mann Finals were held on Wednesday 19th April, an annual competition open to Isle of Man residents aged between 13 and 19 years. It is a brilliant chance for young actors on the island to showcase their talent.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The first round took place in February, judged by adjudicator Jennifer Scott-Reid. Here arose a great challenge for the adjudicator because of the immense talent in the competition this year as Scott-Reid wished to take eleven contestants through to the final, but was only allowed eight.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These eight finalists were as followed:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Saoirse Coyle Carroll<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Andrew Halstein<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Robyn-Mae Lawler<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Joseph Long<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Faye Pendlebury<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Laeth Quellin<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Alexandra Slater<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jack Smollen<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The eight finalists performed at the Studio Theatre, Ballakermeen High school and were judged by adjudicator Robert Meadows who has also been adjudicating for the 2017 Easter Festival of Full Length plays. They were required to perform two contrasting pieces from published plays and musical theatre. In the final they must perform one piece from the adjudicator\u2019s set texts and one of their pieces from the first round. There was a great mix of songs and play extracts which were all executed to a high standard. Pieces included songs from Stephen Sondheim\u2019s musical \u2018Into the Woods\u2019 and monologues from Ella Hickson\u2019s play \u2018Eight\u2019, this year\u2019s set texts from the adjudicator. Meadows chose Hickson\u2019s \u2018Eight\u2019 because \u201cthe characters she created are very contemporary which seemed appropriate\u201d and he chose Sondheim\u2019s \u2018Into the Woods\u2019 because Sondheim\u2019s \u201clyrics and melodies do pose a challenge for musical theatre practitioners but always engage me [Meadows] when I hear his work performed successfully as was the case in the final.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Meadows had the following to say about finals before he makes his final decision: \u201cI was very impressed with the standard of work from all eight finalists. Making the decision as to who will win incredibly difficult.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There is an extremely active and social drama world on the island and we are surrounded with many very talented young performers. The Isle of Man is thriving with triple threats, those who can act, sing and dance, and there was no exception in this year\u2019s Young Actor of Mann competition. We are almost spoilt with the productions we have the pleasure to watch. The outstanding amateur shows performed at the Gaiety are alike to professional productions and the junior productions are also on par further highlighting the true, extraordinary talent we have on the Isle of Man.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Competitions, such as the Young Actor of Mann, can help young people to build their confidence and self-esteem, allow them to learn new things and perhaps to learn how to push out of their comfort zone. Ultimately, these competitions are important as they give young performers the chance to showcase their talent.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The winner\u2019s prize is a bursary of the value of \u00a3500 to be used for fees towards attending a UK summer school\/holiday workshop at a drama school of the winner\u2019s choice. The winner of\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the Young Actor of Mann 2017 will be announced at the awards ceremony on Friday 21st April, at the Gaiety Theatre.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Megan Rossiter, MADF Roving Reporter<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The winner of the Young Actor of Mann 2017 was Alexandra Slater and the runner up was Joseph Long. We interviewed Alexandra following her win &#8211;<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 604px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-1805-1\" width=\"604\" height=\"340\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/madf.im\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Alexandra.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/madf.im\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Alexandra.mp4\">https:\/\/madf.im\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Alexandra.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Young Actor of Mann Finals were held on Wednesday 19th April, an annual competition open to Isle of Man residents aged between 13 and 19 years. It is a brilliant chance for young actors on the island to showcase their talent. The first round took place in February, judged by adjudicator Jennifer Scott-Reid. 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