{"id":786,"date":"2016-04-02T18:57:44","date_gmt":"2016-04-02T17:57:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.madf.im\/?p=786"},"modified":"2016-04-02T23:11:58","modified_gmt":"2016-04-02T22:11:58","slug":"the-adjudicators-perspective","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madf.im\/?p=786","title":{"rendered":"The Adjudicator’s Perspective"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Adjudicator\"<\/a>It was a real pleasure to be back on the Isle of Man and in the exquisite Gaiety behind the most commodious Adjudicator\u2019s desk I\u2019ve ever had provided for me.<\/p>\n

Despite the difficulties of getting entries, the new Committee succeeded in achieving a really strong and varied programme. As with most Festivals there were mixed fortunes in terms of production.\u00a0 <\/span>Three high quality dramas with some truly outstanding performances and excellent standard of presentation.\u00a0 <\/span>Two comedies where ambition and enthusiasm hadn\u2019t taken sufficient account of technique and resource. <\/span><\/p>\n

I felt there was a real desire to listen and learn and hope that, whilst you will not have agreed with everything I said, there was at least something you were able to take away that would be helpful when embarking on your next production.<\/span><\/p>\n

A great deal of hard work had been put into this year\u2019s Festival by people new to the job who were learning as they went along ( you\u2019ve done it now, so next year\u2019s Festival will be easy ! ). Without their efforts there would have been no Festival.\u00a0 <\/span>They deserve everybody\u2019s support to ensure that drama ( as opposed to musicals ) continues to be represented at the Gaiety\u00a0Theatre.<\/span><\/p>\n

Thank you to everyone for making my wife and I so welcome.<\/span><\/p>\n