Wharfedale Festival of Theatre

1.     Everyone who serves on the Assessors Panel is either experienced in the field of Amateur Theatre or is (or has been) involved in drama through education.

2.     The Assessors Panel is chaired by Malcolm Pinder, who also chairs the Wharfedale Festival  Committee.

3.     There are five competitions within the Festival.  These are: Drama (Adults), Musicals (Adults), Pantomimes (Adults), Drama (Youth & Schools), and Musicals (Youth & Schools).  The marking schemes used have been adapted from one designed by GODA and are as follows:

4.    Please note that no-one aged 25 or over is eligible to compete in a production in either of the Schools & Youth categories. 

5.    If your Society has paid for a written assessment, you should expect to receive it within one calendar month after the date of your production.  If it has not been received by then please let the Festival Secretary know, so that the Chairman of the Panel can take any action needed to resolve the problem without further delay.

6.    The written assessment your Society receives represents the opinion of one member of  the Assessors Panel of the quality of the performance seen.  The content of the written assessment cannot therefore be taken to indicate whether your Society will receive any Awards as these are decided by all the Assessors marking the production.  It has no bearing on the Awards.