Welcome

Following a very successful 2012 Festival we are already in the midst of planning next year's. To this end we are holding our AGM at 4pm on May 20th at 6 Queens Road, Broadstairs. All welcome. (Please note different date and time from that originally publicised in programme)

The Thanet Music and Drama Festival was founded as a charity in 1921, and each year offers a platform for hundreds of amateur musicians, actors and dancers in and around the Thanet area to perform in front of an audience and gain expert critical advice.

The festival consists of five sections (Instrumental, Speech & Drama, Piano, Dance, Vocal & Choral) and is held in February to March every year, culminating in an Award Ceremony & Gala Concert featuring some of the best performances from all sections.

The dates and venues for this festival are as shown below (the 'map' links also offer directions for finding the shortest route to each venue):

Instrumental	Saturday 25th Feb	Roberts Hall, St, Lawrence College, Ramsgate	map
Speech & Drama	Thursday 1st March	Crampton Tower, Broadstairs, CT10 2AB	map
Speech & Drama	Friday 2nd- Sunday 4th March	Sarah Memorial Theatre, Hilderstone College, Broadstairs	map
Piano	Saturday 10th March	Canterbury Christ Church University	map
Dance	Saturday/Sunday 10th, 11th 17th, 18th, 24th March	Birchington Village Centre	map
Vocal & Choral	Thursday 15th - Saturday 17th March	St Philip's Church, Palm Bay	map
Prizegiving / Concert	Friday 30th March at 7pm	Sarah Memorial Theatre, Hilderstone College, Broadstairs	map

2011 programme and 2011 syllabus available as a download now...

2012 syllabus will be available from September 2011... email or phone (01843 600059) to be included on the mailing list.

A review of this year’s festival, with photos, can be seen on our NEWS page