Greater Manchester Drama Federation

The Greater Manchester Drama Federation (GMDF) is recognised as one of the leading associations representing amateur theatre in the North West of England.

The GMDF is a registered charity, Registration Number 517020. The GMDF's affiliated network alone makes it one of the largest regional organisations of its type and it's Full Length Festival, is probably the largest drama festival to be held in Europe. We also hold a long established, annual, week long, One Act Festival.

The GMDF's aims are:

• To provide a central organisation through which the membership can take co-operative and concerted action in all matters which concern non-professional theatre
• To foster mutual assistance and encouragement and to arrange meetings where useful discussion between societies can take place
• To press for greater recognition of our work by public bodies, in particular Central Government, Local Government and Charitable Trusts
• To develop and extend the services already provided and so increase the level of assistance available to members for their stage productions
• To promote the general public in 'live theatre', so providing a cultural activity of acknowledged value in this modern era of increased leisure time
• To cultivate improved standards and technical effort within the non-professional theatre.