Qualifications and Experience    

Mike Kaiser spent over thirty years teaching English and Drama. Originally from Manchester, he has lived for over fifty years in Shropshire where he was Head of English and Theatre Studies at the Sixth Form College in Telford.

For all of that time, he has been active in amateur theatre winning many awards for directing, acting and writing. He set up a theatre company in his own town in Shropshire over forty years ago and directed their winning entry in the All-England Theatre Festival. He also ran a youth theatre for over twenty years. Until recently he was also an examiner with AQA , going into schools and colleges to assess their drama practicals.

He became a member of GODA in 2000 and served several terms on their Council, finally standing down in 2016. He has adjudicated in every part of the UK. In 2013 he adjudicated the British All-Winners Final for the second time and has also adjudicated the final of the Welsh YFC competition.

 

Future Adjudications    

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2023

Glamorgan YFC

Radnor  YFC

Minsterley Eisteddfod

West Midlands YFC

Lighthorne Drama Festival

Belfrey Theatre Festival, Shropshire - November

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Recent Adjudications 

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2021

AETF Semi Final (Leics.)

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2019

AETF Leicester & Rutland
AETF Cheshire
AETF Western Area QF – Bath
Hereford YFC
Montgomery YFC
Much Wenlock Live Arts 
Lighthorne Drama Festival , Warwickshire
 

2018 

Brecon YFC 

Teignmouth

Totton, Hants 

Western Quarter Final 

Hertford Theatre Week

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2017

Radnor YFC

Warwickshire One Act Festival

Minsterley Eisteddfod

Western Quarter Final