Mad Friday Productions
Mad Friday Productions (MFP) are a Doncaster-based, collaboration-driven, women-led theatre company founded in 2021 by Danielle Phillips (Actor/Writer) and Lauren Yvonne Townsend (Producer/Writer) – Doncaster-born childhood friends united by a passion for storytelling, pride for their hometown and an ambition to share Northern, working-class stories to the world.
Mad Friday Productions (MFP) are a Doncaster-based, collaboration-driven, women-led theatre company founded in 2021 by Danielle Phillips (Actor/Writer) and Lauren Yvonne Townsend (Producer/Writer) – Doncaster-born childhood friends united by a passion for storytelling, pride for their hometown and an ambition to share Northern, working-class stories to the world.
MFP champions big ideas from Northern, working-class and neurodiverse artists, our work spans theatre, short film, community arts projects, exhibition and live events.
“We don’t believe in doing anything by halves and our ambition is to be a leading company in high-quality theatrical productions and new writing created and developed in Yorkshire, produced and toured all over the world.”
In 2025 Mad Friday Productions became the Associate Company at Cast, Doncaster.