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Scottish group chosen to perform at the National Theatre   Last year (2023), Spotlights Community Youth Theatre applied to take part in the National Theatre Connections Festival 2024. And we never imagined the crazy adventure that would ensue as a result. Connections is the National Theatre’s annual nationwide youth theatre...

WOS is seeking an MD for our Autumn 2025 production of Calendar Girls. For this show the MD leads the band from the piano, so an MD that plays is essential. Ideally we’d also like to have an all female creative team for this show so if you are or...

Here are some useful tips to steer you through the booking process Check you have a personal NODA login before Sunday To be able to book onto a course, you first need to log into the NODA website. If you already have a login, check your password and account before...

    2024 not only marks the 125th anniversary of NODA, but also the launch of the ‘new-look’ NODA. But what are NODA doing to ensure we stay relevent for the next 125  years? 1899, the year the Victoria and Albert Museum foundation stone was laid, Noël Coward was born...

The most dazzling fashion statements issued at the NODA East Regional Awards in April, were clearly the province of gentlemen attending the gala. Master of ceremonies, John Horley, gleamed in a maroon satin waistcoat patterned with flowers, while District 4 North Representative, Leslie Judd, released his spirit bird, a peacock,...

It was back to Plymouth for the Annual Night of Glitz and Glamour! Saturday 19th May 2024, saw a return to Plymouth’s Crown Plaza Hotel for NODA Southwest’s Annual Awards Evening, celebrating all the very best in Amateur Theatre in the region for shows performed in 2023. Hosted by Southwest...

On Thursday 9th May, I attended The Lamproom Theatre Barnsley to watch The Lamproom MTC’s production of Priscilla Queen of The Desert. As usual I took a photo of the programme to post on Facebook, tagged the various members who are friends and put my usual “Break a Leg” message...

Joshua Slade was the last person to be hanged for murder in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, in a case dotted with twists and turns. Arrested for the murder of the Reverend Joshua Waterhouse in the nearby village of Stukeley, during a botched burglary, Slade initially looked likely to escape punishment for his...

A major source of reference has been Jim Harland’s books on The History of Blyth and, specifically, Trevor W Harder’s article on Beaconsfield Operatic Society. In the early 1920s, an enthusiastic band of singers in Blyth formed a musical group with possibly the longest title for such an organisation: The...

Stoke Youth Musical Theatre Company was originally formed as the youth section of the former City of Stoke-on-Trent Operatic Society in 1979. The youth section age range was 11 to 21 and it was governed by five members of the former society’s executive committee. Sadly, those five are no longer...