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MINUTES OF THE 17th ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF THE NODA EAST MIDLANDS REGION, held on SUNDAY 9th JUNE 2024 at 12.00 AT MELTON MOWBRAY THEATRE. 1.  Welcome:  Councillor Jules Jones welcomed all to the Meeting (82 people) and introduced Alison Roberts (Secretary), Kelly Taylor (Treasurer), and Christine Hunter Hughes, President...

Are you an actor who is interested in combining their vocal and instrumental skills with their acting skills?  Or are you a musician that is excited about the possibility of using your skills in a theatrical setting?   Together we will dive deep into exploring where character meets instrument and...

Thame Players are delighted to announce that they are hosting a set of three free acting workshops, entitled Sharing Shakespeare: Getting a Taste of His Language, at the Players Theatre, Thame, on the evenings of Monday 15th, Monday 22nd, and Monday 29th September Bruce Alexander, the eminent Shakespearean actor, will...

NODA South West Award Winners (for 2024 Season) We're delighted to announce the winners for the NODA South West Awards (for productions in 2024). Our award season runs for the calendar year. To be considered for a nomination make sure you invite your local Regional Rep to come and see...

The dramatic turn around of Exeter Little Theatre Company Just 2 years ago, Exeter Little Theatre Company (ELTC) were in a desperate situation. The possibility of losing their company and premises was almost inevitable, had it not been for the incredible hard work of the new committee and dedicated members...

An interview with Jack Wolfe   Leaders of youth theatre don't work to get accolades or public thanks, many never see any of their students’ work on the professional stage, but anyone who heard the acceptance speeches given by Jack Wolfe (29) couldn't help but be moved by his references...

Banbury Operatic Society stage performance in their twinned town   Banbury Operatic Society (BOS) has a long history of staging performances for our twin town, and our most recent trip to Hennef, Germany, to perform our concert, Kings and Queens, was another fantastic chapter in this tradition. Hennef is one...

New youth group in a growing community   The village of Witchford in Cambridgeshire is a popular, pretty and growing community about 2.5 miles from the cathedral city of Ely. New houses are being built there, bolstering the existing housing supply of vintage homes and more modern builds, all of...

The best panto villain song written! To say that playing the Wicked Witch of the West has been on my to do list for quite some time would be an understatement. In January of 2025, I got my wish to play arguably one of the greatest female villains ever written....

Harvey Kay, a veteran panto actor, who has trodden the boards since the 1930s, has decided to take his final curtain call after reaching one hundred! Great, great grandfather, Harvey, first took to the stage as a very nervous 8-year-old in the 1930s, at a theatre near his home town...