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Centre Stage Theatre London dive under the sea with their production of The Little Mermaid. Rising to the technical challenges, the group explain their process! Our interpretation of the story of The Little Mermaid focusing on exploring the paradigm that ‘the grass is always greener on the other side’, reflected...

When Waddington Dramatic Society committee decided that their tired old stage at the village hall was long overdue for a make-over, they decided that they were going to get the job done themselves. Little did they realise what an incredible, mammoth task it would turn out to be! With the...

Alongside NODA we are celebrating an anniversary this year. Ours is the forty fifth anniversary of our community theatre group. Our beginnings never led us to believe we would still be presenting live theatre to audiences. We started as part of a group of people from the village of Credenhill...

Robert Fyfe, honorary president of Runway Theatre Company, has received an Order of the British Empire Medal for services to the arts and to the community in the city. Mr Fyfe retired this year after 40 years with Runway Theatre Company - with 27 of them as chairman and director. Originally called the Glasgow Airport...

NODA Scotland previously presented a series of annual amateur theatrical workshops in the central West of Scotland. These workshops proved to be a great success which brought like-minded people together, to develop and enhance essential performance skills required for amateur musical theatre, and hosted in an environment which was safe...

15th February 1984, saw the birth of a Gloucestershire tradition and an anniversary celebration in 2024. With the exception of the ‘covid years’, Promenade Productions have brought fun and laughter to the people of Gloucestershire each winter with a traditional family pantomime. The first panto, Sing a Song of Sixpence...

Arguably the world’s favourite musical, The Sound of Music is synonymous with songs from high on top of the Alps, mischievous children in matching sailor blouses and shirts and lots of singing nuns. But a Spring 2024 production of  the Rodgers and Hammerstein’s classic, staged by VAMPS of St Neots,...

Hardingstone Players Celebrate 50 Years Hardingstone Players, a small village society based on the edge of Northampton, began its life 50 years ago, when four villagers had an ambition to put on a pantomime.  Rehearsals started at the village hall in the autumn of 1974, and Aladdin was the very...

SIEGRIED SINGS GILBERT AND SULLIVAN! Rehearsals are well underway for Stamford Gilbert and Sullivan Player’s exciting Centenary show of RUDDIGORE which will be performed at the beautiful Stamford Cord Exchange from 10th to 12th October this year. Ruddigore was first performed in Stamford in 1924 when the late, great Sir Malcom Sargent was the society’s musical...

Passionate about Theatre – want to get more involved ? NODA London Region is looking for a new Regional Representative for District L03 to help support the vibrant societies in WEST LONDON The role of the Regional Representative is to support the groups when necessary and keep them abreast of...