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In November, the Watlington Players in Watlington, Norfolk, will pick up the gauntlet to create a show in 24 hours – with an adult pantomime as their preferred presentation. A member of the Players has written an original panto for the group and its over-18s, but Director, Kevin Rooney, isn’t...

It’s a fund-raising idea that could have come straight from the imagination of the fun-loving vicar of Dibley, Geraldine Granger, herself. To raise money for their theatre in Manningtree, Essex, the Manifest Theatre Group challenged themselves to create a stage production of the much-loved TV series, The Vicar of Dibley,...

I talk about the benefits of NODA Theatre Summer School endlessly – but I think it is even more powerful to hear it from the point of view of those that attend. The students who have contributed to this article are just a few of many. They have all reaped...

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,...