South West
Bleadon Players
Weston super Mare, Somerset
South West
Welcome to the Regional page for the South West.
Scroll down to find contact details for our committee members including Regional Representatives
To find out more about show reports within the South West see our article South West Show Reports – an explanation
Our region is split into 17 districts (the towns listed are not intended to be an exhaustive list):
- District 1 - West Cornwall & Isles of Scilly
(Penzance, Helston, Falmouth, St Ives, Redruth) - District 2 - East Cornwall
(Truro, St Austell, Newquay, Padstow, Bodmin, Liskeard, Launceston) - District 3 - Plymouth
(Plymouth, Yelverton, Saltash, Totnes, Tavistock, Ivybridge) - District 4 - South Devon
(Newton Abbot, Teignmouth, Kingsbridge, Torquay, Brixham, Dawlish, Paignton) - District 5 - Mid & East Devon
(Exeter, Tiverton, Exmouth, Crediton, Cullompton) - District 6 - East Devon with Lyme Regis & The Channel Islands
(Axminster, Sidmouth, Jersey, Guernsey, Honiton, Lyme Regis, Salterton) - District 7 - West & North Devon
(Barnstaple, Bideford, Minehead, Oakhampton, Torrington) - District 8 - Mid & South Somerset
(Yeovil, Wells, Glastonbury, Street, Crewkerne, Chard, Wincanton, Shepton Mallet) - District 8A - Mid & West Somerset
(Taunton, Illminster, Wellington, Watchet) - District 9 - Mid & North East Somerset
(Bridgwater, Nailsea, Clevedon, Weston-Super-Mare, Burnham-on-Sea, Portishead) - District 10 - Bath & South Wiltshire
(South Bath, Warminster, Salisbury, Frome, Trowbridge, Radstock) - District 11 - West Dorset
(Weymouth, Bridport, Sherbourne, Sturminster Newton, Swanage, Dorchester, Wareham, Shaftsbury) - District 12 - East Dorset
(Bournemouth, Poole, Ferndown, Christchurch) - District 13 - Bristol
(Bristol, Yate) - District 14 - Bath & North Wiltshire
(North Bath, Keynsham, Melksham, Devizes) - District 15 - Gloucestershire
(Cheltenham, Gloucester, Tewkesbury, Thornbury, Lechlade, Stroud, Lydney, Cirencester) - District 16 - Swindon & Surrounds
(Swindon, Malmesbury, Chipping Sodbury, Dursley, Chippenham, Royal Wooten Bassett, Marlborough)
For fairness and consistency, Representatives usually do not have their own groups in their own Districts. As a result, some groups will be moved to a neighbouring District to address this, or a Representatives live just outside the District they represent.
Matt ended up in Amateur Theatre entirely by accident at the tender age of 25 and has been involved in it ever since. Progressing from back row of the chorus to principal parts, he has had a go at most aspects and roles involved in putting on a Production and running a Society. Some of these have proved to be more successful than others(!), but Matt has always approached them with a willingness to learn and a sense of fun.
Directing has been his real finding in recent years, having completed some 23 productions to date. Matt is still half-way through researching and writing a guide to directing Amateur Theatre, in order to share best practices and what else he has learnt as an Amateur Director.
Matt was Regional Editor for NODA South West from 2012 to 2024, before becoming Councillor in September 2024.