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Olveston Parish Players are sad to announce the loss of our greatly esteemed Director Emeritus, Linda Evans who died earlier this year. Linda was born in 1938 in Weston-super-Mare, and as a child moved to Bristol, where she attended the Duncan House School.  Her childhood was shaped by regular trips to...

We're delighted to announce the nominations for the NODA South West Awards (for shows performed in the year from 1st January to 31st December 2024). The results will be announced at our NODA South West Annual Awards Evening on 24th May 2025 at Sandy Park Exeter EX2 7NN. NODA South West WILFRED...

We're delighted to announce the South West Certificates Of Excellence and our District Achievement Award Winners (for productions and achievements in 2024). Presentations to these groups will be made at our Awards Evening at our NODA South West Annual Awards Evening on 24th May 2025 at Sandy Park Exeter EX2 7NN. NODA...

We are delighted to announce the results are in for the South West area Poster and Programme Competition for 2024. We'll be celebrating these achievements at our Awards Evening at our NODA South West Annual Awards Evening on 24th May 2025 at Sandy Park Exeter EX2 7NN. The winning entries will go...

The NODA South West AGM will be on 30th March 2025, at the Walnut Tree Inn, North Petherton, Somerset TA6 6QA from 10.30 for 11am. The meeting is open all members of NODA, whether through personal membership or via a Society membership. It is important for us to hear your views and...

Bookings are now open for our NODA South West Annual Awards Evening on 24th May 2025 at Sandy Park Exeter EX2 7NN. Tickets are on sale via Eventbrite. For T&Cs and to book see  Click here to book A maximum of 10 tickets can be purchased per society - we have...

Save the date! This year’s award ceremony is taking place on Saturday 24th May 2025, from 7pm. As the event is getting even more popular, we’ll be moving to Sandy Park, Exeter this year, which allows us to seat up to 600 people for dinner, up to 250 people more...

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...

Bournemouth and Boscombe Light Opera Company - known locally as BBLOC, (pronounced B-block) started life as Boscombe Light Opera Company in 1954, and is Bournemouth’s largest amateur musical theatre company. BBLOC has often led the way with new shows - New Moon in 1962, Naughty Marietta in 1964, and The...

St Austell AOS was approached by Cornwall Libraries to enquire whether we would like to contribute to National Story Telling Week, which ran from 27th January to 4th February 2024. The book, chosen by Karen Burdon, was The Baddies by Julia Donaldson. St Austell AOS prides itself on working in,...