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Will this be their last outing of Cox and Box? The cast for the GWOS production of Princess Ida in 1986, included Jane Dodd as the Lady Psyche and Mike Faulkner as Prince Hilarion. Each of them introduced a friend to the society: Jane's sister, Judi, who was cast as...

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....

Manufacturing heritage takes centre stage. Wolverhampton company, Aldridge Trimmings, opens its doors to Bridgnorth Musical Theatre Company. Who knew that Wolverhampton still holds a connection to the iconic Dagenham Ford factory’s legacy? It turns out that Bridgnorth Musical Theatre Company’s show director, Laura Davies, certainly did! Laura, who also happens...

Stoke Youth Musical Theatre Company was originally formed as the youth section of the former City of Stoke-on-Trent Operatic Society in 1979. The youth section age range was 11 to 21 and it was governed by five members of the former society’s executive committee. Sadly, those five are no longer...

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...

Following the retirement of a long-standing director, Hereford Gilbert & Sullivan Society a friendly multiple award-winning local society are seeking to appoint a successor for this highly successful company for the 2022 season. Production is at the Courtyard Theatre Hereford mid-March 2022 - directional rehearsals required from January. ££ Directors...

Director wanted. Knowle Musical Society Knowle Musical Society will be presenting “The King & I” in March 2022 at the Core Theatre in Solihull and seek a director.   KMS rehearses on Monday & Wednesday evenings in Knowle with rehearsals starting in September 2021 although there could be two or...

To: All Societies, Individual and Joint Members of the NODA West Midlands Region.  The spread of the coronavirus has intensified in Europe including the UK in recent days, and we are all facing an extremely challenging time. Our first concern is the impact on our loved ones and our day-to-day...