2 February 2026
WADS MAGIC IN PANTOLAND. The Woodcote Amateur Dramatic Society’s Pantomime for 2026, ‘Once Upon a Time inPantoland,’ written by Alex Jackson, played to full audiences at the Village Hall for sixperformances over the last two weekends in January. This production may have been aslight departure from the normal pantomime fare, but any […]
26 May 2025
How do you take Shakespeare’s ‘King Lear’ the greatest ‘Tragedy’ ever written and turn it into a side-splitting comedy, laced with expletives? This is what Ian Hislop and Nick Newman have done with ‘A Bunch of Amateurs’, Woodcote Amateur Dramatic Society’s Spring production for 2025. In so doing, the authors have presented […]
14 January 2025
After a gap of nearly five years the decision of the Woodcote Amateur Dramatic Society to stage their 55 th Panto was fully justified as their production of Alan P Frayne’s Aladdin illustrated their undoubted flair for this unique and eccentric British tradition. The change to a pre-Christmas format did nothing to […]
30 May 2024
For their 2024 Spring production the Woodcote Amateur Dramatic Society chose a triple bill of three one-act plays, which turned out to be an inspired decision.
24 July 2023
Produced by Chloe Macdonald-Spiers Thursday 16, Friday 17 & Saturday 18 Nov 2023
30 January 2023
For more years than most of us care to remember, the Woodcote Amateur Dramatic Society has entertained us on a regular basis, but seldom, if ever, have they exceeded the entertainment value they provided in bringing to the stage, ‘Checkout Girls’, a comedy by Jean Roche. It was an inspired choice of […]
4 October 2022
A write-up by Sam Peates ……………. The WADs Autumn Production, ‘The WI Blues’, written by John Peel was something of a departure from the normal repertoire for this well-established and prolific society. Plays for all-women casts are hard to come by but, as in this case, the choice of play can be […]
13 May 2022
Join us on 17 or 18 June 2022 at 7.45pm An Ill Wind Bookings: Box Office Online or via Phone 07956 136 750 GBP 12.00 per person – or book a table! WADS MURDER MYSTERY – AN ILL WIND. The old proverb, ‘An ill wind blows nobody any good’ might have […]
30 September 2021
An Evening of Comedy and Song – 11-13th November 2021
22 July 2019
25 February 2019
WOODCOTE AMATEUR DRAMATIC SOCIETY’S 2019 PANTOMIME CINDERELLA The snow which carpeted Woodcote to a depth of four inches, followed by minus temperatures, making pavements treacherous and most side-roads almost impassible, failed to deter the hardy locals who turned out in droves to ensure that the annual Woodcote pantomime played to sell-out audiences […]
6 November 2018
Performances Saturday 26th and Sunday 27th January 2019 Saturday 2nd and Sunday 3rd February 2019
1 October 2018
17 April 2018
5 December 2017
The Emperor’s New Clothes by Limelight Scripts Produced by Marcia Spiers & Sandy Worsfold The vain Emperor Fancypants cares about nothing except wearing and displaying clothes! The nation’s entire budget is has been squandered on clothes and the royal family is on the brink of abdication! Meanwhile, out in the streets, citizens […]
24 April 2017
Valentines Day Murder by Karen Ince Produced by Terry Sopp & Marcia Spiers The date is February 14th 1926. Welcome to “Jackie D’s Soft Drinks”, a famous speakeasy in prohibition Chicago. This high-class establishment is owned and run by Abe Bernstein, the oldest of the four Bernstein brothers, and the leader of […]