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2 February 2026

Once Upon a time in Pantoland

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 […]

2 July 2025

Join Us!

If you are interested in joining us, come along to our cheese and wine night Tuesday 15th July.

26 May 2025

A BUNCH OF AMATEURS? YOU MUST BE JOKING!

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

ALADDIN’S LAMP SHINES BRIGHT FOR WADS

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

Chloe stars in Triple Triumph for WADS

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.

6 November 2018

WADS Pantomime 2019 – Performances

Performances Saturday 26th and Sunday 27th January 2019 Saturday 2nd and Sunday 3rd February 2019

1 October 2018

WADS Movie Night – Grease

17 April 2018

Double Bill – In Need of Care & Blue Suede Blues

5 December 2017

The Emperor’s New Clothes 2018

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 […]

4 October 2017

Letter from the Chairman

After two very successful productions the WADS members are now having a well earned rest! We started the year with our annual Panto Dick Whittington which went down a storm. Oh yes it did! With six performances put on over two weekends in Jan/Feb, a great time was had by everyone involved. The […]

6 September 2017

Valentine’s Day Murder Review

Three nights, five suspects a whole lot of drama! Woodcote Amateur Dramatic Society performed their production of Valentine’s Day Murder, written by former WADS member Karen Ince who now resides in Kent, at the village hall in May. Set in Chicago, at a speakeasy club known as Jackie D’s, one of the […]

5 September 2017