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27 December 2013

Sleeping Beauty… the pantomime of your dreams!

A Dream of a Pantomime! OH YES IT IS! Once upon a time, in Muddleby on the Marsh, a beautiful princess is born. The entire kingdom is delighted, apart from the evil Witch Hazel, who places a curse on the princess at her christening which means that by her 18th birthday, she […]
17 November 2013

WADS Autumn Production- Angels of Death

WADS Autumn Production- Angels of Death Another enjoyable murder mystery; newly written by WADS member Karen Foster, which kept everyone in suspense each evening.  The cast kept us guessing and played their parts to the full, remaining in character while they were grilled for clues as to who the murderer was. A […]
6 October 2013

‘Angels of Death’ – written by WADS member Karen Foster!

Tucked away in a quiet corner of rural England lies Angel’s Repose; advertised as a perfect retreat centre specialising in New Age spirituality and holistic therapies – a place of calm, a place to unwind, recharge batteries and find oneself.  Then by chance the owner and a first-time visitor find they have […]
3 December 2012

WADS Outing Saturday 24 November 2012

On Saturday 24th November, many WADS made the trip to the Wycombe Swan to see “Radio Times, the Musical”, set in a wartime BBC radio studio during a variety show. The stars were Gary Wilmot and Sarah Crowe, alongside a multi-talented troupe who could all sing, dance and play musical instruments. The […]
3 December 2012

Pam Moren-Brown

Many WADs members attended a Memorial Service at Dorchester Abbey, followed by a Funeral Service at Oxford Crematorium on Monday 26th November. Pam had been a long-standing member of WADs contributing her immense creative powers through costume and set design and script writing, the latter including a very successful pantomime version of […]
29 October 2012

November Members Social ‘Radio Times’

WADS Members Social this November is to visit the Wycombe Swan to see the musical comedy ‘Radio Times’. Gary Wilmot (Chicago, Me and My Girl) and Olivier Award winner Sara Crowe(Private Lives, Four Weddings and a Funeral) lead a cast of fifteen actor-musicians in this gloriously funny musical comedy from the composer of […]
28 October 2012

The History of the Panto

Pantomime is British. No one else has it, and it is a marvellous and wonderful (if a little eccentric! ) British institution. Pantomimes take place around the Christmas period and are nearly always based on well-known children’s stories such as Peter Pan, Aladdin, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty etc. Pantomimes are performed not only […]