Reviews – WADS

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 […]

24 July 2023

The Amateur Killer (a Murder Thriller) by Robert Scott

Produced by Chloe Macdonald-Spiers Thursday 16, Friday 17 & Saturday 18 Nov 2023

25 February 2019

Cinderella 2019 – A wonderful review

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 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 […]