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27 June 2013

Directors Workshop 2012

Great picture of John and Sandra at the directors workshop! (Excerpt courtesy of the ODN Newsletter June 2013) The Oxfordshire Drama Network (ODN) Director’s Workshop was run with insightful comments and humour by professional Director, Carol Metcalfe. Carol Metcalfe was the Founder and Artistic Director of the Bridewell Theatre for 10 years […]

12 June 2013

WADS AGM Monday 17 June 2013

Click here to view you invitation!

26 May 2013

Absent Friends – May 2013

Colin must be comforted in his grief over the death of his fiancée. His friends, who never met the girl, arrange a tea party for him. Understandably, they are on edge wondering what to say to him. But there is more to their unease than that, for Diana and her husband Paul, […]

26 January 2013

Robinson Crusoe and the Pirates – January 2013

Buckle your swash, grab your sword and transport yourself to Brazil for Robinson Crusoe & the Pirates. Written by Alan P Frayn and produced by Marcia Spiers & Sandy Worsfold the WADS annual pantomime will take place towards the end of January. Set in the Port of Rio de Janeiro (as opposed […]

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 November 2012

An interesting and useful Amdram site?

Came accross this site and thought I would share it with you! http://www.amateurtheatredirectory.co.uk/ Tell us what you think?

15 November 2012

Pam Moren Brown

Hello everyone I have just received some very sad news that after a long illness Pam Moren Brown passed away on Tuesday night. For those of you that didn’t know Pam, she has been involved with WADS for many years and was an honorary member! Pam was a lovely, talented and creative […]

5 November 2012

Rehearsal Schedule – Robinson Crusoe and the Pirates

Click here to download the rehearsal schedule for Robinson Crusoe and the Pirates. (Right Mouse Click and choose “Save Target as …” or “Save Link as …” depending on your browser. Choose a folder to save the PDF file on your PC.)

30 October 2012

Touch and Go

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 […]