Latest News – Page 5

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 […]

26 October 2012

ROBINSON CRUSOE – The Book

Crusoe leaves England, setting sail from the Queens Dock in Hull on a sea voyage in September 1651, against the wishes of his parents, who want him to stay home and become a businessman. After a tumultuous journey that sees his ship wrecked by a vicious storm, his lust for the sea […]

26 October 2012

ROBINSON CRUSOE- The Origins

The Pantomime takes its title and story from the novel by Daniel Defoe, published in 1719. Daniel Defoe, in turn took some of the origins of his novel from the true life adventures of a sailor called Alexander Selkirk. Selkirk was stranded on the desert island of Mas-a-Tierra, (now renamed Robinson Crusoe […]

26 October 2012

Understanding Comedy Tragedy Theatre Masks

Comedy tragedy theatre masks, like the concepts of comedy and tragedy in theatre were born in ancient Greece. Hundreds of years before the birth of Christ the Greeks were immersed in a culture that held the theatre as, not only a form of entertainment, but as an integral part of their religious […]

20 October 2012

WADS Coffee Shop Saturday 20 October 2012

Well done the Workers! We cleared £147.20 on the sales of coffee/cake etc. and took £40 on the raffle. Thanks for all your hard work. Peter Saunders

11 October 2012

Touch and Go – October 2012

Touch & Go is a very funny comedy play previously performed by WADS and well received back in 1995. The fact that we were both familiar with it was influential in its choice for us as debut producers. We have been active members of WADS both on and off stage, for many […]

30 May 2012

Diamond Jubilee Show Gallery

30 January 2012

Babes in the Woods Show Gallery