History

 

It all began at the end of the year 2000. ‘Blow-In’ Maggie Frame, who has a background of theatre and tv, spotted the then empty and unloved Parochial Hall (the original parish church), with its stage and other facilities, and had an idea… She got in touch with other local residents, and on 7^th December a meeting was held to discuss possibilities, attended by 17 interested people. They discussed lighting, props, a piano, and how to get these…

 

It was decided that a ‘Showcase of Local Talent’ should be produced, and auditions were held on the 30^th of January the next year. Maggie and the others were pleasantly surprised at the mine of local talent unearthed, and after several weeks of rehearsals the show was held in the Hall on 20^th of April, featuring song, dance, comedy and a short play, ‘Big Brother’. The whole affair was a great success.

 

Buoyed up by the success of this first venture, the Group decided to stage a pantomime for the Christmas season, and a version of ‘The Little Drummer Boy’, written and directed by Maggie, was put on, with 27 children and 20 adults participating. We haven’t stopped since!

 

For details and photographs of all of our productions from ‘The Little Drummer Boy’ onwards, follow this link to 'Past Performances'.