A friendly community group, founded in 2015, for anyone interested in drama and theatre. We usually meet once a month for workshops, script readings, theatre visits, writing, and lots more. Why not come along to one of our meetings? It doesn’t matter if you see yourself on-stage, backstage, or in the audience. No experience necessary! No need to join-up or commit to anything. All of the sessions are drop-in and very informal.Seahouses
Contact: info@ssad.club or via our website or social media
Shiney Row MVC
Sunderland
Established in 1959 Shiney Row Male Voice Choir furthers the tradition of Male Voice Choirs, bringing joy through music to its members and the public alike
Sightline Productions is an outreach theatre company. Our goal is to provide a platform to increase and improve the representation of underrepresented ideas, identities, or groups. We aim to create productions that have an impact beyond the theatre itself by working alongside charities and other organisations.
Simonside Youth Theatre is located in Newbiggin-by-the-Sea in southeast Northumberland. It is located on the north east coast of England, approximately 15 miles north of Newcastle-Upon-Tyne
The Society has been in existence for over 70 years and performs in the newly refurbished and renamed Lamplight Arts Centre. We are always looking for new members to keep the Society going, particularly men, so if you would like to join us then please come along to our rehearsals on a Tuesday evening in the Lamplight Arts Centre rehearsal rooms. You will be made most welcome. Even if you do not wish to appear on stage, there are plenty of essential jobs to be done both behind scenes and in the auditorium. So if you would like to help with scenery or receiving the audience in the front of the theatre, get in touch with us, all help is always welcome.
We are one of South Tyneside's leading amateur theatre groups producing a variety of senior and junior productions each year. We welcome budding actors, people interested in the various disciplines of stagecraft, such as: sound recording, lighting design, set building, wardrobe, props, admin skills etc. "It's great fun and rewarding for people of all abilities... 'especially ages of 20-30 and 40-90 somethings' but main qualification is the ability to work and enjoy yourself" General Enqiry: info@westovians.co.uk Box Office: boxoffice@westovians.co.uk Membership: membership@westovians.co.uk Business Enquiry: business@westovians.co.uk
Spennymoor Stage and Song
County Durham
Spennymoor Stage and Song; entertaining the region since 1912 through pantomimes and musicals, with an array of family entertainment for all. Contact: spennymoorstageandsong1@gmail.com
Spotlight Community Theatre Productions was founded in 2011 to produce quality theatre productions in the North East of England. We are a mixed age group, ranging from 7 year olds up to adults. We all have a passion for music and theatre and love putting on shows for the local community. We have put on shows from different genres and love the challenge of a new show.
Established soon after World War Two and still going strong, the St. Andrew's Operatic Society practices on Sunday evenings. We have been providing Gilbert and Sullivan operettas in Sunderland for over 65 years now, having great fun along the way and many life-long friendships have been formed. Whilst we are all amateurs we aim to achieve very high standards, whilst remembering the need to enjoy ourselves. We rehearse all year round, with two short breaks, so there is always something going on including regular social events. We are a friendly group who enjoy singing the wonderful G & S music and who are extremely proud of our very good reputation in the area. For all General Equiries please contact our Secretary by email secretary@standrewsos.co.uk If your enquiry is for tickets for our forthcoming production or wish to place an order please email our tickets secretary, on tickets@standrews.co.uk Email: chairman@standrewsos.co.uk
Starlight Theatre Productions is a theatre company based in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Previous include the NODA award winning Legally Blonde and the sell out smash hit, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.
After 8 years of training young people in performing arts, the schools are preparing to take on a new character as Starset Theatre. As our classes across the north-east grow in number and size, with more and more students wishing to join and be involved in several of our productions at once, we decided that a universal name across all our classes would help the students to feel part of the same organisation. This will also allow us to perform successful shows in other theatres, giving the students more opportunities, as well as increased scope for professional productions, all under the Starset Theatre banner. Contact Details Address 14 Alison Drive, East Boldon, Tyne & Wear NE36 0SY Email: info@johnhudsonmusic.co.uk
Suffragette Thetare Company is an all-inclusive amateur drama group at Josephine Butler college. We invite those of all abilities and inclinations to get involved, whether you’re a serious actor or simply known as a bit of a drama queen by your friends we would love for you to get involved. We specialise in politically charged theatre! We host our annual Murder Mystery Formal, our most popular event, along with various productions throughout the year, very recently performing our very first panto! We welcome people of all abilities and experience and pride ourselves on being one of the most relaxed and friendly theatre groups around. Generally our productions are only open to Butlerites, but occasionally for our bigger shows we welcome anyone who is at Durham!
Contact via our website or social media
Sunderland Amateur Operatic Society
Tyne and Wear
Whether your already a member of the society, would like to get involved or just want to be informed about upcoming events or performances, this is a group for us to share any news we have about the SAOS and keep everyone up to date. For further information sunderland.aos@ntlworld.com
Rehearsals are held every Monday at Langdon Square Community Centre, Coulby Newham starting at 7.30 pm. Prospective new members should contact the Honorary Secretary of Teesside Musical Theatre Company Contact via our website or social media
We are based in Southlands Centre, Teesside, TS30HG
TYT was set up under Northeast Producers Traveling Theatre Company. The aim of our Theatre Group is to encourage creativity, build confidence and self esteem and to teach the youngsters new skills; with the most important thing for us being to provide a safe and comfortable environment for the youngsters to do this in. The workshops are relaxed and friendly weekly classes in which the youngsters will have the chance to explore the world of drama, learn new skills and make new friends. During the workshops we will work with the youngsters not only enhancing their current performance skills but also giving them the opportunity to learn new performance techniques. Attending the workshops will provide the youngsters with many skills that will be of use to them throughout life. The workshops are not all about acting, singing and dancing, though of course these elements form the basics of our workshops, but they focus on helping the children with their communication skills, self-expression and for us one of the most important skills; self-confidence. Contact: tyt@northeastproducers.co.uk
Email: admin@blackboxmerseyside.co.uk Black Box Theatre Company, founded as a cooperative in 1994, is the longest surviving component of what is now called Black Box Creative Communities CIC Ltd. With an impressive back catalogue of productions the company offers opportunities for new, up-and-coming as well as seasoned actors, writers, directors and technicians to develop their skills and further their experience in main-stage productions.
County Durham Romney Cottage, Cotherstone, Barnard Castle, County Durham, DL12 9PG
Email: enquiries@castleplayers.co.uk The Castle Players is a community drama group based in Barnard Castle, County Durham. It is a Company Limited by Guarantee and a Registered Charity. Since establishing in the late 1980s, The Castle Players has become one of the region’s leading non-professional theatre companies. You should be over 16 to join. If you are younger than 16 you can join our Youth Theatre The Turrets. "Is there any other group, amateur or professional, apart possibly from the RSC, which could fill any venue in Teesdale for four nights with any work by the Bard?" The Castle Players has presented high quality outdoor Shakespeare to sell-out audiences every summer since 1989. Winter tours of Teesdale's pubs and village halls have incuded new plays, adaptations of classic texts irreverent cabaret and traditional fireside tales.
Based in the town centre of Blyth, the Phoenix theatre is a fantastic arts resource complete with a 300 seat theatre space, rehearsal space, bar and foyer gallery. The theatre programme successfully combines both amateur and professional performances and attracts audiences from a broad area including North Tyneside and rural Northumberland. In the early 1990's the Blyth Arts and Community Association operated a small amateur theatre group out of a converted church. The building was condemned because of an unsafe roof in 1994. An energetic amateur committee identified the opportunity to regenerate their site. With combined funding from the National Lottery, The Foundation for Sport and Arts, local authority and other local sources the new building with a 300 seat theatre opened in 1997. The theatre presents a regular programme of professional performing arts to its local community and has successfully brought amateur and professional practitioners alongside each other to develop work for the community. box office: 01670 367 228 Email: box.office@thephoenixtheatre.org.uk We at the Phoenix look forward to welcoming new members whether acting or non-acting. There are vacancies in all departments. Whatever your theatrical interest come along and see what facilities we have to offer. Contact admin@thephoenixtheatre.org.uk
Formed in 1971 by a handful of enthusiasts as part of the newly formed SCA (Sedgefield Community Association), Sedgefield Players set high, professional standards but also have a great deal of fun putting on shows. The hard work and camaraderie involved is extremely therapeutic, whether on stage, back stage or front-of-house. New members are always welcome; no auditioning necessary. Just come along to our regular meetings in Sedgefield Parish Hall at 7:30 p.m. every Sunday and Wednesday. Our youth section SPYS meets every Sunday at 6:30 p.m., also in the Parish Hall. (For more information on them, see SPYS) If you`d like to act, make costumes, build sets, operate lights or sound effects, sell programmes or make coffee – come and join us ! You`ll have a great time ! Or maybe you`d be happy to come along to the Parish Hall and enjoy excellent live theatre. We produce full-length plays in March, June and November, a pantomime at Christmas and, in September, a Festival of One Act Plays. (For further information, see Drama Festival) The Players have gained numerous awards over the years, both at Sedgefield Festival and others, including Saltburn, Wakefield and the Isle of Man Contact: ask@sedgefieldplayers.co.uk
For all young people aged 11 - 19 years to join . They are taught the 3 main Musical Theatre Disciplines ( Singing, Dancing & Acting. The aim to produce and perform a Musical Production . The group was founded in 1997 , and is situated in Shildon, Co. Durham , and has members from Bishop Auckland, Newton Aycliffe, , Darlington and other surrounding areas in it . The Tearways perform one Musical Production and one Pantomime per year. Free to join , no nasty fees to pay. Contact via our website or social media
Contact mail@taos.org.uk TAOS produces two shows every year and has donated lots of money to various charities; this is one of its main aims, and its members look to the future with hope. The committee works tremendously hard - the society\’s standards are high and has a lot of talented members. The society really does need many more interested young people who love to sing, act or work backstage. In fact anyone who is interested in making a contribution towards its very successful productions!! If you like singing and acting why not join us?
