Jump to top of pageThe next production will be as part of the Jubilee Year celebrations in 2012. The Drama Group are organising a special 'Jubilee Drama and Art Festival' to be held on the 29th March - 1st April 2012. This will be at our new venue of Church Farm Barn, the Causeway, Walsham le Willows, by kind permission of Mr. Richard Martineau. Bury Theatre Services will convert the barn into a fully equipped auditorium, with lights, stage, and of course, not forgetting heating!
There will be a musical comedy written especially for this occasion by Matthew Lockyer and John Hall, entitled 'This Blessed Plot'. We are also planning to include an evening of live music, a Saturday morning children's production, wine-tasting, cookery and pottery demonstrations, and an exhibition of local artists' work, all happening at various stages throughout the festival weekend. The event will conclude with a convivial morning of coffee, bacon butties and Sunday newspapers.
Last year's production was a Variety Show giving everyone an opportunity to show off their talents and the audience were not disappointed with a show full of singing, dancing, music recitals and comedy.
The Walsham Drama Group was formed way back in 1992 by a group of friends looking for a way to while away the long dark evenings of a Walsham winter. What they came up with, as their first production, was a pantomime, which proved to be such a success that they have never looked back. Their performances have been held in the village Memorial Hall on a Thursday, Friday and Saturday night early in February with a Saturday matinee to draw in the children. The script writers are both members of the group, (not to mention pillars of the community), so their shows contain plenty of local humour and topical gags…audience participation is strictly encouraged! New members of all ages and abilities are always welcome, to help both on and off the stage. Anyone interested in joining can contact Fran Harding on 01359 259693 for more information. Otherwise, read on, (and see the Diary of Events!) for details of their next production!
We would love to see you at the above performances!