Welcome

We are an amateur dramatic group, now celebrating our 45th year.

We present a pantomime every Spring and plays every Summer and Autumn.

We are always open to those who want to get involved at any level of Cast and Crew and welcome Directors with ideas of future productions.

We raise money for local and distant charitable causes.

We are based in the beautiful Peak District of Derbyshire, United Kingdom as well as on YouTube, Facebook and Twitter.

Future Productions

The Elves and The Shoemaker (Pantomime)

(based upon the story collected from Gretchen Wild (1787-1819) by Jacob Grimm (1785–1863) and Wilhelm Grimm (1786–1859), ‘the Brothers Grimm’; adapted by Toria Crooks)

This wonderful and loving tale of a weary shoemaker who is visited at night, shortly before Christmas, by little men (elves) who help him, without thought of reward, by working on the unmade shoes.

The charm of this tale has endured across the world to the point that it has been translated into more than one hundred languages and has been adapted into film by Walt Disney, the Muppets (is there a theme developing here?) and others, including a passing reference in the Harry Potter series of books.

The Brothers Grimm were German academics who collected and published folktales, thereby making popular stories such as ‘Cinderella’, ‘Little Red Riding Hood’, ‘Sleeping Beauty’, ‘Snow White’, ‘Hansel and Gretel’, ‘Rapunzel’ and ‘Rumpelstiltskin’. Their collection of folktales, ‘Children’s and Household Tales’ was first published in 1812.

Auditions are at 7:30pm on Sunday 1st December 2024 at the Memorial Hall.

20th - 20th November 2024

Past Productions

A Christmas Carol

13th - 16th November 2024

The Crucible

18th - 22nd June 2024

Robin Hood

28th - 2nd March 2024

Much Ado About Nothing

8th - 11th November 2023

‘Music from the Movies’ (and all that Jazz!)

26th - 26th August 2023

Gaslight

24th - 27th May 2023