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Amateur drama
www.amdram.co.uk
amdram.co.uk is the free website for the amateur theatre community. It includes free resources for groups and individuals interested in amateur theatre.
All England Theatre Festival www.aetf.org.uk
The All-England Theatre Festival organises the only country-wide eliminating contest for one-act plays in performance.
This provides an opportunity for Amateurs to compete throughout England and to benefit from the adjudication they receive to improve the quality of their performance. It also allows social contact with other like-minded groups so that we can share the experience to our mutual benefit.
The AETF also maintains Contact with other leading bodies involved in Amateur Drama thoughout the UK by means of its membership of the Central Council for Amateur Theatre, The Drama Festivals Consortium and the British Finals Standing Committee.
Finally it is also involved with the Geoffrey Whitworth Trophy Competition, inconjunction with the other 'Hosts' of the British Festival to judge Original, unpublished Scripts that are first produced within the relevant Festivals.
NODA northern www.nodanorthern.co.uk
The National Operatic and Dramatic Association (NODA) was founded in 1899 "to protect and advance the interests of Operatic and Dramatic Art, and of Societies engaged therein".
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Local amateur drama societies
Sedgefield players
www.sedgefieldweb.co.uk/players.html
Deanery Players, Harrogate
For more information on the Deanery Players contact Kath Lunn on 01423 569951
email: info@deaneryplayers.co.uk
Harrogate Dramatic Society
For more information on Harrogate Dramatic Society contact Gordon Methven on 01423 538326
Harrogate Gilbert & Sullivan Society
For more information on Harrogate Gilbert & Sullivan Society contact either Chairman Mike Bratley on 01423 521 046 (maikebratley@tiscali.co.uk); Secretary Clare Newton on 01423 772 642 (newton83@btinternet.com) or Membership Secretary Joan Alderson on 01423 561 581.
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Harrogate Operatic Players
For more information on Harrogate Operatic Society contact Christine Littlewood on 01423 879271 or email info@harrogateoperaticplayers.com or visit www.harrogateoperaticplayers.com
Harrogate St Andrews Players
For more information on the St. Andrews Players contact Kay Hartburn 01937 579 266.
www.standrewsplayers.co.uk
Kamamica
For more information on Kamamica contact Kath Lunn on 01423 569951
Lynton Academy
For more information on The Lynton Academy contact Lynn or Tony on 01423 861233
Harrogate Phoenix Players
For more information on Phoenix Players contact Dave Wiiliamson 01423 507927
Ripon Amateur Operatic Society
For more information on Ripon Am Operatic Society contact Judith Harding on 01423 886 380
www.riponaos.org.uk
Swan Players
For more information on the Swan Players contact Andrew MacHutchon on 01423 529800
Woodlands Drama Group
For more information on Woodlands Drama Group contact Pat Bickerton on 01423 887452 or Lilian Wilcocks on 01423 879200
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Local professional theatre companies
Three over eden www.threeovereden.com
threeovereden is an artist-led theatre company founded in 1999 by playwright and director Bill Martin and actors Leslie Simpson and Michael Carruthers (Michael has since moved on) to create new pieces of work for the theatre. Since 1999 threeovereden have toured extensively and have an existing roster of six shows of differing styles and scale, including a highly successful adaptation of Ibsen’s Peer Gynt.
North Country Theatre www.northcountrytheatre.com
First Floor Offices, 3 Rosemary Lane
Richmond, North Yorkshire. DL10 4DP
Phone: 01 748 825 288
Fax: 01 748 825 362
email: office@northcountrytheatre.com
Based in the beautiful Yorkshire Dales market town of Richmond, North Country Theatre specialises in taking professional theatre out into the country, touring to village halls, small theatres, arts centres, churches, auction marts, castles, railway waiting rooms, hotels, gardens, almost anywhere in fact. The company is funded by Arts Council England. We tour from Hereford and Shropshire to the Scottish Boders and Highlands though most of our work remains in our native North Yorkshire region.
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Local professional theatres and venues
Darlington Civic Theatre
Parkgate,
Darlington,
DL1 1RR
Tel: 01325 486555
Arts Centre
VaneTerrace,
Darlington,
DL3 7AX
Tel: 01325 348843
www.darlingtonarts.co.uk
Harrogate Theatre
Oxford Street
Harrogate
North Yorkshire
HG1 1QF
Box Office Telephone:
+44 (0) 1423 502 116
Email:
info@harrogatetheatre.co.uk
York Theatre Royal
St. Leonard's Place
York
YO1 7HD
By phone
Box Office 01904 623568
Reception 01904 658162
Fax 01904 550164
Box Office Opening Times
Mon 10am–6pm(8pm on performance evenings)
Tues–Sat:10am–8pm
Stephen Joseph Theatre
Westborough,
Scarborough,
YO11 1JW
Box Office 01723 370541
Administration 01723 370540
Restaurant 01723 356655
Fax 01723 360506
Group Bookings 01723 356635
Website: www.sjt.uk.com
Email: enquiries@sjt.uk.com
tickets@sjt.uk.com
Box Office opens 10am Monday - Saturday
Georgian Theatre Royal, Richmond
Victoria Road, Richmond
North Yorkshire, DL10 4DW
Telephone: 01748 823710
Box Office: 01748 825252
www.geogiantheatreroyal.co.uk
Theatre Royal, Newcastle
100 Grey Street
Newcastle-Upon-Tyne
NE1 6BR
www.theatreroyal.co.uk
Box Office
0870 905 5060
Alnwick Playhouse
Bondgate Without
Alnwick
Northumberland
NE66 1PQ
tel: 01665 510785
Queen's Hall Arts Centre
Beaumont Street
Hexham
Northumberland
NE46 3LS
tel: 01434 652477
Whitley Bay Playhouse
Marine Avenue
Whitley Bay
Northumberland
tel: 0191 252 3505
Middlesbrough Theatre
The Avenue, Linthorpe
Middlesbrough
TS5 6SA
Box Office
01642 815181
www.middlesbrough.gov.uk
Hambleton Forum
Bullamoor Road,
Northallerton
North Yorks
www.hambleton.gov.uk
Forum theatre, Billingham
Queensway,
Billingham,
Stockton on Tees.
Box Office 01642 552663
www.forumtheatrebillingham.co.uk
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Arts organisations
Rural Arts North Yorkshire
Aim to develop confidence and skills through involvement in creative activities. and enhance the quality of life for people across North Yorkshire, from the very young to the very old, by increasing access to high quality arts opportunities.
The Old Courthouse
Westgate
Thirsk
YO7 1QS
Telephone: 01845526720
Email: info@ruralarts.org
www.ruralarts.org
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Playwrights
David Tristram www.flyingducks.biz
David Tristram is now one of the most popular and performed playwrights in Britain.
Every year there are hundreds of amateur and professional performances of his plays all over the world, and his work has been translated into many languages. He started writing in 1985 and now has 19 published comedies to his name,
The theatre wing of the web site has full details of all the published plays including synopses, cast requirements and some sneak previews of the scripts.
Willy Russell www.willyrussell.com
Willy Russell is well known as the writer of plays and films such as Educating Rita, Shirley Valentine, Our Day Out, and the musical Blood Brothers. His work has attracted huge and appreciative audiences all over the world and his plays and musicals have won countless awards.
Dennis Potter www.dennispotter.com
This site is the official Dennis Potter presence on the web and is designed to be a repository of information, analysis and commentary on the most innovative dramatist ever to write for British television.
John Godber www.johngodber.co.uk
John Godber was born in 1956, in Upton, West Yorkshire; the son and grandson of miners. He has also won five Edinburgh Fringe First awards and in 1984 won the Laurence Olivier Comedy of the Year Award for Up'nUnder . His plays are performed across the world. Bouncers was nominated for Comedy of the Year in 1985 and won seven Los Angeles Critics Circles Awards and five awards in Chicago in 1987. |
Play publishers and agents
Samuel French www.samuelfrench-london.co.uk
Agents for the collection of performing royalties, play publishers and theatrical booksellers since 1830. |
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