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• Act One Theatre Group

  http://www.act1theatregroup.co.uk/
  Amateur group in Withington, Manchester. Productions, news and gallery.

• Acta Community Theatre

  http://www.acta-bristol.com/
  A community theatre company, providing arts opportunities to excluded communities in the Bristol area.

• Ad Lib Theatre Company

  http://www.adlibtheatre.co.uk/
  Isle of Wight company producing one outdoor production each year: Past productions, profile and contact information.

• Addlestone Community Theatre

  http://www.addlestone-community-theatre.org.uk/
  An amateur group with adult and junior members that produces a pantomime, two plays and a variety show every year.

• Adlington Music and Arts Society

  http://www.adlingtonmusicandarts.com/
  Amateur dramatic and operatic society based in Chorley, Lancashire. Details of future and previous productions, social events and how to join.

• Albrighton Players

  http://www.albrightonplayers.org.uk/
  Amateur drama group in Albrighton, Wolverhampton. Details past productions, future productions, group history and how to get involved.

• Alnwick Stage Musical Society

  http://www.alnwickstagemusical.co.uk/
  History, performances, galleries and contact details.

• Altrincham Garrick Playhouse

  http://www.altrinchamgarrick.co.uk/
  Amateur theatre in Manchester area. Information on the upcoming season and previous seasons.

• Amateur Players of Sherborne

  http://www.aps-sherborne.co.uk/
  Amateur society situated in North Dorset. They perform four plays a year and have strong links with an amateur dramatic group in Greece.

• Amdram

  http://www.amdram.co.uk/
  A site for free information about amateur theatre, and what's on.

• Avalon Theatre Company

  http://www.avalontheatrecompany.co.uk/
  Amateur theatre group based in Streatham, South London. The group specialises in musical productions, including light opera, and welcomes members of all ages.

• Banner Theatre

  http://www.bannertheatre.co.uk/
  A long-established community theatre company, using drama, music, song, back-projected still and moving images and audio recordings as central elements in its touring productions. Based in Birmingham.

• Barton Theatre Company

  http://www.bartontheatre.co.uk/
  Eccles, Manchester. Amateur theatre company producing three to four shows each year for the local community. Information on the current and season productions, history, ticket, and contact details.

• Basildon Players

  http://www.basildonplayers.co.uk/
  This group stage three productions a year ranging from comedy and pantomime to tragedy.

• Beaconsfield Theatre Group

  http://www.btg-theatre.org/
  Amateur dramatics group based in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire. The group usually puts on three shows per year and sometimes enters plays into local drama festivals.

• Bench Theatre

  http://www.amdram.co.uk/bench.htm
  An amateur theatre company in Hampshire producing a wide range of high quality drama and specialising in classic and contemporary plays.

• Bishop Auckland Theatre Society

  http://www.bishopaucklandtheatresociety.co.uk/
  A theatre group based in the North East, performing at least twice a year. Information on past and forthcoming productions.

• Blackmore Players

  http://www.blackmoreplayers.co.uk/
  Amateur theatre group based in Brentwood that performs four shows a year. Visit its current and past productions, social events, and bulletin board.

• Bottisham Players

  http://www.bottishamplayers.org.uk/
  Amateur dramatics group centred on Bottisham, Cambridgeshire that produces a pantomime and two plays every year. Access pictures of past productions and description of their current show.

• Brantham Amateur Theatrical Society

  http://www.batsonline.com/
  Based in Brantham, Suffolk, this group performs musicals and plays, as well as hosting an annual play festival and operating two workshops for younger members.

• Brighton Little Theatre

  http://www.brightonlittletheatre.com/
  An amateur theatre company based in Brighton, staging between ten and twelve productions a year. Booking information and a photo gallery.

• Broadbent Theatre

  http://www.broadbent.org/
  The Broadbent Theatre is owned and run by amateur theatre company, The Lindsey Rural Players. Located in Wickenby, Lincolnshire.

• Canterbury Players

  http://www.thecanterburyplayers.co.uk/
  Amateur dramatics group playing at venues in the Canterbury area.

• Celesta Players

  http://www.celestaplayers.co.uk/
  Amateur dramatic society based in Manchester. Performs several shows each year and has an active youth group.

• Centre Stage

  http://sites.google.com/site/centrestagelondon/
  Amateur musical theatre company based in central London, performing two shows per year. The group rehearses mainly in Camden Town.

• CHaPs Drama Group

  http://www.chapsdrama.com/
  An amateur theatre group based in the Cadbury Heath area of Bristol.

• Chesham Musical Theatre Company

  http://www.cheshammusicaltheatre.co.uk/
  Performs musicals, Gilbert and Sullivan, light opera and old time music hall at least twice a year in Chesham, Buckinghamshire. Includes a gallery of photos from past productions.

• Chesham Theatre Company

  http://www.cheshamtheatrecompany.org.uk/
  Theatre group based in Chesham, Buckinghamshire. Includes profile, information on past and future events, news and contact information.

• Chesham Youth Theatre

  http://cheshamyouththeatre.tripod.com/cyt.html
  A drama group for people between 11 and 18, serving Chesham, Buckinghamshire and the surrounding area. The group has weekly meetings and two main shows a year, and also offers workshops and theatre trips.

• Chicken Shed Theatre Company

  http://www.chickenshed.org.uk/
  Specializes in musicals, ballets, mime, and dance. Based in Southgate, North London.

• Chipstead Players Theatre Company

  http://www.chipsteadplayers.org/
  The Chipstead Players located in Surrey. Interviews, articles, season information and photographs page.

• Chorley Little Theatre

  http://www.chorleylittletheatre.com/
  Based in Lancashire this venue hosts 7 shows a year including musicals. Information on current and past productions, map and booking information.

• Cody Farnborough Amateur Operatic Society

  http://www.cfaos.co.uk/
  One of the premier "non-professional" musical theatre groups in the North Hampshire area, performing 2 major musicals each year at the professional venue the Princes Hall in Aldershot.

• Coleshill Operatic Society

  http://www.coleshilloperaticsociety.co.uk/
  Based in the West Midlands. Includes details of past productions, and booking information.

• Concordia Theatre

  http://www.concordiatheatre.co.uk/
  Independently run amateur theatre in Hinckley, Leicestershire. Hosts pantomime, opera, plays, musicals, dance and professional and corporate events. Details of bookings, future presentations, parking, and a map.

• Derbyshire Ensemble

  http://derbyshire-ensemble.freeservers.com/
  Working with young and old people alike, this company produces a musical, an open-air concert, and a series of smaller concerts troughout the year in the area of Matlock, Derbyshire.

• Dover Operatic and Dramatic Society

  http://www.dods.org.uk/
  Amateur group performing four main shows a year - drama, panto, operatic and next generation (youth) sections. Press and production archives, discussion forums and general information.

• Dunstable Rep Theatre Club

  http://www.littletheatre.org.uk/
  This community theatre offers a look at its current season, how to join, and photos from previous shows. Access their webcam.

• Durham Shakespeare Group

  https://www.facebook.com/DurhamShakespeareGroup
  Amateur group from Durham that can be hired for a small charge to perform a play at evening events. Photos and contact details.

• Erith Playhouse

  http://www.playhouse.org.uk/
  A non-professional repertory theatre sited on the Thames in the London Borough of Bexley. Site features current productions, theatre history and general information.

• Exeter Drama Company

  http://www.exeterdramacompany.co.uk/
  An amateur drama company based in Exeter, Devon, presenting four productions a year. Details of forthcoming and past plays, news and links.

• Forest Musical Productions

  http://www.forestmusical.co.uk/
  Amateur musical company which performs in Ilford. Contains information about current shows as well as social events.

• Foursight Theatre

  http://www.foursighttheatre.co.uk/
  A women's theatre company based in Wolverhampton. The company is committed to creating 'total theatre' - a holistic style of performance rooted in physical theatre, combining word, movement and music in equal measure.

• Gladstone Theatre

  http://www.gladstonetheatre.org.uk/
  Wirral theatre presenting both professional and amateur shows. Includes information about current and coming productions, theatre hire, and the trust.

• Gloc Musical Theatre

  http://www.glocmt.co.uk/
  West London based non-professional musical theatre company, specialising in the performance of contemporary musicals.

• Godalming Operatic Society

  http://www.godalmingoperatic.org.uk/
  An amateur operatic society, based in Godalming, Surrey, UK, performing mainly the works of Gilbert and Sullivan. Lists upcoming performances with a gallery of past events, and ticket details.

• Godalming Theatre Group

  http://www.godalmingtheatregroup.webeden.co.uk/
  A community theatre company in Surrey presenting musicals, pantomime and a youth theatre with classwork in acting, singing and dance.

• Gravesend Theatre Guild

  http://www.gravesendtheatreguild.org/
  An amateur dramatic and musical society presenting 6-8 productions per year and based in Northfleet, Kent.

• Grayshott Stagers

  http://www.legat.clara.net/
  Based in Hampshire. Information about their previous shows and other diary dates.

• Greville Theatre Club

  http://www.greville.org.uk/
  A well known and well supported amateur drama group based in the north west corner of rural Essex.

• Halifax Playhouse

  http://www.halifaxplayhouse.org.uk/
  An amateur theatre in Halifax, West Yorkshire.

• Harrogate St. Andrew's Players

  http://www.hsap.co.uk/
  An amateur dramatics society based in Harrogate, performing two shows a year. Photo gallery and information on past and future productions.

• Havering Music Makers

  http://www.haveringmusicmakers.co.uk/
  An amateur theatre group performing musicals and other shows at the Queen's Theatre, Hornchurch, Essex.

• Headgate Theatre

  http://www.headgatetheatre.co.uk/
  This company, administered by Theatre Arts Action Trust, is based in Colchester, Essex. Access their rental and booking rates, current and past productions, and newsletter.

• Hersham Amateur Operatic & Dramatic Society

  http://www.haods.co.uk/
  Stages bi-annual productions, and includes news, information about memberships, props, costumes, upcoming and past performances, and contact details.

• Imperial College Union Dramatic Society

  https://www.union.ic.ac.uk/arts/dramsoc/
  Information about this London based society, productions, and members.

• KDC Theatre

  http://www.kdctheatre.com/
  A Central London based amateur theatre group dedicated to giving Londoners the chance to put on and perform plays. The group offers three themed seasons a year.

• Kelvedon Players

  http://www.kelvedonplayers.co.uk/
  An amateur dramatic society that stage pantomimes, dramas and musicals. With three or four productions each year. Based in Kelvedon, Essex.

• Kentish Players

  http://www.kentishplayers.com/
  Theatre company specializing in musical theatre producing two major productions a year. Includes history, photos, reviews, production, and contact information. Based in Rochester, Kent.

• Kidz R Us Theatre Company

  http://www.kidzrus.net/
  Based in St. Ives, Cornwall. The site features information about the children's theatre company including past, present and future productions.

• Kings Langley Light Opera Company

  http://www.klloc.co.uk/
  Amateur group that performs up to two shows a year, mainly musicals. Based in Kings Langley, Herts.

• Knutsford Musical Theatre Company

  http://www.kmtc.org.uk/
  Amateur musical theatre company in Knutsford. Information on current and previous shows and background on the group.

• Lane Theatre Newquay

  http://www.lanetheatre.co.uk/
  Offers a mix of productions. What's on and how to book. Located in Newquay, Cornwall.

• Leeds Combined Arts (LCA)

  http://www.leedscombinedarts.org.uk/
  Based in Leeds, this company aims to bring theatre to schools and centres through the use of workshops, enable people with learning difficulties to experience the arts, and promote a sense of involvement and enjoyment of theatre.

• Little Theatre Company

  http://www.little-theatre.co.uk/
  Live theatre in the heart of Burton upon Trent by Little Theatre Company, a major user of the Brewhouse Arts Centre.

• Louth Playgoers Riverhead Theatre

  http://www.louthplaygoers.com/
  A long standing amateur dramatics company dedicated to bringing productions of a professional standard to Louth and North East Lincolnshire.

• Manchester Universities G&S Society

  http://www.mugss.org/
  MUGSS has members from all of the universities in Manchester, and produces a Gilbert and Sullivan show each March.

• Mere Amateur Dramatic Society

  http://www.mereamdram.co.uk/
  Also incorporates the literary festival. Meeting dates, history of the society, details of past and future productions. Cheshire.

• Nailsea Musicals

  http://www.nailseamusicals.org.uk/
  Amateur musical society based in Nailsea, North Somerset. Details on current, future and past Productions, juniors and adults sections.

• Network Theatre

  http://www.networktheatre.org/
  Amateur theatre company based in the heart of London, underneath Waterloo Station.

• New Stagers Theatre Club

  http://www.newstagers.co.uk/
  An amateur group based in Wandsworth, London. The group produces 3 plays and a pantomime each year, and welcomes anyone with an interest in any aspect of theatre.

• Newton Abbot & District Musical Comedy Society

  http://www.nadmcs.org/
  Newton Abbot, Devon based group producing a musical and a pantomime each year. The group also has a junior society which puts on one production a year.

• Nottingham Arts Theatre

  http://www.nottingham-theatre.co.uk/
  Over 250 volunteers produce and perform in the 10-show season. Information on current and past productions, map and booking information.

• Otley Community Players

  http://sites.google.com/site/otleycommunityplayers2/
  An amateur community theatre group in Otley, West Yorkshire. Information about productions, past and current, membership, rehearsal schedule, and contacts.

• Ottershaw Players

  http://ottershawplayers.co.uk/
  Amateur theatre society based in Ottershaw, Surrey. Membership information and details of forthcoming plays.

• Panda Players

  http://www.pandaplayers.co.uk/
  Amateur theatre company in Amersham and Chesham, Buckinghamshire. Lists next show, previous shows, costume hire, concert group and some photos.

• Pewsey Vale Amateur Dramatic Society

  http://www.pvads.net/
  Based in Pewsey Wiltshire, this society performs shows, pantomimes, cabarets, plays and musicals. Includes pictures from the shows, information on how to join the society, and theatrical links.

• Phoenix Theatre Company

  http://www.phoenixtheatre.co.uk/newh/index2.htm
  An amateur company presenting musicals in the Southampton area of England. Visit its past and current shows, contact information, and local and theatre links.

• Pinner Players

  http://www.pinnerplayers.com/
  Amateur dramatics group based in Pinner, Middlesex.

• Pintsize Theatre Company

  http://www.pintsizetheatre.co.uk/
  A non-profit community theatre group performing in the East Midlands. The group's philosophy is one of reflecting local issues though theatre and film.

• Playgoers' Society of Dartington Hall

  http://www.playgoers.co.uk/
  Amateur theatre group in South Devon, performing regularly at Dartington Hall, Totnes.

• Proscenium

  http://www.proscenium.org.uk/
  An amateur theatre company, founded in 1924, continues to present both classical and contemporary plays to as wide an audience as possible. Based in Harrow, London.

• Putney Arts Theatre

  http://www.putneyartstheatre.org.uk/
  Community theatre based in Putney, south-west London, home to two amateur theatre companies: Putney Theatre Company and Group 64 Youth Theatre.

• Quarndon Amateur Dramatic Society (QUADS)

  http://www.quarndonquads.co.uk/
  Amateur dramatic society which puts on two plays per year in Quarndon, Near Derby, Derbyshire.

• Rainham Theatrical Society

  http://www.oasthousetheatre.f9.co.uk/
  An amateur dramatic society based in Rainham, Kent, staging six main productions a year and actively participating in community events and drama festivals.

• Ringwood Musical and Dramatic Society

  http://www.rmds.org.uk/
  An amateur Musical Society that performs musicals, concerts, plays and revues. Based in Ringwood, Hampshire.

• Riverside Players

  http://www.riversideplayers.com/
  Amateur dramatics group based in Old Windsor, Berkshire, specializing in musical, drama, and pantomime.

• Rugby Theatre

  http://www.rugbytheatre.co.uk/
  An amateur society which owns its own 313 seat theatre. It puts on ten live shows each year.

• Sainsbury Singers

  http://www.sainsburysingers.org.uk/
  Amateur theatre company based in Reading, in the Thames Valley, that produce musical productions.

• Sounds Musical Theatre Company

  http://www.soundsmusicaltheatrecompany.co.uk/
  One of Plymouth's oldest amateur theatre companies. Features upcoming shows, a list of previous productions and a photo gallery.

• South London Theatre

  http://www.southlondontheatre.co.uk/
  Amateur theatre company producing 22 shows per year in two theatre spaces.

• South Manchester Amateur Operatic Society

  http://www.smaos.org.uk/
  Amateur society based in East Didsbury dedicated to putting on two productions of major musicals each year.

• Southwold and Aldeburgh Theatre

  http://www.southwoldtheatre.org/
  Based in Suffolk. Information on past and upcoming productions.

• Spot On! Amateur Productions

  http://www.angelfire.com/musicals/spoton/
  Skipton. New prforming group formed by two young theatre enthusiasts. Information on past and coming performances, photos, press releases, and contact details.

• St. Albans Musical Theatre Company

  http://www.samtc.org.uk/
  Amateur operatic and dramatic society based in St. Albans, Hertfordshire. Productions range from Gilbert and Sullivan, to high opera, via the popular West End and Broadway musicals.

• St. Giles Pantomime Society, Pontefract

  http://www.stgilespanto.co.uk/
  A community pantomime society established by the Vicar of St.Giles Church in 1949, bringing quality theatrical entertainment and fellowship to the West Yorkshire area. Includes their history and newsletters.

• Stirling and Bridge of Allan Operatic Society

  http://www.sabos.co.uk/
  Amateur musical society based in Stirling, Scotland. Shows, club news and social events.

• Stourbridge Amateur Operatic Society

  http://www.stourbridge-operatic.co.uk/
  Performs operettas and modern musicals in Stourbridge, West Midlands.

• Summerseat Players

  http://www.summerseatplayers.co.uk/
  A company in Ramsbottom, near Manchester, providing details of current and future productions at the Theatre Royal. Also offers a youth theatre program.

• Teddington Theatre Club

  http://www.teddingtontheatreclub.org.uk/
  The group puts on plays of all types: modern, classics, British, foreign, comedies, tragedies, musicals and dramas. Information on current and future productions.

• The Club Theatre Altrincham

  http://www.clubtheatre.org.uk/
  Amateur theatre in South Manchester. Site shows past productions, what's on and theatre news.

• The Company

  http://www.thecompanysheffield.co.uk/
  Based in Sheffield. Includes information on past productions and on the group's history.

• The Curtain Theatre

  http://www.curtaintheatrerochdale.co.uk/
  An amateur theatre group in Rochdale, producing five shows per year. Includes information on current and future productions.

• The Edward Alderton Theatre

  http://www.edwardalderton.org/
  A non-professional theatre company in Bexleyheath, Kent.

• The Geoffrey Whitworth Theatre

  http://www.thegwt.org.uk/
  Amateur theatre in Crayford, Kent. The theatre holds ten or eleven productions annually, each usually lasting for 8 nights.

• The Hawth Theatre Crawley

  http://www.hawth.co.uk/
  Offers diverse programmes of arts, entertainments and events in the South.

• The Kelvin Players

  http://www.kelvinplayers.co.uk/
  Large drama group based in Bristol, England, with own studio premises. Non-professional company, with several productions during each year.

• The Kingswood Players

  http://www.kingswoodplayers.org/
  A theatre group in Bristol who stage three productions annually. Lists current and historical information on their activities, updated weekly.

• The Leckhampton Players

  http://www.leckhamptonplayers.com/
  News. Upcoming productions. History of the theatre group. Joining details.

• The Lissenden Players

  http://www.derekmarcus.plus.com/lp/lp.htm
  Traditional music hall company performing in Highgate, North London and elsewhere on request. Upcoming shows, photos, and history.

• The Nomad Theatre

  http://www.nomadtheatre.com/
  Theatre group based in East Horsley, Surrey. The site contains information on current and future productions, the classes and groups run by the company, and the history of the theatre.

• The Questors Theatre

  http://www.questors.org.uk/
  Based in Ealing, London, this is the largest community theatre in Europe, staging around 20 productions a year, a variety of courses and workshops, and a regular programme of visiting companies.

• The Rickmansworth Players

  http://www.rickmansworth-players.org.uk/
  Local amateur society who perform a play and a musical each year. Membership, society, and production information.

• The Worthy Players

  http://www.theworthyplayers.co.uk/
  An amateur dramatic society based near Winchester, Hampshire. Various information is available on past shows and forthcoming productions.

• The Wranglers Theatre Company

  http://www.thewranglers.co.uk/
  Plymouth based amateur theatre company which produces up to four shows a year. Details of productions and information for potential new members.

• Theatre484

  http://www.angelfire.com/musicals/t484/
  Company set up to create plays in just 484 hours.

• Tickenham Drama Group

  http://www.tickenhamdrama.org.uk/
  Details on the activities of Tickenham Drama Group, a North Somerset based amateur dramatic group. Information on future shows and auditions.

• Tyldesley Little Theatre

  http://www.users.waitrose.com/~tyllittheatre
  Amateur dramatic society based in Tyldesley, providing drama, comedy and pantomime to the local community in Lancashire, Cheshire and the North West of England.

• Tynemouth Priory Theatre

  http://www.tynemouth-priory-theatre.com/
  [North Tyneside] Presents classic and new stage productions in its own 200 seat venue. Show and contact information along with photos, audition announcements, and membership details.

• Urmston Musical Theatre

  http://www.umt.org.uk/
  The group puts on musical shows in Trafford, Manchester. Booking information and details of productions.

• Westfield Productions

  http://www.westfieldproductions.co.uk/
  An amateur dramatics company based in Southampton, Hampshire. The group performs an annual pantomime and a summer show.

• Whitefield Garrick Society

  http://www.whitefieldgarrick.org/
  Amateur company located in South Bury, near Manchester. Produces five plays each year in their own thrust stage theatre. Includes photos and information about how to join.

• Wilmslow Green Room Theatre Society

  http://www.wgrsoc.org.uk/
  An amateur society that performs 5 times a year, and annually on the lawns of Gawsworth Hall. Information on past and future events, photographs and a newsletter.

• Woodford Operatic and Dramatic Society

  http://www.woads.co.uk/
  Details of the group's shows, which are usually at the Kenneth More Theatre in Ilford, Essex. Site also includes membership information and reviews of past events.

• Woodhouse Players

  http://www.woodhouseplayers.co.uk/
  An amateur drama group based in Leytonstone, East London, staging four or more productions per year.

• Woodley Theatre

  http://www.woodleytheatre.org/
  Amateur theatre group with their own 100-seat theatre in Woodley, near Reading. They average six productions a year.

• Youth Action Theatre

  http://www.yat.org.uk/
  Group based in London, providing an opportunity for any young person, in the age range 16 to 25 years, to acquire or enhance their acting or allied theatrical skills by participation in drama workshops and on-stage performances.

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