TADS is sad to announce that one of it’s long standing members, Stan Haynes, died on Saturday 27th October after a long illness. Our thoughts go to his family.

We at TADS would like to apologise for the lack of updates and information surrounding our recent activities.

Following on from the successful audition of ‘Abigail’s Party’ at the beginning of September, we discovered we were unable to obtain a licence for the play due to a professional production touring in the near future. A meeting was held to consider whether we should persevere with an Autumn play, and having made the decision to do this we successfully auditioned and cast ‘Just Between Ourselves’ by Alan Ayckbourn.

This initial problem lead to a delay in our usual booking procedure, and although the play dates were already booked we found we were unable to book our normal venue, The Plaza, for any of our required set build dates or technical rehearsals in the way we have pr...

Ticket sales are now open for Thrapston Amateur Dramatic Societies’ next production of “Confusions” by Alan Ayckbourn. The show is co-directed by Hazel Wright and James Ager and will be performed “in the round” at the Thrapston Plaza from Wednesday 15th – Saturday 18th November 2017. Doors open at 7pm, performance starts at 7:30pm sharp.

Confusions is a set of four interlinked one act plays: Mother Figure, Drinking Companions, Between Mouthfuls and Gosforth’s Fete. Each play deals riotously, but with sharply pointed undertones, with human eccentricities and the human dilemma of loneliness; a mother unable to escape from baby talk, a disastrous fete, an unsuccessful seduction attempt, and a fate fraught dinner encounter.

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The auditions for our autumn production of ″Confusions″ by Alan Ayckbourn will take place on Friday August 11th from 7:30 pm at the Plaza. These will take the usual format with parts being read on a closed stage with the Directors (Hazel & James) and an impartial assistant.

All are welcome, whether you are interested in auditioning or just coming along for a cup of tea and a catch up.

Ticket sales are now open for Thrapston Amateur Dramatic Societies’ next production of “And Then There Were None” by Agatha Christie. The show is directed by Lisa Punter and will be performed at the Thrapston Plaza from Wednesday 10th – Saturday 13th May 2017. Doors open at 7pm, performance starts at 7:30pm.

Ten strangers, apparently with little in common, are lured to an island mansion off the coast of Devon by the mysterious U.N.Owen. Over dinner a record begins to play, and the voice of an unseen host accuses each person of hiding a guilty secret. That evening, one of the guests is found dead. The tension escalates as the survivors realise that a killer is not only among them but is preparing to strike again… and again…

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The auditions for our (revised) spring production of ″And Then There Were None″ by Agatha Christie will take place on Friday January 20th from 7:30 pm at the Plaza. We will be looking to cast 8 male and 3 female parts, though this arrangement may be altered slightly depending on who is available. Auditions will take the usual format with parts being read on a closed stage with the Director (Lisa Punter) and an impartial assistant in the form of Emma Fraser who is a drama teacher from Moulton school.

All are welcome, whether you are interested in auditioning or just coming along for a cup of tea and a catch up.

Unfortunately due to an extended run in the West end, the license for “An Inspector Calls” is not going to be available in time for the spring production. The auditions originally scheduled for January 6th will instead be replaced with a script read through of the proposed replacement, “And Then There Were None” by Agatha Christie. Assuming the play is well received and Lisa is comfortable with directing it, then auditions will be rescheduled for later in the month.

Our spring 2017 production will be “An Inspector Calls”, a period drama by J.B. Priestley. Performance dates are Wednesday 10th to Saturday 13th May, audition dates will be announced in due course via our website, Facebook page and mailing list.

In the autumn we will be returning to one of our more popular playwrights, Alan Ayckbourn, to perform “Confusions” – a series of five interconnected one-act comedies. This show is currently scheduled to run from Wednesday November 15th to Saturday November 18th.

Ticket sales are now open for Thrapston Amateur Dramatic Societies’ next production of “Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime”; a drama by Constance Cox. The show is directed by John Lillyman and will be performed at the Thrapston Plaza from Wednesday 16th – Saturday 19th November 2016. Doors open at 7pm, performance starts at 7:45pm.

Based on an 1890’s story by Oscar Wilde about Lord Arthur Savile who is engaged to lovely Sybil Merton. Her pet chiromantist Podgers has read Lord Arthur’s palm and foretold he would commit a murder. Lord Arthur desires a blissful married life and therefore feels duty bound to get the murder over with first.

Tickets may be purchased via our Box Office Line on 07543 321219 or through our new online booking facility here.

Ticket sales are now open for Thrapston Amateur Dramatic Societies’ next production of “Party Piece”; a comedy by Richard Harris. The show is directed by Sarah Jones and will be performed at the Thrapston Plaza from Wednesday 13th – Saturday 16th April 2016. Doors open at 7pm, performance starts at 7:45pm.

Set in the back gardens of feuding neighbours, this is a very funny and fast paced comedy. It is the night of Michael and Roma’s fancy dress house-warming party. The evening looks set to be a lively one until a string of hilarious disasters strike, including a distinct lack of guests, a burning garden shed, a marauding Zimmer frame and the prospect of an irate husband on the prowl.

Tickets may be purchased via our Box Office Line on 07543 321219 or through our new online b...