It has been two years since TADS were last able to put on a play. We stopped rehearsals in March 2020 and since then have sat and wondered when we might be able to perform again, and who might be there to watch us.

It has been a long wait, but TADS are back. 

The last two years has sadly taken a toll on our membership, so whilst we reinvigorate the society and prepare for a full TADS production,  we are excited to bring you an interactive Murder Mystery Evening at Thrapston Plaza on November 20th 2021. Tickets are £10 and this will include a fish & chip supper. See this page for details.

Please come along and support us, and enjoy being back in our company.

Government willing, TADS will be back in the Spring to entertain you, so watch this space.

A year ago this month TADS lost one of our long standing members, and one of our biggest personalities, Grahame Nightingale, to cancer.

When he passed we promised that we would send him off in true TADS style. Unfortunately, the continuation of Covid-19 lockdowns have meant that currently the society is still not up and running. We are meeting next month to discuss what we do moving forward, and when we may be able to bring amateur theatre to Thrapston once more.

Over the last few months we have been meeting on Zoom to read extracts of some of the plays we remember Grahame most fondly for, and are still planning to mark his passing in some way once we can do so face-to-face with you, our wonderful audience.

Grahame and Dinahs chosen charity was Cynthia Spencer Hospice, if you wish to make...

It is with great sadness that we must report the passing of our beloved Grahame Nightingale. Anyone fortunate enough to have “experienced” Grahame in any one of the many, many productions that he has blessed with his talent will appreciate the loss felt by all of us.

In these difficut times we are limited in how we can celebrate such a great man. In due course we will arrange a proper send off in true TADS style, but for now, anyone wishing to may make a contribution to Grahame and Dinahs chosen Charity: Cynthia Spencer Hospice

It is with great sadness that Thrapston Amateur Dramatic Society announces the postponement of its Spring Play.

It has not been an easy decision but the wellbeing and safety of our members, volunteers and audiences is our upmost priority and following government advice to limit social gatherings and to close theatres, we feel it would be irresponsible to continue with the production at the current time.

We would encourage you to keep in contact as we want to do our bit to support and entertain our local community and will be looking for ways to do this which are safe for both us and our loyal supporters. Further announcements on the status of future productions will be made as and when we are able to clarify.

After much discussion and deliberation, we have decided to change our previously advertised spring play to “Wild Goose Chase”, a farce by Derek Benfield.

“Chester Dreadnought bluffs his way into the crumbling stately home of an aristocratic family, and even a trigger-happy belted Lord suffering from hallucinations cannot keep at bay the enterprising pair of Jewel thieves who are pursuing their loot – not to mention Chester – round the castle. Suits of armour and secret doors, mistaken identities and dotty servants all help to provide the variety of fare that goes to the making of this wild goose chase.”

Show dates will be Wednesday 20th to Saturday 23rd May 2020.

Auditions will take place on Wednesday February 12th at 7.30pm at the Woolpack, Islip.

Ticket sales are now open for Thrapston Amateur Dramatic Society’s next production of “Murder In Play” by Simon Brett . The show is directed by James MacWilliam and will be performed at the Thrapston Plaza from Wednesday 13th – Saturday 16th November 2019. Doors open at 7pm, performance starts at 7:30pm sharp.

Boris Smolensky’s budget repertory production of “Murder at Priorswell Manor” is looking decidedly shaky. The cast are more interested in their egos than the play and life imitates art when Boris’s wife, Renee, is murdered on stage...

Auditions for our autumn production of “Murder In Play” by Simon Brett will be held on Wednesday August 14th from 8pm in the Woolpack function room. We will be (hopefully!) casting three male roles and five female.

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

Ticket sales are now open for Thrapston Amateur Dramatic Society’s next production of “Just Between Ourselves” by Alan Ayckbourn. The show is directed by Connor Jeffery and will be performed at the newly refurbished Thrapston Plaza from Wednesday 20th – Saturday 23rd March 2019. Doors open at 7pm, performance starts at 7:30pm sharp.

Dennis spends his spare time messing about in his untidy garage, indifferent to the fact that his wife is being driven to distraction and beyond by his possessive mother. The hidden tension and antagonisms under an apparently normal surface build up to a climax of bizarre violence and madness.

Tickets may be purchased via our Box Office Line on 07543 321219 or through our online booking facility at http://tadsthrapston.org.uk/tickets...

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...