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Don’t miss out and book your tickets now for our November amateur production of Sleeping Beauty by Warren McWilliams.

Showing at the Elmcroft Community Centre from 29 – 30 November 2024

It’s Princess Aurora’s birthday and the whole kingdom is coming to celebrate. But the evil fairy Malevolent, who is bitter at not being invited, has other plans. She casts a curse and it will require the help of everyone in the kingdom to save the Princess. Join the three good fairies, Nurse Nelly our pantomime dame, and Presto the court jester and see if they can put a stop to Malevolent and her evil ways!

After successful auditions in August, our director Jacquie Yorke has announced her cast for Sleeping Beauty by Warren McWilliams.

Lora Harriet Buckingham
Fauna Lorren Reader
Merriweather Glynnis Morgan
Malevolent Rebecca Weymouth
Nurse Nelly Hugh Jones
Presto Luke Buckingham
King Martin Phillips
Queen Alice De Brunner
Princess Aurora Hayley Sponder
Boggers Des Wilby
Sniffle Connor Arnold
Sampson Alan Honey
Prince Rupert Ian McDonald
Chorus Joel Pickett, Caroline Tuson, Jacquie Yorke

WPDS is pleased to announce that our November 2024 production is Sleeping Beauty by Warren McWilliams.

Showing on Friday 29 Nov and Sat 30 Nov

This production is at The Elmcroft Community Centre (Colin Peel Hall), North Cheam SM3 9AB

Our cast and their characters for The Girl on the Train. Based on the best selling novel by Paula Hawkins and DreamWorks film. Adapted by Rachel Wagstaff and Duncan Abel.

Showing at the Adrian Mann Theatre from 25 – 27 April 2024

Cast:
Rachel Watson Lorren Reader
Det Insp Gaskill Sharon Betts
Megan Hipwell Tash Page
Anna Watson Karen Lucas-Walker
Tom Watson Connor Arnold
Scott Hipwell Alan Honey
Kamal Abdic Adam Hollidge
Woman Police Officer Caroline Tuson
Secretary offstage Glynnis Morgan

Book your tickets now for our April amateur production of The Girl On The Train. Based on the best selling novel by Paula Hawkins and DreamWorks film. Adapted by Rachel Wagstaff and Duncan Abel.

Showing at the Adrian Mann Theatre from 25 – 27 April 2024

Rachel Watson longs for a different life. Her only escape is the perfect couple she watches through the train window every day, happy and in love. Suddenly, the woman she has been secretly watching disappears, and she finds herself both as a witness and even a suspect in this thrilling mystery.

Showing at the Adrian Mann Theatre from 25 – 27 April 2024

The Girl On The Train is based on the best selling novel by Paula Hawkins and DreamWorks film and Adapted by Rachel Wagstaff and Duncan Abel.

We are excited to be able to stage this gripping play, originally selected by our husband and wife directing team, Harriet and Luke Buckingham.

Book your tickets now and grab a good seat for our intriguing November production of Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen and adapted for the stage by Sara Pascoe.

Sara Pascoe has made this classic her own by creating a traditional version of Pemberley, interspersed with a modern day social commentary, which gives the audience an intriguing contrast between the styles of the early 19th century and the present day.

Our next production is Pride & Prejudice. Showing from 23 – 25 November at the Adrian Mann Theatre, NESCOT.

With auditions now completed, WPDS would like to officially announce the Cast List for Pride and Prejudice. Originally written by Jane Austen, this literary classic has been adapted for the stage by Sara Pascoe and was selected by Lorren Reader for her directing debut.

Cast:
Elizabeth Bennet Harriet Buckingham
Jane Bennet Glynnis Morgan
Mrs Bennet Asun Del Valle
Mr Bennet Hugh Jones
Lydia Bennet & Miss Bingley Katy Dowden
Kitty Bennet & Charlotte Lucas Hayley Sponder
Mary Bennet, Miss Darcy & Mrs Hurst Tash Page
Lady Catherine De Bourgh & Mrs Gardiner Linda Radwan
Mr Darcy Connor Arnold
Mr Collins Des Wilby
Mr Wickham Trevor Payne
Mr Bingley & Graham Luke Buckingham
Mr Gardiner Martin Phillips

WPDS is very pleased to say that you can now use our website easily across all your devices.

We have finally been able to work hard to make sure our site looks and functions just as well on your phone as it does on your laptop.

The site has currently retained its familiar look, as apart from some necessary changes, most of this work has been done behind the scenes.

We are once again staging our usual July One-Acts production at the Elmcroft Community Centre (Colin Peel Hall) in North Cheam, on Friday 14 July at 8.00pm and Saturday 15 July at 2.30pm.

There will be a mixture of fairly short plays, some professionally written and some written ‘in-house’ by members of WPDS. The audience can enjoy our usual relaxed cafe-style format of chairs and tables.

Tickets cost £12, which includes interval refreshments. Tickets are also un-numbered, so you can choose where you want to sit when you arrive at the venue.

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