01/03/13 – SDC Valentine’s Evening raises £200 for Severn Hospice
A Valentine’s Evening hosted by Shropshire Drama Company in conjunction with The Lion Hotel Shrewsbury has raised £200 for Severn Hospice.
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09/01/13 – SDC offering Valentine’s Evening of fine food, romantic poetry and music to raise money…
Die-hard romantics looking for something different to offer their partners over the Valentine’s Day period may want to consider an evening of fine food and entertainment with proceeds being donated to a local charity.
The Merry Wives of Windsor show will go on whatever the weather!
In an agreement announced today, Shropshire Drama Company’s (SDC) production of The Merry Wives of Windsor, due to start its run of six evening performances next Monday (11 June) at Much Wenlock Festival, will move from outside, where a stage and raked seating has been constructed on Holy Trinity Church Green, to inside the church …
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25/05/12 – Queen Elizabeth to visit Shropshire Drama Company production in June
Aside from Her Royal Majesty’s visit to Shropshire in July it has been announced that a Queen Elizabeth will also be paying a special visit to the county in June.
11/05/12 – Non-stop Shakespeare play reading raises £350 for Severn Hospice
A recent non-stop reading of scenes based on the theme of marriage from Shakespeare’s plays has raised £350 for Severn Hospice. The event entitled ‘The Merry Wives of Shropshire’, took place in The Square, Shrewsbury, at the end of April, where members of Shropshire Drama Company’s cast for its forthcoming production of The Merry Wives …
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18/04/12 – Merry Wives cast partner with local drama companies for non-stop Shakespeare play readi…
Fans of Shakespeare are in for a treat on Saturday 28 April when Shropshire Drama Company (SDC) undertakes an unusual challenge to promote its forthcoming production of The Merry Wives of Windsor at Much Wenlock Festival and raise money for Severn Hospice. Entitled ‘The Merry Wives of Shropshire’, the event will run from 10am to …
11/04/12 – Tickets on sale and rehearsals under way for Shakespeare’s ultimate comedy farce
Rehearsals are well under way and tickets now available to book online for Shropshire Drama Company’s forthcoming production – William Shakespeare’s The Merry Wives of Windsor. Directed by Rosalind Garrard and assisted by April Ryder, the outdoor performances will take place from 11 – 16 June at Holy Trinity Church Green in Much Wenlock as …
08/03/11 – Newtown’s Stuart Jones Pianos provides the finishing touch to SDC’s Hay Fever
A Newtown based piano sales and hire company has stepped in to help out with Shropshire Drama Company’s forthcoming production of Noel Coward’s Hay Fever at Theatre Severn. Established in 1991 and celebrating its 20th year of trading in 2011, Stuart Jones Pianos, which is one of only seven Steinway dealers in the UK, offer …
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08/03/11 – Tickets on sale and rehearsals under way for August Strindberg’s Creditors as SDC goes …
Following sell-out successes of She Stoops to Conquer in 2009 and Hay Fever earlier this year, tickets are now on sale for Shropshire Drama Company’s (SDC) forthcoming production of August Strindberg’s Creditors at Shrewsbury’s Theatre Severn Walker Theatre, from 27 to 29 October. Presented in the new (2008) version translated by David Greig, Creditors is …
01/04/10 – Tickets on sale and rehearsals under way for Shakespeare’s lovers’ tragedy
Copyright Tom Foxall Rehearsals are well under way and tickets are now available to book online for Shropshire Drama Company’s (SDC) forthcoming production – William Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet. Directed by Joanna Purslow and Rosalind Garrard, the outdoor performance will take place from 14 -19 June at the Holy Trinity Church green in Much Wenlock, as part of the …
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19/11/09 – Lead roles cast for next summer’s Shakespeare production at Much Wenlock Festival
The lead roles are cast and rehearsals will begin early in 2010 for Shropshire Drama Company’s (SDC) next production – William Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet. Directed by Joanna Purslow and Rosalind Garrard, the outdoor performance will take place on 14 -19 June at the Holy Trinity Church green in Much Wenlock as part of the …
24/06/09 – Tickets on sale and rehearsals under way for Oliver Goldsmith’s 18th century comedy
Tickets are now on sale and rehearsals well under way for Shropshire Drama Company’s (SDC) forthcoming production – Oliver Goldsmith’s She Stoops to Conquer. Directed by Peter Beechey, the performance will take place at Shrewsbury’s Theatre Severn on 13, 14 and 15 August. She Stoops to Conquer is a riotous 18th century comedy of misunderstanding, …
10/12/08 – Tickets on sale and rehearsals under way for Arthur Miller classic
Tickets are now on sale and rehearsals well under way for Shropshire Drama Company’s (SDC) next production – Arthur Miller’s A View from the Bridge – due to take place early in 2009. Directed by Rosalind Garrard, the performance will take place at two new venues for SDC – Concord College, near Shrewsbury and Ellesmere …
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03/05/08 – ‘Bardathon’ on Midlands Today
SDC were filmed by Midlands Today carrying out the Bardathon. Click here to view the link: http://news.bbc.co.uk:80/1/hi/england/7388328.stm
24/04/08 – SDC to embark on ‘Bardathon’ challenge
Fans of Shakespeare are in for a treat over the first Bank Holiday weekend in May, when Shropshire Drama Company (SDC) read twelve of his plays non-stop, to raise funds for their forthcoming production of King Richard III at Much Wenlock Festival and the Breakthrough Breast Cancer charity. SDC’s ‘Bardathon’ will start very early in …
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Much Wenlock 2008 – SDC to perform King Richard III
June 2007 Shropshire Drama Company has announced that their Much Wenlock 2008 performance will be King Richard III by William Shakespeare. The play will run from Monday 09 to Saturday 14 June. More details to follow soon. — ends —
19/01/08 – Casting complete as SDC begin rehearsals for next production
Some of Shropshire’s finest actors have been cast and rehearsals will begin this month for the centre-piece production at this year’s Much Wenlock Festival. Directed by Ken Allden who co-directed the highly-acclaimed production of All’s Well That Ends Well in 2006, Shropshire Drama Company (SDC) will present King Richard lll by William Shakespeare. The story …
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15/06/06 All’s Well Thursday Show – SOLD OUT
15 June 2006 Tickets for tonight’s performance (Thursday 15 June) of All’s Well That Ends Well at Holy Trinity Church Green in Much Wenlock have SOLD OUT. Theatre goers hoping to pay on the door will not gain entry. However, there are a number of tickets available for tomorrow’s performance and a handful for Saturday. …
16/05/06 Bennett Homes’ sponsorship builds the stage – so All’s Well…
The Shropshire Drama Company has secured a second part sponsor for their forthcoming Shakespeare production at Much Wenlock Festival.