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Amateur Dramatics Collection

Background imageAmateur Dramatics Collection: Female munition workers of a London war factory put on their make-up before staging a

Female munition workers of a London war factory put on their make-up before staging a show to entertain girls of the Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS)

Background imageAmateur Dramatics Collection: Gilbrook School, Eston, Redcar and Cleveland, North Yorkshire. 6th December 1988

Gilbrook School, Eston, Redcar and Cleveland, North Yorkshire. 6th December 1988. Pictured, Christmas Nativity play, with a difference, performed by pupils at Gilbrook School

Background imageAmateur Dramatics Collection: The Felling Operatic Societys production of The Card

The Felling Operatic Societys production of The Card

Background imageAmateur Dramatics Collection: Lock Up Your Daughters, comedy being performed by the Middlesbrough Little Theatre Club

Lock Up Your Daughters, comedy being performed by the Middlesbrough Little Theatre Club, Circa 1972

Background imageAmateur Dramatics Collection: Children in rehearsals for Christmas Play at Pestalozzi Village for Children in

Children in rehearsals for Christmas Play at Pestalozzi Village for Children in Sedlescombe, East Sussex, December 1960. The community is named after eighteenth century Swiss educationalist

Background imageAmateur Dramatics Collection: Redcar School, Teesside, Circa 1978. Drama Club

Redcar School, Teesside, Circa 1978. Drama Club

Background imageAmateur Dramatics Collection: Rehearsing for a special production are Joanne Wilkinson at the piano with (from left

Rehearsing for a special production are Joanne Wilkinson at the piano with (from left) Andrew Bailey, Tina Garbutt and Sara-Jo Cooper

Background imageAmateur Dramatics Collection: Young members of Huddersfield Light Opera Company are to stage a production of

Young members of Huddersfield Light Opera Company are to stage a production of the evergreen musical, Salad Days, as their contribution to International Youth Year

Background imageAmateur Dramatics Collection: Gangsters... pupils at Lepton Middle School, which closes in a few weeks are rehearsing

Gangsters... pupils at Lepton Middle School, which closes in a few weeks are rehearsing their last production, the musical Bugsy Malone

Background imageAmateur Dramatics Collection: Dragon Slayers at Bradley Junior School put on a production of a traditional English play

Dragon Slayers at Bradley Junior School put on a production of a traditional English play. The Pace-Egg play, which tells the story of St George and the dragon, dates back to the 17th century

Background imageAmateur Dramatics Collection: Young Amy Taylor in the guise of Tom Sawyer (front right) and Vanessa Pearson

Young Amy Taylor in the guise of Tom Sawyer (front right) and Vanessa Pearson, as Huckleberry Finn (left), take the stage for a two-night production of Tom Sawyer by St John Church drama group

Background imageAmateur Dramatics Collection: It the start of the show... Cubs James Perkins (left) and Christopher Haigh introduce

It the start of the show... Cubs James Perkins (left) and Christopher Haigh introduce the Holme Valley Gang Show at Holmbridge Parish Hall

Background imageAmateur Dramatics Collection: Getting ready for the Stockton Scouts Gang Show, (l-r) Christopher Snowdon

Getting ready for the Stockton Scouts Gang Show, (l-r) Christopher Snowdon, Greg Cattermole, Michael Brunt, Matthew Ness, Sara Ness, Lisa Atlay, Carl Dicken, Kevin Irvine and Michael Cook

Background imageAmateur Dramatics Collection: Kirklees playbus is back in action, Repair work has been carried out in recent weeks

Kirklees playbus is back in action, Repair work has been carried out in recent weeks on the bus run by the National Children Centre at Longroyd Bridge

Background imageAmateur Dramatics Collection: Eleven-year-old Ayshea Munsi as iverwith the other workhouse boys during a production

Eleven-year-old Ayshea Munsi as iverwith the other workhouse boys during a production at Royds Hall High School. She is one of two iversfor this annual school production

Background imageAmateur Dramatics Collection: Chef Felicetti Emidio (second left) passes on tips to Anthony Smith

Chef Felicetti Emidio (second left) passes on tips to Anthony Smith, John Holt and Bill Harland, as they are taking part in a production by the Durham Amateur Operatic Society of The Most Happy Fella

Background imageAmateur Dramatics Collection: Jarrow Community Amatuer Operatic and Dramatic Society hopes to lay a Golden Egg for

Jarrow Community Amatuer Operatic and Dramatic Society hopes to lay a Golden Egg for the Ethiopian Famine appeal with their panto Mother Goose. Left Alex Lumsley and Jim Purcell

Background imageAmateur Dramatics Collection: Shireen Bayat and her brother Arzhang in the musical Oliver

Shireen Bayat and her brother Arzhang in the musical Oliver

Background imageAmateur Dramatics Collection: Alnwick Theatre Club officials with their latest stage property gift

Alnwick Theatre Club officials with their latest stage property gift, a second hand coffin, trying to recruit new members

Background imageAmateur Dramatics Collection: Alice In Wonderland being staged by The Hamsterley Players

Alice In Wonderland being staged by The Hamsterley Players

Background imageAmateur Dramatics Collection: Laura Homes in a red dress for the Priory Theatre Cavalcade

Laura Homes in a red dress for the Priory Theatre Cavalcade

Background imageAmateur Dramatics Collection: Amble Players Harry McQuillan (left), as Sweeny Todd, and David Woods, as Dr

Amble Players Harry McQuillan (left), as Sweeny Todd, and David Woods, as Dr. Lupin get into character

Background imageAmateur Dramatics Collection: Gatreshead Amateur Operatic Society in costume for their dress rehearsal of the play

Gatreshead Amateur Operatic Society in costume for their dress rehearsal of the play White Horse Inn

Background imageAmateur Dramatics Collection: The cast of the play The Seven Nuns, who are left to right, Ann Clark, Freda Howarth

The cast of the play The Seven Nuns, who are left to right, Ann Clark, Freda Howarth, Valerie Cooper, Helen Richardson, Alison Whitley, Pat Hedley and Judith Mountford

Background imageAmateur Dramatics Collection: Corrine Philpott and Peter Wears as Elizabethans in the Priory Theatre Cavalcade

Corrine Philpott and Peter Wears as Elizabethans in the Priory Theatre Cavalcade

Background imageAmateur Dramatics Collection: The chorus of Berwick Amateir Operatic Society with home made costumes and parasols

The chorus of Berwick Amateir Operatic Society with home made costumes and parasols

Background imageAmateur Dramatics Collection: Lilian Martin as Calamity Jane from Whitley Bay Operatic Society

Lilian Martin as Calamity Jane from Whitley Bay Operatic Society

Background imageAmateur Dramatics Collection: Beaconsfield Operatic Society needed some muscle for their production of the musical

Beaconsfield Operatic Society needed some muscle for their production of the musical South Pacific, so bodybuilder John Stephenson, with Kathleen Holdroyd (front) and Susan King applied

Background imageAmateur Dramatics Collection: Final preparations are under way for the latest production by Consett Theatre Workshop

Final preparations are under way for the latest production by Consett Theatre Workshop, The Importance of Being Earnest. In rehearsals are (left to right) Dick Junemann, John Brame, Audrey Lowes

Background imageAmateur Dramatics Collection: Cast members of Me And My Girl, from the West End Operatic Society, front Leandra Edmands

Cast members of Me And My Girl, from the West End Operatic Society, front Leandra Edmands, rear left to right, Anthony Smith, Glen Moore, and Delia McNally

Background imageAmateur Dramatics Collection: The Chorus line of Hello Dolly performed by The Ponteland Repertory Society

The Chorus line of Hello Dolly performed by The Ponteland Repertory Society. The line-up left to right, Alison Miller, Louisa Haggath, Dawn Fish, Sarah Cookson, Jane Pollard, Suzanne Dowson

Background imageAmateur Dramatics Collection: Katie Holmes in the Priory Theatre Cavalcade

Katie Holmes in the Priory Theatre Cavalcade

Background imageAmateur Dramatics Collection: A local amateur operatic society. Front Row: Jean Cochcroft

A local amateur operatic society. Front Row: Jean Cochcroft, Christine Blades, Heather McLoughlin. Back Row: Adrian Calder, Stuart Arkley, Kevyn Gill, Margaret Davis, Peter Smart

Background imageAmateur Dramatics Collection: The Hexham Amateur Stage Society that is celebrating its golden jubilee with the Gilbert

The Hexham Amateur Stage Society that is celebrating its golden jubilee with the Gilbert and Sullivan production The Gondoliers

Background imageAmateur Dramatics Collection: Alice In Wonderland being stahe by The Hamsterley Players

Alice In Wonderland being stahe by The Hamsterley Players

Background imageAmateur Dramatics Collection: Cast memberts of the Jarrow Community Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society in Hello

Cast memberts of the Jarrow Community Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society in Hello Dolly. Left to right, Alex Lumsley, Jeanne Urwin, Anne Shanley, Barry Slamon, Joan Oldfield

Background imageAmateur Dramatics Collection: The cast from Seven Brides For Seven Brothers, left to right

The cast from Seven Brides For Seven Brothers, left to right: Jane Miller and Andrew Lawson, Beverley Hewitt and Michael Shane, Natalie Hewitt and Paul Robson, Julie Wright and David Little

Background imageAmateur Dramatics Collection: 73 years old, and still boxing, Fred Oldham, a Shirley, Birmingham, pig farmer

73 years old, and still boxing, Fred Oldham, a Shirley, Birmingham, pig farmer, is a member of Birmingham Old Time Boxers Association - a group of past boxers who meet regularly in Birmingham

Background imageAmateur Dramatics Collection: 73 years old, and still boxing, Fred Oldham, a Shirley, Birmingham, pig farmer

73 years old, and still boxing, Fred Oldham, a Shirley, Birmingham, pig farmer, is a member of Birmingham Old Time Boxers Association - a group of past boxers who meet regularly in Birmingham



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