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St James
Springbank

New Mills & District Amateur
Operatic & Dramatic Society

Chairman: Colin Brown.
Secretary: Beverley Critchlow, Tel. 01663 766771.
Treasurer: Darren Cooper.
Committee: Committee: David Howe (Vice Chair), Terry Barber (Membership Sec.), Judy Foley, Nick Howe, Wilfred Gould, Brian Beddows, Louise Hallam, Alison Frator, Jean Cordin

For membership details about the theatre please contact either the Secretary or Terry Barber (3 Pingot Road, New Mills, High Peak SK22 4JH).

For an informal 'Look Around', the Theatre is open most Monday evenings from 8pm until 10pm.


Forthcoming Events at the Art Theatre

Tues 20th - Sat 24th Nov - Anything Goes (Beaumont) - toe-tapping, melody humming musical performed by New Mills Amateur Operatic & Dramatic Society - 7.15pm at Art Treatre, Jodrell St. Matinee on Saturday at 2.15pm.
An amusing story wrapped around one of Cole Porter's magical scores including:  It's De-Lovely, I Get A Kick Out Of You, Anything Goes, You're The Top and Blow, Gabriel, Blow.   Seats: £5.00 / £8.00 / £9.00 / £10.00; Boxes: £25.00 / £45.00 / £50.00 - tickets may not be available in all price levels. Group discount may apply.

When founder members conceived the idea of an operatic society in New Mills in 1922, they could never have envisaged that it would be staging top-class musicals into the next millennium. Not only this, but it would be the proud owner of a theatre which retains its old-world charm, yet boasts a revolving stage, a catwalk and 500 seats. Such ownership of a theatre is a rare asset for an operatic society.

Although the society was formed primarily to perform musical productions, there was a period in the late 40s and early 50s when a series of plays were staged to raise much-needed revenue. Musicals returned in 1952 with 'No! No! Nanette!', and the last 50 years have seen at least one musical production each year.

In 1959, the then owners of the Art Theatre closed its doors for good and it was left to the society to take out several two-year leases on the building before eventually purchasing it in 1966, with much public support. Today, New Mills & District Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society welcomes to the theatre productions from a host of other organisations, with recent highlights including Dance Time 2002 and The Kinder Children's Choir.

Some 20 years ago the Friends of the Art Theatre Group was formed, and each year it puts on exciting pantomimes that have the double bonus of introducing young people to the delights of the Theatre, both as part of the audience as as budding actors.

2007 sees the society celebrating 86 years of entertaining the public with the production of ‘Anything Goes (Beaumont)’, closely followed by the pantomime ‘Jack & The Beanstalk’ .  The musical for 2008 will be announced shortly, and work is expected to start in the spring.

Anyone who would like to be involved with New Mills Art Theatre or New Mills & District Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society should write c/o 72a Hague Bar Rd, New Mills, High Peak SK22 3AR.

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