The society’s last offering

Under Milk Wood

by Dylan Thomas. 

 

Well reviewed by Noda, see news, and a challenging play to produce, direct and act.  The show attracted audiences from further afield than usual. Fans (old and new) of this highly loved play were not disappointed.

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Welcome to our website. 

We are based in the West Chiltington Village hall where all our members evenings and Productions are held.  Most Rehearsals are also here, either in the main hall or, in the early stages, in the Annex at the back of the hall.  We also hold our “Play Readings for Pleasure” and Annual AGM in the annex.  Unless stated otherwise, this is where these events are held.

We usually rehearse on Mondays and Thursdays, 7.30pm to 10.00pm.  Shows are held Thursday to Saturday.  Members evenings are usually on Saturdays.

Use this website to find out about upcoming productions, previous productions, other local events and information on membership.

Use the menu on the left hand panel to navigate around the site.  There are also links at the bottom of the pages.  Both should navigate around the site.  If you find a problem on the website in either the links or incorrect information please email webmaster@WCDS.co.uk. 

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BRIEF HISTORY

The Society was formed in 1949 by the son and two daughters of the Reverend Williams- who on finding that there was no entertainment in the village, decided to start a Dramatic Society. They went around the village approaching anyone they thought looked theatrical or interesting!  They soon had an active group who performed in the old Comrades Hut (now demolished) at the bottom of the hill by the Elephant and Castle Pub.

 They continued to grow in number and entered the County Drama Festivals in 1956 with “Seagulls over Sorrento”. This was then performed on the Glyndebourne stage to determine the all-Sussex winner, but East Sussex won it.

The Society moved to the new Village Hall when it opened in 1957 and the play performed there was “The Poltergeist” – very dramatic, as the first night they fused all the lights as the curtain went up!

In 1958 the Society performed a January Pantomime and two plays a year for four successive years. In 1977 the first musical “Salad Days” was produced and performed with enormous success. Due to popular demand it was followed in 1979 by “My Fair Lady” and in 1983 by “Guys and Dolls”.

See the Previous Productions page for a full list of the societies productions over it’s history.