Our
season runs from the end of August to the end of June and during that time
LADS produces four shows typically in October, January, March and June. All
rehearsals and productions are at Lopping Hall, High Road, Loughton.
Rehearsals are on every Monday night plus one or two other nights during the
week. We also have social activities throughout the year being dinners,
lunches, quiz nights, ten-pin bowling etc. Membership of LADS is £35 per
year.The four plays are chosen during the previous
season by a play selection committee. We carefully plan each season of four
plays as a whole, aiming at variety and balance, while still trying to
adhere to our forefathers’ aims. The criteria for our play selection are
varied. Top of the list is challenge: we look for plays to challenge the
actors, the director, the designer and even the audience! Against this we
must consider audience appeal. Like all companies LADS depends on “bums on
seats” to keep us going and whilst a season of Shakespeare, Ibsen, Chekov
and Shaw would certainly be a big challenge for the society, it would also
challenge the good will of our bank manager. These playwrights have all
regularly featured, but not in the same season.
We appreciate members will have differing levels of
commitment but we do encourage people to be involved in as many plays as
possible, if not on stage, then as part of the backstage crew or by helping
with constructing sets, finding props, helping with costumes, operating
sound effects or lighting, or even simply selling programmes. LADS is a
society…there are no stars…we all work together to achieve our aims.
To enquire about membership to LADS, become a season ticket member or to be
put on our mailing list please click on the following link and fill out the
questionnaire and a member of the committee will get back to you:
LADS Enquiry Form
Mailing List
Privacy Policy
Thank you
Cathy Naylor
Chairman of Loughton Amateur Dramatic Society (LADS)
tel: 07968486484
email:
lads.chairman@gmail.com
