CENTENARY YEAR

Dads Army by David Croft and Jimmy Perry 4th to 7th September 2024 at 7.30pm (matinee show Sat 7th 2.30pm)

A stage adaptation of the classic BBC TV comedy series of the Home Guard of Walmington-on-Sea who battle daily against the Germans and local ARP Warden Hodges.
The play is made up of 3 separate episodes

🎭The Deadly Attachment (Don’t tell ‘em Pike)
🎭Mum’s Army
🎭The Godiva Affair

⭐️⭐️⭐️Open Casting⭐️⭐️⭐️

UPDATE (17/6/24): due to unforeseen circumstances casting will not go ahead on Tuesday 18th June. The theatre will be closed. Casting will go ahead solely on Thursday 20th June at 7pm. All interested parties and members have been emailed. Sorry for the inconvenience. See you on Thursday instead.
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Both men and women (18 years +) are needed.
Acting roles and backstage roles (lighting, stage managing, prompting, props, wardrobe, front of house) required.

Speaking parts for at least 12 men (mix of ages, Pike is youngest of them all) and 6 women (3 specifically younger women).

⏰Casting is 18th and 20th June 2024 (must attend both days).
⏰Rehearsals will be every Tuesday and Thursday. Monday is set construction night.
⏰Play is 4th -7th September 2024 (matinee & evening on 7th) – availability will be needed all that week Mon-Sat.

Please email dundeedramaticsociety@gmail.com or message the page to sign up. Please include your name, and contact number (in case of any changes), and whether you are interested in reading for the play, or a solely backstage role. We will send you an excerpt from the play to read.

Please be aware that membership to the society is required if you are successful (£35 fee) and if not successful for casting, you may be asked if you are willing to cover a backstage role instead.

Centenary Year celebrations

2024 marks 100 years since the founding of Dundee Dramatic Society. Our centenary year shows will be:

*One Woman and her Bitch by William Lyons 1-2 November – A short play by Professor William Lyons, graduate of University of Dundee, and former Head of Philosophy Trinity College Dublin. This is a theatrical, challenging, and comic dish of Aristophanes, Brecht, and Panto. A homeless woman lives in a big city with her dog Cerberus. It has lots of wit and fun with some sharp political spice.

The Steamie (the play) by Tony Roper 27-30 November – (Play version) It’s Hogmanay and Dolly, Magrit, Doreen and Mrs Culfeathers, with a little help from the not-so-handy Andy, are in a Glasgow wash house getting the washing done before the bells.

**Updated Covid guidance from 31 April 2022**

In line with Government guidance, and the removal of legal requirements, we have reopened with full capacity booking in the auditorium. The wearing of facemasks and taking contact details is no longer be a legal requirement. We will continue to carry out enhanced cleaning before, during and after performances.