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Ticket Prices for the 2003 - 2004 season

15% discounted for groups of 10 or more except for pantomime
further details from the Box Office

Ticket reservations

All performances start at 7.45pm unless otherwise indicated. Please refer to Box Office for any changes to published times or programme details.

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Location

The Theatre is located on the B3270 Whitley Wood Lane, next to Shinfield Park (Foster Wheeler), formerly known as Shire Hall, at the top of the hill. From the direction of junction 11 on the M4, take the turn off onto the B3270 towards Earley and Aldershot, into Whitley Wood Lane. Thames Travel runs bus no.144, which runs hourly from Reading Station (stop SK) and drops off at the Black Boy Pub, a short walk from the theatre.

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History of the Theatre

We were founded in 1956 by a local group of actors and enthusiasts who performed in Village and Church Halls . In 1971 the Shinfield Players purchased its current home at an auction held by the Ministry of Defence, when the Royal Air Force left the site to make way for the Met. College. The building had originally been a NAAFI , known as the Eagle Club.

It has been developed over the years into a fully equipped and progressive venue for the dramatic arts.

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The Shinfield Players's Theatre committee for 2003 - 2004

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NODA  (National Operatic & Dramatic Association)
Serving Amateur Theatre Since 1899

NODA was founded in 1899 “to protect and advance the interests of Operatic and Dramatic Art, and of Societies engaged therein.” It has a membership of some 2450 individual enthusiasts and 2,300 amateur companies throughout the Unite Kingdom, staging musicals, operas, plays, concerts and pantomimes in a wide variety of performing venues, ranging from the country’s leading professional theatres to tiny village halls. NODA is divided into eleven areas, each headed by an Area Councillor supported by a network of Regional Representatives. These volunteers are the vital link to the grass roots of the association, the Amateur Theatre Companies. The Association is administered from a headquarters building in London, with a knowledgeable and friendly staff able to deal with virtually any enquiry relating to amateur theatre.

There is a broad spectrum of ages involved with amateur theatre nation wide, from a burgeoning number of youth groups to Adult companies which meet the needs of all levels of both performers, whether dramatic or musical, and enthusiasts involved backstage, front of house or in administration.

NODA Website: www.noda.org.uk

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NDFA (The National Drama Festivals Association)

NDFA was formed in 1964 to encourage and support amateur theatre in all it's forms and in particular through the organisation of drama festivals. There are now 53 member festivals throughout the UK who between them organise 20 Full Length and 44 One Act Festivals.

Each Year, the NDFA organise the British All Winners Festival where the very best of British amateur theatre take part in a week long celebration of theatre. The winners of all NDFA member festivals are eligible to be invited. The 31st British All Winners Festival wil be held at the Albert Hall Theatre in Llandrindod Wells from 26 - 31 July 2004.

Membership of the NDFA is open to all Drama Festival Organisation and Theatre groups and individuals who are interested in taking part and supporting drama festivals throughout the UK.

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K.A.S.T - Keep Alive Shinfield Theatre

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Links

Amdram
Large site for Amateur Societies with discussion board

U.K. Theatre Web
Site for theatre information.

Mortimer Dramatic Society
One of our neighbours in the theatre

Woodley Theatre
One of our local theatres

Starmaker Theatre Company
The youth theatre company

Amdrama
Theatre web site

Lucilla Dramatic Society
Merseyside's oldest society

Stage Electrics
For all your theatre electrical needs

Twyford & Ruscombe
One of our neighbours in the theatre

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