THRINGSTONE PANTOMIME & DRAMA SOCIETY

( TPADS for short)

tpads site updated 29/5/06

Click on the picture above to download/play 'Pantomime' - TPADS 'signature' tune! (1.4Mb mp3 audio file)

To see photos and details of some of our previous productions, click the appropriate 'Show Button' South Pacific – Pinocchio – Carousel – Aladdin – Annie Get Your Gun – Beauty and the Beast – Thank You for the Music – Treasure Island – Guys and Dolls – Hansel and Gretel – Brigadoon – Cinderella – Ain't We Got Fun – Mother Goose – Oklahoma – Little Red Riding Hood – Revue '98 – My Fair Lady – Archives

If you have any questions about TPADS, or would like to become a member, email us: click here

 

Click here to see our 'Rogues Gallery' of cast members!

The 'Smelly-Tubbies' (from our Millennium Revue - 'Ain't We Got Fun')

TPADS is a Stage Society based (as its name suggests) in the village of Thringstone in North West Leicestershire. It is a non-profit making organisation which exists to provide entertainment to the local community. Starting as a 'Pantomime' Society (see below), the group went on to produce plays and comedy revues, and, in recent years, 'hollywood-type' musicals.

We do not profess to be a musical or choral society in the 'traditional' sense - our repertoire is much broader – but we do put in a lot of hard work and (we are told) put on excellent shows which are great fun to do, and which our local audiences appreciate greatly! Our 'main' show is a traditional comedy pantomime which we stage every January – and which is usually a sell-out.

For example, our January 2000 Pantomime was 'Mother Goose'. Not only was this the first pantomime of the 'New Millennium' but it also marked the 25th Anniversary of the Society.
To see some photos of this show, plus photos and news about many of our other shows, click on 'Show Buttons' in the box above.The group also stages a show in May – usually a musical or a musical revue, but sometimes a comedy play.

Year 2003

Our 2003 Pantomime - 'Treasure Island' - was one of the best yet. Children, particularly, enjoyed the slapstick comedy and the pirates, Roger & Pugh, and Long John Silver. (I have this on very good authority from my 4-year-old grand-daughter Olivia)!

Our 2003 May production was a fantastic night of musical entertainment - 'Thank You for the Music'.

Click here to go to the 'Treasure Island' picture page, or here for 'Thank You for the Music'.

We are now preparing for 2004 - see What's New

2002 Productions

Our 2002 Pantomime was 'HANSEL & GRETEL'. This particular pantomime had not been performed by the Society before and proved a great success. Click the links at the top of the page for photographs etc.

Our Spring 2002 musical was 'Guys and Dolls' which received some excellent reviews. Again, click the link for photos.

Our 2001 Pantomime, 'CINDERELLA', played to full houses, and was enjoyed by all. The 'stars' of the show were the UGLY SISTERS - and, as one of the reviewers for a local 'free' paper said - "boy, were they UGLY"!

 

To see some photos, both during the show and from one of our 'pre-dress' rehearsals, click here.

(All photos taken with an Epson 850Z Digital Camera, without any post treatment).

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Well 'Brigadoon' (presented from 14th to 19th May, 2001 - see 'poster' below) was one of our most challenging shows to date. This show can be rather off-putting with the 'death scene' and funeral, but our production emphasised the happiness and magic of the village of Brigadoon, and we had more than usual calls from people who enjoyed and appreciated our slightly different approach. The scenery, as usual, was brilliantly designed by our scenic designer, Keith, and painted to perfection by him and his helpers. Altogether a 'magical' show in every way.

 

FOR SOME REHEARSAL PICTURES, CLICK HERE!

 

 

 

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OUR SPRING 2000 PRODUCTION WAS A REVUE CALLED 'AIN'T WE GOT FUN'

This featured lots of comedy sketches and solo musical items plus music from 'Crazy for You', 'The King and I', 'Annie Get Your Gun', 'Carousel' and 'Anything Goes'.

Everybody (cast and audiences alike) seemed to thoroughly enjoy the show.

 

Click here to see some pictures.

 

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We are always looking for new members - for both on and off-stage work. So, if you're an aspiring actor or actress, or if you simply want to be part of a stage society by helping behind the scenes (building, painting or moving scenery), helping with front-of-house or just a general 'dogsbody' and you are local to North West Leicestershire, do come along to see us at the THRINGSTONE COMMUNITY CENTRE. We meet most Tuesdays and Fridays from September to May.

You can always email me for more information: click here

 

For A HISTORY OF THE PANTOMIME SOCIETY (and its predecessors), plus more information about Thringstone, the Community Centre and surrounding villages, visit 'Thringstone On Line'. This great site is well worth a visit and can be found at: http://www.geocities.com/rainforest/jungle/8700/

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