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Review of ENCHANTED APRIL –November 2023 April in November The Abbey Foregate Drama Group production of Enchanted April at the beginning of November was another…

HOW TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE!

Throughout the years Abbey Foregate(SURC) Drama Group has donated to various charities by means of money raised through the nightly raffle at productions. The group…

WAITING IN THE WINGS

This expression alludes to the theatre. It is an area unseen by the audience, where actors wait for their cue to come on stage. The…

Seating Plan

ENTERTAING AUDIENCES SINCE 1947

The year 2022 marked a tremendous milestone for the Abbey Foregate (SURC) Drama Group as it celebrated its 75th Anniversary. The group traces its roots…

TO PROMPT OR NOT TO PROMPT ?

Like a tightrope walker who knows he may not need the safety net, but feels safer in the knowledge that it is there, so some…

BREAK A LEG DARLING, YOU’LL BE FABULOUS!

THE ORIGINS OF ‘BREAK A LEG’ Why do they say, “Break a Leg “in Theatre? If you have been to a theatre performance, odds are…

ZOOM WITH A VIEW

March Madness Abbey Drama were mid-rehearsal when the first lockdown was announced. The news headlines were reporting a new SARS-like virus that reportedly came from…

AMATEUR DRAMATICS, HERE I COME!

Joining a local Amateur Dramatic Society was always on my list of things to do. I had been thinking about doing it for a while…

PASS THE CAKE

Pass the Cake. I joined the Abbey Foregate (SURC) Drama Group because I saw a production that was of such stunningly high quality, I wanted…