13 Jul

19th-21st August  &  26th-28th August 6.30pm - 8:30pmDrama in the Dale presentsMuch Ado About NothingBy William ShakespeareAn outdoor promenade performance.Community Theatre in Unusual Places. TicketsFull price £10Concession £7.50 BOOK TICKETS BOOK TICKETS WHERE ...

10 Jan

BOOK TICKETS NOW Ceilidh & Burns Supperwith the SaltcuttersSaturday January 29th6:30pm-10:00pmSt Thomas’ Church Hall, Stanhope Tickets £10 ceilidh & food / £7 no food / £5 under 12's / £2 under 6'sBURNS SUPPERMAIN (included in ticket price)Haggis, Neeps and Tatties with a whiskey sauce.Veggie haggis, Neeps and Tatties...

27 Oct

David Napthine joins the teamDavid is a County Durham based writer, dramatist and facilitator and has written extensively for BBC Radio Drama, touring theatre, amd opera. He was recently writer in residence for the "Hearing the Voice" multi-disciplinary research project at Durham University, researcher/writer with...

16 Jan

Death In The County is an innovative murder-mystery play which has a plot that changes to suit the range of public buildings and country houses in which it is performed. The plot changes will include changing the solution to the mystery and the identity of...

13 Nov

So second weekend of rehearsals started with a full attendance from the cast including our new member who has taken on the role of Puck, the brilliant Lesley…no pressure! We went over last week’s scenes exploring some of the movement and making sure that it was...

Despite temperatures into the 20s today we managed to rehearse much of the play in situ. We have re-positioned one of our scenes into the picturesque garden at the Dales centre, this worked well enabling the group of actors to move more freely as the...

Today we had our first costume workshop under the direction of Kim Mc Dermottroe. Lots of exciting ideas were exchanged and discussed. each participant has taken on the task for making particular costumes...

Well done to all those rehearsing today, we had the added extra of Tom Hogan imparting words of wisdom. Our fairy team developed their opening scene with some excellent moves, and we welcomed a Moth to our fold! Decisions were made about where to place various...

Cast developed more of the scenes involving the Mechanicals today; some excellent moments with our Moonshine ...