Amateur theatre in a nutshell
Shows and Reviews
On 7 June 2026, Joshua Henry walked to the microphone at Radio City Music Hall and accepted the Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role…
Am Dram Life
I spent years thinking about going back to am dram before I actually did it. Years. Not months. Years. I’d performed from 1994 to around 2000, loved every minute of…
Show Selection and Planning
Every society has that show. The one the MD announces and half the room goes quiet. The one where experienced performers start running through the casting in their heads before…
Am Dram Life
I was eleven years old, wearing a number sticker, standing in a room full of other kids waiting to sing You’re Never Fully Dressed Without a Smile. It was an…
Musicals
If there is one musical that every theatre person, amateur or professional, should know inside out, it’s Oklahoma!. It’s not just a beloved show. It’s the show that changed everything.…
Musicals
Most people know You’ll Never Walk Alone. They just don’t necessarily know it from a theatre. They know it from a football terrace, or a graduation ceremony, or that moment…
Musicals
Rodgers and Hammerstein were an American songwriting partnership who wrote together from 1943 until Oscar Hammerstein II’s death in 1960. Richard Rodgers composed the music. Hammerstein wrote the book and…
Singing and Performance
Knowing your vocal type makes a real difference in theatre, whether you perform, direct, or just want to understand why some songs feel effortless and others are a constant battle.…
Musicals
Last week we finally took Boogie Nights the Seventies Musical to the stage. Five months of rehearsing finally came to life and without wanting to sound like a cliché, it…
