History
Staplehurst Dramatic Society is a long established drama society that was conceived in 1946, by Mrs Dora Loop. Our longest serving member was Peter Day who joined the society in 1947 until his untimely death in April 2011 after taking un all aspects of the society.
Take a walk down memory lane with us as we look back at 65 years of our society ...
2004 - A Comedy of Accents, Captain Blackheart & Dick Turpin
2003 - Summer Review & Wizard of Aus
2002 - Carry on Reigning & Aladdin
2001 - Musicians of Bremmen, Confusions, WI Evening (2) & Cinderella
2000 - Mother Goose
1999 - Richard Branstan Pickle In The Lost Spirit of St Applehurst
1998 - Spring Cocktail, WI Evening, My 3 Angels & Aladdin
1997 - A Spring Trifle & Little Red Riding Hood
1996 - The Bathroom Door, Black Comedy & Christmas Presents
1995 - True Mistery of the Passion & Young Sinbad
1994 - Habeous Corpus & Jack and the Beanstalk
1993 - Aladdin & Elementary My Dear
1992 - See How They Run & 4 Plays 4 You
1991 - Christmas Leftovers, Spring Fling & Outside Edge
1990 - The Sitting Room
1989 - Dick Whittington
1988 - The group moved to its present location after the old village hall closed.
1987 - A Man Mostly Likely To..., A Letter from the General & A Man Most Likely To
1986 - A Friend Indeed, 40th Anniversary Week & Little Miss Muffet
1985 - Cinderella, Edge of Darkness & Confusions
1984 - Goodnight Mrs Puffin
1983 - Up Staplehurst!
1982 - Watch it Sailor! & Snow White and 7 Dwaves
1981 - Importance of Being Earnest & Blithe Spirit
1980 - Pull the Other One & Humpty Dumpty
1979 - Ring Round the Moon & Sailor Beware
1978 - Mrs Warren's Profession & How the Other Half Loves
1977 - Suddenly at Home & Robionson Crusoe
1976 - Doctor in the House & New Lamps for Old
1975 - Murder in Company & Relatively Speaking
1974 - Gardens of Adonis & Pick of the Season
1973 - Dinner with the Family & As Long As They're Happy
1972 - Gaslight & Pools Paradise
1971 - Woman of Twilight & Taxpayers Waltz
1970 - A Letter From the General & I'll Get My Man
1969 - The Anniversary & The Chalk Garden
1968 - Civil Marriage/Came the Knight & Madam Tic Tac
1967 - Power Without Glory, Here We Come Gathering & As Long as they're Happy
1966 - Breath of Spring
1965 - Brush With a Body & Deep Blue Sea
1964 - Running Riot & Brides of March
1963 - For Pete's Sake & Angels in Love
1962 - Marry Me Johnny & Elephants to Ride Upon
1961 - Murder in Mind & Dolphins Restaurant
1960 - The Two Mrs Carrolls & Haul for the Shore
1959 - Tell-Tale Murder & A Lady Mislaid
1958 - Johnny Belinda & Love's a Luxury
1957 - Wild Goose Chase
1956 - The Camels Back & Uncertain Joy
1955 - The Paper Chain & The White Sheep of the Family
1954 - The Shop at Sly Corner & Pygmalion
1953 - 9.45 & Queen Elizabeth Slept Here
1952 - Bonaventure & When We are Married
1951 - Chiltern Hundreds & Poltergeist
1950 - Pink String & Sealing Wax & The Bell Ring
1949 - No Medals & The Middle Watch
1948 - Yellow Sands & Ghost Train
1947 - Quiet Weekend & She Passed Through Lorraine
1946 - Lord Richard in The Pantry