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Welcome to Spotlight! Our blog where we shine a light on all the latest news and happenings at the SFD.
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samuelmallen
Feb 22 min read
Aladdin enchants Burnham audiences with its feel-good factor
A great example of community theatre
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samuelmallen
Jan 262 min read
Wellington Panto celebrates fifty years in fine style
Wellington finish their panto run with a bumper weekend
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samuelmallen
Jan 262 min read
YAPS look at Sleeping Beauty from a whole new angle
Great fun to be had by all at Yeovil's Westlands Entertainment Venue
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samuelmallen
Jan 262 min read
One Snow White, seven dwarfs and a whole load of laughs at CUDOS
A splendid romp through a pantomime favourite, Crewkerne's splendidly traditional panto had audiences flocking in.
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samuelmallen
Jan 192 min read
Beauty and the Beast gives Taunton a post-Christmas panto treat
A traditional pantomime treat for all the family at Taunton's Brewhouse Theatre
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samuelmallen
Jan 12 min read
Strode Theatre takes Peter Pan to a new level!
By Sam Allen Is it possible to take a traditional dyed-in-the-wool entertainment style such as pantomime, subvert it, put it in a...
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samuelmallen
Dec 16, 20242 min read
Moorlight Theatre's Aladdin - the essence of Community Theatre
Moorlight Theatre captures the best of community theatre
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samuelmallen
Dec 15, 20241 min read
Timsbury go the extra mile with their Snow White pantomime
A pantomime for the whole village to enjoy
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samuelmallen
Dec 8, 20241 min read
Pinocchio - Roadwater's family pantomime with no strings attached!
By Sam Allen It may be a schlep through narrow country lanes, but the trip to Roadwater Village Hall was worth every hair-raising bend!...
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samuelmallen
Nov 26, 20242 min read
Panto Season Begins!
It’s that time of year again when families across Somerset put on their winter warmers and head out into the cold for that good old...
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samuelmallen
Apr 7, 20242 min read
The Cinderella Trophy Competition - the decisions have been reached!
Our Moderator, Nigel Ford, of the Cinderella Trophy Competition met with Sam, Lee, Jane, Ray and John (his team of adjudicators this...
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samuelmallen
Mar 25, 20244 min read
Ilminster Entertainment Society win the County Shield
Clevedon Youth awarded Best Youth Production If you needed proof that community theatre in Somerset was thriving, then all you needed to...
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samuelmallen
Mar 21, 20242 min read
Time to Head to Ilminster for the County Drama Festival
By Sam Allen If you have some free time this weekend, you could do a lot worse than visit the Warehouse Theatre in Ilminster. On Saturday...
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roger66948
Jan 20, 20243 min read
The David Beach and David Beach Youth Awards Nominations for 2023 have been released.
The Nominations for the David Beach and David Beach Youth Awards Evening on Saturday 9 March at Haslebury Mill have been released and are...
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samuelmallen
Dec 24, 20232 min read
Moorlight's Sleepy Beauty was a fairytale to remember...
Review by Sophie Lang Sleeping Beauty presented by Moorlight, was an original script by David Titchener, who was also the Director. It...
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roger66948
Nov 21, 20234 min read
Pheobe Rees Awards Evening 2023
Following what has been a tumultuous time for the SFD and its members, we were extremely proud to present our annual Phoebe Rees Awards...
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roger66948
Nov 19, 20231 min read
A Golden Glow to the Cinderella Awards...
Back in 1967, the Tremeloes had their greatest hit with a number called 'Silence is Golden' (meaning it is often wiser in life to say...
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roger66948
Oct 27, 20231 min read
DAVID BEACH COMPETITIONS SAVED
Following the well attended AGM on the 7 October, the SFD are able to announce that both the Adult and Youth David Beach competitions...
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samuelmallen
Oct 26, 20232 min read
Shortlisted! The Original Playwriting Competition shortlisted plays have been announced
Since the competition closed on 25th September, the Original Playwriting reading panel have been hard at work, sorting through this...
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samuelmallen
Aug 13, 20232 min read
Could the next SFD awards evening be the last?
It really is make-or-break time for the SFD's oldest competition. We are all looking forward to the Phoebe Rees Awards evening at the...
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