Halstock Community Arts
Halstock village has, to the delight of audiences from local communities, regularly welcomed superb professional arts companies from all over the UK, and further afield.
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Our next Production - Wednesday 4 March
Gavin Robertson & Dyad Productions: General Medical Emergency Ward 10
The award-winning Dyad Productions and Company Gavin Robertson are joining forces to present every hospital, medical-based, Doctors-and-Nurses cliche-ridden drama onstage in a comedy mash-up spoof!
It’s Dr Ann Fleming’s first day at St David’s, where her unfortunately-named mentor Dr Death, is determined to show her who’s boss. As medical emergencies overload the hapless staff, Dr Fleming has to juggle a complicated budding love affair,with a
kidney, and a nosey Hospital boss. Not literally. Expect every hospital, medical-based,Doctors-and Nurses soap opera, onstage! Yes, Holby City ‘Casualty’, ‘E.R’ and ‘Doctors’ - not to mention movies galore, are re-imagined and invigorated by Rebecca Vaughan, Andrew Margerison and Gavin Robertson in a pacy, cliché-ridden comic homage to the intrigues and dramas of every hospital plotline on the big and small screen, all delivered with surgical precision! Suitable 10+
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If you haven’t seen Dyad Productions’ work before, you simply must" British Theatre Guide ★★★★★
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Show starts 7.30pm Card or cash, bar/ Tea /Coffee and light refreshments
Tickets £14 adults, £6 u18's ,Fam £35
To book contact Deborah Childs 01935 891744 or online through ArtsReach.
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About Us
The village of Halstock has been home to amateur and professional theatre in some shape or form for many years and was one of the first places to host a performance on behalf of the fledgling Artsreach organisation that is now so familiar to us here in Dorset.
The late Pamela Lemmey, who was an active member of the Halstock WI drama group, was one of the first volunteers to take up the challenge of promoting for Artsreach at it's inception in March 1990, supporting music, drama and dance performances in the village hall and occasionally the church. Since then, the village has, to the delight of audiences from local communities, regularly welcomed superb professional arts companies from all over the UK, and further afield.
In addition to Artsreach shows, the village has enjoyed productions from local drama groups: first The Frome Valley Players followed by Halstock Community Theatre (HCT). Halstock Community Theatre took over the role of promoting Artsreach events and in 2023 HCT set up a bursary programme to provide support to local artists. In 2024 the group made the decision to change their name to Halstock Community Arts which it was felt better reflects the group's aims and activities.
