A little bit about our origins

CCADS was founded in 1981 by Karen James and was originally based at Christ Church United Reformed Church in Chapel Road, Redhill, hence “Christ Church Amateur Dramatic Society”. Unfortunately in 1988 Christ Church was closed and the club moved to its new home at St. Joseph’s Parish Centre in Ladbroke Road but decided to retain its’ initials “CCADS” as the club’s name.

To date

Nowadays CCADS has grown to have over sixty members of all ages who enjoy performing Pantomime, Olde Tyme Music Hall, Variety Shows, Plays and Musicals. We normally put on two shows a year, in the school half term weeks of February and October. Recently we have become more ambitious, and in February 93 we put on our first large scale musical My Fair Lady which was a huge success. Since then we have performed Daisy Pulls It Off and Salad Days that, again, were very successful.

Events

As well as performing, we arrange a variety of social events that include barbecues, treasure hunts, theatre trips, quiz nights and workshops.

Rehearsals

Our usual rehearsal times are Wednesday evenings from 7.30 pm to 10.00 pm (9.00 pm for our younger members) at Frenches Lodge, Frenches Road, Redhill, and on Sundays from 2.30 pm to 5.00 pm at St. Joseph’s Parish Centre, Ladbroke Road, Redhill.

So whether you enjoy ‘treading the boards’ and being in the limelight, or working behind the scenes, We hope to welcome you to CCADS shortly.

Joyce Baldwin

Chairman

To contact CCADS email the following

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Page last updated - Monday, November 15, 1999