Welcome to Theydon Bois Drama Society
About Us
Theydon Bois Drama Society was founded in 1925, and although there was a short suspension during the war years, such continuity in a small community is remarkable.
Over the years the Society has presented a wide range of comedies and tragedies, thrillers, music halls, variety shows and revues, pantomimes and musicals and many people, in their time, have played many parts on stage and back-stage. Our venue has progressed from one of the old Retreats, to the old Army Hut in Loughton Lane, to the Village Hall in Coppice Row and now to the magnificent Village Hall of which the village is so proud.
In the early days membership consisted entirely of local people and more particularly of family groups, but now our membership is drawn from a wider area and we are always keen to welcome new members from Theydon Bois and beyond.
Our Venue
Our theatre is a warm welcoming environment with step free access . From the moment you come though the doors you will be met by our front of house team who will be pleased to help you find your seats. You can buy a programme for each show.
Our fully licensed bar is open before, during and after every show serving a range of spirits, wine, soft drinks and beers and ice cream. We also serve tea, coffee and biscuits during the interval.
We pride ourselves on being able to welcome those with special requirements. There is step free access to the hall and a disabled toilet. The hall is fitted with an induction loop which is active during each show.
Our Members
Our members are warm and welcoming to anyone joining a cast for the first time, either new to the society or to performing in general. We have a wide range of ages, abilities and backgrounds that make our performances rich and each cast a different experience.
Some of our members have been with us for decades, some for years and some just for a few months. It's fair to say, though, that once you've experienced performing with us, you'll never want to leave!
Theydon Bois Drama Society: Where Creativity Meets Performance
Theydon Bois Drama Society Productions 1986-2016
2016 Season
Confusions | The Killing of Sister George | Rumours
2015 Season
Up Pompeii | The Ladykillers | The Diary of Anne Frank | Yes Prime Minister
2014 Season
Viva Variety II | Murder Weapon | Billy Liar | Dick Barton: The Tango of Terror
2013 Season
Absurd Person Singular | See How They Run | The Aspern Papers | When We Are Married
2012 Season
’Allo ’Allo | The Odd Couple | Macbeth | Fallen Angels
2011 Season
Viva Variety | The Beaux’ Stratagem | Lloyd George Knew My Father | Pygmalion
2010 Season
Aladdin | Time of My Life | Love’s a Luxury | Murder Mistaken
2009 Season
By Jeeves | The Heiress | Don’t Dress for Dinner | Tartuffe
2008 Season
Rumpelstiltskin | Cactus Flower | Hay Fever | Plaza Suite
2007 Season
Season’s Greetings | Deadly Nightcap | Kindly Leave the Stage | Dangerous Corner
2006 Season
A Chorus of Disapproval | 84 Charing Cross Road | Rope | Tiptoe through the Tombstones
2005 Season
2005 Radio Times | Sand Castles | A Month of Sundays | The Roses of Eyam
2004 Season
Sleeping Beauty | Deathtrap | A Midsummer Night’s Dream | Lettice and Lovage
2003 Season
Sentimental Journey | Therese Raquin | Time and Time Again | Over the Moon
2002 Season
The Slipper and the Rose | Rebecca | Relatively Speaking | Steel Magnolias
2001 Season
A Christmas Carol | Outside Edge | Run for Your Wife
2000 Season
Stages | Lost in Yonkers | The Anniversary | Beyond Reasonable Doubt
1999 Season
Worzel Gummidge | The Dresser | Arsenic and Old Lace | She Stoops to Conquer
1998 Season
A Funny Thing Happened/Forum | Jekyll and Hyde | Twelfth Night | How the Other Half Loves
1997 Season
Lend Me a Tenor | And Then There Were None | The Happiest Days of Your Life
1996 Season
The Wind in the Willows | Night Must Fall | Table Manners | Stagestruck
1995 Season
Cinderella | Oliver | A Man for All Seasons
1994 Season
Jack and the Beanstalk | Something to Hide | Variety Show | An Inspector Calls
1993 Season
Dick Whittington | The Hollow | The Importance of Being Earnest | Hobson’s Choice
1992 Season
Little Miss Muffet | Pack of Lies | Variety Show | California Suite
1991 Season
Ali Baba | Under Milk Wood | The Winslow Boy | Look No Hans
1990 Season
A Christmas Carol | Habeas Corpus | Stepping Out
1989 Season
The Sleeping Beauty | Fools Rush In | Nightmare
1988 Season
Sinbad the Sailor | Semi-Detached | Blithe Spirit
1987 Season
Aladdin | The Magistrate | Virtue Triumphant | Key for Two
1986 Season
Mother Goose | Look Who’s Talking | Murder in Company | When We Are Married