We cannot believe that it’s just a week ago we performed “Persuasion” to enthusiastic audiences.

As always, we don’t sit on our laurels for long and we’d like to invite everybody to the first read through of our next project ” Some Canterbury Tales”.

This will be performed next spring at Broadmayne village hall and give some of our newer directors the opportunity to direct and produce a ‘tale’ each as part of the bigger production, while supported and guided by the DD wider committee.

This reading will be Goldies Pub (High East St.) in Dorchester this coming Wednesday 3rd December at 7.30pm.

This not a casting, there will be other readings and casting evenings for that, but this is a chance for anyone to register their interest in any parts or even backstage roles.

Austenmania continues to sweep the country and DD are staging one of her best-loved plays this autumn.
Persuasion is the story of Anne Elliot’s undimming love for naval officer Wentworth. She was persuaded to give him up eight years ago when he was a penniless naval officer, but how he’s back, a gilded war hero and all the other girls want a piece of him.
Can Anne’s love endure and be fulfilled?
Find out at Dorchester Arts on Friday and Saturday, November 21 and 22. Performances are at 7.30pm on both days with a 2pm matinee on the Saturday. Pop into the arts centre or go online to find out more and buy tickets

Tonight, Wednesday 12th Mar, Dorchester Drama casting their summer production ‘Not for Keeps’ at Tom Browns pub at 7.30pm.

There will also be another casting session next week. Same time, same place.

Everyone’s welcome to come along, even if you’re not interested in a role, just to say Hi and find out how you can get involved.

Planned for later in the year, A Time to Keep is a play written by a local writer.

Well be reading this play at Tom Browns Pub, Dorchester, wed 19th Feb. 7:30pm.

This isn’t the audition, but will give everyone a chance to hear what the play is about as well as giving the chance to read parts you might be interested in.

Alll welcome.

Our next spring production is something a little different.

Tom Browns Pub, High East St, Dorchester: Wednesday 22nd Jan 7pm.

Come and show us what you’ve got. Songs, poems, short sketches or monologues. Anything from 2 mins to max 10 mins.

We’re putting together a revue for, mainly, family and friends in early March. Have you something you’d like to try out, share or entertain us with?

Due to a clash with some Burns night events, we’ve moved the DD social evening. Dorchester Drama are now having their members social evening on the 18/1/25, at 6:30pm at the Youth Association hall.

It’ll be a bring along something to share type of thing and, a month after Christmas, will be an ideal get together to find out plans for next year.

More details to follow, such as requests for Werewolf etc.

Dorchester Drama are having their members social evening on the 18/1/25, at 6:30pm at the Youth Association hall.

It’ll be a bring along something to share type of thing and, a month after Christmas, will be an ideal get together to find out plans for next year.

More details to follow, such as requests for Werewolf etc.

Tom Browns Pub, High East St, Dorchester. Wednesday 13th Nov. 7:30pm. All welcome.

This time we’re going to be having a look at Agatha Christie’s Towards Zero. Another idea put forward for a forthcoming production.

These readings are not auditions, but they do allow directors and producers to find out if the play is feasible and if people are interested in putting it on.

Last nights’ was so good, we’re going to do a few more.

just as before, these are not auditions, just a chance to read through a play or too, without the pressure, but still a chance to test out those accents and characterisations.

So, Tom Browns Pub, High east St, Dorchester. Wednesday 17th Oct and 13th Nov. 7:30pm. All welcome.

As the cast get stuck into rehearsals and learning lines for Novembers’ Blithe Spirit’ , there’s an opportunity for the rest of us to read a few plays, with a mind to perhaps what we’re thinking of doing in the future.

It also gives us a chance to socialise and chat outside of rehearsals. An ideal time to come along and find out what and how we do things.

So, Tom Browns Pub, High east St, Dorchester. Wednesday 9th Oct. 7:30pm. All welcome