Panto season gets under way at East Coker
By Sam Allen The 2024/25 pantomime season kicked off in fine style in the village of East Coker, just outside Yeovil. Direct by Holly...
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roger66948
5 days ago1 min read
SFD's Newest Life Member
The SFD committee recently met for lunch at the Haselbury Mill and invited our former Chairman Sam Allen and his wife Yvonne to join us. ...
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samuelmallen
Nov 262 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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roger66948
Nov 231 min read
Somerset County Drama Festival 2025 Reminder
22nd to 23rd March 2025 At The Warehouse Theatre, Ilminster TA19 9AD The CDF Co-ordinator has advised that there are still places left...
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roger66948
Nov 231 min read
SFD Training Scheme Launched
The SFD Training Scheme is a scheme to encourage and assist training and development for amateurs who are members of amateur drama groups...
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roger66948
Nov 81 min read
Phoebe Rees Plays Competition
This is a reminder to all SFD Groups that the Phoebe Rees Competition is now well and up and running on "all cylinders". Robert Graydon...
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roger66948
Nov 81 min read
Cinderella Pantomime Competition
This is a reminder that it's that time of the year again to get your entries in for the Competition. Pam looks forward to hearing from...
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samuelmallen
Oct 223 min read
Are you ready for the 2025 County Drama Festival?
By Irene Glynn, CDF Co-ordinator Entries for The Somerset County Drama Festival 2025 are underway and there are still some places...
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roger66948
Sep 231 min read
Fellowship AGM 2024
At this year's very poorly attended AGM on 22nd September, Ann Brolly (pictured left) was elected as the Fellowship's new Vice Chairman,...
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roger66948
Sep 151 min read
Could you be our next Vice Chairman?
If you would like to be the Fellowship's next Vice Chairman, then please come along to the AGM next Sunday the 22 September at Ruishton...
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roger66948
Sep 61 min read
The SFD Vice Chairman post has become vacant
If you think you could be the next Vice Chairman for the SFD, please come along to the AGM on Sunday 22 September at 3.00pm at Ruishton...
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roger66948
Aug 281 min read
The Phoebe Rees Competition for plays is restarting
Robert Graydon, the Phoebe Rees Moderator, has issued the following statement "I am really pleased to report that we are now in a...
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samuelmallen
Aug 262 min read
The 2024 AGM is in September - and you're invited!
This is your invitation to the AGM 22 Sept 2024, 15:00 – 17:00 Ruishton Village Hall, Cheats Rd, Taunton TA3 5JD, UK It's that time of...
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roger66948
Aug 261 min read
Abigail's Party is at The Warehouse Theatre, Ilminster
Abigail's Party was written by Mike Leigh and this production is directed by Irene Glynn 'Abigail's Party is a suburban situation comedy...
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samuelmallen
Aug 243 min read
County Drama Festival 2025
By Irene Glynn It’s August and it’s time to start planning the one act play that you’re going to enter for The County Drama Festival!...
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samuelmallen
May 144 min read
Philip de Glanville steps down from the SFD committee after 38 magnificent years
Philip de Glanville, who has been a major influence on the Somerset Fellowship of Drama for nearly 40 years, has finally stepped down...
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samuelmallen
May 114 min read
Yeovil win the 50th Anniversary Cinderella Trophy!
The Wurzels’ Tommy Banner hands out top awards It was the Cinderella Trophy Competition’s golden anniversary and it was certainly a...
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samuelmallen
Apr 282 min read
AETF WESTERN AREA FINAL - come and see the best in the South West
The All England Theatre Festival Western Semi Final is at the Merlin Theatre in Frome ... and there is an extra chance to see Somerset's...
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samuelmallen
Apr 72 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 254 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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