Welcome to Dingwall Players
We are a lively, friendly amateur drama group averaging 25 to 45 members, established in 1949 and well known around Ross-shire and beyond for a hugely diverse range of performances – everything from classic and contemporary full length plays to farce and musicals. Our Christmas show or pantomime is a prominent feature of the festive celebrations in Dingwall and we have a proud record in the SCDA competitions for one act plays.
Further Success!
at
Highland Divisionals
Thanks to Molly Fearne for the photographs
This second round of the SCDA competition was held on 30 & 31 March 2012 at Dingwall Academy, and there were six competing plays.
We are extremely happy to report that Dingwall Players not only came first, but made a clean sweep of the trophies (listed below)! This is a first for DP, and a rare achievement for any club. Well done again to the cast & crew, who now go forward to compete in the Scottish Finals. This is the 80th Festival and takes place at the MacRobert Arts Centre on the University of Stirling campus on 26-28 April 2012, curtain up at 1900. There are eight plays competing over the three nights, and DP is the second (and last) play on the Saturday night. If you can, please come along and support both the SCDA Festival, and Dingwall Players.
Young Trophy - First Place
Dick Lauder Trophy - Team with Highest Direction Mark
Gordon Crawford Trophy - Team with Highest Acting Mark
Maclennan Prize - Team with Highest Mark for Stage Presentation
James Weir Trophy - Comedy with Highest Mark
Thanks to John Firth (Thurso Players) for the photographs
Success
at SCDA Drama Festival
Moray Firth District
for
Dingwall Players & DADS
The first round of the annual SCDA (Scottish Community Drama Association) competition of One-Act Plays was this year held at The Florians' theatre in Inverness on Friday, 24 February & Saturday, 25 February 2012. There were six plays performed over the two nights.
Dingwall Players performed an Alan Bennett play called Green Forms, which was first performed as Doris & Doreen in 1978 on London Weekend Television (LWT) starring Patricia Routledge, Prunella Scales and Peter Postlethwaite.
Doris & Doreen are comfortably installed in an obscure department of a large organisation. It is a cushy little number: on a normal day the girls keep busy by flirting with the nice Mr Titmuss in Appointments or pursuing their bitter fued (over a wash-basin plug) with Mr Cunliffe in Personnel. Work is nowhere. However, this is not a normal day and slowly Doris & Doreen realise that someone elsewhere in the organisation has his (or her) eye on them. A shadow falls across their tranquil lives. Is it redundancy?
We are very happy to say that we were placed first, and won the trophies listed below, and have therefore progressed through to the Highland Divisional Final, which this year is to be held at Dingwall Academy on Friday, 30 March & Saturday, 31 March. Curtain up at 1900. Dingwall Players are the third (and last) play on Friday, 30 March. Please come along and support both the SCDA Festival, and Dingwall Players. Hope to see you there!
Douglas Hunter Rose Bowl - Winners
Vera Hallett Trophy - Highest Mark for Acting
Jane Singleton Trophy - Highest Mark for Production
Congratulations to everyone in the cast & crew of Green Forms!
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Well done also to Dingwall Academy Drama Society (DADS), who scooped both 1st & 2nd place in the SCDA Moray Firth District Youth Festival of One-Act Plays on 5 & 6 March 2012.
Phoenix Theatre Group Trophy - Winners
The Edam Cheese Cup - Best Acting
DADS "B" - Little Oscar, by Liam McCormick
The Ross-shire Trophy - Runners up
DADS "A" - X-Traordinary Factor, by Gary Diamond
Congratulations to eveyone in the cast & crew of both teams!
Interested in joining us?
We have always nurtured our youth membership – aware that they are the club’s future – but we welcome anyone of any age wishing to join our ranks, either treading the boards or backstage. If you are interested, please do contact us!
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