Welcome!
The Kentish town of Herne Bay is home to its very own charming little 72
seat theatre, and the award-winning drama society that own it. We are members
of the Little Theatre Guild of Great Britain, and affiliated with the Kent
Drama Association and Canterbury Arts Council. Every year, we aim to produce
six full length productions (including a pantomime, of course), and our
thriving youth theatre performs an additional two full length productions
each year. We also host a calendar of social events for our members, and are
pleased to welcome touring theatre companies to our stage from time to time.
Our
society was first formed back in 1947, performing in various venues, until our
40th year when we opened our new theatre in Bullers Avenue. Having recently
celebrated our 60th anniversary, we are also celebrating the near completion of
our Stage II project to extend, update and renovate our lovely little theatre
and after two years of fundraising and hard work, and a final push when we
received a generous grant from the Big Lottery Fund, our project has finally
come to fruition in the form of new wheelchair access to the auditorium and
wheelchair facilities, a new toilet block, bar area and kitchen, and
restructuring and decoration of the lighting and sound box and foyer.
Our
membership is constantly expanding, and we're always happy to welcome new
members to the society, whether you'd like to tread the boards yourself, try
your hand at directing, get involved in the technical aspects of theatre or
join our front of house team, whether you're interested in set painting,
costuming, or just love theatre and would like to support a local society -
we'd love to hear from you! Check the upcoming events section for
production dates, upcoming auditions and social events.