An A-Z of Pantomime A light-hearted ramble through panto old and new, including some of the history of this genre and some of the strange traditions and superstitions associated with it, fully illustrated with many images. Chris is a theatre reviewer and journalist, professor, author and panto musical director. He writes books about theatre (Putting […]
It's our Annual General Meeting Your opportunity to look back at the past year and forward to the next. Reports will be made, officials elected, motions tabled, awards handed out and good deeds applauded. All are welcome - looking forward to our usual large AGM turnout. Have you voted for the Best Events and […]
Linda says: Good Evening Everyone, I do hope you can join us tomorrow evening for a little trip to Scotland and enjoy some of our photos, to follow our route and let us entertain you with a Tim & Linda style narrative. We will honestly try very hard not to bore anyone. There maybe something […]
Lifeboats in Oxted? Linda clarifies: Lois Atterton from the Oxted branch of the RNLI is coming to give a talk on how the RNLI began; how it has changed and developed over the years to become the amazing institution it is today - and it is still just a charity. Lois is a good speaker […]
This will be a relaxed evening in South Croydon. We shall welcome any of you that can make it - with or without objects! 🤔 ? 😆 ? 🧐 ? 😳 However, if you can, please lift off your shelves, extract from your treasure chests of mementoes or seek from storage boxes beneath your beds etc. any object(s) […]
Tuesday night at the Hall we’ll once again dig deep into our reserves of artistic talent to create some Christmas cheer in anticipation of our party on the 17th. Talents on show last time . Come along, with or without your own materials, to make some decorations and generally make the place festive. Ken
Dear All, Is your passport handy? Are you ready to take your traveller's seat? The invitation is from Nicholas Fox, who will be our "pilot". We shall journey with him along the route he negotiated in 1974! Do come early to the hall, grab your coffee or tea and be prepared for lift off by […]