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Category Archives: CODA
Suburban spy drama is coming to Selsdon Hall this week
In 1960s suburbia, Barbara and Bob Jackson are living an idyllic life with their daughter Julie. But when they are visited by the security services, they are informed that their best friends and neighbours, the Canadian Krogers, may not be … Continue reading
How businesses profited at expense of the Borough of Culture
BOROUGH OF VULTURES: £1.3m of arts funding provided by the Mayor of London was misused by Croydon’s Tory council to boost local businesses, but delivered a year-long flop, judging by official audience figures. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES Croydon’s year as … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Art, Borough of Culture 2023, Business, CODA, Croydon BID, Croydon Council, Croydonites Festival, Dance, Fairfield Halls, Kristian Aspinall, London Mozart Players, Mayor Jason Perry, Music, Stanley Halls, Theatre
Tagged Andy Stranack, Borough of Culture, Borough of Vultures, CODA, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon BID, Croydon Clocktower, Croydon Council, Croydon Operatic and Dramatic Association, David Lean Cinema, Develop Croydon, Fairfield Halls, Kristian Aspinall, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Tory, White Label
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The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe, Selsdon Hall, Nov 9-12
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The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe, Selsdon Hall, Nov 9-12
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80 years on the stage – taking Croydon from the Blitz to Narnia
SUNDAY SUPPLEMENT: This year marks the 80th anniversary of the first performances by CODA, the Croydon Operatic and Dramatic Association, making it one of the longest-lasting community arts organisations in the borough. DAVID MORGAN looks into how the group came … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Ashcroft Theatre, CODA, David Morgan, History, Theatre
Tagged Ashcroft Theatre, CODA, Croydon Operatic and Dramatic Association, David Morgan, Fairfield Halls, Grand Theatre, Grand Theatre and Opera House, Kenneth Horne, Narnia, Russell Grant, Second World War, Simon Le Bon, The Blitz, The Lion The Witch and The Wardrobe, World War II, World War Two
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CODA’s Alice Through Wonderland, Wandle Park, Jul 26-29
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Wandle Park to be transformed into a summertime Wonderland
Something a little weird and a bit wonderful will be appearing around the bandstand in Wandle Park next week. In its 80th year, CODA, the Croydon Operatic and Dramatic Association, is performing Alice Through Wonderland, an innovative production of Lewis … Continue reading
CODA’s Alice Through Wonderland, Wandle Park, Jul 26-29
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Genius at work: Ayckbourn committee comedy hits the Marx
BELLA BARTOCK’s visit to the CODA production in Selsdon of Ten Times Table brings back many happy memories I don’t know about the Massacre of the Pendon Twelve. By the time we got to an hour before curtain-up of CODA’s … Continue reading
Posted in Art, CODA, Theatre
Tagged Alan Ayckbourn, Ayckbourn, CODA, Croydon Operatic and Dramatic Association, Michael Hall, Selsdon, Selsdon Hall, Ten Times Table
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CODA table an amendment to Ayckbourn’s council satire
So you’ve just received your Council Tax bill and you want to get an idea of what all that money is paying for? You really want to know how local councils work..? Then you’d best get along to Selsdon Hall … Continue reading
Plucky CODA bring The 39 Steps to the stage in Carshalton
CODA, the Croydon Operatic and Dramatic Association, will be staging their new production in Sutton, with The 39 Steps at the CryerArts Centre in Carshalton this November. Using Patrick Barlow’s adaptation from John Buchan’s famous thriller novel and the Hitchcock … Continue reading
CODA’s Old Time Music Hall, Sanderstead, Sep 30-Oct 1
Posted in CODA, Music, Sanderstead, Theatre
Tagged CODA, Croydon Operatic and Dramatic Association, Sanderstead
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Jane Austen’s favourite given a night out on the Wandle
DRAMA IN THE PARKS: It’s been a busy week for our veteran arts correspondent, BELLA BARTOCK, as she’s been out and about with the return of local AmDrams’ summer productions, starting with CODA’s Pride and Prejudice Anticipating that getting her … Continue reading
Wandle Park offers ‘immersive’ theatre at the bandstand
Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen’s beloved classic of wit and romance, the tale of Lizzie Bennet and Mr Darcy, is coming to a bandstand near you this summer, as CODA – the Croydon Operatic and Dramatic Association – once again … Continue reading
Posted in CODA, Theatre, Wandle Park
Tagged CODA, Croydon, Croydon Operatic and Dramatic Association, Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice, Wandle Park
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Pride and Prejudice, CODA at Wandle Park, Jul 27-30
Posted in Art, CODA, Theatre, Wandle Park
Tagged CODA, Croydon Operatic and Dramatic Association, Pride and Prejudice, Wandle Park
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Do you have what it takes to play a role alongside Mr Darcy?
CODA are back in town, and are looking for men. Well, three men in particular. CODA – the Croydon Operatic and Dramatic Association – is one of the borough’s leading community theatre companies. It is returning to the bandstand in … Continue reading
Posted in Art, CODA, Theatre, Wandle Park
Tagged CODA, Croydon Operatic and Dramatic Association, Pride and Prejudice, Wandle Park
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An invitation to audition for Pride and Prejudice in Wandle Park
Posted in Art, CODA, Theatre
Tagged CODA, Croydon Operatic and Dramatic Association, Pride and Prejudice, Wandle Park
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Tears among the hairspray as CODA takes on Steel Magnolias
Anyone who is anyone in Chiquapin, Louisiana – from the local curmudgeon to the prettiest girl in town – has a standing appointment at Truvy Jones’s beauty salon. It’s the only place to be for the gossip. But when the … Continue reading
Posted in Art, CODA, Theatre
Tagged Carshalton, CODA, Croydon Operatic and Dramatic Association, Cryer Arts Centre, Steel Magnolias
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CODA presents Steel Magnolias, CryerArts, Apr 27-30
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Little Women help CODA make covid comeback at the Cryer
CODA, the Croydon Operatic and Dramatic Association, is back after the pandemic with a run of performances of Little Women at the Cryer Arts Centre in Carshalton next month. The production had been due to be staged last November, but … Continue reading
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Tagged CODA, Croydon Operatic and Dramatic Association, Cryer Arts Centre, Cryer Theatre, Little Women
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Little Women helps CODA make its comeback at the Cryer
CODA, the Croydon Operatic and Dramatic Association, is back after the pandemic with a run of performances of Little Women at the Cryer Arts Centre in Carshalton this November. Louisa May Alcott’s moving family story follows four sisters in 19th … Continue reading
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Tagged CODA, Croydon Operatic and Dramatic Association, Cryer Arts Centre, Cryer Theatre, Little Women
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CODA’s Old Time Musical Hall, Sanderstead, Sep 24-25
Posted in Art, CODA, Music, Theatre
Tagged Croydon Operatic and Dramatic Association
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Unfinished and incomplete: where’s Fairfield £41m been spent?
And… Breathe! The Fairfield Halls has finally re-opened, with a gala concert planned for tonight. But after over-running by 15 months and over-spending by £11million, the refurbishment is not yet finished and is incomplete. Our photo-journalist, DANNY LEIBOVITZ, reports It … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Ashcroft Theatre, BH Live, Brick by Brick, CODA, Colm Lacey, Croydon Council, Fairfield Halls, Paul Scott, Riesco Collection, Theatre, Tony Newman
Tagged Alison Butler, BH Live, Brick by Brick, Colm Lacey, Croydon, Croydon Council, Fairfield Halls, Labour, Oliver Lewis, Tony Newman
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