Tag Archives: CODA

Willows could see CODA weeping as they leave the Cryer

Posted on September 23, 2014 by insidecroydon

The future of another local theatre is under threat, with Sutton Council considering cuts which could see the Charles Cryer Studio Theatre in Carshalton close, making the  Croydon Operatic and Dramatic Association’s next production, The Wind In The Willows, their … Continue reading →

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Bottom’s up to no good, as CODA takes the Bard outdoors

Posted on July 1, 2014 by insidecroydon

Apparently, it all began when someone in CODA, the Croydon Operatic and Dramatic Association, misheard one of their colleagues say, “Michael Hall has got a lovely bottom.” Now, a few months later, Hall is to play a lovely Bottom in CODA’s … Continue reading →

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A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Wandle Park, Jul 30-Aug 2

Posted on May 25, 2014 by insidecroydon
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Attention! CODA brings Morpurgo’s war drama to the stage

Posted on April 6, 2014 by insidecroydon

Metal Monkey Theatre, in association with the Croydon Operatic and Dramatic Association (CODA), is staging a production of Michael Morpurgo’s award-winning First World War story, Private Peaceful, at the Charles Cryer Studio Theatre in Carshalton this month. Over the course … Continue reading →

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The Railway Children is steaming towards half-term week

Posted on October 19, 2013 by insidecroydon

One of the best-loved family stories is steaming towards the Charles Cryer Theatre for half-term week, with CODA – the Croydon Operatic and Dramatic Association – producing The Railway Children. This charming adaptation is staged with imagination, humour and heart, … Continue reading →

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Railway Children steams ahead at Green Dragon: June 14

Posted on June 11, 2013 by insidecroydon

CODA, the Croydon Operatic and Dramatic Association, is holding a quiz night at the Green Dragon pub on Croydon High Street from 7.30pm this Friday, June 14, to raise funds towards their next production, The Railway Children. This is a … Continue reading →

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Mini-movie-maker makes the final of One-minute Oscars

Posted on February 24, 2013 by insidecroydon

Croydon’s mini-movie-maker, Michael Hall, has done it again. Hall, the sometime stand-up comedian and leading light in the borough’s top am-dram group, CODA, has made it to the short-list of 20 finalists in Empire magazine’s annual “Done in 60 Seconds” … Continue reading →

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CODA makes a song and dance about Sondheim

Posted on October 29, 2012 by insidecroydon

Tickets for Croydon Operatic and Dramatic Association’s autumn show – Side by Side by Sondheim, which is being staged at the Charles Cryer studio theatre this week – are now on sale.

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West Side Story plays out some old tunes with a new CODA

Posted on September 2, 2012 by insidecroydon

Fancy escaping the associations of Croydon with gang violence, knife attacks and gun crime? Why not go along to the Ashcroft Theatre to see West Side Story, a musical about gang violence, knife attacks and …

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Miss Marple is called in to solve a Croydon murder mystery

Posted on July 1, 2012 by insidecroydon

This news just in… There will be a murder in central Croydon this Thursday. And Friday. And Saturday. And only Miss Marple will be able to determine whodunnit. The much-acclaimed Croydon Operatic and Dramatic Association is staging its latest production, … Continue reading →

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