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CODA make a real song and dance out of their 75th birthday

Posted on November 8, 2018 by

Culture correspondent BELLA BARTOCK dusted off her glad rags, and her Zimmer frame, to get along to the Braithwaite Hall for an innovative take on a birthday party It’s not often I get invited along to birthday parties these days, … Continue reading →

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Come to Croydon’s cabaret: 5 Spectacular tickets for price of 4

Posted on November 2, 2018 by

Inside Croydon readers who want to help to celebrate CODA’s big birthday party next week can now do so with a really Spectacular money-saving offer. CODA – the Croydon Operatic and Dramatic Association – is marking its 75th anniversary year … Continue reading →

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Youthful promise in latest Shakespeare staged in Wandle Park

Posted on July 26, 2018 by

Our culture correspondent BELLA BARTOCK went to see how the star-crossed lovers Romeo and Juliet manage under Croydon’s moon-lit sky I was joined for the evening at East Croydon by my friend, Claudia de Boozy, who winced when I mentioned … Continue reading →

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Shakespeare’s star-crossed lovers face fate in Wandle Park

Posted on June 21, 2018 by

In the city of Verona, the Montagues and the Capulets are locked in a long-standing family feud. A chance encounter between Romeo, the only son of the Montagues, and Juliet, the only daughter of the Capulets, sparks an intense love … Continue reading →

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CODA returns to South Norwood with a song and dance

Posted on October 4, 2017 by

CODA’s going Into The Woods in South Norwood later this month. The Croydon Operatic and Dramatic Association is in the late stages of rehearsals for a new production of Stephen Sondheim’s musical Into The Woods, which is being performed at … Continue reading →

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CODA present Into The Woods, Stanley Halls, Oct 25-28

Posted on August 8, 2017 by
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Park’s Pirates are a magical delight around the bandstand

Posted on July 28, 2017 by

Our arts correspondent BELLA BARTOCK got all hot and bothered on a cool summer evening by some of the racier performances at CODA’s outstanding production of Pirates of Penzance Such fun! I was saying only the other day over coffee … Continue reading →

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