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Tag Archives: Croydon Operatic and Dramatic Association
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
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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
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Pride and Prejudice, CODA at Wandle Park, Jul 27-30
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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
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An invitation to audition for Pride and Prejudice in 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
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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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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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CODA’s Old Time Musical Hall, Sanderstead, Sep 24-25
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You can help CODA produce a return to the Ashcroft Theatre
After a seven-year absence, Croydon’s foremost AmDram group is preparing for a return to the Fairfield Halls when the council-owned arts venue re-opens in September after a £41million-plus refurbishment. And CODA wants you to be part of their week-long run … Continue reading
CODA presents The Elephant Man, Royal Russell, Apr 17-20
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CODA make a real song and dance out of their 75th birthday
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
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
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
Shakespeare’s star-crossed lovers face fate in Wandle Park
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
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
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Park’s Pirates are a magical delight around the bandstand
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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CODA adds some swash and buckle to Gilbert & Sullivan
CODA will be performing around the bandstand in Wandle Park next week in their fourth annual outdoor production – a boisterous new production of Gilbert and Sullivan’s comic opera The Pirates of Penzance. The Pirates of Penzance is one of … Continue reading
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CODA find the right stage to give Croydon enough Rope
For CODA, the play must go on, even if all the larger theatrical venues in Croydon and Sutton have been shut, and especially if the trains aren’t running. CODA, the Croydon Operatic and Dramatic Association, has been around since 1943, … Continue reading
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Park performers catch the eye in this twilight Shakespeare
Our arts correspondent, BELLA BARTOCK (Miss), braved the elements for what is becoming a welcome feature of Croydon’s summers There’s no need to go to Regent’s Park for your open air theatre entertainment, with a top-class performance of Much Ado … Continue reading
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