Tag Archives: Croydon Operatic and Dramatic Association

CODA presents – Ten Times Table, Selsdon Hall, Apr 20-23

Posted on January 1, 2023 by insidecroydon
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Hannay romps back on to stage in a fun-filled 39 Steps

Posted on November 3, 2022 by insidecroydon

Arts correspondent BELLA BARTOCK was transported back to an earlier age, of intrigue and mystery, and night trains to Scotland, by an energetic staging of a John Buchan classic My heart skipped a beat when I saw the poster from … Continue reading →

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Plucky CODA bring The 39 Steps to the stage in Carshalton

Posted on October 4, 2022 by insidecroydon

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 →

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CODA’s Old Time Music Hall, Sanderstead, Sep 30-Oct 1

Posted on September 6, 2022 by insidecroydon
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Jane Austen’s favourite given a night out on the Wandle

Posted on July 29, 2022 by insidecroydon

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 →

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Wandle Park offers ‘immersive’ theatre at the bandstand

Posted on July 5, 2022 by insidecroydon

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

Posted on July 2, 2022 by insidecroydon
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Do you have what it takes to play a role alongside Mr Darcy?

Posted on May 12, 2022 by insidecroydon

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

Posted on April 13, 2022 by insidecroydon
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Tears among the hairspray as CODA takes on Steel Magnolias

Posted on March 30, 2022 by insidecroydon

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

Posted on January 25, 2022 by insidecroydon

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

Posted on October 12, 2021 by insidecroydon

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

Posted on August 28, 2021 by insidecroydon
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You can help CODA produce a return to the Ashcroft Theatre

Posted on April 4, 2019 by insidecroydon

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 →

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CODA presents The Elephant Man, Royal Russell, Apr 17-20

Posted on March 10, 2019 by insidecroydon
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CODA make a real song and dance out of their 75th birthday

Posted on November 8, 2018 by insidecroydon

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 insidecroydon

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 insidecroydon

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 insidecroydon

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 insidecroydon

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 insidecroydon
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Park’s Pirates are a magical delight around the bandstand

Posted on July 28, 2017 by insidecroydon

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

Posted on July 19, 2017 by insidecroydon

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

Posted on January 11, 2017 by insidecroydon

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

Posted on July 28, 2016 by insidecroydon

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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