The RMDS choir under their musical director, Oliver Squibb will be performing a celebration of Movie Music Magic in two concerts taking place at Trinity United Church in Ringwood this June. Tickets are on sale now for Thursday 15th and Friday 16th June
RMDS is pleased to once again being performing at The Barn in Ringwood at Easter with a brand new format show incorporating songs from well known musicals, some performed by RMDS and some which we aspire to perform one day. Incorporating singing, dancing and some links to past shows of RMDS this show will have you leaving The Barn humming all those well known songs. We look forward to seeing you at Easter.
Tickets are now on sale in our online box office
Ringwood Musical and Dramatic Society has continued their support for the development of performing arts in Ringwood with a donation to Ringwood School of £50,000 following the recent opening of the new performance venue, The Barn.
RMDS has a long association with Ringwood School having performed shows there since the early 1970s and previously supported the development of the school theatre with lighting, sound and tiered seating. The development of The Barn offers exciting new opportunities for the performing arts in Ringwood, both for the students at Ringwood School and the wider community and RMDS looks forward to its first production in the last week of October, “How the Other Half Loves” by Alan Ayckbourn. This will be followed in November by the ever-popular Ringwood Soiree, back in Ringwood for the first time in many years.
Mark Bodger, Chairman of RMDS said “We are proud to be able to continue our long association with Ringwood School and supporting the development of performing arts for which the school is so well renowned and the wider community.”
Leanne Symonds, Headteacher of Ringwood School said “We are delighted to have a new venue which significantly improves provision for our students and also offers the town a space where performance arts can be showcased. We are incredibly grateful to RMDS for their very generous donation. Without such generosity The Barn would not be the building that it is today.”
The Barn was developed to provide a new assembly hall and performance space for Ringwood School following a grant of £2.5m from the Condition Improvement Fund which in turn has allowed the development of a new dining facility for students, The Stables, in the space previously occupied by the school hall and theatre.
As the Soiree returns to Ringwood this year into The Barn, there is a new seating plan which is shown below. All tables have good visibility of the stage and there will be a licensed bar available for all your drinks requirements.
RMDS is proud to announce our first productions in the exciting new Ringwood Venue, The Barn which we are pleased to be. major supporter of in continuation of our long association with Ringwood School. First, at the end of October will be our production of “How the Other Half Loves” by Alan Ayckbourn from 26th-28th October. Following this we are very pleased to bring The Soiree back to Ringwood from 15th-19th November. tickets for both of these productions are on sale so book now to avoid disappointment.
Castle Players will be presenting “Still Alice” adapted for the stage by Christine Mary Dunford from the award winning book by Lisa Genova from 18th to 21st May 2022 at the Village Hall in Lytchett Matravers. This is a touching play about a lady with early onset Alzheimers and all proceeds from the production will be donated to the Alzheimers Society. For more information, please visit their website at www.castleplayers.com
Ringwood Musical and Dramatic Society are pleased to announce that we will be producing ‘Rumours’ by Neil Simon as our autumn play 2021 with performances during half-term break at Ringwood School Theatre from Wednesday 27th October – Saturday 30th October 2021.
The play is a hilarious comedic farce and is one of Neil Simon’s most celebrated comedies and here is how to get involved…
We are holding a get-together on Monday 19th July at 7:45pm for anyone who is interested in taking part, during which we will read through the play and discuss the audition pieces for each character. There are 5 female and 4 male roles to cast, in addition we always welcome any interest in off-stage roles so please do come along if you would like to be involved in any capacity with the production.
If you are interested in taking part, or just coming along to see what the society is all about, please contact the director, Bobs Guy, via telephone: 01425 472792 or get in touch using the contact form on the website to register interest or ask any questions you may have.
We look forward to seeing you there!
With the current and ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, the National Operatic and Dramatic Association has published a letter highlighting the importance of Amateur Theatre to the UK and a copy of this can be downloaded here. RMDS is fully committed to the support of our local community through amateur theatre and musical performances and wholeheartedly supports the aims of this letter and looks forward to getting back to performing as soon as we are able and it is safe to do.
NODA-Amatuer Theatre 2020