Community: Local Groups

Website: www.adhocplayers.co.uk/

Facebook:  www.facebook.com/adhocplayers/

Contact: adhocplayers@live.co.uk

Ad Hoc Players are an award winning amateur dramatics society, based in Havering, Essex. Formed in 1997, they are a friendly and active group and encourage their members to develop their skills and experience on stage and off.

Website: www.billericayoperaticsociety.co.uk

Twitter: twitter.com/Billericay_BOS

Facebook: www.facebook.com/BillericayOperaticSociety

Contact: billericayoperatics@outlook.com

Billericay Operatic Society is an amateur dramatics society based in Essex, specialising in musical theatre. The society started in 1929 and despite having some moments throughout the years where it looked like we wouldn’t be able to continue, we have fought on and produced shows of increasingly high quality

Website: www.brentwood-operatic.com/

Twitter:  www.twitter.com/B_O_S

Facebook:  www.facebook.com/brentwoodoperaticsociety

Contact:  brentwoodoperatic-comms@outlook.com

Brentwood Operatic Society is an award-winning society and has been entertaining the people of Brentwood for over 110 years!

Website: thehuttonplayers.org/

Twitter: twitter.com/HuttonPlayers

Facebook: www.facebook.com/TheHuttonPlayers?ref=hl

Contact: s_genesius@hotmail.com

Hutton Players are a fairly small group so there are always plenty of opportunities to be involved either performing, directing, working with scenery, costumes etc, assisting with lighting and sound, or working back stage.

Website: www.kytes.net/wp2/

Facebook: www.facebook.com/KytesTheatreGroup

Twitter: twitter.com/KytesTheatre

Contact: enquiries@kytes.net

Kytes was formed in 1980 by a small group of like minded individuals. The primary objectives of the Group were, and still are, to perform contemporary drama.

Website: http://www.shenfieldoperaticsociety.co.uk/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/ShenfieldOps

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ShenfieldOps/

Contact: boxoffice@shenfieldoperaticsociety.co.uk

Shenfield Operatic Society. known as SOS, is an amateur dramatics society based in Essex, specialising in musical theatre.  The society started in 1961 when a small group of teachers formed the St Martin’s Operatic and Dramatic Society at St Martin’s Boys’ School Hutton.

Facebook / Contact – www.facebook.com/TheCollegePlayersEssex/

Facebook: www.facebook.com/thenewventureplayers79

Havering based drama group with the sole ambition of performing high quality theatre. New members always welcome.

Website: www.bossytheatre.co.uk

Facebook: www.facebook.com/BOSSYTheatre

Twitter: twitter.com/bossytheatre

Contact: info@bossytheatre.co.uk

BOSSY is the official Youth Theatre Group of Brentwood which stages shows twice a year in either The Brentwood Theatre or St Martins School.

Website: dancetrix.co.uk

Facebook: www.facebook.com/dancetrixessex

Contact: dancetrix@yahoo.co.uk

Dance Trix is a children’s and adult’s dance school, based predominantly in Billericay and Wickford. As teachers, we are qualified with the Professional Teachers of Dancing to associate level, having passed the required teaching qualifications.

Website: essexdancetheatre.co.uk

Facebook: www.facebook.com/essexdancetheatre

Contact: essexdancetheatre@essex.gov.uk

Essex Dance Theatre provides a range of opportunities for people across the county. The theatre’s staff introduce, develop, and sustain an interest in dance as a performing art and physical form of recreation.

Website: www.fsddramaschool.co.uk/

Facebook: www.facebook.com/fsdUK/

Twitter: twitter.com/fsdUK

Contact: f.collier@fsdonline.co.uk

FSD is Essex’ largest provider of drama classes for children and adults alike, having been established for almost 20 years. We also offer music theatre classes, and have been putting on fantastic shows since 1996.