South Staffs Musical Theatre Company | Spotlight on Am Dram

South Staffs Musical Theatre Company was originally formed in 1936 and now perform one full production at the Wolverhampton Grand Theatre, the biggest local theatre, as well as a variety concert each spring, or a shorter production such as this year's Lift. I’ve seen many of their recent shows (including Rent, Oliver! and Carousel) and have always been impressed by their professionalism despite being put on entirely by amateur performers and creatives. I was therefore excited to visit a rehearsal for their upcoming show, Dolly Parton’s 9 to 5, to get a flavour for how the company works and to have a chat with some of the members.

Trinity Musical Theatre Company | Spotlight on Am Dram

Today I'm introducing a new series to my blog called 'Spotlight on Am Dram'. I had an excellent response to my post Why I Love Amateur Theatre a few months ago where I mentioned some local amateur dramatic companies so I decided to devote at least one post a month to the groups that are getting people involved in theatre. I'm going to try and visit one theatre company a month to get an idea of the rehearsal process, get a feel for the company and a taste of any upcoming shows they may have which I will then report back on here. For August I'm going back to my roots and introducing you to Trinity Musical Theatre Company, based in my hometown of Wolverhampton!