The National Operatic and Dramatic Association
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THE ECUMANIACS WERE AFFILIATED TO NODA FROM 1995-1999
PATRON: THE LORD LLOYD-WEBBER
The National Operatic and Dramatic Association (NODA)
was founded in 1899 and has a membership of 2500 amateur theatre groups and
3000 individual enthusiasts throughout the UK, staging musicals, operas,
plays, concerts and pantomimes in a wide variety of performing venues, ranging
from the country’s leading professional theatres to village halls.
NODA is divided into eleven regions, each headed by a regional councillor who
sits on the national council (the ruling body of the Association), supported
by a network of regional representatives and officers. These 190 volunteers
are the vital link to the grass roots of the Association, the amateur theatre
groups themselves. The Association is administered from its Headquarters in
Peterborough, with a knowledgeable and friendly staff able to deal with
virtually any enquiry relating to amateur theatre.
There is a broad spectrum of ages involved in amateur theatre nationwide, from
a burgeoning number of youth groups to adult companies which meet the needs of
all levels of both performers, whether dramatic or musical, and enthusiasts
involved backstage, front of house or in administration. Each production
created is a genuine community event.
NODA aims:
To give a shared voice to the amateur theatre sector
To help amateur societies and individuals achieve the highest standards of
best practice and performance
To provide leadership and advice to enable amateur theatre to tackle the
challenges and opportunities of the 21st century
Benefits of membership include access to NODA’s advice service at national and
regional level, access to the members’ area of the NODA website,
representation to government, funding agencies, rightsholders and the media,
and access to conferences, workshops and seminars to help share information on
best practice. NODA also holds an annual residential Summer School (with
bursaries available) offering training from professional tutors in acting,
music directing, musical theatre, stage management and other courses for
performers, directors and technicians. It publishes regular regional magazines
and its quarterly NODA National News, and holds annual national and regional
Programme and Poster competitions to encourage the highest standards in
design. The NODA Library and Meeting Room provides access to a comprehensive
research archive of scores, libretti and reference books, as well as an
attractive room for meetings.
NODA’s trading arm, NODA Limited, acts as a mechanism for raising additional
funds for the Association. Its publishing department, NODA Pantomimes, offers
over 100 entertaining scripts by such popular authors as Leonard Caddy, Peter
Denyer, Stephen Duckham, Ron Hall, Mark Llewellin, Peter Long & Keith Rawnsley,
Robert Marlowe, John Morley and David Swan, and other publications including
an exciting musical The Slipper and the Rose, and practical guides for
performers and directors. It also offers Long Service Awards, and discounts on
playscripts, libretti and scores, theatre books from the catalogue of A & C
Black, make-up from Charles H. Fox, and telephone bills through Class Systems
by up to 50% below the BT standard rate (with 5% of all call charges donated
to NODA).
1999 saw NODA celebrating their centenary.
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