1980

There was only one production in 1980 - George Bernard Shaw’s Pygmalion, celebrating the 21st anniversary of WADS’ first public performance. After this quiet start to the decade, however, there was an explosion in WADS activity, with the company staging pantomimes and other productions aimed at children, in addition to its regular shows for adults, as well as the first poetry and prose evening. The 1980s also witnessed the rise and fall of the olde tyme music hall - the seven shows staged during these years were the first and last music halls that WADS performed.