2013

In May, WADS put on a quartet of pocket-sized comedies in a show called Four Shortened. The plays were directed by three WADS members new to directing - Michael Dorey, Gareth Lewis and Annaleis Chandler. In A Case of Belonging by Jan Allred, two figures argue over ownership of the soul of a dead body. In Fatal Loins by Perry Pontac, Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet is reconsidered, answering the question directly posed in the prologue: "If Juliet and Romeo survive/Will their eternal passion stay alive?" In both Alarms and Leavings, Michael Frayn examines the difficulties modern technology has added to life. Two couples embark on a dinner party which is doomed to failure as labour-saving devices and furniture become hostile. 

In July, WADS staged a murder mystery at Whitchurch Silk Mill. A joint venture with the Mill, Careless Talk Costs Lives, written and directed by WADS' own Sue Washington, was a sell-out.