About us

History

The Society has performed twice a year since 1958 at the Darlington Civic Theatre. After helping to save the theatre from closure, DarlingtonOS bought and then sold the theatre to Darlington Borough Council.

The Society is run by a committee of twelve who are responsible for the selection of shows, appointment of the production team, casting of each show, control of the show budgets as well as fulfilling our charitable duties as well as supporting local charities with annual financial giving.

We have an army of helpers who help behind the scenes in order for our productions to be as professional as possible.

We always welcome new members who are over 16 years of age and have bags of enthusiasm and talent., for further information view our Join Us page.

Rehearsal info

Our usual rehearsal night is Thursday from 7.30 to 9.30pm at the East Hall, Darlington Arts Centre, Vane Terrace, Darlington. Using professional directors our ‘floor rehearsals’ are an intense period of two 2 week sections where members will be required most nights to ‘block set’ each act of a show. Out Assistant Director then takes over where attendance is less intense (depending on what role within the show you are taking).

Complete rehearsal schedules are always available in plenty of time to ensure you are available for the entire rehearsal period, we always do our best to work around people’s work and holiday commitments.

Performance venue

We perform at the beautiful 900 seater Darlington Civic Theatre. Our shows run for ten nights (often with a Saturday matinee on the first weekend). Opening night is a Wednesday and we close a week the following Saturday with a break on the middle Sunday.

Contact details

If you want to join the society or find out more information please fill in the form below: