This website is an archive of all the photos we have of the original Grenoside and Birley Carr societies, and of the current group formed after the 2010 merger.  So far that’s 2,300 photos, plus 210 programmes and lots of newspaper reviews

Both societies started putting on shows in the late 1940’s, just after the Second World War.  So far, in total, there have been an astonishing 280 productions, involving nearly a thousand different people.  A few stay for only one or two, some current members have done over a hundred

The archive is not finished, though.  For about a quarter of the productions, we haven’t found photos or programmes yet, so if you have anything, please get in touch

What we’d also love, is to hear your stories, memories and anecdotes. Funny things happen in amateur dramatics, and one person’s recollections will often trigger another person’s. These stories are what will make the archive come alive

Steve Atkinson