Welcome to Walmsley Church AODS
A multi-award winning theatre group based in Bolton, producing two quality musical shows a year.
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Forthcoming Shows
Feel-good musical comedy smash hit based on the 1992 film
Forthcoming Shows
Our next AKT production is the beloved story of a girl with special powers!
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Auditions will be held on Friday, 15th November from 7.30pm at Walmsley Parish Hall.
Audition pieces are on the Sister Act show page.
Amateur theatre in Bolton was celebrated in great style at the Annual BATS Dinner & Awards on Friday 30th August at the Last Drop Village. WCAODS had 15 nominations in various award categories and we were extremely proud that Catherine Hall won the award for Best Actress in a Musical for her outstanding portrayal of Carole King in Beautiful: the Carole King Musical.
Massive congratulations to Catherine and to all the nominees!
We are delighted to have been nominated for no less than 15 awards at the forthcoming BATS Awards Night on 30th August. Every one of our shows - Musicals, Play and Youth Group - have had at least one nominations: an outstanding achievement. Good luck to all our nominees.
The nominations are:
| Best Musical | Beautiful: The Carole King Musical | |
| Best Comedy | Last Tango in Little Grimley & Last Panto in Little Grimley | |
| Best Junior Production | Disney's High School Musical Jr. | |
| Best Director of a Musical | Nora Howcroft | Beautiful: The Carole King Musical |
| Best Choreography | Lara Syddall | Beautiful: The Carole King Musical |
| Best Actor in a Musical | Joe Connor | Beautiful: The Carole King Musical |
| Best Actor in a Musical | Joshua Clayton-Heal | Beautiful: The Carole King Musical |
| Best Actress in a Musical | Vicki Wilson | 9 to 5 |
| Best Actress in a Musical | Catherine Hall | Beautiful: The Carole King Musical |
| Best Supporting Actress in a Musical | Olivia O'Connell | 9 to 5 |
| Best Supporting Actress in a Musical | Vicki Wilson | Beautiful: The Carole King Musical |
| Best Supporting Actress in a Musical | Olivia O'Connell | Beautiful: The Carole King Musical |
| Best Supporting Actor in a Musical | David Wilson | 9 to 5 |
| Best Supporting Actor in a Musical | Michael Chesterfield | Beautiful: The Carole King Musical |
| Best Female Junior Performer | Niamh Turner | Disney's High School Musical Jr. |
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