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News Flash: Chesil Theatre's Extension Plans Get The Go Ahead

Winchester Dramatic Society, performing as Chesil Theatre, is delighted to announce that plans for a much needed annexe to their historic premises in Chesil Street have been given the green light, in conjunction with neighbouring landowners, St John’s Winchester.

Contracts have now been exchanged between these two well-known and well-established Winchester charities for the Society’s purchase of a freehold parcel of land adjoining the Chesil Theatre, allowing their development scheme to go ahead.

TakeTen Play Writing Competition 2020 - Winners Announced

Chesil Theatre announces the winning plays and authors in their TAKETEN writing competition

Chesil Theatre is delighted to announce the winning plays and writers in their TakeTen Chesil Theatre New Writing Festival. Congratulations to all of the winning writers.

​The winning plays will be staged by The Chesil in 2021... watch this space or click on More TakeTen
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A Desert Place,  Rosemary Evans  (London)
A Grande Day Out,  Ian Fraser  (Winchester)
All Our Lives,  Christina Pye  (Winchester)
Along Any Minute,  William Patterson  (London)
Careful,  Karla Ptacek  (London)
Pufferfish Over The Carpathians,  Neil Walden  (Gloucester)
The Belgians,  Ross Bateson  (London)
Tremble,  Rob Johnston  (Manchester)
Tunnel,  Cate Sweeney  (Cardiff)
Waiting For A Fare,  John-Paul Jones  (Poole)
The TakeTen Winners

looking forward

​Sadly three of our planned 2020 productions had to be postponed, but they have certainly not been forgotten! Dracula and A Fine Bright Day Today will be found future performance slots. 

In the expectation that our regular performances will resume at some point we are pleased to announce that our open-air production of A Midsummer Night's Dream has be rescheduled for the summer of 2021.

We are also regularly reviewing what can be done within the current government guidelines. As you will be aware these change from time to time and we are optimistic that we will be able to run performances in some form in the near future.

Please do check here or on our social media streams for updates.
​Proud members of the Little Theatre Guild and the National Operatic and Drama Association
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The Winchester Dramatic Society, registered company 1621492 in England & Wales at the Chesil Theatre, Chesil Street, Winchester SO23 0HU. Registered Charity 285043, limited by guarantee.