Welcome to the SHADDO website!
SHADDDO isn't just about putting on a show. It's about being part of the show. Whatever your age.
Never acted before? Perfect.
Been acting for 10 years? Also perfect.
Prefer backstage? We need you.
SHADDO : There’s a part for everyone.
🎭 On stage
🎬 Directing
💡 Creating
🎶 Making music
👗 Costumes
🔨 Sets
🎟️ Front of house
🍻 The bar
❤️ And meeting new people and having FUN.
We have acquired a reputation for the shows and pantomimes we’ve performed for over twenty-five years. We typically start Panto rehearsals in October and the shows take place over three days at the end of January each year. We also put on other shows from time to time, typically short plays, comedy sketches or variety acts. We welcome anyone from Shiplake or the surrounding area.
History
In 1999, a local group got together with the aim of putting together a pantomime to raise funds for the Parish Church's Millenium appeal. The pantomime, Aladdin, was staged in January 2001 in Shiplake College's Tithe Barn and proved so successful the group formally established SHADDO (Shiplake and Dunsden Dramatic Organisation) and decided to produce another pantomime, this time in the Shiplake Memorial Hall. The proceeds were ploughed back into the Hall, successfully restoring a local theatre to the village, following the disbanding of Shiplake Players in the 1980’s.