Ribchester Amateur Theatrical Society

01/04/2026

🎭 RATS Field Day Show – Get Involved! 🎭

We’re excited to announce plans for our RATS “Back All Night” Field Day Show!

📅 Planning Meeting:
Wednesday 8th April
🕖 7:00pm
📍 At the Club

Come along if you’d like to be part of the show – whether that’s performing, backstage, or helping bring it all together. Everyone welcome!

🌟 Show Day:
Friday 19th June 2026

Let’s make this another brilliant RATS production – the more the merrier! 🎶✨

31/03/2026

🌟 A Huge Thank You from RATS! 🌟

We just wanted to take a moment to say a massive thank you to every single person who helped bring this year’s panto to life. From cast to crew, backstage to front of house – it truly was a team effort, and we couldn’t have done it without you all 👏

We’re also delighted to share that our official show report is now back, and we couldn’t be prouder of what was achieved together:

🔗 https://www.noda.org.uk/show-reports/the-wizard-of-oz-1774462389

💬 “Overall this was community theatre at its finest.”

That says it all. A real testament to the hard work, passion, and spirit of everyone involved ❤️

Here’s to many more shows, more memories, and continuing to make our community proud.



NODA President Tom Whalley Pantomimes Ribchester Village Hall NODA North West

NODA is a charity that supports amateur theatre groups at every stage.

07/03/2026

⭐🎭 Final Show Tonight! 🎭⭐

To our incredible RATS superstar cast — tonight is the night!

After weeks of rehearsals, laughter, energy and brilliant performances, we reach our final show this evening. What a journey it has been!

You’ve brought the stage to life, made audiences laugh, and filled the theatre with so much energy and talent. We couldn’t be prouder of every single one of you.

Let’s give it everything one last time and finish this run in true RATS style. Break a leg everyone! 🌟👏

Final show tonight – let’s make it a special one. 🎭✨

06/03/2026

🎭 We’re Back Tonight! 🎭

After a short rest, RATS are back tonight as our 200th production of The Wizard of Oz continues! 🌈✨

If you haven’t joined us yet, there are still tickets available for tonight’s show, and we’d love to see you at Ribchester Village Hall for another magical evening down the Yellow Brick Road.

🗓 Tonight – 7.30pm
🎟 Adults £10 | Child £7.50 | Family £30
📞 Box Office: 07355 475276

Come and support the cast and enjoy a brilliant night of local theatre!

04/03/2026

🎭 RATS – Taking a Little Rest… Until Friday! 🎭

What an incredible start to our 200th production – The Wizard of Oz! 🌈✨

After a fantastic run of shows, the cast and crew are taking a short rest until we return on Friday evening to head back down the Yellow Brick Road.

If you haven’t joined us yet, tickets are still available for Friday night, and we would absolutely love to see you there!

📍 Ribchester Village Hall

🎟 Adults £10 | Child £7.50 | Family £30
📞 Box Office: 07355 475276

Come along for a magical evening and help us celebrate this special 200th RATS production! 🌟🎭

02/03/2026

💌 What a wonderful surprise to receive in the post today…

A beautiful card from Tom Whalley Pantomimes, the incredibly talented writer behind our amazing pantomime The Wonderful Wizard of Oz 🌈✨

It means so much to us that the person who brought this story to life is cheering us on. We are so proud of this show – our 200th production – and the whole village has absolutely pulled together to make it something special.

If you haven’t seen it yet… what are you waiting for?

🎭 Only 3 shows left!
🎟️ Tickets available now
📞 Box Office: 07355 475276

Don’t miss your chance to join us somewhere over the rainbow 💚✨

01/03/2026

🌟✨ Saturday Night — What A Show! ✨🌟

Another packed house. Another electric atmosphere. And the feedback? Just incredible. 💚

Here’s what you said about our 200th production of The Wizard of Oz 👠🌈

🗣️ “What an amazing show, we loved it!! Thank you 🙂”

🗣️ “Brilliant night, well done all 👏👏👏”

🗣️ “Great fun, loads of energy and enthusiasm from all the cast. Well done everyone 👏👏👏👏”

🗣️ “We enjoyed your performance 🎭”

This is exactly why we do what we do. The energy from the audience on Saturday night was something else — laughter, cheers, and huge applause from start to finish.

To our cast, crew, backstage team, front of house, and everyone who helps make RATS happen — take a bow. You earned it. 👏

And to our amazing community — thank you for continuing to support local theatre and helping us celebrate our 200th show in style.

If you haven’t joined us yet… what are you waiting for? There’s still time to follow the Yellow Brick Road. 🌈

28/02/2026

We did Saturday night in style! 🌟

What a crowd. What an atmosphere. What a show.

Saturday night was electric from start to finish — the laughs were louder, the applause was bigger, and the energy on that stage was something else. 💛

To everyone who came out to support our 200th show of The Wizard of Oz — thank you. You made it special.

The cast gave it everything, the backstage team were flawless, and the village spirit was out in full force.

If you’ve not seen it yet… don’t miss your chance. This one is something special. 👏✨

28/02/2026

🎭✨ MATINEES ARE LOUD, EXCITING… AND THE BEST! ✨🎭

What an incredible matinee performance from RATS – Ribchester Amateur Theatrical Society!

The energy, the laughter, the cheers… you were AMAZING. 👏👏👏

A huge thank you to everyone who joined us this afternoon and made it so special. Your support means everything — especially as we celebrate our 200th show year! 💛

And guess what…

💚 We’re back tonight! 💚

If you loved this afternoon, just wait until you feel the buzz of an evening audience. There’s still time to join us — come and see why everyone’s talking about it!

See you later… 🌟🎟️

28/02/2026

🌟✨ Opening Night — WOW! ✨🌟

What an incredible start to our 200th production — The Wizard of Oz 💚🌈

We were absolutely blown away by the atmosphere, the laughter, the applause, and the amazing support from our community. Opening night truly felt like something special… and your feedback says it all ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

🗣️ “It was a brilliant show tonight. Lots of good laughs. Very entertaining. Thank u RATS. Looking forward to your next show.” 👏👏👏

Moments like this make all the months of rehearsals, set building, costumes, music, and teamwork completely worthwhile. This show really does prove that it takes a village to bring something magical to life 💛

If you’ve already been — thank you for supporting local theatre ❤️
If you haven’t — there’s still time to follow the Yellow Brick Road… 👠

🎭 A milestone 200th show
🌟 A fantastic local cast
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Fun for all ages
💚 Pure panto magic

We can’t wait to welcome more of you over the coming performances!

🌈 Oh yes you can… there’s no place like RATS! 🌈

27/02/2026

🌟 WE’VE DONE IT! 🌟

Opening Night of our 200th Show — The Wizard of Oz — and what a night it was… we absolutely SMASHED IT! 💚✨

A huge thank you to our incredible cast, backstage team, volunteers, and of course our amazing audience for bringing the energy, laughter, and love. What a way to start this special run 👏

If you haven’t got your tickets yet — what are you waiting for? Come and join us somewhere over the rainbow 🌈
You won’t want to miss this one 💫

🎭 See you very soon! 🎭