Stromness Drama Club

09/04/2026

We’re sharing this lovely community opportunity in case any of our members (or friends!) would like to get involved 🎄✨
Details in the pictures 😁

25/03/2026

Rounding off and closing proceedings on our opening night (Thursday 2nd April), we have Stromness Drama Club, representing Orkney District - Scottish Community Drama Association – they will be taking to the stage with their production of “Bondagers” (Act One) by Sue Golver.

📸 – courtesy of Bryan Leslie

Tickets are now available via TicketSource (link in the comments) – they are selling fast so be sure to secure your tickets now so you don’t miss out !!!

Remember that the curtain rises at 7pm each night !!!

20/03/2026

Stromness Drama Club are taking their entry ‘Bondagers’ by Sue Glover (Act One) to the Northern Divisional Finals.

We’re on Thursday 2nd April and tickets are available on Ticketsource from Saturday 21st March if you’d like to come and support the team.

https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/kirkwall/orkney-theatre?fbclid=IwVERDUAQpt3tleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEew9PrWUB_cnM4pw1sHmKywNF8iQ3X7yiwg-bnOeFFLMYQwb94WEbvLgmhMrA_aem_vdM0mcrQ-QaG4Jpzb_Q0Sw

🎭 Northern Divisional Finals 🎭

From Thursday 2nd to Saturday 4th April all the winners of the district rounds are heading to the Orkney Theatre. They will compete for two places at The Scottish Finals.

🎟️ Tickets go on sale via TicketSource this Saturday (21st) at 9am. Link in the comments.

Here is the running order:

Thursday 2nd April
⭐The Wee Perthshire Dram-a Company: A Thousand Invisible Choices by Keith Mackenzie
⭐Banchory Drama Club: Dialogue by Stewart Boston
⭐Stromness Drama Club: Bondagers, Act One by Sue Glover

Friday 3rd April
⭐Bon Accord Players: Metamorphoses by Sami Ibrahim, Laura Lomas and Sabrina Mahfouz
⭐Aberfeldy Drama Club: McLean by Bob Davidson
⭐Palace Players: The Ghost Crib by Bev Clark

Saturday 4th April
⭐Aberfeldy Drama Club Youth: Revived 45 by Alan Brown
⭐St Andrews Drama Club: Gallowsha by Vera Butler
⭐Culter Theatre Club: Right on Cue by Barry Lambert

See you there!

10/03/2026

🎭 Join Us for an Evening of Drama at Stromness Academy! 🎭
Don’t miss the SCDA One Act Play Festival Repeats this Wednesday, 11th March at 7PM at Stromness Academy (doors open 6:30PM).
Enjoy two fantastic one-act performances:
✨ ‘Bondagers’ (Act 1) by Sue Glover – presented by Stromness Drama Club
🔍 ‘How to Get Away with a Murder Mystery’ by Don Zolidis – presented by Stromness Academy Players
It’s a brilliant chance to support local drama and enjoy two very different and entertaining plays!
🎟 Tickets: £5
💷 Payment: Cash only
🚪 Available on the door plus a raffle!
See you there!

28/02/2026

And we’re on tonight if you fancy coming to the repeats ☺️

If you missed them this week tonight is your chance to see the three top placed teams!

They will perform in the following order:

⭐ Stromness Drama Club: Bondagers Act 1 by Sue Glover
⭐ St Andrews Drama Club (Rerwick): Gallowsha by Vera Butler
⭐ Palace Players: The Ghost Crib by Bev Clark

Curtain at 7:30pm. Tickets available at the door.
See you there!

28/02/2026

Come along and see Stromness Drama Club and Stromness Academy Players perform their One Act Play festival entries on home turf, Wednesday 11th March at SA Lecture Theatre, 7pm 🎭 ........... PS: bring money for the raffle 😁

27/02/2026

And the winners are......

🏆Challenge Cup for First Place: St Andrews Drama Club (Rerwick): Gallowsha by Vera Butler

🏆Firth Trophy for Second Place: Stromness Drama Club: Bondagers Act 1 by Sue Glover

🏆A.C Hunter Cup for Third Place: Palace Players: The Ghost Crib by Bev Clark

🏆The Orcadian Youth Trophy: Birsay Drama Group (Youth): Wannabes by Emilia O’Donoghue

🏆Ernie Donaldson Trophy for Highest Marks in Direction: St Andrews Drama Club (Rerwick): Gallowsha by Vera Butler

🏆George Scott Cup for Best Stage Setting: Stromness Drama Club: Bondagers Act 1 by Sue Glover

🏆St Magnus Parish Trophy: St Andrews Drama Club (Rerwick): Gallowsha by Vera Butler

🏆Isles Cup: No isles team

🏆Corsie Cup for Play Depicting Best Moment of Theatre: Palace Players: The Ghost Crib by Bev Clark

🏆 Jean Campbell Memorial Trophy for Play Depicting Scottish Life and Character: Stromness Drama Club: Bondagers Act 1 by Sue Glover

26/02/2026

25/02/2026

🎭 Tonight’s the Night! 🎭
Stromness Drama Club is taking to the stage with ‘Bondagers’ (Act 1) by Sue Glover as part of the SCDA One Act Play Festival.

✨ The evening will begin with a performance from St Andrews Drama Club, followed by us so come along and enjoy a fantastic night of theatre.

There are still a few tickets left, so if you’re free this evening and fancy an evening of storytelling and local talent, come along and support the cast.
🎟️ Find out more here: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/kirkwall/orkney-theatre/one-act-play-festival-2026-wednesday/e-ovzdvp
Can’t make it to the festival? Don’t worry! We’ll be performing again alongside the Stromness Academy Players at Stromness Academy on 11 March. More details to follow…
See you at the theatre? ✨

05/01/2026

❄️Due to the weather, we have decided to postpone the launch of our SCDA entry ‘The Bondagers’ planned for Tuesday. This will now be held on Wednesday 7th Jan at 7pm in the Herring Factory at Garson all being well. If you can’t make it but want to be involved- please do get in touch! ([email protected])

See previous posts for more info 🌾

Keep an eye out for any updates. ☃️

04/12/2025

🎉 WE ARE OFFICIALLY SOLD OUT! 🎉

A huge, heartfelt thank you to everyone who has bought tickets, cheered us on, and supported our production of The Wizard of Oz. 🌈💛
It means the world to us!

We’ve had two incredible shows so far and with three to go, we couldn’t be more grateful for the energy, excitement, and love from our fantastic audiences. 💫

To everyone joining us this week:
✨ We hope you enjoy the show as much as we love performing it! ✨

Thank you for helping make this magical journey to Oz unforgettable. 💛🌪️🎭

04/12/2025

We’ve had a few comments on our posts from folk saying to contact them for ticket resales. Please be very wary as this is a well-known scam method. The safest way to get tickets is through ticketsource and there a few left for Saturday night.