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We finished last night at Stokenham, near Kingsbridge, with a full house and more great audience feedback. It is a busy week behind the scenes, and also an emotional one, as one show is put away, and another prepared for. We are casting The Scarlet Pimpernel this coming weekend (if you want to audition, pop over to our Auditions section for all the info) . It is also sad as some of the cast move on to other things, and some are coming over to the next one, but then, we will also be welcoming other amazing faces this weekend. Every single one of the team has been beyond professional, lovely to work with and absolutely divine - it’s been a divine run. We are going to miss those not doing The Scarlet Pimpernel like absolute hell but friends forever and the door is always open to anything in the future - and for those coming back for The Scarlet Pimpernel, this week cant go fast enough til we work together again. Love this lot more than words can ever say. What a team! And finishing the run with a full house and awesome feedback, glorious.  What a fabulous turnout and show fo Jekyll & Hyde at Budleigh Salterton Public Hall tonight. Every second was pure joy, our cast and crew absolutely rocked it. Thank you so much to everyone Photos by Sophie- lighting tech A great performance last night from our amazing actors and stage crew at Topsham Community Association - Matthews Hall. Thank you to everyone who came, and it was brillant to have a well known, well-connected international acting agent whom we are good friends with and some of our team are signed to, come to see everyones work amd scout our amazing new faces, whom she was most complimentary about. Some of our team have a few individual freelance gigs before Christmas, and we have some fundraising market stalls still to go, but overall SDP is now on Christmas break from shows and rehearsals until the new year when we will be back to Budleigh Salterton Public Hall and Stokenham Village Hall with Jekyll & Hyde and then casting for The Scarlet Pimpernel. We will continue to be fully active online as there is lots still to share with you, and to get ready for our 20th anniversary year and London debut. Well done to all of our amazing team this year and a huge thank you to all the lovely audiences who have supported us through 2025 <3 Jekyll & Hyde in Torquay- Last night we were thrilled to be on the next stage of our tour, to Torquay Royal Lyceum theatre in Torquay with Jekyll and Hyde. It was especially lovely that we welcomed several students to the audience who are studying the text for GCSE, coming to see our show to support their studies. Audience feedback, as reported by our two amazing ticket ladies Emily and Sue, was excellent . We now have a two week break before the next show in Exeter with lots of work going into prep for the next Jekyll & Hyde performances and also behindthe scenes work for our 20th anniversary and London debut show The Scarlet Pimpenel casting in January. PLEASE SHARE Just a reminder - with Christmas coming up and more post, please save your used stamps for our ongoing fundraising appeal. Brixham Library, the Crafty Cwtch cafe & Brixham Town Council all act as collection points for us here in Brixham - and if you are in Cornwall our friends at The Naked Sheep Hayle also act as a collection point, just drop them a line! It doesnt matter where the stamps are from (including common UK ones), or how old, they are all equally extremely useful and appreciated. Things like this really make it possible to keep doing what we do, albeit on a brutal shoestring, namely: - bringing classical literature, and history to life in touring shows suitable for all ages - creating opportunities for local people to launch or further careers in the creative industries - supporting other arts and creative ventures when possible in Torbay - being the living proof that people of all identities, backgrounds, and experience levels, can collaborate and achieve world class excellence in theatre and creativity. - demonstrating best practice in inclusion and ethical production methods on a national scale - streaming our work around the world. - and having an amazing time doing it!!! Thank you so much for your support  Community support can show in lots of different ways. We made a quick loan of our costume department straitjackets to a local shop for a promotional social media photoshoot. The shop in question, Vimutti is a wondeful quirky antiques and coffee shop in Brixham Fore Street. #CommunitySpirit #humour #fun #theatre #costume #supportlocalbusiness #SupportLocal #laughter
Thank you so much to Sarah Bell of A Kick Up The Arts for the beautiful star lantern, to Crafty Cwtch for being a great meeting point, Allie and Nick of The Naked Sheep Hayle and our own Rich for helping with the parade and flying the flag (or lantern) for us, to Tristan MR FISH for being friendly and fun, Chris Slack for a couple of extra super photos, to @diverse events and Brixham Town Council for organising the parade - also lovely so see so many bright lanterns etc from everyone . We have already started planning for next year
And the tour isnt over yet - you can still come and see us at Torquay, Exeter, Budleigh Salterton and Stokenham - tickets on sale at our box office.
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