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February 26 quiz results
Congratulations to Quizzy McQuizface for winning our latest quiz, and many thanks to everyone who took part.
Theatre trip to “The Ghost Train”
If you haven’t already had enough of “The Ghost Train”, it is being presented by TOADS at The Little Theatre in Torquay this February.
Auditions – The Shakespeare Conspiracy
SBADS are delighted to announce auditions on 8th February for our June production, “The Shakespeare Conspiracy” by Andrew Shepherd, to be directed by Tim McGill.
SBADS Quiz Night 7 February
Everyone is welcome to join us for a fun quiz night on Saturday, 7 February at South Brent Village Hall. Teams of up to six people, £1 per person, with a bar, raffle and pasties and snacks on sale.
Thespis updated for the new year
John Miles has sent through the latest “Torbay Thespis” with productions in South Devon stretching all the way to Septembewr. There’s a wide variety to choose from (including a ‘rival’ version of The Ghost Train in February!). We hope to organise a trip or two to see some of these shows, so let us know […]
A panto in January 2026? Oh, no there isn’t!
Sorry to disappoint anyone hoping for a SBADS panto this January, but we’ve returned to staging a panto every two years.
Brent Roots youth drama course (it’s not SBADS)
Brent Roots Drama Games and Life Skills is a course for ages 12-25, starting in January or April organised by South Brent Old School Community Centre in partnership with South Brent Feoffees.
The Ghost Train heads into the archive
We’ve added The Ghost Train to our on-line archive, with hundreds of photos for you to enjoy.
How do you make the sounds of a train (and what’s the sandpaper for?)
You can’t stage The Ghost Train without the titular train, and 100 years ago they had no choice but to make effects live on stage. For our 100th anniversary we did the same: but just how did we make an impressively realistic train with seemingly random objects, such as a coal bunker, fire extinguisher and […]
The train now departed
Our fourth and last production for 2025 reached its terminus on Saturday night after four dramatic performances at South Brent Village Hall. The revised version of “The Ghost Train” by Arnold Ridley, adapted by Jocelyn and Nicolas Ridley, attracted a modern record number of people in our audience, who seemed to love every performance.