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Wishing On A Star 2019 01We are always pleased to welcome new members. As well as acting and directing there are always opportunities to help with set building, front of house, and much more. No experience is necessary. Just come along to any reading or audition published on this website and introduce yourself. Whether you want to be in a play or just help back stage or front of house you will always be made welcome.

As a member of Faringdon Dramatic Society you can …

  • Have the opportunity to audition and perform in any of our three productions a year.
  • Promote, direct or produce a play of your own choosing. (Guidance documents available on our website.)
  • Take part in the many production team roles either on or off stage.
  • Attend play readings held throughout the year.
  • Have your own work read and possibly put on by the society.
  • Go on the occasional organised theatre trip.
  • Join us for our annual summer barbecue and Christmas dinner.
  • Take part in our exchange opportunities with Garrison Little Theatre in Fort Erie, Ontario, Canada.
  • Receive emails concerning the various activities provided by the society and emails forwarded from related societies or other bodies that may be of interest.
  • Have access to the membership area of our website, where you can find all the various documents and policies produced by the society.
  • Attend our AGM to have your say and to elect members of the committee.
  • Join a truly democratic and sociable group of like-minded people of all ages and make new friends (especially if you are new to the area).
  • Generally help to provide quality entertainment for the local community and promote the theatre experience to both the young and old.
  • And finally don’t forget the after-show parties.
The Starkadders (or Quivering Brethren)

The Starkadders (or Quivering Brethren) – Cold Comfort Farm rehearsals 2010

For more information about the society please see our History page, FDS-A to Z (pdf), or download our PowerPoint Presentation (7MB).

Any person wishing to take part in a production, whether on stage or off, will be asked to become a member of the society and contribute to the running costs* by paying either an annual or a single production fee. This fee also covers the cost of insurance, which is essential for any member of the cast or production crew. The cost of full annual membership is £20.00 per head. Children under the age of 18 will be included with an adult membership, free of charge. Membership for involvement in a single production if you do not wish to join as a full member is £15.00. The annual membership renewal becomes due at the AGM held each year in May.

We have provided a number of ways for you to pay:

  1. Download and fill in our FDS-MembershipForm.pdf and bring it with you to the AGM, together with your cash or cheque (payable to Faringdon Dramatic Society).
  2. Fill in the Online Membership Form below then log in separately to your own bank and make a one-off direct payment to Lloyds TSB using the details that already have been or will be provided on request. Or if you prefer, our regular members might like to set up an annual standing order payment dated for the 1st May each year. There are no bank charges for paying by this method. This is the preferred method if you miss paying at the AGM.
  3. Fill in the Online Membership Form below then either pay immediately online via PayPal or your debit/credit card using the links provided or bring a cheque to the next meeting. Please note that we lose money in bank charges (£1.05-1.56) if you pay online. If you have already submitted a membership form this year but not yet paid and wish to pay online you can go straight to our payment pagehere.

Online Membership Form

For family membership please submit a separate form for each member (but only pay once).

    1. Your personal details:









    Age Range: 9-1213-1718-3031-5050+

    Are you a current member: YesNo

    2. Please indicate the areas in which you would like to participate:

    1. Acting 2. Producing 3. Directing
    4. Stage Management 5. Set Design 6. Set Building
    7. Lighting 8. Prompting 9. Sound
    10. Choreography 11. Make Up 12. Wardrobe
    13. Music 14. Front of House 15. Publicity
    16. Props 17. Play Writing  
    Anything else that might be useful?

    3. Qualifications (none required but useful to know):

    Do you have a current CRB Check Certificate? YesNo
    Do you have a current First Aid Certificate? YesNo
    Anything else that might be useful?

    4. Declaration for EU General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR):

    Your details will not intentionally be revealed to any third party. It is a condition of membership that you agree to all the conditions listed below. For further details please read our FDS Privacy Policy.

    I agree that the above details may be stored on a membership database and may continue to be stored should my membership lapse in the future until informed otherwise (answer required): YesNo
    I agree that the above details may be given where appropriate to other members of the society for society use (answer required): YesNo
    I agree not to provide third parties with such information about other members (answer required): YesNo
    I agree that photographs taken and relevant information that I may provide at any time may be published with discretion on our website or other media (answer required): YesNo
    I agree to my name and email address being included on a mailing list to be used by the society when considered appropriate (answer required): YesNo

    5. Please select one of the membership options below:

    6. Please indicate how you intend to pay the membership fee: payment card logos

    7. Please copy the security code exactly as shown below:


    On clicking the SUBMIT button you will be taken to the Online Payment page, which you may exit if either paying by other methods, simply updating your details or submitting details for another family member. The data sent via this website is not encrypted and sent at your own risk.

    Faringdon Dramatic Society FDS is an amateur theatre group and a non-profit organisation. All money received from membership fees, ticket and bar sales, and the occasional donation is used to cover the running costs of our productions. The greatest expenditure is for venue hire for both rehearsals and performances, copyright licensing, and insurance. Other expenses include staging, lighting, costumes, and props.