All About ELODS ...  Who we are and what we do!!

Elods is an amateur theatre company, based in Winchmore Hill,  that produce both classic and new musicals at Wyllyotts Theatre, Potters Bar. We are a fully inclusive society welcoming adults of all ages (and children when a show requires under 18's.)
With a dedicated group of performers and volunteers, we dedicate ourselves to producing high quality productions to as near professional standard as we can. We are lucky to be able to work with a variety of talented local directors and choreographers who bring fresh ideas to each show together with our excellent resident Musical Director, Mark Newport.

elods - award winning amateur theatre

Join us - we're a friendly bunch!

 Feel free to contact us and come along to one of our rehearsals
 and get a feel for who we are and what we do.

Elods Drowsy Chaperone with Band - 2018
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On Stage

Whether your ambitions are to play leading parts or sing with others in the ensemble, - we always need new faces.

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Backstage & Production

We also really need people to help behind the scenes with costumes, props, set building and backstage for each show - these roles are equally as important as performing. It is great fun and you will be helping to ensure that our shows run seamlessly and professionally - no experience necessary, just reliability & enthusiasm!

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Front of House

We also need people Front of House to welcome the audience and sell programmes etc.  If you are interested in helping for our next show please contact us

Joining details / Audition

In order to join the company and take part in musicals, you will need to do a small audition in front of the committee.
This is a simple check on basic singing, acting and movement ability.
The following subscriptions are required to join the society.
Annual membership - £15
    Show fee (per show) - £100 (£85 concessions)
(If you have financial difficulties, please speak to us confidentially as we can be flexible).
The Elods Fees Guide contains the full details. 

To arrange an audition please contact us

Rehearsals

We rehearse twice a week from 8pm to 10pm in two different venues, both based in Winchmore Hill.
We also rehearse on a few Sunday afternoons just prior to performance week

Tuesdays

United Reformed Church
77 Compton Road, N21 3NU
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Fridays

Grange Park Methodist Church,
Old Park Ridings, London N21 2EU.
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Sundays

Southgate Progressive Synagogue
75 Chase Road, London, N14 4QY
Note: we only rehearse on a few Sunday afternoons.
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Rehearsing Elods The Drowsy Chaperone 2018
 Pam Armstrong (NODA) awards Elods David Adams

Elods 70th Anniversary

1963 - 2023

On the 9th of September 2023  we partied the night away for our 70th Anniversary Celebration.
Our chairperson, David Adams, was honoured to accept the 70th Award for ELODS from NODA and we were grateful to Pam Armstrong and our newest NODA rep Thomas Lennon for attending the party and giving such an uplifting and positive speech in support of ELODS.

In 1953, a group of like-minded friends got together to
celebrate their love of theatre, music and performing. Initially
known as The Wheatsheaf Players, and sponsored by The
Co-Operative Society, the society’s first contribution to the
local theatre scene was Gilbert and Sullivan’s Trial by Jury.
The name was soon changed to Enfield Light Operatic and
Dramatic Society. Throughout the 50s and 60s, there was a
varied programme of G & S and Light Opera classics until
the society took on the challenge of producing more
modern musicals, starting with The Gypsy Baron in 1961.
These days we tend to just call ourselves Elods, as we don't
currently put on plays or operas!
In the early days, Elods performed at the much-loved Intimate Theatre in Palmers Green, working in a theatre with an incredible history. Members recall the joys of cramped dressing rooms down steep stairs, applying make-up beneath the stage and, of course, braving the elements by running outside to make an entrance stage right!
1989 saw the company move to the Millfield Theatre - a brand new custom-built theatre, complete with portacabins in the car park for chorus dressing rooms - there only being three principal-sized dressing rooms within the theatre itself. Oh, how we miss those cold rainy nights in November running from the portacabins to the stage door! Thankfully further
dressing rooms were forthcoming - LUXURY! But still we had our “experiences” - not least the time that a runaway bed, complete with its three occupants, ended up with one corner in the orchestra pit! Thanks to the support of the member of the orchestra who valiantly shoved the bed back onto stage, the only injury sustained was a slightly crumpled trombone!
In 2005, ELODS moved to their current home at the Wyllyotts Theatre in Potters Bar, and today we are proud to be part of the thriving Amateur Theatre scene in the area. For 37 years (more than half of ELODS’ lifetime) we have been privileged to work under the baton of our resident MD, Mark Newport, whose prodigious skill and endless patience brings the very best from everyone involved. Thanks to his ministrations, and those of countless
other talented creatives we have worked with over the years, ELODS is much greater than the sum of its parts. Friendship has always been at the heart of ELODS – a group of friends who put on shows together. As we move into our eighth decade ELODS is going strong!

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