20th March to 22nd March 2025

at St Mary’s Church, Beddington, Church Rd, Wallington SM6 7NH

Written and directed by Ella McDonnell & Dave Thompson.

In the year which sees the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe SADC is collaborating with historians on an exciting production to explore how the lives of Carshalton residents were affected by the war.
SADC members, Ella McDonnell and David Thompson, have worked with the historical researchers, Margaret Thomas and Beverley Walker, to research the lives of Carshalton residents who have left records of their experiences.

The historical researchers are working on the World War II project, Fight for Freedom, Carshalton and Wallington’s War which is supported by the St Helier Charitable Foundation.

This production has been created by Ella and David based on records which have survived, either in diaries or written recollections, and aims to bring to life what it was like to live in Carshalton in those difficult and dangerous years. It will be a celebration of the grit and determination of the people of the borough who survived despite the bombs and deprivations, but it will also be a tribute to those local residents who were not so lucky and who did not survive, whether at home or abroad.

The production will tell all these stories through monologues, reproductions of the public announcements, radio broadcasts and musical entertainment to provide the backdrop to the stories of the people whose lives and experiences we will explore. It promises to be a very special production in an important anniversary year.
We will remember them.

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4th to 6th June 2025

at the CryerArts Centre, 39 High St, Carshalton SM5 3BB

To be directed by Karen Broadbent.

Kilnsea, East Yorkshire. Angie and Lauren are closing up the café for another winter; the birds have gone south and taken the tourists with them. The last visitor is Dennis, stopping by for his pasty and beans. But there’s another arrival – one that’s unforeseen and life-changing for them all.

Big Big Sky is a beautifully tender play by Tom Wells, who was originally from Kilnsea. The play explores nature’s influence on love, friendship and family – the belief that anyone who’s lost can be found, even in the remotest of places. It was premiered at Hampstead Theatre in July 2021, directed by Tessa Walker.

‘A play to make your spirit soar… a tender story of love, grief and family that plays wittily with expectations around gender and age… leaves you with your faith in human kindness refreshed’

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