1937 to 2027
Ninety
years.
In 2027 we turn 90. To celebrate, our 200th production is Jerusalem by Jez Butterworth, opening at the Imperial Rooms on Wednesday 28 April.
Curtain up on our 200th in
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Ninety years in a few lines
- 1937Jessica Hazelwood gathers friends at the High Tor Guest House on Dale Road. The company is born.
- 1939Potbound wins first prize at the British Drama League.
- 1944We move into Matlock Town Hall, our home for 35 years.
- 1953Big dreams of a theatre of our own for Matlock.
- 1979On to Rockside Assembly Hall.
- 1992Ashover Parish Hall, the Imperial Rooms and touring the Dales.
- 2027Our 90th year, and Jerusalem, our 200th production.
Want the full story? Read our history or browse every production. Along the way there were also 10 parties, carnival floats and readings we love just as much.
Your 90th-year stories
The forgotten line, the collapsing set, the friend you met in the green room. We'd love to hear it.
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The first stories will appear here soon.