Welcome to GADS
We are a drama group based in Grundisburgh and have been running since 1978.
We usually put on a play in May/June each year and a Pantomime at the end of January.
We’re a very social group and as a member of GADS you can join us for a summer BBQ and a Christmas meal or party.
We meet most Wednesdays in Grundisburgh Village Hall from 7.30 pm for play readings and rehearsals.
We take a break in July and August for the summer holidays.
Children’s rehearsals, when required for Pantomimes will generally start earlier at 6.30 p.m.
Annual membership fees as at April 2026 are £25 for adults (18 and over) and £10 for children.
There are many roles available within GADS, you could audition for a part in a play or Pantomime.
You can help in other roles suchas Front of House, Staging, Light and Sound, Chaperoning, etc.
Alternatively, you may wish to support the group by becoming a Patron.
You will get your name in show programmes and preferential access to tickets.
The annual fee for being a Patron as at April 2026 is £25.
Grundisburgh Amateur Dramatic Society
RULES OF THE SOCIETY
Addition of Rule 19 ratified by AGM on 25th April 2001
1. The name of the Society shall be “Grundisburgh Amateur Dramatic Society” (G.A.D.S.)
2. The annual subscription for members and for patrons will be due on the 1st May each year, and shall be fixed annually by the Executive Committee.
3. The Annual General Meeting (AGM) shall be held in April each year, and at this the annual report and accounts shall be presented. Twenty five per cent of the paid-up membership shall form a quorum at the AGM.
4. The Society shall be governed by an Executive Committee consisting of nine paid-up members elected each year by at the AGM.
5. The officers of the Society shall be Chairman, Secretary and Treasurer.
6. Nominations for committee members shall be put in writing to reach the Secretary not later than fourteen days before the AGM.
7. Patrons of the Society shall not be eligible to vote at the AGM or be voted onto the Executive Committee.
8. Patrons of the Society shall be eligible to attend all the social functions open to paid-up members.
9. The Committee have the power in event of resignation or death to second member/s onto the committee until the next AGM.
10. A quorum of the Committee shall be five persons.
11. It will be the duty of the executive committee to approve Directors of productions.
12. It is the Director’s responsibility to select the production team needed to run the production.
13. The outgoing Committee each year will elect the Director for the next production, if one is planned.
14. The minutes of all resolutions and procedures at any committee meeting shall be duly recorded and retained and made available to any member on request.
15. An Extraordinary General Meeting may be called at any time by not less than twenty five per cent of the paid-up membership. The request must be made in writing and delivered to the Secretary.
16. The decision of the Executive Committee on any matter shall be final.
17. In the event of Grundisburgh Amateur Dramatic Society ceasing to exist then Grundisburgh Parish Council, in their role as caretaker trustees, will convert all GADS assets into money and hold such monies in trust until such time that a new drama society is formed that conforms in the opinion of the Parish Council, as closely as possible to the original society’s constitution.
18. Ad-hoc meetings of the Committee can be called at any time and when necessary by any Committee member. All reasonable effort must be made at that time by the person calling the meeting to contact all committee members to enable their attendance.
19. If a person becomes fourteen years of age during a GADS financial year (1 April – 31 March), then that person shall NOT become liable to pay the adult membership fee until the FOLLOWING financial year.