CADS aims to enter different Drama Festivals on a regular basis and has entered the Haverhill, Welwyn and Cambridge Drama Festivals with one-act plays in 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008. In each of the past three years, CADS has won the Audience Appreciation award at the Cambridge Drama Festival; in 2007 the group also won the overall best play award, and in both 2007 and 2006, members of the group won the Best Cameo award.

Paid membership of CADS provides the following benefits:

* Regular newsletters with details of what’s on

 

* FREE tickets for productions

* Full public and personal liability insurance when working on group productions

* Opportunity to take part in a wide variety of theatrical productions including drama, music, pantomime

* Opportunity to learn all about stage craft: stage management, staging, lighting and sound, props, costume, make-up

* Opportunity for people with interests as diverse as costume design, carpentry, make-up and stage electrics

* Involvement with the local community

* Social events and activities