Attic Theatre, Newcastle Emlyn

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Attic Theatre, Newcastle Emlyn

Image: © Deborah Tilley Taken: 19 Sep 2015

'The Attic Players' was formed in 1932 by Mrs Edwin James, when a small group of young people got together and formed a dramatic society known at that time as 'Newcastle Emlyn Dramatic Society'. These were the days prior to television when the young people who worked in the town were hard put to find entertainment. Most of them came from outside the town, lodging in the town during their working week and returning home at weekends. Mrs James was a stalwart of the Women's Institute and very interested in drama and thus the society was born. Mr Edwin James was then manager of Barclays Bank in town and allowed the young people to rehearse their plays in the spacious attic above the bank. This situation lead to a change of name, hence 'The Attic Players'.

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Image Location

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Latitude
52.03902
Longitude
-4.467014