In March 1946 The Society’s first production: “Tonight at 8:30″ – three one-act plays by Noel Coward, was performed at St. Mark’s Church Hall.
In October 1946 “Quiet Wedding” by Esther McCracken was performed at St. Mark’s Church Hall. This was the first three-act play the Society presented; rehearsals were held in members’ houses!
After a successful opening in Harrogate, the Society entered “Quiet Wedding” for the first post-war Skipton Drama Festival in 1946 and gained the Amateur Theatre trophy as runner-up.
The Society subsequently had a long and successful association with the Skipton (later – the Craven) Drama Festival winning many awards culminating in the outstanding success of “Waters Of The Moon” by N C Hunter in 1978 which won every major award – The Irving Trophy, The Producer’s Trophy (Joan Mallett), Best Actress (Jacquie Scarborough) and Best Actor (Don Valentine). To the best of our knowledge this was a distinction never before achieved by any Society at that festival.