2000 - 1980 - 1999 1960 - 1979 1949 - 1959

DAODA 1927 - 1937

The Dorking Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society (DAODA) put on its first show, The Mikado, in 1927 in the Drill Hall, a venue that has long since disappeared. After the war the Society was re-established and in 1947 became the Dorking Dramatic and Operatic Society (DDOS). Since 1949 it has staged a musical every year in the Dorking Halls, breaking only for a building refurbishment programme during the 1990's. These large scale musicals now have production budgets in excess of £37,000, giving actors and backstagers, both old hands and newcomers alike, the thrill of a real big stage production.