Local amateur dramatic and musical societies:

BOURNEMOUTH & BOSCOMBE LIGHT OPERATIC COMPANY
	Amateur operetta and musicals

BOURNEMOUTH G&S OPERATIC SOCIETY
	Amateur G&S productions
BOURNEMOUTH SHAKESPEARE PLAYERS
	Amateur drama - with St Peter's players

BROWNSEA OPEN AIR THEATRE
	Amateur drama - annual production of a Shakespeare play on Brownsea Island

CASTLE PLAYERS
	Amateur drama - based in Lytchett Matravers

HIGHCLIFFE CHARITY PLAYERS
	Amateur Drama - pantomime, revues and musicals

POOLE AND PARKSTONE MUSICAL THEATRE SOCIETY
	Amateur operetta and musicals

Other organisations of local interest:

BIC
	Amateur & professional drama plus other entertainment in Bournemouth

BIG LITTLE THEATRE SCHOOL
	Training in acting, singing & dance. Specialises in musical theatre. Annual spectacular show at the Pavilion, Bournemouth

BOURNEMOUTH BOROUGH COUNCIL
	The local authority and its theatres

LIGHTHOUSE
	Professional & amateur drama and music in Poole

WINTON COMMUNITY FORUM
	Everything about Winton, the home of Bournemouth Little Theatre.

Organisations and companies supporting amateur dramatics:

AMDRAM
	Support for amateur drama companies
BBC
	The BBC's website has good coverage of local events, including theatre productions, in their entertainments section.
CV PRODUCTIONS
	Presenter of theatre productions throughout the UK for 44 years

LES CLARKE PLAYS
	Les Clarke, playwright
LITTLE THEATRE GUILD OF GREAT BRITAIN
	Amateur drama: Little theatres throughout the UK
NICK HERN BOOKS
	UK's leading specialist publisher of plays and screenplays

ON CUE
	Amateur drama events in Bournemouth, Poole and East Dorset
SAMUEL FRENCH
	The House of Plays and Musical Plays for 175 years.
SCENEONE
	Linda Kirkman's new magazine for all the latest news of amateur theatre in the Bournemouth area.
THE BRITISH THEATRE GUIDE
	All you need to know about British Theatre!
THE STAGE
	Useful site including jobs and auditions. Good source for info about the theatre.