We are proud to have a varied creative and exciting programme running at the Orchard Theatre, and we would love for you to get involved.
Have you ever wanted to learn a new skill? Now’s your chance! Come along to one of our most popular clubs! With a dedicated ukulele teacher. Includes a tea break with hot drink and biscuits.
Ukuele Club Thursdays:
Open Jam (All levels): 10am to 11am
Lesson (All levels): 11am to 1pm
£7.50 per session, first session free. Find out more
The Orchard Choir is back with a relaunch - REPRISE! Choir takes place at Acacia Sports Hall Tuesdays 10am - 12pm. £7.50 per session. FIRST SESSION FREE. Learn new songs with our professional Music Director and raise your voice in this friendly daytime choir. Includes a tea break with hot drink and biscuits.
Choir Tuesdays 10am to 12pm
£7.50 per session, first session free No need to register, just turn up! Find out more
Have you got green fingers? Enquire about joining up and digging in! Gardening Club is a friendly group that volunteers to keep the grounds around The Orchard Theatre beautiful and weed-free. We meet every Tuesday to weed, water, plant and prune then relax with a cup of tea to enjoy the fruits of our labour.
Includes a tea break with hot drink and biscuits.
Seated Exercise Class Every Monday 10.15am – 11:30pm £5.00 per session, first session FREE. Pay as you go. Includes exercise class, followed by tea, coffee and a chat.
Our monthly fair for local makers, bakers, service providers, artists and small businesses to showcase their products and more!
Support local and shop for crafts, gifts, sweets, treats, pre-loved clothing, collectables wellbeing therapies, workshops, and advisory services. We’ll also have community performances with open mic sessions!
Saturdays 10am - 2pm, At Acacia Sports Hall - Monthly dates available in 'What's On'
FREE TO ATTEND
Orchard West in Partnership with Dartford Borough Council, presents Dartford Pride!
More Information coming soon.
Join Barry de Jager’s Baby Concert Experience!
Get ready to bring your little ones to an unforgettable musical adventure with Barry de Jager, the most entertaining baby concert host around! The sessions are full of fun, laughter, and music for babies and their parents.
Takes place at Acacia Sports Hall during The Community Fair events
First Saturday of the Month - 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM (includes 15 minute break)
£7.50 per parent (babies attend for free!)
Babies aged 0-2 years
Just bring your baby and your enthusiasm—we’ll take care of the rest!
Just turn up, or for more information email [email protected]
Delivered by The Orchard Theatre, Dartford Council & Pivotal Productions C.I.C.
Sponsored by Dartford councils, making memories, so is free for participants to attend
This event is aimed at those 18+ who have or are about to graduate from an HE performing arts institution to work with others in a creative way and connect and build an inclusive supportive network regardless of where you have trained.
It is produced to provide an environment for participants to engage with their own creative craft, develop professional creative practices with guidance from professional theatre practitioners and educational leaders.
Participants will be asked to select material, create staging and present a final showcase performance under the direction of the workshop facilitators, to be filmed in front of industry guests in a hybrid setting which will create show reel material to take away at the end of the week. Other resources such as photographs will also be shared for participants' social media and other promotional activity during tailored workshops integrated into the week, stimulating discussions and inspire working environments where support is given to healthy practices of mind and body.
Additionally, the course will be a chance to meet likeminded young people and connect with experienced professionals in a hybrid environment, where the aspiration is to foster a positive engaged community of artists, who provide support, guidance and mentorship from their own lived experiences and perspectives. Once connected, participants will be able to gain knowledge from a wider perspectives beyond that which is taught in the higher education environment and practical help and advice. For instance, how to book digs if on tour, what life on a cruise ship is really like, and what the differences are in open classes from the perspectives of current theatrical professionals.
Participants should leave feeling inspired, empowered, connected, informed and supported after this event. Taking away not only digital assets, but a sense of self, individual growth through creativity, and a collective support network; something usually lacking upon graduating college with their degree or diploma.
Join us for our Summer Youth Project! Calling all young performers aged 9 -19 and young technicians aged 16 -19. Audition for your chance to take part in a fantastic fortnight in August. Spend a fortnight working with a director, choreographer and musical director to learn the show and perform on stage for 4 shows!
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Fancy landing a role at our theatre? Our cast is constantly growing and we'd love you to be a part of it!
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