ABOUT US
Meetings and rehearsals take place at the premises of the Monmouth Division of St. John in St. Mary Street, Monmouth. Club nights and events are held at a number of venues.
Off Centre Theatre was born in 1986 with a production of Maria Martin Or The Murder In The Red Barn at the Monmouth Festival and on tour.
Prior to OCT, Monmouth was served by the Centre Players. They began life as an evening class in September 1974. Their first production was Strindberg’s Playing With Fire, staged in 1975 at the Leisure Centre. Before the Centre Players were formed, the Monmouth Players provided Amateur Theatre in the town. Started in 1953, they produced operetta and plays in the Rolls Hall for four years, and drama thereafter.
Over the years the Society has built up a large store of theatrical flats, scenery, staging, properties, costumes and equipment. Many items are available for hire; please contact OCT if you have any requirements.
Off Centre Theatre is a Registered Charity No. 1112602.
We are grateful to our friends who provide financial support, marketing and promotional guidance. Please see our Friends page.
OCT members organise club nights, play readings and parties.
We welcome and appreciate your support!
Please contact us for more information.
OCT has grown to be the leading amateur dramatic society in Monmouth, well supported by members and friends, and with a full programme of productions.
In 2010 our major productions took in the Charles Rolls centenary and a Youth theatre staging of the fable of Merlin.
Workshops, social and community events are a regular feature of our calendar.
This year we are staging
two comedies and a murder mystery, and seeking to
extend our youth theatre activities.
This website is designed and maintained by Keith Mortimer. If you have any comments please get in touch:
The Year in Review
"The oldest established permanent quality AmDram in the Town”
In their early years Off Centre Theatre’s main productions were staged at Monmouth Leisure Centre, and in local Village Halls and schools.
Haberdashers Monmouth School for Girls (HMSG) is often the venue for our larger shows, while in recent years OCT have presented their smaller productions in the more intimate environment of the restored Savoy Theatre.
We also enjoy touring locally, and we’re always happy to consider any new projects and suggestions for venues, covering all ranges of genres and age groups.