Vane Tempest Theatre Group
Established 1976
Contact Secretary: secretary@vttg.co.uk
Keeping Theatre 'Alive' in Seaham
In 1976 some commitee members at the Vane Tempest Social Welfare Centre mentioned the possibility of someone staging a production of Close The Coalhouse Door. This being an appropriate play with Seaham being a mining town and the Vane Tempest mine being practically next door. Three founder member of the group Sheila Miller, Mark MacAndrew and Olga MacAndrew set out to make the production happen.
The Vane Tempest Social Welfare Centre provided £15 funding and all the scenery and ramps for the production. And so with the assistance of the Peterlee Players, who helped out by playing principle parts, the Vane Tempest Amateur Operatic Society was born.
The success of the play attracted many new members and in 1977 the society's first major production The Desert Song was produced with local principles Margaret Keen and George Peart taking the lead roles.
The society went from strength to strength and we are now in our 32nd year having enjoyed our 30th anniversary 'Ball' in May 2006.
On 1st January 2004 we decided to move with the times and we changed our name to the Vane Tempest Theatre Group and are now on the World Wide Web.