Downham Market Amateur Dramatic Society, King’s Lynn Corn Exchange and Arts Centre, Hunstanton’s Princess Theatre, Lynnsport and Litcham High School star in 2002 to 2011 All Our Yesterdays entertainers

Published: 18:32, 25 April 2023

All Our Yesterdays this week focuses on April 2002 to 2011 arts and entertainment...

2011: Local band Under the Influence shoot their new music video, Anywhere But Home, at The Shed skatepark at Lynnsport.

Featuring a giant bunny, Batman and a penguin, the video took most of the day to shoot, totalling around 20 hours of footage shot from nine cameras. Photo: MLNF-11AM04268

2004: “Blasts from the Past” was one theme at Lynn Scouts’ Gang Show held at Lynn Corn Exchange.

Pictured here is Hayley Barber in a dazzling Mini, with a certain well-known bear for company. Seventy youngsters took part in the varied programme.

Photo: MLNF-0404629

2004: “Blasts from the Past” was one theme at Lynn Scouts’ Gang Show held at Lynn Corn Exchange. Pictured here is Hayley Barber in a dazzling Mini, with a certain well-known bear for company. Photo: MLNF-0404629

2011: This was the official opening of the new state-of-the-art dance studio at Litcham High School, by a delighted Kerry Biggin, who starred as Cinderella in a Matthew Bourne Dance Company show at the Theatre Royal, Norwich.

Kerry was cutting the ribbon with headteacher Jeremy Nicholls.

Photo: MLNF-11PT03377

2011: The official opening of the new state-of-the-art dance studio at Litcham High School, by Kerry Biggin, who starred as Cinderella in a Matthew Bourne Dance Company show at the Theatre Royal, Norwich, cutting the ribbon with headteacher Jeremy Nicholls. Photo: MLNF-11PT03377

2011: Youngsters at Lynn’s Backstage Academy geared up for their big show, World of Make Believe, with a series of workshops.

Seeing double in this picture is Louisa Harrison as Robotica at one of the workshop events.

Photo: MLNF-11AM04281

2011: Youngsters at Lynn’s Backstage Academy geared up for their big show, World of Make Believe, with a series of workshops. Seeing double in this picture is Louisa Harrison as Robotica. Photo: MLNF-11AM04281

2002: Downham Amateur Dramatic Society was breaking new ground when preparing to stage Alan Ayckbourn’s A Chorus of Disapproval.

The production meant that for the first time in more than 50 years the cast would be performing a serious play with music and singing.

The cast are pictured here in costume. Photo: MLNF-0204497

2002: Downham Amateur Dramatic Society preparing to stage Alan Ayckbourn’s A Chorus of Disapproval. The cast are pictured here in costume. Photo: MLNF-0204497

2002: Jenny Duda (centre front) with fellow members of Sweet Mongrels, is pictured in rehearsal for her last show – A Lot of Women and only Three Men – which was staged at Lynn Arts Centre.

The group was started in the 1990 by Jenny and other founder members of Lynn Youth Theatre to provide another outlet for their amateur dramatic talents.

Photo: MLNF-0204357

2002: Jenny Duda (centre front) with fellow members of Sweet Mongrels, is pictured in rehearsal for her last show – A Lot of Women and only Three Men – which was staged at Lynn Arts Centre. Photo: MLNF-0204357

2004: An adult panto held at Hunstanton’s Princess Theatre was so popular it raised £1,360 for Hunstanton and District Lions.

The Norfolk ‘N’ Good Adult Drama Company’s “Belle End and the Beast”, written and directed by John Giller, was performed to sell-out audiences.

In this picture Mark Brister (left) Lions president, receives the cheque from John Giller, Lisa Powell, David Kelsey and the cast. Photo: MLNF-0404271

2004: An adult panto held at Hunstanton’s Princess Theatre was so popular it raised £1,360 for Hunstanton and District Lions. Mark Brister (left) Lions president, receives the cheque from John Giller, Lisa Powell, David Kelsey and the cast of Norfolk ‘N’ Good Adult Drama Company. Photo: MLNF-0404271

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Nostalgia Chris Hornby