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All our latest news and informationJoin us at our 20th birthday party
Update 12th November 2021: Sadly this event has been cancelled. Those who purchased tickets will receive a full refund. We are so looking forward to our celebration fundraiser on Saturday 27th November and really hope that you will come and join us there! If you have...
20th anniversary celebration
Update 12th November 2021: Sadly this event has been cancelled. Those who purchased tickets will receive a full refund. Save the date: Saturday 27th November, St Swithin's Community Centre, Croft Street, Lincoln. Twenty years ago in November we performed our first...
Cast confirmed for Ladies’ Day
We have finally confirmed our new cast for Ladies' Day, which is scheduled to be performed at the Broadent Theatre in May 2022. Go to our Forthcoming Productions page for full details: Many thanks to everyone who auditioned. It was a really strong field!
Female actors required!
We love auditions, we really do! So much so that we're having another one on Wednesday 1st September. We're still looking for two female actors to join our cast for Ladies' Day by Amanda Whittington, which will be performed at the Broadbent Theatre in Wickenby from...
Annual Meeting 16th August
We're back! We will be holding our annual meeting in person on Monday 16th August 2021 at 7.30pm at St Mary Le Wigford Church Hall, St Mary’s Street, Lincoln LN5 7EQ. There's lots to discuss, not least our next production (Ladies' Day) and where we go from here....
Auditions for Ladies’ Day
Having had to postpone our next production twice, Su Toogood will be directing Ladies' Day by Amanda Whittington at the Broadbent Theatre in Wickenby from Wednesday 26th to Saturday 28th May 2022. The comic play is set in a fish packing factory in Hull and at...
Drill Hall closure
Everyone at Common Ground is heartbroken to hear about the permanent closure of Lincoln Drill Hall. The Drill Hall has been our spiritual home since it opened in 2004. Our first production in the main auditorium that year was It's A Wonderful Life, and in all we have...
Committee re-elected online
For the first time in 19 years there has been no annual meeting this year because of restrictions on gatherings of more than six people. However we did circulate an update to everyone on our mailing list. If you would like to receive this update please email us. We...
Ladies’ Day postponed
Sadly we have to announce that we have postponed our production of Ladies' Day by Amanda Whittington. The play was due to be staged at the Broadbent Theatre in Wickenby from 23rd to 25th April 2020. We are all very disappointed, but we're sure you will agree that we...