Kids Ad Lib is now in its 9th year. Glynis MacDonald and Karen Millar started the group in 2001 with a production of 'Robin Hood' and were delighted when they attracted over 50 children from in and around Shirenewton, Itton, Devauden and Caerwent.

In 2002 we put on a production of 'The Seahorse Café', followed by 'Dragonspell' in 2003, 'The Pied Piper' in 2004, 'Boogie Doo and the Haunting of Knutcase Hall' in 2005 and 'Merlin and the Legend of Trenewydd' in 2006

Last year’s production, ‘Antropolis’ told of a group of time travellers’ dilemma when they encountered an extremely unjust society – should they break the rules of time travel and intervene – and what should they do when encountering a deadly giant worm….This futuristic tale was enthsiastically brought to life by 70 young actors between the ages of five to fifteen.

Each year the script is written specifically for Kids Ad Lib. You saw it here first!

No undertaking like this could possibly take place without help and Kids Ad Lib has been wonderfully supported by an army of parents and local volunteers. Each year it has been a great deal of hard work, a great community enterprise and a great success. It's going to brilliant again this year.

Kids Ad Lib is a seasonal drama group for kids aged five to fourteen.

We start up after the school's February half term holiday with a series of drama workshops that last until Easter. The workshops are held at Earlswood Hall, Shirenewton on a Monday from 5.30 - 7.30 and the children in mixed aged groups go through a carousel of drama based activities. These have included song and mime, dance and movement, script and ad lib dialogue, prop box improvisations, make-up, prop making, and costume and set design. Each group has the opportunity to present 'on stage' at the end of a workshop.

Meanwhile, the director's team have been busily working on the script, a script that has to cater for a large cast. We try to ensure that youngsters of junior age will get a speaking part if they wish even though it may only be a one liner. During the Easter holidays we hold auditions, a strangely popular experience which nevertheless is a great opportunity for building up confidence. And from Easter onwards we plunge into rehearsals both on Mondays and Wednesdays for the production in June.

After breaking the set, there is an end of production party and then we collapse in a heap. We resume revitalised the following February.