Another 50 years of Imperial's Budleigh shows?
This year is the 50th anniversary of Imperial Productions performing shows in Budleigh Salterton. Its name has gone through various changes over the years, but the gifted performers who’ve been entertaining Budleigh audiences for over half a century can all trace their roots back to London’s Imperial College. One can get a bit lost amidst all the name changes: IC Dramatic Society, IC Operatic Society – or ICOS as it became in 1956; and then ICU Musical Theatre Society in 2003… but there was also Imperial Opera until 2007, when it finally became Imperial Productions. The company’s relationship with the town goes back a long way, states the website. Since 1968, the Public Hall, pictured above, has been the permanent location for the annual summer tour. Indeed, this is now the only venue at which the company performs outside of London. But why Budleigh? No precise answer has emerged. ‘Our love of the place pr...