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Welcome to the Amateur Theatre Wiki. This is a place for anyone passionate about amateur theatre. Here, you can find out more about amateur theatre in your home country, town or village. You can discover what amateur theatre was like a century ago and learn how it works elsewhere around the world. Most importantly of all, you can join our growing community of amateur theatre historians, who are busy adding their own amateur theatre histories to this site.

History starts now - and the site includes details of productions and performances that happened this year, as well as those that took place in the distant past.

Why should you get involved as a contributor?

For too long amateur theatre has been undervalued in societies and cultures around the world. In most nations, the study of theatre has focussed almost exclusively on professional activity. However, amateur theatre has played a vital role in many theatrical ecologies and needs greater acknowledgement. It's only through documenting amateur theatrical activities and histories that the contribution of amateur theatre to these ecologies can begin to be recognised.

How can you get involved?

Firstly, o get you started, we've prepared a number

Take a look at our examples

• Löfholmen’s Theatre Society