The Bethel Crowd AODS has been performing in and around the Westhoughton and Bolton community for over 50 years.

Affordable, honest stage craft for all.

We aim to bring the love of theatre to Westhoughton and the wider Bolton community for an affordable price with good quality, entertaining and fun shows.

We pride ourselves on being a performing arts group that caters to a wide array of ages, where we want to develop the skills of all members, regardless of experience, in a safe and nurturing environment.

Having been affiliated and a part of the Westhoughton United Reformed Church for many years we still continue to promote it’s values, hence why it’s logo incorporated into ours.

Our Committee

The Bethel Crowd is governed by a committee with various roles.

The next Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be March 2027.

If you want to learn more about joining the society, get in touch!

Who are we?

Chairperson	-	Peter Schofield
Vice Chairperson	-	Helena Carter
Treasurer	-	Neville Bumby
Assistant Treasurer	-	Jason Taylor
Secretary	-	Caitlin Owen
Marketing Manager	-	Helena Carter
Safeguarding Officers	-	Helena Carter Caitlin Owen Peter Schofield
Ticket Secretary	-	Jason Taylor
Wardrobe	-	Helena Carter
WCN representative (Westhoughton Community Network)	-	Jason Taylor & Peter Schofield
Co-Opted Members	-	Janette Hampson Dorothy Ward Dobromila Kernachan Mairead Coburn Danielle Coburn Hazel Bumby Wayne Heaton Anthony Talbot

                    
                    
                
October 2026COMING SOON!

Once Upon A Song

A musical revue featuring your favourite songs from popular musicals
February 2026Goldilocks and the Three Bears

A full cast traditional pantomime - guaranteed to make you smile
October 2025Cinderella Rockerfella

Our Youth Theatre cast performed a modern pantomime twist on a classic fairytale!
May 2025A Class War!

Murder Mystery
February 2025Peter Pan(to)!

Performed at the Peace Community Theatre in Bolton
October 2024A Night at the Movies!

A full cast show revue - showcasing performances of current and past Bethel members - where the musicals are either based on have been developed for screen
February 2024Rapunzel - The Pantomime by Amanda Craib.

Performed at the Peace Community Theatre in Bolton
September 2023Bombs & Blackberries / a medley of Wartime songs.
A full cast of adults and children performing Julia Donaldson's 1 act play, followed by a show case of songs and dances from 1920s-1940s 
March 2023The Great British Bump Off by Lesley Gunn. 
Murder Mystery 
December 2022You can't stop the jingle - Childrens' Christmas Show
September 2022“You Still Can’t Stop the Beat”. The first full cast show since 2020, performed at St James' Secondary School in Farnworth
April 2022The Hadleigh Hall Inheritence - Murder Mystery. The first performance following the pandemic was a murder mystery held at Daisy Hill Football club.
September 2021In September 2021 we waved farewell to the Westhoughton United Reform Church, which was the birthplace of the Bethel Crowd. 
January 2020Frosted - Pantomime
December 2019It's a party - Childrens Christmas Show
September 2019Out of Focus - Play
June 2019 Hoodwinked - Youth Production
January 2019Little Red Riding Hood - Pantomime
January 2018Aladdin - Pantomime
January 2017Mother Goose - Pantomime
September 2016Little Shop of Horrors!
June 2016The Wind in The Willows
January 2016Mother Goose
October 2015Grease
June 2015Red Macintosh
January 2015Beauty and the Beast
September 2014Alice in Wonderland
January 2014Snow White

                        
                        
                    