Startime Variety provides affordable, family-friendly live entertainment for the community, and supports local charities by donating the profits from these shows each year.

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Want to be in a show? Then visit the new members page for more information, or call us on the number at the top
of the page.   

Fancy coming to a performance?  Then visit the ticket page for details.

 

History of Startime Variety

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Founded in 1967 the Society was called Tenterfield Ladies Club, “Startime” started out putting on variety shows performed to raise money for local charities.  The founder Christine Davenport MBE sadly passed away in 2024.  She will not be forgotten and Startime will continue to entertain audiences with our annual pantomime, which takes place in January each year, and a summer show in July. 

In years gone by our Summer Shows have always kept to the essence of those early shows performed by Tenterfield Ladies and Men, including a variety of genres from West End musicals to current chart hits which appeal to audiences of all ages, and high energy performances to keep everyone entertained from start to finish. Our Pantomimes will always uphold tradition and fairy-tales using acting, singing and dancing in an entertaining and family orientated way, and out  Summer Shows full of the songs that everyone knows and loves.

Want to know more about the history of Startime.   Check out our new facebook history page

​Donations:
Startime still donates money to local charities.  If you are from a charity and wish to be considered for a donation, please use our contact form  to tell us a little about your charity. A donation is usually made in September following  a vote by the membership at our AGM.

Charity for 2024/25:
Each year Startime chooses a charity for donations from our after show bucket collections and profits from our shows.

This year the charity we have chosen is very close to our hearts. 

Our charity for 2025 is  SANDS  -The stillbirth & neonatal death charity. 

If you want to donate to this charity, please visit:   https://www.sands.org.uk/get-involved/donate-sands 

​Previous Members
If you were once a member of Startime Variety and wish to share your stories or memorabilia, or perhaps wish to make a return to the stage or help out, please contact us.

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For details of our past successes, please go to our previous shows page....  Oh the memories!  

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