MODS is the Southend Mencap Operatic and Dramatic Society.  It is a drama group for adults with learning disabilities, who meet every Wednesday evening between 6.45pm and 9pm at The St John Fisher Church on Cuckoo Corner roundabout, Southend.

Due to the popularity of the club there is usually a waiting list in operation that you can be placed on for when a position in the club becomes available but some availability is better found at the start of each year, once the previous year’s annual shows have been performed.  If you are interested in becoming part of the drama group, please contact us at Southend Mencap.

The group is run by Andrew and Georgie Watson who, with their dedicated band of volunteers, support the members in learning their own individual parts for the annual MODS performance. Up until 2012, these shows were performed at The Eastwood School Theatre and we are extremely grateful to the school for their support of the group over those early years.

However, 2013 and 2015 saw the cast perform at The Cliffs Pavilion and both shows proved that this amazing group of people deserve to be on the bigger stage.

From 2016, the shows have been performed at Westcliff’s historic Palace Theatre as this allows the students to deliver two performances per show and they are always so well received by near capacity audiences.  We are incredibly grateful to the Palace Theatre staff for all their continued kindness, support and enthusiasm for the group’s annual shows.

For a copy of the MODS flyer detailing where and when the group meet, please go to our Flyers page and select the MODS photo.