The 56th Kettering Gang Show will take
place at The Light House Theatre, Kettering,
from Wednesday 25th through Saturday 28th
November 2015. Performances are nightly at
7.25pm, with a matinee on Saturday at 2.15pm.
The Kettering Gang Show is produced under the
auspices of Glendon District Scout Council and
seeks to raise funds for local Scouting & Guiding
projects. Over 90 local Brownies, Cubs, Scouts,
Explorer Scouts, Guides and Leaders are eagerly
waiting to entertain you with a vibrant selection
of songs, sketches, dance and comedy items. This
award-winning Variety Show is billed as “The
Ultimate in Family Entertainment” and is widely
accredited as being one of the best shows of its
type in the country. There really is something for
everyone in this unmissable family show, so book
your seat today!

The Gang Show has a long history. In 1932,
a promising London Theatre Producer and
Choreographer, Ralph Reader CBE, started to
produce an annual variety show to raise money for
Scouting funds. The London Gang Show was born!
These shows were immensely successful with
scenes being included in many Royal Command
performances. The format quickly
spread throughout the country
and indeed the World, with local
Scout Groups and Districts staging
their own shows to raise money
for their own projects.
Following formal
assessment, the Red
Neckerchief became
the official recognition
for Shows that were
successful in reaching
the required National
standard.

The Kettering Gang Show
gained this recognition in 1965 and has been proud
to wear the Red Neckerchief ever since. Following
years of history and tradition, audiences receive
the current shows as enthusiastically today, as
they did all those years ago. Many thousands
of people have enjoyed the songs, sketches and
general family entertainment that the Kettering
Gang Show has delivered over the years. The
numbers of cast members since the first show is
inestimable now, but Cubs have become Scouts,
the Scouts and Guides have become Leaders and
some of those Leaders have become Producers…
the cycle of fun and laughter continues. It has
been said that somewhere in the World, a Gang
Show takes place on every day of the year. What
a tremendous legacy Ralph Reader has left us all!

Tickets, priced at £9.50/conc. £8, are on sale now
via the Lighthouse Theatre Box Office on
01536 414141 or via the website
www.lighthousetheatre.co.uk

Kettering Gang Show