Life Members
We acknowledge the long term service and significant contribution to theatre in Thames of members by awarding them
Life Membership. The following is a list of Life Members of the various incarnations of Thames Music And Drama, including
Thames Amateur Operatic, Thames Operatic and Thames Musical Theatre .
1970 Eileen Walker; 1976 Keith Crosbie; 1980 Kay Donnelly, Bruce Judd and George Verrall;
1986 Gwenda Beilby and Gane Griffin; 1988 George Andrew; 1989 Christophe Cooke;
1990 Daphne Judd; 2000 Ian Williamson; 2005 Noeline Loader, Pat Mravicich, and Lois Wright;
2008 Paul Silvester; 2012 Bob Loader, Elaine Bycroft and Judy Thomas;
2013 Ewan Grant-Mackie; 2016 Diane Connors, 2019 Norm Hammond, 2020 Tina Haakma
Presidents
2019 - present Diane Connors
2012 - 2018 Ewan Grant-Mackie
2009 - 2011 Sue Genner
2006 - 2008 Auriol Farquhar
2004 - 2005 Ellen Te Aho
2002 - 2003 Lois Wright
1996 - 2001 Noeline Loader
1995 -1996 Gwenda Beilby
1992 - 1994 Mary Martin
1989 - 1991 Barry Fitzgerald
1986 - 1988 Daphne Judd
1983 - 1985 Gwenda Beilby
1979 - 1982 Gane Griffin
1975 - 1978 Bruce Judd
1973 - 1974 Doug Driver
1970 - 1972 Bob Edwards
1968 - 1969 John Connell
1964 - 1967 Bryan Gold
1963 -1964 Tom Redwood