For a century hundreds of local amateur thespians have trod the boards in classic musicals from stage and screen, like The Sound of Music, South Pacific, Hello Dolly, Fiddler On The Roof, Annie, The King And I, and My Fair Lady.
But back in 1903 their very first show - held to support fundraising efforts by St Barnabas - was 'The Mandarin'.
The four leading roles were played by Miss Gene Griffiths, Charlie Gray, Miss Mather and H.T.Walker, who played the Mandarin himself.
Cast, produced and arranged by Sam Weller, then stage manager at the Winter Gardens, 'The Mandarin' ran for two nights, one at the Alhambra Theatre and the other at the Gardens.
'The Mandarin' was a financial success and loved by the audiences. So the St Barnabas Players (as the group was originally known) decided to return the following year with the comic opera 'Ermine'.
Unfortunately after the 1904 production, the Rev J.A Jackson, vicar of St Barnabas, and his church wardens, refused to support any more shows.
They said the stage was claiming more attention than church affairs.
But thanks to David Howarth, Mr Haywood, Mr W.H. Bray and other members, the group survived.
They met at Mr Howarth's shop on the West End Promenade and re-formed as the Morecambe Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society.
From 1904 onwards the society grew and presented shows almost annually, with proceeds going to local charities.
In 1911 'The Idler' featured the characters Mark Cross and Lady Harding, played by Mr and Mrs J.H. Hird. That's right, Dame Thora's father and mother were early members of the Morecambe Amateurs.
During the First World War the society decided on a change of policy. Instead of the usual straight plays or comic operas they felt that musicals were becoming more popular.
Their first musical comedy was 'A Chinese Honeymoon' at the Royalty Theatre (where the Arndale Centre stands today) on February 14 1916.
It was very well-received and resulted in the Amateurs producing musicals from 1916 until the present day.
From 1920 onwards Vincent Mayor produced and acted in the shows for many years. Vincent was the uncle of current society President Norman Mayor.
The Visitor described his performance in 1929's 'A Country Girl' as "a veritable box of tricks".
The reviewer said of the overall show: "My only regret was that it was not entered for the National Competition in Dramatic and Operatic Art."
In the 1920s the Amateurs put on 'The Belle of New York' at the Royalty starring Miss Elsie Pimlott as the Belle.
Bannister Howard, a well-known London show promoter, was in the audience and was so impressed by Miss Pimlott he signed her to play the female lead in his professional show of the same name.
From 1931 to 1933 the society's President was a Member of Parliament - Mr Herwald Ramsbottom MP.
The Amateurs' final show at the Royalty prior to the Second World War was 'Betty' in 1937. From 1939 to 1946 the society suspended their own productions.
In 1940 the Amateurs joined forces with other local societies to present a combined show called 'Wings Of Melody', to continue raising money for charity despite the war.
Roy Hardy, who joined the society in 1939 and remains a life member today, played one of The Sisters Pontoon in the show.
The Amateurs resumed solo productions at the Royalty in 1947 with 'Yes Madam'.
Then in 1948 the society put on 'Anything Goes' at the Winter Gardens.
That year was the beginning of Norman Mayor's long association with the Amateurs.
Norman was treasurer from 1948 to 1972 and was made President in 1987.
"The late 40s and 50s was the peak time of the Amateurs and when we really started at the Winter Gardens," he says.
"It was the heyday when the whole of Morecambe was thriving.
"People used to queue outside to buy tickets like they do for football matches now.
"But then the demand for the theatre started to fade away. When television came in it killed it."
In those days there were four amateur dramatic societies in Morecambe; the Amateurs, the Morecambe Warblers, the Morecambe Amateur Musical Society and the Heysham Amateurs. Only the Amateurs and the Warblers survive today.
Norman remembers the cast used to rehearse in St Laurence's Church Sunday School room on Edward Street, where the Millennium Club stands today.
They then moved to the Galloway's Society for the Blind on Balmoral Road and today rehearse at the Scope on Stanley Road.
In 1953 the society celebrated its Golden Jubilee with 'Over She Goes'. The official programme included a note of thanks by compiler Stanley Holmes to Robert Altham, who had recently ended his tenure as President.
It said: "During his five years in office the number of Vice-Presidents and Patrons rose from 400 in 1948 to 800 in 1952."