A DRAMA group’s next production will be a real family affair with seven members of the same family involved.

The comedy A Kick in the Baubles will be staged by Yeadon Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society in October. And the production will owe a great deal to the Darnbrough family.

Society chairwoman and assistant director Dorothy Darnbrough will be joined by six other family members all sharing the same surname. Her husband Keith is the stage manager and set builder; daughter Sarah is a set designer and painter; son Tim works on sound; daughter-in-law Cat is a member of the cast; niece Yasmin is a member of the management committee and grandson Aiden, 13, is also part of the production.

Dorothy, who is a retired high school head of year, said: “Keith was involved in theatre since a teenager as a dancer and performer then moved on to stage management and utilised his skills to make sets.

“Tim and Sarah started dancing at a young age and performing with local panto and societies. As they got older they also developed their technical side, Tim rigging and running his first sound set at about 15 and Sarah designing and painting sets at 14, initially with Barnstormers.

“Sarah went on to study theatre design and technology at Bretton Hall and went on to work in theatre in Banff, Canada.

Both Cat and myself became involved in local theatre through our husbands and children.

“I ran a kids theatre group called Bright Sparks ( all the family helped with this) for 21years. Tim and Sarah were founder members. Aiden performed with Bright Sparks from the age of three and didn’t wish to continue this when the group finished. He now prefers the technical side and has helped his Aunty Sarah with lighting and his dad with sound.”

A Kick In The Baubles will be staged at Yeadon Town Hall from October 3 to 6. Tickets cost £10 for Cabaret Style or balcony seating and can be bought online at www.ticketsource.co.uk/yaods or from the Box Office on 0333 666 4466.

A spokeswoman for the theatre group said: “It’s another peaceful Christmas in the Bauble household, but chestnuts aren’t roasting on an open fire. And although a Silent Night would be welcome, all is not calm and all is certainly not bright.

“Frank does not wish it could be Christmas every day - in fact, he’s dreading the arrival of snobbish in-laws who only ever bring a single bottle of wine for the entire festivities. Throw in a couple of larger-than-live neighbours, let the drink flow merrily, and everything is set for a car-crash Christmas. But when Frank and Jean’s estranged daughter Milly suddenly appears, the rug is pulled out from underneath the chaos and the heartstrings are firmly tugged.”