British Airways Cabin Crew Entertainment Society
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BACCES is a non-profit charitable organisation which was originally set up in 1970 by two British European Airways (BEA) stewards who wrote a comedy review and staged it at York House, Twickenham, UK for two nights. It was so popular that it ran for a further three sell out nights at Chiswick Town Hall. The national press heard of this venture and prompted "Jak" of the Evening Standard to publish a cartoon lampooning the efforts of the cabin crew. Since then the company have been producing reviews and after 1978 a pantomime in aid of national and local charities, which have met with considerable success. The company writes, directs and produces the whole show with very little help from outside sources. In 2011 it was announced that the company had made £1 million for their nominated charities in the 40 years it had been performing.
In 2008 BACCES won the Flame Award for Inspirational Excellence in Theatre from the National Operatic and Dramatic Association (NODA) for their 2007 production of Cinderella
2017 BACCES won the “Its Behind You” award for the Outstanding Production of a Pantomime (Robin Hood 2017) at the NODA, London Region AGM. They also won the Kathleen Oyler Award for chorus work, and the Nigel Gravette Award for best performance in a pantomime (Nick Young - Sherriff of Nottingham).
