Friday 24th October - last in the current series

Yes indeed, this is the last in the current series of Friday night theatre club and we have Peter SLB running some exercises in voice projection, a play reading of a short play by Terrence Rattigan, (chosen by Neil of the Drama Association of Wales), and, if there's time, and enough people, a "Doctor - Doctor" comedic review.

Theatre Club - Friday 17th

A sort of "sing for your supper" evening, something we used to do when I was chairman of the Wonston Drama Group.

Everyone brings along a contribution to the buffet supper, and takes a random numbered ticket which then becomes your allotted time slot for you to "do your own thing". It can be a sketch, a reading, a song, a poem, a dance, anything to entertain, enliven and enighten your colleagues.

Bar opens at 7pm as usual, and there will be a play reading, if there is time left, which is Alan Bennett's one-act play "Say Something Happened".

see you there.

SILLY MID OFF

This Friday, 10 October, Lattedrinker has kindly turned the social evening at the Theatre over to me for a reading of 'Outside Edge'. It is hoped that the hilarious play by Richard Harris, with it's cricketing theme, will be the 2009 Spring Production. The drawback over the years has been the perennial problem of whether or not it could be cast, with a cast of nine it does take some organising. For too long this play has languished in the wings. The time is now right for it it to take it's proper place centre stage.
Our wonderful set designers have been sent off on their vacation to foreign parts, their holiday task being to work out how to create a cricket pavilion on our stage. Cleverly I leave all the hard work to others, I just direct the thing, attempting, but usually failing, to keep any sort of order.You can't miss me, I'm the one standing on the box talking to herself.
I have attempted, to quote the timeless words of Claude Rains in 'Casablanca', to 'round up the usual suspects'. If I have left anyone out I apologise, please feel free just to turn up, the more the merrier.Rehearsals should start late November/December, the bonus being that we could rehearse all over Xmas for anyone who wants to escape from the festivities.Only kidding.

Theatre Club - Friday 3rd October

Bar opens at 7pm, activities at 7.30pm, and the line-up consists of...

A possible enactment of "Jack's Return Home" by Galton and Simpson, if I can get it ready in time. If not, and possibly also, the re-run of "Earnest" postponed from last week. ( I like it, OK!)

Discussion on this week's dramatic element - Timing.

Play reading - Relics by David Campton. This is a short one-act play for four women. Winnifred and her friend Una arrive at the home of the recently deceased Aunt Dorothy to see what they can claim before the rest of the family arrive, but they gradually become aware that some-one is already there......