We're back again after our Summer recess [a
bit like Parliament, but far nicer!]…..
OUR AUTUMN PRODUCTION ENTERTAINING ANGELS TUES 17TH – SAT 21ST NOV
The cast is well into rehearsals for the forthcoming production of Entertaining Angels, directed by Sheila Hetherington.
After having great difficulty in finding an actress for one of the parts, we
are now happy to welcome Jess Lloyd to the production. Jess, a drama teacher at
the Grange School, Hartford, uses our theatre for her junior drama group
productions from time to time so is familiar with the theatre but has not acted
with us before. Also in this production we welcome new member, Maggie Innes who
is assisting Sheila in direction. Maggie has moved to Northwich from Scotland
and, like Jess, is experienced in the drama field.
VISITING DRAMA – KISSING FROGS 8:00PM Thursday 22nd October 2015
Sophie Osborne visits Davenham with one of
the first evenings of her one-woman show Kissing Frogs. Meet Jessica Ramsbottom - or Jess to her
friends. Jess has just turned 30 and she's STILL single, no children and stuck
in a dead-end job.
In a whirlwind world of speed dating, online dating and one-night stands, does
her perfect man really exist? Will she find the husband of her
dreams or will she be the only one of her friends not to be
married?
Kissing Frogs is a journey of love, loss and self-discovery, full
of laughter and set to a backdrop of classic hits from the 80's.
Tickets £8.00 may be reserved via susi.osborne@hotmail.co.uk or
phone 01606 553433.
MOSAIC PROJECT
Jan Johnson and team are now holding fortnightly Mosaic workshops,
the next date being Sunday 25th
October. There are now two sessions per workshop day and booking is essential
to avoid disappointment. For details of session times and availability, see
Facebook page The Davenham Village Mosaic Project. The team have come up with
a couple of opportunities to create and take away your own hand-worked Mosaic
item. Children have already made tile-surrounded mirrors to their own individual
design and the latest opportunity is a kit to make a star in mosaic – ideal for
the Christmas tree!
AGM
We began the season with our AGM on 5th
Sept which was well attended this year. The
main issues discussed were :-
·
Mike Beddard has carried out a
Health and Safety check and several items have been attended to. We now have an
emergency key in place at the bottom of the steps to access the audience door
in the foyer in case of fire. Risk assessment checks are carried out before
each event. There is an accident book in the auditorium.
·
We have been awarded a £10,000
grant from the Arts Council towards the mosaic, which is coming on apace. Sunday workshops are well attended.
The next one is 18th Oct 12-4pm. It is hoped to use some of the
money to develop the yard and entrance so as to show off the finished mosaic to
best effect.
·
We are saving steadily for the
extension project. Detailed plans have
been submitted and the next step is planning permission.
·
The existing committee was
willing to be re-elected and Lee Morgan has joined the committee.
To realize our dream of extending the
building we are going to need to raise somewhere in the region of £90,000 so if
any of you have fund raising ideas please let us have them.
PLAY READINGS
The first play reading took place in
September and this month's was on Thursday 15th October. There will not
be a November one due to our play Entertaining Angels but readings
will restart in December.
This is an ideal opportunity to try out your
hand/voice [?] at reading if you are not sure whether or not you would like to
tread the boards. A play reading is also an excellent way of finding out what a
play actually sounds like rather than just reading to
oneself.
We are always on the lookout for new people to
join us, to bring new talent and new ideas to the group. Remember too, that it
is not necessary to act to join us. There are 101 jobs to be done and Arthur is
always in need of a hand with set building and maintenance.
NEW WEBSITE www.davenhamtheatre.co.uk or www.davenhamplayers.co.uk
Our new website 'went live' earlier this
month. Its url hasn't changed – it remains as http://www.davenhamplayers.co.uk/.
However, it has had a considerable facelift and is now a fully functional
website that will be used to publicize all events at the theatre including
Jazz, Music and Drama and of course the Mosaic project. For this reason, we
have also bought the alternate url www.davenhamtheatre.co.uk.
Both urls point to the same site, so you can use either. The remodeled website
will take over from the Blog, which will no longer be updated once all the
information has been transferred.
CHRIS BANNISTER AT DAVENHAM FRIDAY 23RD
OCTOBER AT 8:00PM
The popular local singer Chris Bannister returns
to Davenham to present an evening of music by John Denver. Although this event
is sold out, there is a waiting list for cancellations. Phone 01606 259596.
JAZZ@DAVENHAM - The Matt Owens Quintet Thursday 29th October – dave atherton reports
Last year Matt Owens
gave us a copy of his debut album
The
Aviators Ball which incorporates elements of jazz, world, classical and
folk music. What a lovely album - co-produced by Kirsty Almeida, mixed by John
Ellis at Limefield Studio, Manchester and released by All Made Up Records. Matt
will be playing this album and other music during this gig. Most of Matt's line
up is very well known to us but we are excited to be able to welcome the
fabulous singer Rioghnach Connolly to jazz@davenham, for the first time. Featuring
Matt Owens bass, Rioghnach Connolly vocals, Neil Yates trumpet, John Ellis piano,
Sam Draper drums. For further details, see the Jazz@Davenham Facebook page or
http://www.davenhamplayers.co.uk/jazz/.
As always you can book at
jazz@davenham.co
via email or phone Harry (01606 74502) or Dave (44253)
DAVENHAM IN FILM – NEWS FROM ALAN FLEET
I thought it may be of interest to the Davenham Players and
supporters that I have uploaded three short films to YouTube. Of
particular interest may be A Good Slap which was filmed in Davenham and Little
Leigh and features Ed Green and David Gilliver. Castle of the Rock was filmed
at Beeston Castle and Giri was filmed on Merseyside.
I hope you enjoy the films. All are, of
course, free to view. Here is the link to my channel. Please pass on the link –
Alan Fleet
ASHTON HEYES - HELP WANTED
'Whatever
it is, it never starts out at Truro, and it never runs into St. Anne If it be a natural thing where do it come from... where do it go?"
Man Wanted to play Richard Winthrop, aged 30-50 for Production of The Ghost
Train at Ashton Hayes Nov 17th -21st - contact Yvette 07707 830286 ASAP,
please. Yvette promises a new, fast-moving take on Arnold Ridley's play. Please
help them get this play back on the rails.
ED
green's SHAKESPEARE PRODUCTION at kingsley players
Kingsley Players present Bite-sized Shakespeare ( 7:30pm on Wed 21st
– Sat 24th October Kingsley Community Centre, Smithy Lane) With acknowledgements
for the great ideas of Flic Goodman & Tom Barry on how to re—assemble the
Bard. This production has extracts from 12th Night, “The Scottish Play”, Midsummer
Night's Dream & Romeo and Juliet
Tickets (£8/£7/£5) available on http://www.kingsleyplayers.co.uk or
phone 07925 516760.
Harlequin Players present the birds Wed 21st – Sat 24th October
Next
up at the Harlequin Theatre 'The Birds', This is an atmospheric play, chilling,
claustrophobic, questioning, mesmerizing and with a twist. Definitely one not
to be missed!! Four amazing actors, Carol Cullen Smith, George Ogazi, Natalie Duddle, and
Kyle Preece,
directed by Angie Orme Wed 21st - Saturday 24th October. 7.45 pm. Tickets
are £10 and £9 for students available online www.harlequinplayers.com
or by Telephone 01606 246831.
PSA Testing at ASDA, Winsford Saturday 14th november 10:00am-2:00pm
Readers may know about Bob's personal
connection with Prostate Cancer and a local charity who provide PSA testing for
any man who turns up at the session for a £10.00 donation to help cover the cost
of the laboratory analysis. The next local session is being held at ASDA
Winsford from 10:00am to 2:00pm. All men over the age of 40 are strongly
recommended to monitor their PSA which could give an early warning of Prostate
Cancer.
Dates for your
diary.
22nd Oct Kissing Frogs - a journey of love, loss and
self- discovery . This is a visiting drama show starring and written by Sophie Osborne.
Tickets £8 from susi.osborne@hotmail.co.uk
or 01606 553433
23rd Oct Musical evening with Chris Bannister-
tickets £10 from 01606 259596
Jazz nights - 29th Oct, 26th
Nov, 11th Dec
17th-21st Nov – Play
week ‘ Entertaining Angels ‘ booking see above.
10th Dec Carol singing. Last
year 5 of us raised £129 and it was a
fun evening . Please bring yourselves , your warm clothes and your VOICES [
good or bad!]
That’s all for now folks.
Paulette
