Costumes Sale !

July 29th, 2010

An amazing selection of professionally made costumes is available for sale at bargain prices!
Styles range from Medieval, Renaissance, Edwardian as well as costumes made to individual designs
for productions e.g. Aida, Kiss Me Kate. There are also robes and gowns suitable for many uses as
well as a lot of fabric. All stored in a warehouse near the Oval, London. Available Tuesdays and Fridays.
Please ring 07802 717714 or 020 8466 9010 for further details. Prices range from £5 to £15 per costume.

Andrea Gambell, Larger Than Life Stagewear

Orpington Amateur Repertory Club.

July 12th, 2010

We present ‘Modern Times’ – an evening of 3 one-act comedy plays to do with family, friendship and relationships. This will be showing at Downe Village Hall on September 9th – 11th 2010.

Please note that the comedy plays may contain strong language, scenes of a sexual nature and some violence and may be unsuitable for young children.

We now offer the ability to book tickets for the September-10 show using an automated ticket booking service. This is a secure system and tickets booked in this format will be allotted on the same first come first served basis as those ordered by telephone/email/post. To book your tickets online now, please go to: www.orpingtonrep.ticketsource.co.uk

If you have any queries, do not hesitate to contact me.

May I remind you also of the following dates:
Wednesday 14 July – Auditions kick off at 8pm for the Winter-10 production of ‘Seasons Greetings’, which will be directed by Marc Cook-West and Diane Elliott-Hale. These auditions are being held at Chelsfield Methodist Church.
Saturday 17 July – Orpington Amateur Repertory Club is pleased to present a quiz night at Chelsfield Village Hall. Tickets are £5 each with prizes for the winners. To book your book, do not hesitate to contact Diane Elliott-Hale on: 07770 674336 or email dianeelliotthale@hotmail.com

I look forward to seeing you at these events!
With kindest regards

Nick Cook-West
Secretary
For and on behalf of Orpington Amateur Repertory Club

Hayes Players, ‘Outside Edge’.

June 29th, 2010

OPEN AUDITION NOTICE. Hayes Players are looking for MALE ACTORS for their production of’ ‘Outside Edge’. The audition will be held at The Merrill Studio[ off George Lane, Hayes] on Monday 5 July. 8pm. Actors in 30,s 40,s and 50,s welcome to attend! For further details of show go to www.hayesplayers.org.uk Email alecrae05@yahoo.co.uk

One Act Drama Festival, 2010.

June 10th, 2010

Bromley Theatre Guild is holding a Drama Festival to be held in the Village Hall, Hayes Street, Hayes from 28th June to 2nd July.and is delighted that 8 societies have agreed to participate over three nights.
The Festival is non-competitive and as the plays are limited to one act only, it is hoped to attract new directors and actors who can be involved without having the responsibility of a full length production.
The audience will be seated at tables of 8 and are invited to bring their own alcoholic beverages and food if they wish (alcohol cannot be sold in the Village Hall) . Light snacks will be provided.
Tickets are ‚6.00 each and should be booked in advance via your Society’s regular Box Office representative (to encourage block bookings from
participating societies) or via the Festival Box Office as follows:
Mary Whytock 07905 210718
mary.whytock@ntlworld.com
Raffle tickets will be on sale to raise funds for next year’s BTG Full Length Play Festival with a prize draw every night.

To download the Programme of Events as a PDF please right-click then select ‘Save link as’, or your browser’s equivalent. Programme.

Organiser:
Brian McEwan 020 8462 4133
b.mcewan487@btinternet.com.

OPEN AUDITIONS for “EARNEST ENDEAVOURS”

June 8th, 2010

OPEN AUDITIONS for ‘world premiere’ of Raymond Langford Jones’ new comedy-drama “EARNEST ENDEAVOURS”

Tuesday 6th July at 7.45 p.m. (full play-reading),
Tuesday 13th July at 7.45 p.m.
Sunday 18th July at 7.45 p.m.
at: Wickham Theatre Centre, Corkscrew Hill, West Wickham, Kent, BR4 9BA
(Playing Dates – 14 to 19 February 2011).
To find out more, come along to one of the auditions or contact director : John Oakenfull – 0208 290 0266 Electronic copies from: gardencourt@live.com

Theatrical Exchange

May 27th, 2010

One of the ‘raisons d’etre’ of the Bromley Theatre Guild is to assist, when possible, in the sharing of resources between our member societies. We’re all in this together, and it can only be a good thing if we are prepared to offer, and ask for, help in finding all the stuff we need to put a show on.

With this in mind, it was my original plan for the Guild website to offer a sort-of recycling service/noticeboard where people could let each other know if they had useful stuff to pass on, or were in need of something, whether it be costume, props, lighting of whatever.

Fortunately for my coding skills, somebody beat me to it, and has created what could be the perfect solution. www.theatrical exchange.co.uk was set up recently by Elaine Carroll, a friend of mine whom one or two of you may know, in order to give people in the theatre a way of letting each other know who’s got what, and who needs it.

The idea is that after a show, if you have stuff you wish to get rid of, for reasons of space, or because it will never be needed again,
put a mention of it on the site and let everyone know. Likewise, if you are in desperate need of a stuffed eagle or twelve Zulu head-dresses, it can’t hurt to put out a call for assistance.
Theatrical Exchange is purely a meeting-place; it doesn’t stock anything, or sell anything, it’s just an online noticeboard. It’ll put
people who have whatever-it-is in touch with people who are on the lookout for a whatever-it-is. If you’re just giving it away, fine. If you’re hiring stuff out, fine too. If you’re a business, selling stuff we need, equally fine; it’s called ‘advertising’.

It’s early days at www.theatricalexchange.co.uk , and like any online forum or business, it needs a ‘critical mass’ of activity before
it really starts to roll under it’s own steam. The first person to put an item on Ebay must have been a heck of an optimist, and I’m reminded of the New Yorker cartoon of Alexander Graham Bell wondering who to ring up. However, I know there are people out there with stuff they want rid of. I know this because they keep offering it to me. Likewise, I know there are people out there in need of stuff.

At the moment, there is absolutely nothing to lose in trying it out. Theatrical Exchange is a non-profit-making organisation. It’s not meant to be; that’s just how it’s panning out so far. So in a mutual-back-scratching venture, the annual fee of £17.00 is being waived for any society that is part of Bromley Theatre Guild, and if the twenty of us start bunging stuff on there, by the time the fee comes around again, we’ll very likely feel it’s worth it.

So, if you hire out costumes, or have spare lamps you’re sick of tripping over, or you have a complete play-set of ‘Dry Rot’, or you’re the one with all the Edwardian furniture, tell the right people. You’ll get some valuable space back in your store; you may even get money. I know profit isn’t the be-all and end-all for Drama societies, but I’ve never known one to spurn a fiver, if offered.

To investigate further, click.

Tim Hinchliffe.
‘Ars Gratia Pecuniae’

The Country Wife. B.T.C. June/July 2010

April 28th, 2010

Auditions are taking place at Beckenham Theatre Centre, 46 Bromley Road, Beckenham BR3 5JD on:

8.00pm, Tuesday, 11th May 2010

6.00pm, Sunday 16th May 2010

The Country Wife by William Wycherley tells the story of Horner, a notorious man-about-town and his ingenious scheme for the rampant and mass seduction of the women of London society. By spreading the false rumour of his own impotence, he gains the sympathy of the husbands of the town and, more importantly, free access to their wives. Meanwhile the newly-married Pinchwife desperately attempts to keep his naïve country bride from the clutches of predatory London bachelors. When she and Horner meet, events spiral out of control.

For further details go to: http://www.beckenhamtheatre.co.uk/btc_auditions.htm or contact Colleen on batsonca@googlemail.com

Chelsfield Players. May 2010.

April 25th, 2010

A Wedding Story

by Bryony Lavery

Performances on

Thurs 27th, Fri 28th, Sat 29th May 2010 at 8.00pm

and Sun 30th May at 3.00 pm

in the Chelsfield Village Hall
Advanced booking from Thursday 15 April
Please contact: Brenda Payne 01689 831187
Contains strong language.

Evelyn and Peter have a wonderful marriage. A test of their unwavering love comes in the form of an illness, robbing Evelyn of her identity. Meanwhile, a chance encounter finds their daughter Sally in a bathroom cubicle with Grace. The heartbreaking yet sometimes humorous journey through Evelyn’s decline forces Sally to re-evaluate her views on love, marriage and the traditional love story.

‘A funny, sad, deeply felt play about love, commitment, families and old age written with a light, wry touch that is also capable of great emotional truth.’ Daily Telegraph

‘Funny, frank and churning by turns, this struck me as a lyrical play about the unlyrical business of coping when real life knocks on the door’ Daily Express

‘A play that soars ……… wonderful’ Guardian
Doors open a half hour before the performance starts
You are invited to purchase tickets at £6.50 each (including refreshments)

If you would like any flyers please contact the Secretary.
We look forward to seeing you. Thank you for your continued support.

Farnborough Dramatic Society, “Under Milk Wood”

April 20th, 2010

Halstead Players and Farnborough Dramatic Society are planning a joint venture – a rehearsed reading of “Under Milk Wood”.

Firstly we need to see if we have enough people interested so there will be a meeting and reading at Halstead Village Church at 7.30 pm on Monday 3rd May. If there is not enough interest then the event will be shelved. There will be one performance at Halstead Village Church and probably another at Farnborough Village Hall mid July – no firm dates have been fixed yet. Everything is open to suggestions. There will probably be 5 or 6 rehearsals on Tuesdays during June/July.

Anyone interested please just turn up at Halstead Church on 3rd May. If you cannot make that date but would be interested in being involved please contact Wendy McDonnell on 0789 0000761.

EVITA at the Churchill Theatre, Bromley

March 23rd, 2010

A message from Bill Kenwright Ltd., a UK producing company that presents UK and European tours of plays and musicals as well as major West End musicals such as Blood Brothers and Dreamboats and Petticoats.

We are bringing EVITA to the Churchill Theatre, Bromley, for the next three weeks. When we visit regional venues we like to contact local amateur groups to give them the opportunity to be volunteer extras on stage – it is an excellent and exciting opportunity for budding actors of all ages.

However, the group we are using for EVITA cannot do the Thursday performances of this week (Thursday 25th March). I am therefore looking for 16 individuals who can commit to a small workshop in the morning, followed by the matinee and evening performances.

If you are interested, I would really appreciate it if you could email me or call me direct,

Sarah Loader
Production Executive
sarah.loader@Kenwright.com

BILL KENWRIGHT LTD
BKL House
Number One
Venice Walk
London
W2 1RR

Tel: 020 7446 6200

Fax: 020 7446 6222

www.kenwright.com