Tuesday 10 March 2009

Belfrey review

We were made very welcome at The Belfrey in Wellington last weekend, both by the Belfrey members and committee and by the audiences on both nights. 103 people came to see us and, although I could not see much of the audience from the lighting/sound box, I could certainly hear the laughter.

Well done to everyone for reprising their roles in "Last Tango" by David Tristram and "Gosforth's Fete" by Alan Ayckbourn and to Maureen for tackling the part of Mrs Pearce so convincingly. Thanks too to all the back-stage crew.

Dorothy

March meeting resumee

Play readings
The Players were entertained to a new radio play, "On the Up" about a talking lift and its occupant. The author, Tom Wentworth, read the part of Mark, the office worker who is keen to make an impression on the Board and Beverley Fry read the part of the lift, who, though charming and perhaps a little in love with Mark, is capable of vengeance when provoked.

Tom also brought a two-hander stage play "Purvis" by Nick Warburton, which started as a radio play. The put-upon vicar's wife is cornered into offering a role as "health and safety officer" to a lonely wodower, a new-comer to the chruch. He proves tobe rather accident prone, resulting in the vicar heading for a nervous break-down and his wife growing fond of Purvis and making a stand with him against her husband. Those of us who had heard the radio play preferred the original ending, where the vicar escapes to a new parish, only too be followed some months later by Purvis, when the nightmare starts over again.
Next month Pat wil bring her choice of play, with additional material provided by Catherine and Rosemary.

Other news
We have applied to join National Operatic and Dramatic Association (NODA).

I'll buy tickets for a visit to the Rose Theatre in Kidderminster to see "Arsenic and Old Lace" on Friday June 19th, before the April meeting. Let me know if you would like to go, if you have not already put your name on the list.

We plan a Murder Mystery supper on Friday 12th June at the Community Hall in Low Town, Bridgnorth and Saturday 20th June at Ditton Priors Village Hall. More information to follow.

In May we will have been running for a year and it is planned to have an acting workshop at the May meeting, immediately after the business of reviewing the past year and discussing plans for 2009. The workshop will be suitable for all abilities and should be fun.

Dorothy Leiper