14.05.13 The Hollow trailer The trailer for our next production, The
Hollow by Agatha Christie, directed by Helen Banks, is now available
on YouTube (see below). The play runs from the 25 May to the 1 June.
22.04.13
Quiz Night in June Our next Quiz Night will be taking
place on Saturday 8 June 2013 at 7.30pm at the theatre. As before,
tickets are £5, with a maximum of eight per team. A raffle will also be
held. Please bring nibbles, but it's requested that all drinks are
purchased from the bar. All profits will go towards the running of the
theatre. Click on the poster below to enlarge it.
22.04.13
Work weekend Due to the remounted production of A
Slice of Saturday Night, this year our annual work weekend will be
split across two days—Saturday 27 July 2013 and Saturday 3
August 2013. One of the main tasks will be to clear out the props
room, discard items we don't need, and photograph and replace items
that we are keeping.
22.04.13 The Hollow further cast change Sadly Claire Lewis-McClean has had to step
down from The Hollow for personal reasons, and has been
replaced by Helen Quinnell.
14.04.13 The Hollow cast update Following some cast changes, the
line-up for our next production, The Hollow by Agatha Christie,
directed by Helen Banks, is as follows: Rachel De Silva (Henrietta
Angkatell), John Hyde (Sir Henry Angkatell), Viv Stapleton
(Lady Angkatell), Louise Ody (Midge Harvey), Horry
Stapleton (Gudgeon), Claire Lewis-McClean (Gerda Cristow),
Paul Grimshaw (John Cristow), Rod Henderson (Edward
Angkatell), Susan Hall (Veronica Kraye), Ella Banks (Doris),
Kevin Coward (Inspector Colquhoun) and Clive Madel (DS Penny).
The play runs from 25 May to 1 June 2013.
07.04.13
Gillian Leggatt It is with great sadness that we
report the death of former EAT member Gillian Leggatt. She appeared in our very first show, Oh What a Lovely
War, in May 1976 and made several appearances until The Insect
Play in December 1980. She leaves her husband, three daughters and
grandchildren.
24.03.13 The Hollow cast member needed Due to unforeseen circumstances,
director Helen Banks is having to recast the role of Veronica Craye
(playing age 35-40) in the upcoming production of The Hollow by
Agatha Christie. Veronica is an English actress
who has returned from a successful but now fading career in America to
rekindle her affair with John Cristow. She has three scenes in the
play: one is a grand entrance, one is a heart to heart with John and
one is when she is interviewed by the police. The
rehearsal period is 15 April - 24 May (Mon, Wed, Fri evenings plus
occasional Sundays). The run is from 25 May - 1 June. Please contact
Helen Banks on 07773760503 or helen.banks@btinternet.com to arrange an
audition.
24.03.13 Good Things trailer The trailer for our next production, Good
Things by Liz Lochhead, is now available to view on YouTube—our
first attempt at animation!. See below to watch
it.The brilliant
illustrations were provided by Kevin Coward, withMark Campbell putting the whole thing together with music and
soundeffects. The trailer
features the vocal talents of Linda Gay, CliveMadel, Nigel Taylor, Helen Quinnell, Bette Davis and Ian Long.
22.03.13
April 2013 newsletter online Our April 2013 newsletter, with
details of our next production, Good Things by Liz Lochhead, is now available to read and/or download by clicking on the
link at the top of this page.
17.03.13
Harry Dunphy It is with great sadness that we
report the death of former EAT member Harry Dunphy on 16 March, after
a long illness. He
appeared in The Rivals (1991), Visiting Hour (1994) and
the Old
Tyme Music Hall (2000). Our thoughts are with his wife Mavis and
her family at this sad time.
21.02.13
Next season announced Our exciting 2013-2014 season was
announced at the AGM on Tuesday, with directors talking briefly about
their productions. Full details can be found on our Next Season page
here
. Thanks to everyone who attended.
20.02.13
Social night cancelled Due to a problem with the boiler,
which means that the theatre is currently not being heated, tonight's
social evening — Wednesday, 20 February — has been cancelled.
We're very sorry if this causes any inconvenience to members.
10.02.13 Dangerous Corner images Eltham-based photographer Robert
Piwko has once again taken photographs of our latest show, as he did
with Equus. Below is a sample of non-spoilerish images to
entice you along. Dangerous Corner runs until Saturday 16
February.
06.02.13
February 2013 newsletter online Our February 2013 newsletter, with
details of our next production, Dangerous Corner by J B
Priestley, is now available to read and/or download by clicking on the
link at the top of this page.
27.01.13
Quiz Night in February We will be holding another Quiz Night
on Saturday 23 February at 7.30pm at the theatre. As before,
tickets are £5, with a maximum of eight per team. A raffle will be
held. Please bring nibbles, but it's requested that all drinks are
purchased from the bar. All profits will go towards the running of the
theatre. Quizmaster Mark Campbell has promised to make some of the
questions a little easier! One round will be devoted to our new season
— so, if you're a member, please make sure you come to the AGM to
hear all about our forthcoming productions for 2013-14.
Click here to read and/or download the
poster, designed by Kevin Coward.
22.01.13 Dangerous Corner trailers Our next play, J B Priestley's 1934
thriller Dangerous Corner, has not one, but two trailers
available to watch on YouTube. Appropriately for this play about
possible futures, the trailers are similar...but different. Which do you
prefer? Click below to watch them both:
22.01.13
Annual General Meeting on 19 February 2013 Our AGM will take place on Tuesday 19 February at
8pm at the theatre. The meeting is open to all paid-up members and
will also see the launch of the new season with many of the directors
there to tell you about their productions. It is very important that
all members come along to have their say and see what the future holds
for us.
Sarah O'Hanlon has been doing an
excellent job as acting Chair since June 2012 and is willing to stand
formally for this post. She has been nominated by Mark Campbell,
seconded by Kevin Coward and has the full support of the committee.
The rest of the committee, namely Rod Henderson (Technical Director),
Maureen Hardwen (Treasurer and Membership Secretary), Karen Friett
(Committee Secretary), Kevin Coward (Publicity Director), Wendy Marsh
(Artistic Director), Tony Donnelly (Bar Manager and Licensee) and Roz
Betts (Member Representative) are all willing to stand for another
year. This does not mean that any member is not free to contest a
position, so please do consider if you have gifts that you would like
to use on the committee.
If you wish to stand, you need to be
nominated and seconded by full members and need to submit to Karen
Friett a letter stating which particular position you wish to stand
for, what skills you will bring and why you wish to be considered.
This needs to be received at least seven days prior to the
meeting to allow circulation to membership for consideration. The only
position that requires any specialist skills is that of licensee which
has local and national legal obligations including age restrictions,
CRB checks, disclosure of convictions and a training course leading to
the award for personal licence holders.
If members would like any other
business raised it would be helpful if you could let Karen Friett know
before the meeting. Likewise if you are unable to attend but would
like your apologies noted then drop her a line. Needless to say the
bar will be open and fully stocked after the meeting. To
contact Karen Friett, please email her on karenfriett@aol.com.
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