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Archived News: 2009
14.12.09
Christmas Carols
Our traditional Christmas social evening at the theatre will be
held on Wednesday 16 December from 9.00. As usual, we will be
having mince pies and singing carols. We hope as many as possible of
you will come along to join in the Christmas spirit.
27.10.09
Theatre
wins three awards
At the Arts Council of Bexley's annual awards ceremony,
which took place last Saturday, the Edward Alderton Theatre won three
awards for its productions of The Graduate by Terry Johnson
(director: Phil Newton) and Glengarry Glen Ross by David Mamet
(director: Peter Griffin). The complete list of drama awards are as
follows:
Edward Alderton
Theatre
The Graduate
Harold Bull Cup for Best Female Actor -
Claire Kingshott
Glengarry Glen Ross
Kentish Times trophy for Technical
Achievement
Certificate of Merit for Best Male Actor - Michael Martin
Geoffrey Whitworth
Theatre
The Dresser
Betty Bailey Award for Scenic Design
Wilson Trophy for Best Male Actor - John Wilson
Erith Trophy for Best Production
Erith Playhouse
The Hired Man
Certificate of Merit for
Best Female Actor - Jenny Tallowin-Snee
The Woman Who Cooked Her
Husband
Certificate of Merit for
Best Production
Townley Grammar
School
Daisy Pulls it Off
Certificate of Merit for Youth Theatre
Bexley Grammar
School
Crazy for You
Knowles Cup for Youth Theatre
Andrea Wigley Award for Most Promising Young Performer - Sam Haughton
Welling Players
Tom the Piper's Son
Certificate of Merit for Technical Achievement
05.10.09
Arts
Council Awards
The awards ceremony held on Saturday 24 October is now
confirmed to start at 7pm. Tickets are strictly limited and are
at the discretion of the nominated plays' directors.
10.10.09
Earnest
selling out fast
The Wednesday performance has now sold out, as
well as the final two nights (see below). If you would like your name
to be put on our waiting list, please call the Box Office on 020 8301
5584.
30.09.09
Earnest's
last two nights now sold out
The final two performances of our next show, The
Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde, directed by Daniel
Cox, are now sold out. There are tickets still available for
the opening night, Saturday 3 October, however, as well as for
weeknights (except Friday 9), although choice is limited towards the
end of the week. Book early to avoid disappointment. A trailer is now
available on YouTube - to watch it, click
here
.
30.09.09
Arts
Council Awards 2009
The Arts Council of Bexley's annual awards evening will
this year take place at the Edward Alderton Theatre on Saturday 24
October (exact time to be confirmed). We are delighted that The
Graduate by Terry Johnson and Glengarry Glen Ross by David
Mamet have both been nominated for prizes. Due to the small number of
seats available, tickets are strictly by invitation only.
19.07.09
Booking
Prepayments
Following a significant loss of
money for It Ain't Half Hot Mum because of people not
turning up after booking tickets (and thus leaving us with unpaid
empty seats when we already had a waiting list), it has been decided
by the committee to initiate a pre-payment system from our next
production, The Importance of Being Earnest, in October. The
system will remain exactly as now, except that members and non-members
alike will have to send Nicky Clark a cheque for the booked tickets
before their allocation can be confirmed. Cheques should be payable to
'Edward Alderton Theatre' and sent c/o 29 Chapel Road, Bexleyheath,
Kent, DA7 4HW. If a cheque has not been received, the seat(s) will be
held for 48hrs before being released for sale again. The cut-off point
for pre-paid bookings will be the Tuesday before opening night, after
which seats (if available) may be booked without pre-paying.
19.07.09
Subscriptions
Subscriptions for all members are
due on 1 September. After holding the price at £15 for a number of
years, please note that we have now had to increase the price to £20
(£10 for those in full-time education). For insurance reasons,
this subscription is compulsory for anyone involved backstage
or on-stage in any capacity for any show this season.
19.07.09
Work
Weekend
This year's annual theatre work
weekend will be taking place on Saturday 29 and Sunday 30 August. We
will have a barbecue early evening on the Sunday. Wendy Marsh is organizing
the jobs to be done, which include: preparing toilet floors for
painting (stripping and smoothing), touching up black paint in stage
area, cleaning kitchen and bar areas, cataloguing props, polishing
trophies, etc. Viv Stapleton and Maureen Hardwen will be organizing
the food for the barbecue; the theatre will pay for the first course,
but any supplements (crisps, nuts, etc) or puddings you may like to
bring along will be appreciated. Exact starting times for both days
will follow soon - watch this space.
30.06.09
It
Ain't Half Hot Mum on BBC Radio Kent
You can listen to Roz Betts, Jenny Appleby, John Hart and
Mark Campbell's appearance on BBC Radio Kent (see photo below)
here. Use the 'Listen Again' facility, choose
the Pat Marsh Show of Thursday 2 July, and scroll forward one hour to
hear it.
03.07.09
BBC
radio publicity
BBC Radio Kent will be doing a
live studio interview with Roz Betts, Jenny Appleby, John Hart and
Mark Campbell on Thursday 2 July at 2pm on the Pat Marsh show to
promote It Ain't Half Hot Mum. You can listen in on 96.7FM
or click
here
and use the 'Listen Live' facility.
18.06.09
A
Tomb With a View cast announcement
Viv Stapleton has now chosen the
cast for her February 2010 show A Tomb With a View by Norman
Robbins. They are as follows: Clive Madel (Lucien Tomb), Helen Bezer
(Emily Tomb), Shirley Andrews (Dora Tomb), Hugh Wootton (Marcus Tomb),
Linda Gay (Monica Tomb), Horry Stapleton (Hamilton Penworthy), Sara
Nichols (Anne Franklin), Eleanor McEnery (Agatha Hammond), Mark
Campbell (Peregrine Potter) and Eileen Warner (Freda Mountjoy).
16.06.09
The
Maids cast announcement
Director Ian Long has chosen the
three actresses for The Maids by Jean Genet, to be performed in
May 2010. "Thanks very much to everyone who auditioned," he
says. "The standard was very high, presenting me with a wide
range of potential arrangements. It's a shame I could only choose
one." The three successful actresses are - in alphabetical order
- Aysev Ismail, Linda Gay and Rachel De Silva. Yvonne Golding will be
SM, and Clive Madel ASM. Anyone wishing to volunteer for other
backstage jobs, please contact Ian on fluffyhamster@hotmail.com.
02.06.09
Earnest
cast announcement
Daniel Cox is happy to
announce the cast for his October 2009 play The
Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde. "Over the last
few weeks I have conducted several auditions," he says. "The
standard was stellar, and I could probably have cast Ben Hur
with all of you who attended! I would like to thank, and congratulate, all
of you who auditioned for making my life very difficult indeed -
I had to make some very tough and close calls." The cast is
as follows:
| Lane |
Ian Long |
| Algernon Moncrieff |
Matthew Webb |
| Jack Worthing |
Stuart Keil |
| Gwendolen Fairfax |
Geraldine Mullins |
| Lady Bracknell |
Eileen Warner |
| Cecily Cardew |
Charlotte Jacobs |
| Miss Prism |
Wendy Marsh |
| Rev Chasuble |
Paul Harris |
| Merriman |
David Hampton |
| Gribsby |
Clive Madel |
24.05.09
Eleanor
McEnery to do one-woman show
To round off our current season,
Eleanor McEnery will be performing another of her famous one-woman
shows on Friday 24 July at 8pm. More details to follow
soon. This is a one-night-only event, so please make sure to book
early.
24.05.09
Demolition
of Adult Education Centre building
Work has now commenced on the
demolition of the old Adult Education Centre building in front of the
theatre. This means that the normal entrance to the rear car park is
now blocked off and a new, temporary vehicular entrance has been made
in the fence that runs alongside the Danson Youth Centre car park. The
theatre is also accessible via a footpath that runs down the righthand
side of the Centre (as you look at it from Brampton Road). The
situation will remain like this until at least March 2010, as the old
building is pulled down and a new two-storey one erected in its place.
23.05.09
It
Aint Half Hot Mum selling out fast
Our final show of the 2008-2009
season, It Aint Half Hot Mum by David Croft and Jimmy Perry,
directed by Roz Betts, is proving to be extremely popular. With five
weeks to go till opening night, Saturday 4th and Wednesday 8th July
have now completely sold out. Other nights are booking fast. If
you would like to come and see this hilarious stage adaptation of the
famous 1970s sitcom, you will need to book as soon as possible. It is
very likely that there will be no tickets available on the
door. Please note that the show is running for 10 nights, from
Thursday 2 to Saturday 11 July, with a 5pm performance on Sunday 5 July. For tickets, ring our Box Office on 020 8301 5584 or email
nicola.clark@yahoo.co.uk
.
08.05.09
The
Maids auditions on 7 June 2009
Open auditions for our May 2010 play
The Maids by Jean Genet, directed by Ian Long, will take place on Sunday 7 June
2009 at 1pm, preceding those for A Tomb With a View at 2pm.
Information and audition pieces will be available shortly from the auditions
page.
08.05.09
Looking
for Normal cast announcement
Director Rebecca Mason is happy to
announce the following cast for her March-April 2010 play Looking
for Normal by Jane Anderson. Congratulations to all those who were
successful.
| Irma Applewood |
Wendy Marsh |
| Roy Applewood |
Paul Friett |
| Patti-Ann Applewood |
Hannah Jacobs |
| Wayne Applewood |
Matthew Friett |
| Reverend Dale Muncie |
Richard Self |
| Roy Applewood (Snr) |
John Hyde |
| Em Applewood |
Shirley Andrews |
| Frank |
Chris Manning-Perry |
| Ruth Applewood |
Sarah Hills |
23.04.09
Festival
cancelled
Due to gasworks on Bexleyheath
Broadway, this summer's Arts Festival - in which the EAT normally has
a stall - has been cancelled.
18.04.09
A
Tomb with a View auditions
Open auditions for our February
2010 play A Tomb With a View by Norman Robbins, directed by Viv
Stapleton, will take place on Sunday 7 June 2009 at 2pm See
auditions
page for more information.
09.04.09
Oedipus
the King review
A very positive review of Oedipus
the King appeared in last week's Kentish Times. Click
here
to read the e-edition in PDF format.
09.04.09
Proof
cast announcement
The cast for our November 2009
play Proof, directed by Maggi Law, has now been
announced: Tony Donnelly (Robert), Jenny Appleby (Claire), Caroline
Main (Catherine) and Daniel Cox (Hal). Well done to all concerned.
11.03.09
Oedipus
the King trailer now online
A trailer for our next production,
Oedipus the King by Sophocles, translated and directed by Clive
Madel, is now available to view: Choose between
Medium Resolution
(4Mb) or
High Resolution
(40Mb). The play runs from 21-28 March 2009.
27.02.09
A
Tomb With a View replaces Loot
Having had official confirmation
from Samuel French that Loot by Joe Orton is definitely
unavailable for amateur performance (due to a proposed UK tour), we
are going with the comedy-thriller A Tomb With a View by Norman
Robbins, to be directed by Viv Stapleton in the same slot. The
Next Season
page will be amended accordingly. Auditions for this, and for The
Maids by Jean Genet (May 2010), will take place later this year.
26.02.09
Auditions
for Earnest and Normal
Auditions for The Importance of
Being Earnest (3-10 October 2009) and Looking for Normal (27
March - 3 April 2010) will take place on Sunday 26 April at 2pm
and 3.30pm respectively. Audition pieces and cast details will be
available shortly on our auditions page.
26.02.09
Final
show of 2009-2010 season announced
The last show of our next season
will be a 1940s Musical Revue in the style of an old-fashioned
BBC radio broadcast, directed by Wendy Marsh. It will consist of songs
from the era - comic and serious - some sketches and jokes, and a
short comedy whodunit with live sound effects. Because we anticipate
it will be very popular, we have extended the run to two weeks,
from 3 - 17 July 2010. Watch this space for more details. If you would
like to be involved, please call Wendy on 020 8378 7063.
04.02.09
Next
season announced
Our 2009-2010 season will be as follows:
| Title |
Author |
Director |
Dates |
Cast |
| The Importance of Being
Earnest |
Oscar Wilde |
Daniel Cox |
3-10 October 2009 |
M5, F4 |
| Proof |
David Auburn |
Maggi Law |
21-28 November 2009 |
M2, F2 |
| A Tomb With a View |
Norman Robbins |
Viv Stapleton |
6-13 February 2010 |
M4, F6 |
| Looking for Normal |
Jane Anderson |
Rebecca Mason |
27 March - 3 April
2010 |
M5, F4 |
| The Maids |
Jean Genet |
Ian Long |
15-22 May 2010 |
F3 |
| 1940s Musical
Revue |
n/a |
Wendy Marsh |
3-17 July 2010 |
Various |
Auditions for Proof will take
place on Sunday 1 March 2009 (see
Auditions
page). Auditions for The Importance of Being Earnest will
follow shortly after that. For the 2010 plays, auditions will take
place in the latter half of 2009.
04.02.09
AGM
on 10 February 2009
Please note that the Edward Alderton Theatre's AGM will
be held on Tuesday 10 February at 8.30. As always, it is really
important that as many members attend as possible (the meeting is not
open to non-members.) Directors of the 2009-2010 season will be in attendance
to talk about their shows.
03.02.09
Spider's
Web extra show planned
We will be having an extra performance of Spider's
Web on Saturday 7 February at 2.30pm, before the evening
performance at 8pm. Those wishing to attend this, please call the Box
Office on 020 8301 5584 as soon as possible.
03.02.09
Spider's
Web Tuesday performance as normal
The Tuesday 3 February performance of Spider's Web will
be going ahead as normal at the usual time of 8pm.
02.02.09
Spider's
Web Monday performance cancelled
Sadly, due to the excessive weather conditions,
we're having to cancel the Monday 2nd performance of Spider's Web.
Please check here for an update for the Tuesday night show.
27.01.09
Spider's
Web now sold out
Our next production, Spider's Web by Agatha
Christie, has now sold out for the entire week. If you would
like your name to go on the waiting list for cancellations, please
ring Nicola Clark at the Box Office on 020 8301 5584. The play runs
from Saturday 31 January to Saturday 7 February (excluding Sunday
1st).
22.01.09
The
Importance of Being Earnest spearheads the 2009/2010 season
Oscar Wilde's famous comedy The Importance of Being
Earnest will open our next season, directed by Daniel Cox. It will
be performed from 3-10 October 2009. Auditions will be held soon -
please check back here for further updates.
22.01.09
Proof
audition on Sunday 1 March 2009
Auditions for the second production of our 2009/2010
season, Proof by David Auburn, will be held on Sunday 1 March
at 1pm at the theatre. It is being directed by Maggi Law. Full details
can be found
here
.
22.01.09
Spider's
Web on BBC Radio London
BBC Radio London have asked us to come into their
Marylebone Road studios to promote our next production, Agatha
Christie's Spider's Web (31 January - 7 February). This will be a live radio show at 9am
on Saturday 24 January. Tune in to hear Mark Campbell
(Inspector Lord) and Ellie Martin (Clarissa) chat about their roles
and generally plug the production for all it's worth! BBC Radio London can be found on
94.9 fm, and
you can listen live on your computer
here
.
22.01.09
Spider's
Web preview in News Shopper
Next week's issue of free newspaper the News Shopper
(out Wednesday 28 January) will hopefully contain a preview of our
next production, with photographs.
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