SUNDAY 29th JANUARY – 3 p.m. : AUDITIONS for SHADES’ Touring programme of Three One Act Plays

THURSDAY 22nd MARCH 7 p.m: Annual General Meeting :
download Agenda AGM 2012
(MEMBERS  and Member FRIENDS only; FRIENDS are excluded from voting)

SATURDAY 14th APRIL :  2 – 5 p.m. : Drama Workshop
with Liz Crowther (professional actress and daughter of Leslie Crowther)

WEDNESDAY 27th JUNE : 6.30 – 9 p.m. :  Annual BBQ in St Helen’s Woods

SUNDAY 1st JULY :  10.30 a.m. : St Mark’s URC Summer Outreach Service :
with A Rose in the Courtyard

SATURDAY 4th AUGUST :  2.30 p.m. : Olympic Afternoon Tea Celebration

THURSDAY 23rd AUGUST : 2.30 p.m. : Theatre Visit to Grease :
at the Congress Theatre, Eastbourne

SATURDAY 29th SEPTEMBER : 7.30 p.m. : Fish and Chip Outreach Supper
with A Rose in the Courtyard : at St John’s Pevensey Road Church Hall

FRIDAY 19th OCTOBER : Production Tour 2012 : 7.30 p.m. :
A Rose in the Courtyard and Mr Scrooge and the Spirits of Christmas First :
at His Place Community Church

THURSDAY 22nd NOVEMBER : 7.30 p.m. : Christmas Outreach Performance
for the F3 Group at Westfield Church Hall :
with Mr Scrooge and the Spirits of Christmas First

SATURDAY 1st DECEMBER : 7 p.m.  : Production Tour 2012 :
A Rose in the Courtyard and Mr Scrooge and the Spirits of Christmas First
with DanceMoves of Bexhill : at St Peter’s Community Centre, Bexhill

SUNDAY 2nd DECEMBER : 6.30 p.m. : Christmas Outreach Performance
for The Salvation Army Temple, Ore :
with Carols and Mr Scrooge and the Spirits of Christmas First

Laura and Becky ready to tuck in to the barbecue

Watch this video of
SHADES BBQ June 2011

A popular, annual event in the SHADES calendar, our barbecue in St Helen’s Woods was enjoyed by over 36 people last year.

This year’s barbecue is on
Wednesday 27th June
in St Helen’s Woods from 6.30 – 9 p.m.

All are welcome, Members and non-Members. Bring your own food and drink to share with others (unless it’s best fillet steak and champagne!) and bring your friends and family.

A map showing the location of the barbecue in St Helen’s Woods can be downloaded from this link.

St Mark’s Summer Outreach Services

at their church in Hughenden Place.

Come and support St Mark’s URC
on Sunday July 1st at 10.30 a.m.
SHADES will be performing  the One-Act Play

A Rose in the Courtyard.

Saturday August 4th

at 1 Ghyllside Avenue

2.30 p.m.

£5

Try your hand at our very own Olympic Sport
(suitable for 1 – 100 year olds!)
Prize for highest score of the day

GREASE

Thursday 23rd AUGUST
Congress Theatre, Eastbourne

10 tickets have been provisionally booked
for the Matinee Performance at 2.30 p.m.
Cost £20 (group discount)

Contact David Henty at david.henty@shadestheatre.com
by 31st  May if you’d like to come.
Bring friends and family.
Firm bookings with payments only please.

Your new Committee Members elected at this meeting for 2012 are;

Chairman : David Henty (david.henty@shadestheatre.com)
Secretary : Julie Henty (juliehenty@btopenworld.com)
Treasurer : Janet Crawford (jm.crawford@btinternet.com)
Stage Director : Ian McNulty (i.mcnulty@abbeyfield.com)
Production Secretary : Solveig Rust (midgetsrule16@hotmail.co.uk)
Marketing and Publicity : Belinda Stewart (bd_magic@hotmail.com)
Social Secretary : Sally Marchant (sallymarchant@aol.com)
Other Members : Annette Porter (annette.porter34@yahoo.co.uk) and Heather Brown (HevBrown@yahoo.com)
Co-opted for 2012 : Adrian Rust (Tel: 851560)

Minutes AGM 2012
CHAIRMAN Report at AGM 2012

These are

A Rose in the Courtyard by Craig Sodaro

and

Mr Scrooge and the Spirits of Christmas First by Susan Lyttek

Production Dates
Production dates will be determined according to invitations and the availability of casts during 2012

A Rose in the Courtyard will be available for performances from July.

Mr Scrooge and the Spirits of Christmas First will be available for performances from October.

These will be toured separately or together in various ‘packages’ around local churches where invited and taken to specific local village theatres.
If any church or group wishes to consider one or all of these plays during 2012, contact the co-ordinating Director, David Henty
on 440076; email david.henty@shadestheatre.com)

More details and synopses of the plays can be downloaded in a Microsoft doc file.
or obtained from the Coordinating Director, David Henty; telephone 440076; email david.henty@shadestheatre.com
Details of all performances of these plays can be found on the Page
for the Programme of Events 2012

2 – 5 p.m.

at Park Road Methodist Church Hall, Bohemia, St Leonard’s (click here for location in Google maps)

21 Members and Thespian Friends enjoyed this exhilerating MASTERCLASS Drama Workshop run by professional actress Liz Crowther (daughter of Leslie Crowther).
Liz recently performed for the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford-upon-Avon.
The theme of the workshop was

PHYSICAL THEATRE
with mask and mime work

Full of energy and vitality, Liz was very patient with us, with clear explanation and guidance when necessary. It was very impressive and touching the way she learnt and remembered everybody’s name. The afternoon was most stimulating, informative and a lot of fun.

Liz has already agreed to return to us to run another workshop in the future. Watch this space!

Video clips showing the fun and learning of the workshop

Drama Workshop 14 April 2012 Liz Crowther a
Drama Workshop 14 April 2012 Liz Crowther b
Drama Workshop 14 April 2012 Liz Crowther c
Drama Workshop 14 April 2012 Liz Crowther d
Drama Workshop 14 April 2012 Liz Crowther e
Drama Workshop 14 April 2012 Liz Crowther f
Drama Workshop 14 April 2012 Liz Crowther g
Drama Workshop 14 April 2012 Liz Crowther h

The Three One-Act Plays have now become TWO:

These are

A Rose in the Courtyard by Craig Sodaro:
directed by Robert Cooke

CAST

CORDELIA : Julie Henty
MYRA : Heather Brown
FLAVIUS : David Henty
GENA : Solveig Rust
SEXTUS : Adrian Rust
ANTONIUS : Rob Cooke

and

Mr Scrooge and the Spirits of Christmas First by Susan Lyttek
directed by Sally Marchant

CAST

MR. EBENEZER SCROOGE : Adrian Rust
BOB CRATCHIT : James Bacon
GHOST OF JACOB MARLEY : David Henty
FIRST SPIRIT (FAITH) : Belinda Stewart
ANNA : Heather Brown
ANGEL : Deborah Rust
SECOND SPIRIT (HOPE) : Izzie Joubert
1^st  SHEPHERD : Belinda Stewart
2^nd  SHEPHERD : Heather Brown
3^rd  SHEPHERD : David Henty
THIRD SPIRIT : James Bacon
JOSEPH : Rob Cooke
MARY : Solveig Rust
CHILD/BOY : Pierre Joubert
WOMAN : Jeannette Martin
TINY TIM : Charlie Cooke
MRS CRATCHIT : Belinda Stewart
BEGGARS/CHILDREN :
Charlie Cooke
Pierre Joubert
Izzie Joubert
Becky Stevens
Laura Stevens
ANGELIC CHORUS/TOWNSPEOPLE : Whole Cast + Annette Porter

Production Dates
Production dates will be determined according to invitations and the availability of casts during 2012.

A Rose in the Courtyard will be rehearsed during May and June and  be available for performances from July.

Mr Scrooge and the Spirits of Christmas First will be rehearsed during July, August and September and be available for performances from October.

These will be toured separately or together in various ‘packages’ around local churches where invited and taken to specific local village theatres.
If any church or group wishes to consider one or all of these plays during 2012, contact the co-ordinating Director, David Henty
on 440076; email david.henty@shadestheatre.com)

More details and synopses of the plays can be downloaded as a Microsoft doc file.
More details can be obtained from the Coordinating Director, David Henty; telephone 440076; email david.henty@shadestheatre.com

CAST 01

CAST 02

FOR SHADES

FAIRY GODMOTHER:   Sylvia Atkins
DAME DAISY:   Tom Cooke
NATAS:   Rob Cooke
NOMED:   Sally Marchant
MISS ISABELLA PRIMM:   Belinda Stewart
BUBBLE:   Heather Brown
SQUEEK:   Darren Maylam
CAT:   Tom Watling
RICHARD:   Michael Page-Mitchell
NORMAN:   Grant Peters

TOWNSFOLK
Leah Bowen, Charlie Cooke, Francesca Hill, Melanie Hill, Vanessa Hill,
Chloe Laskey, Deborah Rust, Lucy Skelton, Becky Stevens, Laura Stevens

FOR DANCE MOVES

The Company  (Senior Group)
Tasha Kingsnorth, Laura Mead, Russell Stocker, Kate Thompson,
Tom Watling, Ella Wormley-Healing
Junior Group
Chloe Seal (soloist in Away in a Manger), Maisie Adams, Gemma Blatchly,
Stella Griffiths, Georgeena Hesmer, Emily Hobbs, Chiara Ricciardi, Katie Stevens
Infants Group
Paige Barnes-Kilgour, Chloe Dawson, Lily Denman, Phoebe Goldsmith, Ellen King,
Millie Rose Leverington, Ayanna Patel, Evie Remnant, Natalie Seldon, Anya Singh, Ella Smith

FOR OPEN DOOR ENTERTAINERS

Barry Bodkin, Hayley Buckley, Stephen Godfrey, Susan Nixon,
Donna Poulton, Gary Rudge, Martin Jeffries, Kira Mahoney-Nash,
Val Paine, Robyn Hall, Jenny Hayler

MUSIC TEAM
Keyboard 1:   Helen Bird  
Keyboard 2:   Sophie Phillips
Percussion:   Stuart Jordan

PRODUCTION TEAM

FOR SHADES THEATRE COMPANY

Director:   David Henty
Musical Director:   Helen Bird
Choreographer:   Viv Wormley-Healing
     Assisted by  Sue Lindsay
Stage Manager:   Nicola Evans
    Assistants:   Jonjoe Blackman, Ryann Hunter, Ian McNulty, Adrian Rust
Set Construction:   Ian McNulty
    Assisted by Paul Reed, Dick Harrison, Frank Spall
Properties:   Pam Reade
Costumes:   Sylvia Atkins, Julie Henty, Sue Lindsay, Sally Marchant, Anne Megit
House Manager:   Paul Reed
Publicity:   Nicola Evans

FOR PHOENIX ARTS CENTRE

Venue Manager: Chris Smith
Assistant Venue Manager:   Ellie Smith
Front of House Manager:   Sarah Webber
Stage/Technical Manager:     Billy Palmer
Assistant Stage Managers:   Phoenix Crew
Sound Technician:   Bradley Cave
Lighting Technician:   Sam Cave  
Follow Spots:   Phoenix Crew 

Click here for the write and review by the local MP, Amber Rudd

PHOTOGRAPHS  Click the photos to make them larger.

Video clips to be published shortly