Poor Mr Toad...

The Wind in the Willows photographs taken by Terry are now available for viewing online, and can be viewed by clicking THIS LINK

Some dates to note :

9th Dec. - Post-Production wind down party - at Gillian Porter's, 63 Bawnmore Road - get round there after the show, BYOB and any simple offering of food/ nibbles which does not need heated up. 11 ish till late ( very late....... )

11th Dec - tidy up hall and stage and strike set (it's gotta be done sometime) - 7.00pm at Bart's - many hands make light work.

12th Dec - Barts Christmas Party - this year held chez Alan & Christine Martin. There will be a welcome mulled wine and light snacks. After that it's BYOB and party games and charades/ quizzes for any that choose to indulge.

13th January 2007 - Barts Annual Dinner Dance at Belfast Boat Club - You should have received info from madam Charman about this - if not please contact Barney Gadd or Christine Martin.

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Various Notices from Barney Gadd

Welcome and Quiz
Clarence Players are inviting 'friendly' drama groups to a Welcome (think that means a glass) of wine and their annual Quiz to be held as usual in CIYMS, Circular Rd Sydenham on Fri. 13th Oct @ 8pm.
Bart's are invited to send a "team". Bar available.
If you are interested please let Ken know asap

CDL Quiz
Belvoir Studios, Fri, 20th Oct @ 8pm
This is the main fundraiser for the CDLand their workshops and Barts team have a reputation to defend! £5 per head incl. light supper (usually v nice) also BYOB

'Sailor Beware!'
St. Bride's Hall, Derryvolgie Ave. 6th - 7th Oct
Final reminder to ask you to whip up any remaining aunties, grannies or neighbours who have not seen this wee gem. These are our last two performance before we pack it all away. Ticket sales are a bit disappointing but we live in hope.

Various notices from Barney

The Wind in the Willows

James Burns is still having a reading for this wonderful play which we will be putting on in December. Next reading is Tuesday 12th September at 8.00 pm at Barts.
NB: David Sloan will not be holding a reading for his One-Act play on this date as he has decided not to proceed with the play this year.

Misery

Christine is having a reading for Misery - our festival offering on Thursday 14th September at 8.00 pm. Although this exciting thriller is a two-hander, both parts are very much up for grabs.

Anyone who wishes to be considered for acting roles but is unable to attend these readings should contact either James (9079 8344) or Christine (9070 5121) In addition both of these productions will be very demanding technically and there will be plenty of work for people backstage and offstage. If you feel you can contribute in any way please contact the director(s).

Sailor Beware

The final two performances of this show will be in St. Bride's Hall, Derryvolgie Avenue on 6th and 7th of October. If you know of anyone who has mised the show so far then urge them to go along. Also, I need some volunteers to provide 'front of house' duty including selling programmmes and serving wine and juice at the interval. Ann Sloan has offerred her help but anyone else who could assist her would be a godsend. Please contact me (9066 5643) if you can so help.

From Gillian Porter

Mark - Please post the following message on the Barts spot.

A few words to everyone involved with "The Lady" - What a shame we didn't manage to gain more recognition from adjudicators for all our achievements and make it to this year's finals.

However to my mind we did our level best and performed a great show which the audiences thoroughily enjoyed.

I would personally like to thank all of you for your good humour, serious engagement with the material and hard work. I was delighted to watch the show every night and fascinated to see the performances became more assured as our tour progressed.

To those of you who worked backstage, once again you did a fantastic job quietly and tirelessly delivering the goods again and again.The sheer professionalism which allowed those of you facing ill health and personal trauma to ensure that the show went on regardless was a humbling privilege to witness.

I'm sorry to have waited so long to send this message but Easter and Percy French got in the way.

Anyway the Van is going through it's MOT so you never know if it passes where it may turn up next!


Gillian

‘An Evening of Percy French’

‘An Evening of Percy French’
Friday 21st April in Canon Lindsay Hall, 8.00pm
Tickets £12 incl. light supper

The Percy French Concert Party is a small company led by Wilfie Pyper who have devised this show and performed it several times to local audiences. It is a really super show and audiences love it's mix of songs sketches and wit. We are fortunate to have them perform for us as part of our fundraising activities and simply must sell as many seats as possible to ensure that the evening is a commercial success. So we are asking you to play your part and make sure that all seats are sold and that no-one is disappointed.

It's happening next week so make sure to jolly along anybody who has not seen this show.
Tickets from June Silcock

June can be found at Church on Wed, Thurs and Friday nights of Holy Week, for service and on Sunday at 10.30 and 6.30pm. Alternatively anyone can email her by clicking HERE

Lady in the Van photos

There are now some fantastic photos of Lady in the Van supplied by Terry McDermott - these can be viewed by going to the following site :

LADY IN THE VAN PHOTOS

"Break a leg" to all the cast and crew for the remainder of the festival run!! Bring us all home a winner!!

Results so far for Lady in the Van

Congratulations to all concerned on the performances and productions to date. Three down and two to go. The audiences have loved the shows.

Results so far:

Larne

Overall 2nd place for the production. (Well done Clarence 1st)
Best Actress Award to Barbara Jeffers
Best Set Design - Alan Marshall
Best Costumes - Caroline Mercer

Portadown:

THE GATEWAY THEATRE AWARD - Stage Management

Newtownabbey

Overall 3rd place. (well done Newtownabbey 1st. Clarence 2nd)
Best Actress Award for Barbara Jeffers
Best Supporting Actor for Alan Martin
Nomination for Best Actor for Norman Turkington
Technical Award Ian Hastings for Van
Adjudicator’s Special Award to Gillian Porter for bringing the play to Ulster audiences

Next:
Rehearsal – Tuesday 21st March at 7.30pm for ‘Lady in the Van’
Rehearsal – Tuesday 21st March at 8.00pm for ‘Sailor Beware’
Performance – 31st March, Newry Town Hall, 8.00 pm