 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
 |
||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||
Registered Charity No. 1003403 |
||||||||||||
 |
||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
 |
||||||
Newsletter June 2008
First, a word from The Committee: There will be a long-overdue clean-up / tidy-up session at FADOS House on Saturday 21st and Sunday 22
nd June, starting at 10AM. All are welcome, young and old - admission TOTALLY FREE. See you all there. Production news: Your new Production Committee has been working very hard on
our July 'Plays on a Plate' production (no fish and chips this year!) and also setting up the next four productions. Unfortunately, the Autumn presentation for this year has not been set up last year as it should
have been. We decided that initially anyone on the General Committee who so wished could attend production meetings, and then three people would volunteer/be appointed for a core committee to support the
Directors. In pursuit of our constant search for new venues - aiming for a more permanent home for our productions – four of the P.C. met Emma Cobain at Deben School to investigate the feasibility of using one of their
two Drama Studios. This proved very interesting and encouraging, and, initially, our Autumn production will take place there. In addition to our normal three plays a year which will all be linked time-wise to school
holidays – particularly important if we are to use Deben – we are aiming to insert an 'in-house' production to take place at FADOS House, where we will experiment with less commercial and more challenging pieces to give
us all something more 'stretching' to do. These will be performed to members and their invited friends on a donation basis. So far the outline programme looks like this: Autumn 2008
'Night Must Fall' by Emlyn Williams, directed by Su Stedman. Venue: Deben Drama Studio – October half-term. October 27th – 31st. Spring 2009 A light play, or comedy. Title and Director to be decided. Confirmation next month.
Venue: Deben Drama Studio, if the Autumn production works out - April 16,th, 17th, & 18th, Summer 2009.
More one-act plays with food. Would like to drag more possible directors out of the mists, and please give us ideas. So many good one-act plays can be found in the oddest places:
Similar dates to this year. Autumn 2009 A thriller / drama. Possibly even a Victorian melodrama. Again negotiating a director, so watch this space next month.
Venue: Deben (?) Mid to late October. FADOS in-house. John Hood has a very interesting play he would like to do. Because of the nature of his job and shifts, the rehearsal times will vary so
potential cast must be aware of the need to be flexible. It would be nice to do this when there is a gap in the programme – eg Dec / Jan – but this is still open to discussion. Plays on a Plate
These are coming on a treat. There are three plays this year, followed by a ploughman's supper and lots of socialising. The plays are: 'Joining the Club', by David Tristram, direct by Jayne Lindill
'Shopping for Charity', by Charles Mander, directed by Irene Tayler, & 'Properly Processed', by Lynn Brittney, directed by Su Stedman. These will take you on a journey through life from birth to ??? Dates : Thursday July 17th, Friday July 18th, and Saturday July 19th If any member has any comments, ideas etc., PLEASE let us know.
Su (Stedman) 01394 671306, mob. 07928 951598 Pamela Underwood Sadly I have to report the death of
Pamela Underwood in April at the age of 82. Pamela was one of the founder members of FADOS and took part in many of our early musicals including a number of leading roles such as Yum Yum in The Mikado in
1951. She was also one of the four FADOS Trustees who signed the conveyance for the purchase of FADOS House in 1971. In her later years she retained a keen interest in the affairs of the Society
insisting that I visit her each year to collect her Patrons Fee and 100 Club Subscription! I saw her a few weeks before her death when quite unprompted she voiced her view that there was no need for FADOS to
change its name. Pamela continued to run the Beach Station Road Newsagents shop following the death of her husband a few years ago. David Wardle Youth News The Group
are very excited at the prospect of performing a musical once again at its traditional spot in the February half-term week at Deben High School. Pre audition rehearsals have commenced on Friday evenings and it is
hoped to hold auditions on Sunday 13th July at 10.00a.m. at FADOS House. The show is called 'Back to the 80's' and contains many well known songs from that decade. I am personally very pleased at this
resurgence in our Youth section. Though they have continued to be a talented and enthusiastic group, (raising £400 once again this year in the Felixstowe Fun Run in May) they have lacked the incentive of a full
scale Production. Laura and I are particularly pleased therefore to welcome back Margaret Hutchings as the Director of 'Back to the 80's' after having taken time off for a few years; helping out with her grand-children,
I believe! Margaret is keen to welcome additional recruits as there are many opportunities for a large cast. If members know of any children who would be interested, they would be warmly welcomed on Friday
evenings and at the auditions, or they could contact Margaret on 01394 271929. Finally: congratulations to Tiffany Laird who won Best Costume Award in the Fun Run. David Wardle.
|
||||||
|
||||||