January 2011

NEWSLETTER

Forthcoming Production

Cranford

Directed by Margaret Morris

Wednesday 9 March to Saturday 12 March at 8 pm

BOX OFFICE

Tickets are £8 for non members and £6 for members and children. They are available from the box office on 01293 522763. Please leave a message on the answer phone or visit the Box Office in person on Sundays between 12 Noon and 1:00 pm

Theatre programme 2011

9-12 March Cranford

Directed by Margaret Morris

18-21 May Stones in his Pockets

Directed by John Miller

20-23 July Outside Edge

5-8 October The Entertainer

Green ROOM EVENTS

Friday 14 January from 8pm Painting evening

Start the New Year off with a Masterpiece that only your Mum would want.

Friday 21 January @ 8pm  Play reading 

Another trawl through the wealth of Eng Literature.

Sunday 23 January @1pm Burn's lunch

 Celebrate Scotland's answer to McGonagall with another culinary delight from the hands of the Tartan Army. Tickets cost £10 for adults and £5 for children. They will be available from behind the bar

Look out for details at the theatre.

Friday 4 February @8pm   Quiz evening

Another brain-teasing evening of ‘guess if you don't know’. Keep a look out for the subjects to swat up on.

Sunday 6 February from 12.45 pm  Lunch

Eat well and forget the washing up!

Friday 11 February @8pm    Sing-a-longa 'South Pacific'

Yep! A dose of betel juice, Bali high and shampoo to wash those winter blues away. Words provided; just come in good voice.

Friday 18 February @ 8.30pm Chinese New Year

 That old favourite has come round again; get those chop-sticks sharpened up.  Price TBA

Friday 25 February from 8pm Painting evening

 It’s time to finish off that masterpiece, ready for the RA's Summer Exhibition.

FOR MORE DETAILS OF EVENTS OR TICKETS ASK AT THE THEATRE BAR OR RING STEWART LOCK ON 01293 513524

Again this year we ran a Charity Christmas card at the Barn. Members leave messages wishing seasons greetings to their friends at the Barn and then donate the cost saved to charity. This year the proceeds will be split between St Catherine's Hospice and the Chestnut Tree House Children's Hospice.

Members who have signed and who wish all their friends a VERY HAPPY CHRISTMAS are:

David, Jane & Becky Allday,Gill Billings,Janet Bradstreet,Cathy Chamberlin, Chris & 'George', Cathy [Durrant?], Brian & Mary Eastman, Eric & Margaret Jenner, Stewart Lock, Sue & Mike Middleton, Kay & Dave Moody, Ann Moon, Janine Robins, Peter Stewart & Georgie Froggatt, Eileen Towes, Mike & Gill Underwood, Joyce Willoughby, Heather Driver, Margaret Giffin, Jack and Sylvia Temple, Hazel Wigzell and Margaret Graham.

The total raised was over £100

Janine Robins, Jackie Miles and their friends sold Christmas 'bits and pieces' during the run of the Panto and raised over £200:00; they also intend to donate this money to Chestnut Tree House and St. Catherine's Hospice. Well done to all and a big THANK YOU.

Chaperones needed

Chaperones are required to look after young people under the age of 14, who are performing on our stage. 

Volunteers need to attend a half-day course somewhere in West Sussex, (but it could be Centenary House in Crawley)

Applicants should e-mail our Child Protection Officer, Steve Mills, as soon as possible.

His telephone number is: 01293 - 536600, and e-mail address:  steve.mills@tiscali.co.uk

The fictional town of Cranford is closely modelled on Knutsford in Cheshire, which Mrs Gaskell knew well. The book has little in the way of plot and is more a series of episodes in the lives of Mary Smith and her friends, Miss Matty and Miss Deborah, two spinster sisters. The "major" event in the story is the return to Cranford of their long-lost brother, Peter, which in itself is only a minor portion of the work, leaving the rest of the novel at a low-key tone.

Come along and see a talented cast bring the story to life.

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