November 2010

NEWSLETTER

Forthcoming Production

                            Aladdin

                   Directed by Avtar Singh-Bains and Jenna

                                      Stannard

Friday 3 to Sunday 5 December and Thursday 9 to Sunday 12 December.

Weekday performances start at 7.30pm and Saturday and Sunday performances start at 2.30pm and 5.30pm.

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 1 and 2 pm

Theatre programme

2010

3-5, 9-12 December      Aladdin

Directed by Avtar Singh-Bains and Jenna

                                                Stannard

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  

Aladdin

Directed by Avtar Singh-Bains and Jenna

                                                Stannard

Book your tickets now for this season's pantomime, which runs for eleven performances, including four matinees, starting on Friday 3 December, and ending on Sunday 12th.

Green ROOM EVENTS

FRIDAY 5 NOVEMBER @ 8pm           PAINTING EVENING

Were you encouraged by your last attempt? Now is your chance to build up those skills

SUNDAY 7 NOVEMBER @ 12.45pm                      LUNCH

Yet another opportunity to spoil yourself with a home cooked meal, without any of the effort.

FRIDAY 12 NOVEMBER @ 8pm                  BEETLE DRIVE

Here is another opportunity to take part in this fun event. No skill is needed but a sense of humour and a competitive spirit are definitely required.

FRIDAY 19 NOVEMBER @ 8pm                  WINE TASTING

Here is an opportunity to try some fine wines before stocking up your wine cellar for Christmas.

Sunday 28 November Christmas Lunch

Yes, we know it is early, but let’s get the Festive Season off to a cracking start before it gets boring. There will be all the usual trimmings and bits and pieces making this a great occasion at the Barn. Look out for further details.

Friday 17 December @ 8:30pm                           Christmas Carols

The final rundown to Christmas starts here:  singing songs, carols and having a grand old time.

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

THE GREEN ROOM COMMITTEE WISH YOU ALL A VERY HAPPY CHRISTMAS

Ifield Barn Theatre Society

Barn Publicity: vacant post.

Cathy Chamberlin has organised our publicity – for productions and everything else we do – for twenty-five years. It has been a wonderful record of efficiency and attention to detail but she wants to hand over. We are all in her debt.

If you are interested please contact Jack Mallinson on 01293 533365 or jackmallinson176@btinternet.com. He will pass your name on to Cathy, so she can explain exactly what she does.

The job brings you into contact with all the movers and shakers of the society. A plum role!

Chaperones needed

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

Our immediate need is for the Pantomime "Aladdin".

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

Office Manager required

We are looking for a new Office Manager.  David Waters has been doing this work but is now heavily occupied in being our Chairman. This is not a difficult job.  It requires someone tidy with office skills. A copy of the job description is pinned to the Exhibition Room panel.

Wanted May Queen for 2011 Fayre. 

Qualifications:

· maiden between 14 and 16 years old;

· able to make a short speech on opening of the May Day Fayre;

· member of St Margaret’s Church or Barn Theatre, possibly having made a contribution to local life.

Nominations to be received by January 2011; please send to Chairman of Ifield May Fayre Committee Carl Peirce (carlp79@gmail.com). 

A couple of lines explaining the reasons for nomination would be appreciated.

The May Fayre committee will make the final decision.

STAN MARK

It is with great sadness that the Barn reports the death of Stan Mark.   Stan, along with his wife Vera, were great supporters of the Barn before moving down to Poole. Both were possessed with a great capacity to laugh and enjoyed their life and although small in stature, if generosity and openness of heart were measured, then both were giants amongst their fellows.

Both are sadly missed and we send our deepest sympathy to those who loved them

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.

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