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CURRENT PRODUCTIONS If you haven t seen Eve Earles production of Agatha Christie s The Hollow, you should hurry to get your tickets now! The story revolves around an intriguing tangled love web, featuring the usual Christie line-up of quirky characters, from the eccentric lady of the manor to the glamorous, vampish actress, from the womanising doctor to the gawky maid in training. There is never a dull moment with amusing antics, witty dialogue and of course the mysterious murder in the middle of it all to give us all something to think about. The costumes, the set and the sound and lighting effects are all perfectly customised to provide the 1950s backcloth for the dramatic action. See the last page of this letter for a selection of photographs of the dress rehearsal, kindly supplied by Dawn Bewes. UPCOMING PRODUCTIONS Pantomime 2018 Aladdin by Stephen Duckham Monday 29 th January Saturday 10 th February 2018 Directed and produced for HATS by Terina Ellacott and Amy Clarke First read-through for parts in the pantomime will take place after the AGM at the theatre on Monday 18 th September. There will be further readings on Wednesday 20 th, Monday 25 th, Wednesday 27 th September and Monday 2 nd October, with singing on 27 th. All members are welcome to attend any or all of the read-throughs so that everyone has a chance to read for whichever parts they would like to try for. 2
MEMBERS NEWS HATS Barbecue Unfortunately, Peter and Sally Whitehead were not able to host the HATS summer barbecue which was scheduled for Saturday 19th August as Sally had suffered an injury to her back. Peter and Sally send their sincere apologies to all members. HATS Dinner and Dance 3 rd March 2018 Holsworthy Memorial Hall Dine in the company of HATS members and dance to a live swing band. Tickets will be available during panto. THEATRE BUSINESS Annual General Meeting To be held at the theatre on Monday 18 th September at 7.30pm. Please forward to the Secretary in advance of the meeting any business you wish to be raised and nominations for committee members, ensuring that the nominees have given their permission. Note that all members are asked to complete the questionnaire which will be sent out with the AGM letter. This seeks to establish which areas of the theatre each member is interested in, so that all members can become fully involved in the operation of the theatre. Please return the questionnaire with your annual fee to the Secretary, the Membership Secretary or any other committee member, at the AGM. First reading for the pantomime will follow the AGM. See section on Upcoming Productions for dates of other readings 3
HATS membership fees Members are reminded that annual fees are due to be paid at the AGM. Eve Earles, Membership Secretary, can be contacted on 01409 220293. Fees are as follows: 18 years and over: annual fee 10.00; enrolment fee 5.00 Under 18 years/student: annual fee 5.00; enrolment fee 2.50 Theatre for hire Be aware that we are often able to offer the theatre for hire to other groups or societies at a reasonable cost. If you know of anyone who may like to do so, contact Bookings Officer Amy Clarke (01409 254683) for details Ticket prices for HATS shows are to be increased to 9.00 ( 7.00 for concessions), starting with next year s pantomime HATS Gift vouchers 5.00 Useful gifts for friends and family. Purchase them at the Box Office when open, or contact the Secretary, Annette Dennis The new card payment system has now been installed in the Box Office and is fully operational Coop funding for local societies Chairman Peter Whitehead is preparing an application for HATS to become a locally funded charity Publicity The publicity team is keen to have more members to help with the publicity of productions and promotion of the theatre s activities. Please contact Kay Napier (zena.napier@gmail.com) if you can help in any way. The publicity team aims to coordinate publicity through the distribution of posters, flyers, programmes, notifying local and social media of events, producing What s On leaflets, maintaining a supporters database and organising publicity events. 4
HATS at Holsworthy Coffee morning For two weeks In July HATS members set up a stall in the Memorial Hall to promote the theatre and advertise the current production of The Hollow. The stall displayed photos and memorabilia of past productions (thanks to Phil, Annette and Rose) and it generated quite a lot of interest, leading to several requests to join the Supporters group and for membership. This was thought to be a useful way to promote each upcoming production in the future. Take a peek at a historical photo of a HATS production at the end of the newsletter. Facebook HATS presence on Facebook has been changed. There is now a new Members Only group. This closed group has been created to replace the original group on Facebook which could not be considered a safe place to post in-house information. This new members-only group(www.faceboopk.com/groups/hatsmembers) is strictly for paid-up members only. HATS also has a new Public Facebook page (www.facebook.com/holsworthytheatre) for posting of theatre matters of interest to the general public, such as What s On. Message from Theatre Facilities Coordinator, Phil Barfett Could all stewards please check their pockets and handbags for any HATS torches. Several have gone missing and we would rather not buy more St. Peter's Fair The Barbecue that was run by HATS during Fair Week proved to be good fun for the members and also profitable. After expenses, it raised 269.25 for our funds. RNLI presentation On 18 th July at the theatre a cheque for 362 was presented to representatives of the RNLI, this being the sum of the takings of the first night of the spring play Boeing, Boeing. The first night s takings of the current play The Hollow are to be donated to Carewise. 5
Spring play 2018 As yet no suitable proposal has been received. suggestions to the Secretary by the AGM Please forward any NODA Presidential Gala and AGM 2017 Dianne ffitch, NODA representative for District 7, to which HATS belongs invites members to attend this event on the weekend of Friday 22 nd to Sunday 24 th September, at City Centre Marriott Hotel, Castle Street, Bristol BS1 3AD. Tickets are from 25 (one person, one day) up to 250 (one person, both days, including B&B, buffet lunch and Presidential Dinner Dance). Please get in touch with Annette if you would like to obtain tickets. Deadline for the autumn newsletter is Friday 17 th November Thanks to the many members and sponsors who have registered to have their newsletters delivered by email, which saves quite a bit of cash for the society. Please send any items for the newsletter or changes of email / postal address to Kay Napier at this address: zena.napier@gmail.com RECENT SHOWS AT THE THEATRE The ballet company JSLN Dance entertained a very enthusiastic audience at the theatre on 15 th July, many of whom had attended the company s show last year at HATS and returned this time with their friends. The goal of this touring company is to make ballet accessible to first time audiences and seasoned theatregoers alike. This they manage to do with great success, providing a truly diverse programme, with something for everyone, from classical repertoire ballet sequences to comedy ballet to neoclassical pieces of amazing originality. Devotees of the ballet will be pleased to note that the company is returning to the area on November 12 th to perform in Bude at the Parkhouse Centre, at 7.00pm. They will perform Odile, their own version of Swan Lake, to the music of Tchaikovsky. Tickets are already available, priced 12 / 10, from the Ark Angel bookshop, Bude. 6
WHAT S ON? 24 th 26 th AUGUST; 31 st AUGUST 2 nd SEPTEMBER 2017 THE HOLLOW A CRIME DRAMA BY AGATHA CHRISTIE Directed for HATS by Eve Earles Tickets from HATS Box Office from 7 th Aug 10.00-3.00 Mon-Sat 7 th OCTOBER 2017 EVENING CONCERT BY MEVAGISSEY MALE CHOIR GUEST SOLOIST CAMERON MILLS M.C.: JAMES MORRISH Tickets from Woolacotts, The Square, Holsworthy (01409 253280) Or HATS Box Office when open 29 th JANUARY 10 th FEBRUARY 2018 ALADDIN THE PANTOMIME Directed and produced for HATS by Amy Clarke and Terina Ellacott First reading at theatre 18th September after AGM AUTUMN 2018 BLACKADDER GOES FORTH Directed for HATS by Sarah O Connor 75 per performance to be paid to Comic Relief NOVEMBER 2018 LEST WE FORGET COMMEMORATING THE END OF WW1 Directed for HATS by Lesley & Mike Wonnacott https://www.facebook.com/holsworthytheatre/# BODMIN STREET, HOLSWORTHY BOX OFFICE TEL.:01409 253826 7
THE HOLLOW DRESS REHEARSAL HATS PHOTO FROM THE ARCHIVES Who can guess the year and the production it is? 8