Information about Trowbridge's Amateur Dramatics Society
The AGM will be on Monday 12th September at The Park Club, Trowbridge Park at 7.30pm. Be there to have your say. Find out all about the Autumn Production and plans for 2023. We need volunteers to be on the Committee. There will be Tea, Coffee and light refreshments.
We will be presenting an evening of Two One-Act Plays
Thursday Oct 13th/ Friday Oct 14th at Steeple Ashton
Saturday Oct 15th/ Sunday 16th Oct at Trowbridge Town Hall
A Little Box of Oblivion by Stephen Bean
A woman puts a box down next to a stranger in a park, giving strict instructions before she rushes off, not to move, knock, tilt or open it. A series of motley characters then begin to arrive each with a theory about the contents of the box! Is it a bomb, a packet of deadly anthrax or perhaps a severed head?
Director – Angela Giddings
Cool – Tim Knott
Neuro – Chloe Johnson
Doom – Robin Bailes
Dick – Kye Vallance
Woman – Lissy Snook
Lockdown in Little Grimley by David Tristram
The latest in series of short plays about the hapless Little Grimley amateur dramatics group and its four surviving members. In a time of lockdown, the Chairman Gordon calls an emergency meeting, complete with social distancing, to discuss his idea for their next production when restrictions ease – a touching love story set in a hospital, with all profits destined for the NHS. But based on their previous efforts, will the NHS actually end up worse off?
Director – Tony Giddings
Gordon – Chris Pollock
Margaret – Angela Giddings
Joyce – Alice Gosney
Bernard – David Bailey
Rehearsals will be at The Park Club on Mondays and Wednesdays at 7.30pm
We have just started rehearsals for ‘Community Spirit’ by David Muncaster, which will take to the stage at Steeple Ashton Village Hall on Friday 13th and Saturday 14th May and at Trowbridge Town Hall on Wednesday 18th and Thursday 19th May. Rehearsals are at The Park Club, in Trowbridge Park on Mondays and Fridays at 7.30pm.
The play is a comedy about the different groups who use the Snickerton Village Hall and the tensions that abound. The spirit in the title has three meanings. It refers to ‘get up and go’ but also there is a misunderstanding involving alcohol and the old village hall may also be haunted!
The cast is as follows :-
Mel – Self conscious Local Government Officer – Chloé Johnson
Mike – Pompous Chair of Choral Group – David Bailey
Chris – Not Mike’s best friend, Historical Society – Tim Hobbs
Sam – C of E Vicar – Lissy Snook
Pat – RC Priest – Mike Holden
Hilary – Amdram Luvvess – Sue Morgan
Jim – Amdram Luvvee – Alan Rutland
Wendy – Mumsey Scout Leader – Becky Holden
Brian – Quietly devious, Talking Newspaper – Tim Knott
Charlie – Slightly seedy Photographer – Kye Vallance
Caretaker – Put upon, grumpy – Pete Grant
Lady Mayoress – Dawn Holden
Tim is directing, Barry is Stage Manager and Dawn is looking after props
Here is further news about the play we are planning for May 2022.
We will be reading the play again in the ‘Park View’ room ( the big one upstairs, known to some as the ‘Supper Room’) at Trowbridge Town Hall on Tuesday 15 February at 7.30pm, prior to the auditions on Monday 21 February, in the Selwood Room, Trowbridge Town Hall at 7.30pm.
If you’d like a part but are not able to attend this audition date, please attend this read through if you can, and let us know
We’d also like to hear from anybody interested in directing the production.
Provisional dates for performances
We have provisionally booked Steeple Ashton Village Hall for Friday 13 and Saturday 14 May 2022 for 2 performances (Thursday 12 May would be for Move-in and Tech/Dress rehearsal), so we have something to aim for.
Thanks and best wishes,
Trowbridge Players Committee
I have been having a clear out and I have a load of posters/postcards and programmes from the last few years of productions that are surplus to requirements. If you need any for your scrapbooks etc then let me know before they all get recycled !
Here is the list :-
2020
Aladdin
2019
Murder in Play
The Ladykillers
Robin Hood
2018
Hi-de-Hi
The Accrington Pals
Snow White
2017
Suddenly at Home
Cash on Delivery
Mother Goose
2016
Honeymoon Suite
Plays and Puddings
A Little Murder Never Hurt Anyone
2015
Jack and the Beanstalk
When We Are Married
There Goes the Bride
2014
Dick Whittington
Dear All,
Thank you all so much for attending the auditions over the last 2 weeks and for making my decision difficult. I could have cast the show in many different ways and I do apologise to anyone I was not able to give a part to however, I would love to still have you involved in the panto.
Cast list
Princess Beauty – Olivia Clarke
King Fredrick – Pete Tapp
Queen Olivia – Alice Gosney
Wilbert – David Easton
Nanny – Pete Grant
Lord Chamberlian – Mike Holden
Fairy Sapphire – Anna Mcgrail
Mouldina – Angela Giddngs
Prince Fredinand – Charlie Parker
Groom – Darcey Oswin/ Harry Parker
Ensemble
Abbie Turner
Jess Blagden
Charlie Parker (Act 1)
Team 1
Harry (Act 1)
Lennie
Hermione
Phoebe
Summer
Milo
Lily
Team 2
Darcey (Act 1)
Lea
Aurora
Sophia
Millie
Zach
Georgia
Isaac
A few things:
– I will be planning to get scripts out as soon as possible. They will cost £5.
– I am hoping to start rehearsals at the end of September/beginning October however am still trying to source a venue. Please can I ask for you all to send me any Monday’s and/or Friday’s you are unavailable so I can create a rehearsal schedule.
– Just a reminder that there is a possibility we might not be able to perform in January, however we will be following government guidelines.
Thank you again for all auditioning.
Regards
Chloe
If you see your name twice in the same play don’t worry, Sylvia hasn’t made a mistake!
Tony Giddings
Chloé Johnson, who is going to be directing the next pantomime, is going to be holding some song and dance sessions for potential chorus members this month, over Zoom. These sessions are for people to learn the audition pieces, so if you’d like to be in the panto chorus, you should try to make some of these sessions.
The sessions are:
You don’t have to attend both Monday and Thursday.
If you are interested in being in the panto chorus, please let Chloé know by email (chloejp@btinternet.com). She can then give you the necessary information to join the sessions and keep in touch via Facebook.
