there is going to be a murder at bretforton manor june 20th and 22nd

stop press, stop press........box office now open

Tickets for this great show are now available click on the button below to order now. Two evening performances on the 20th and 22nd of June and a Matinee on the 22nd. limited number of seats so book early!

rehearsals are well under way

A Note from your Director:Thank you to those that made the read through on Tuesday it was lovely to hear the script come alive! 
Auditions are on Tuesday 9th and Thursday 11th April 7.30PM at 6 Gras close. If you can not make either of these dates please don't let that put you off auditioning just let me know and we can sort a date out for you to audition. Also please don't be put off if you have not done anything before! 
A reminder of the parts:
Archibald Perkins- the butler
Andreas Capodistriou- An oily levantine
Silas Bazeby- A respectable family lawyer
Rear admiral knatchbull folliat- An old sea dog
Lady Tremurrain- A dotty aristocrat
Lavinia Hargreaves- A sweet young thing
Roger dashwell- A black sheep

Dame Edith runcible- An eccentric archaeologist
Inspector Bowden- An unconventional yard detective
Sergent- A solid copper
 
If you have any questions just let me know. Please also pass on audition dates to anybody you think might be interested. 
 
As you are aware it was a agreed that there would be a membership fee for the group of £15 for the year. Thank you to those that have already passed this on to Sarah. Sarah has set us up with a group bank account so for those that find it easier to do a bank transfer the details are:
Account: 49402660
Sort: 309009
Please put membership and your name as a reference.
 
I hope to see lots of you next week at auditions!
 
Alice


Drama group hits the road running!

The inaugural meeting of BADS the Bretforton amateur dramatics society got under way at the Fleece Barn on Thursday February 21st. The meeting was really well attended with a wide spread of people from the Village. The meeting was chaired by Alice Heather who's brain child this was. She put on display a wide range of shows she had been involved in explaining she had done most things from acting, directing through all the back stage disciplines. It was felt the first show the society should be aiming for should be something light hearted to get everyone in the swing of how it would all work and to ensure a good audience.

The next meeting has been set for the 5th March at 7,30 pm again in the barn. The minutes from the meeting are set out below. Everyone is welcome at the next meeting there's lost to get involved with.

Minutes of meeting held 21st February

  • Bullet points from the drama group meeting 21st March
  • The eve opened with a welcome from Alice Heather and a brief outline of her Theatre back ground.
  • Following discussions it was agreed that :-
  • The initial proposals are to perform 1 or 2 shows a year. The first to be around September and a second in January
  • The group to be called B.A.D.S ( Bretforton Amateur Dramatics Society)
  • Rehearsal nights will not be on a Wednesday or a Thursday if at all possible.
  • Nigel Smith of the Fleece Pub has come forward with the offer of the barn for rehearsals and the 0ffer of the Marquee in which to put on a production
  • The First production will probably be a light hearted comedy – the first production will be chosen and directed by Alice .
  • Alice will set up a group’s What’s App and means of keeping everybody in loop as to what is happening.
  • Alice would like to organise various social activities to keep everybody involved when not in rehearsal, such as theatre trips, outings theatre workshops.
  • Nigel Smith, Kate Buckham, Mary Cook, Ann Gumbly Williams, Sara Pask, Heather London, have agreed to form an initial working committee to steer the first production forward.
  • The next meeting will take place on Tuesday 5th March at 19.30 in the Barn at the Fleece. Alice will outline details of the first production..