News

NODA Report on ‘Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime’

27 April 2010 | News

by Rita Carpenter, NODA The Set Built by the Society members, the set was well constructed with double doors at the back of the stage and French windows opening on to the garden. It was well decorated with effective wall lights and beautifully furnished in keeping with the era in which the play was set. Lighting and Sound The lighting was smooth and effective and the sound effects, especially the exploding umbrella and the smoking bomb, which later exploded, were superb, increasing the tension of the moment. Costumes These were authentic to the period and the ladies were simply...

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Mini Festival 2010: “Blue Remembered Hills”

29 March 2010 | News

We are very excited to announce that this year’s mini-festival will be the LEP’s first-ever outdoor production combined with Summer Barbecue. The play, originally written for TV by Dennis Potter, will be co-produced by Peter Rose and Ceri Nicolson. It is set in rural England during the second world-war and all the characters – five males and two females – are seven-year olds, played by adults. So if you’d like to revisit childhood memories, climbing trees and pretending to be Spitfires, or building dens and playing with prams and dollies, then here’s your chance. Readings will be held in...

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Plans for 2012

17 March 2010 | News

For some time now our group has been thinking that it would be very exciting to get together with other local amateur theatre groups in this area to collaborate on a big joint project. We thought that the year 2012, as the next Olympic Year, might be an auspicious time to stage such a production and with that in mind, our current chairman, Kath Gill, has proposed the idea of producing David Edgar’s “Nicholas Nickleby”. The play is something of a marathon – it holds the title for the longest play ever produced – and quite literally features a...

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Info Fair

10 March 2010 | News

The upcoming Info Fair is an exciting event taking place on Friday March 19th at Lane End Community Centre from 2pm till 9pm. The Lane Players have got a stand. This will give us an opportunity to show the residents of Lane End – who will be attending the Fair in their thousands! - Who we are Where we are What we do  and How we do it! Your group needs you to: Help set up the stand in the morning/early afternoon Man the stand during opening hours 2pm-9pm Help dismantle the stand at 9pm. I know you have...

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Props Needed for Lord Arthur

09 March 2010 | News

Karen Brown is organising props and would like to know if you have the following (and are prepared to lend it!): A tall Victorian-looking vase (can be glass) to hold lilies; Artificial flowers, including lilies Old Looking Books Old-style copy of “The Times” If you can help with any of these, please contact Karen direct on 01494 512217 or e-mail paulandkaren.brown@tiscali.co.uk Thanks, Georgie

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Truth or Dare Filming Dates

22 February 2010 | News

So that the cast can avoid possible clashes with their holiday plans, Darren wishes to announce that the filming will take place on weekends July 24/25, July 31/Aug 1 and Aug 7/8. The Screen Premiere will be on Saturday October 30th, so we can all put that in our diaries! Please contact Darren on 07771 811846 or e-mail dcrisp@btinternet.com if you need further information.

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