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AGM 2007
This was held on 24th July 2007 downstairs in the hall
and was well attended by the membership. There was only one change on the committee, with Nancy
Marshall replacing Jackie Evans as the treasurer. As a committee our thanks go out to Jackie for
her hard work, dedication and very tidy bookkeeping. The usual refreshments were well received by
the members at the table, and without getting out of control they allowed the meeting to flow! One
discussion point at the AGM was subscription rates. These have been the same for many years and it
was felt it was time they were upped. Thus the motion was passed that subs for adults increase to
£5 per annum and for children they should rise to £2. So far the subs have been paid well, but for
those of you behind with your installments there does become a time when your supply of
newsletters will dry up - don't say you weren't warned!!
Merry Wives of Windsor
A public service announcement from
Sefton;
Despite the tragic weather the show was a success in that we made a small a mount of money, and those involved with the production enjoyed themselves. As usual there are things to be learnt from these shows and I can assure you they will be! Unfortunately the Phoebe Rees awards will not be graced with our presence since the adjudicator and the moderator both came to the last night which was a wash out!! Cinderella Trophy Awards 2007
A large group of players trouped off to the Westlands
complex in Yeovil on Saturday 12th May for this years Cinderella trophy evening hosted by the
Somerset Fellowship of Drama. It was a truly memorable evening for all concerned and The Players came
away with more awards than ever before. Huge congratulations must go to Mo Best for her inspirational
work on 'William Tell', and the list of nominations and awards are a testament to everyone's hard
work. The list of awards was as follows:
Well done to all connected with the show. Special praise
needs to be heaped on Mo for her vision and hard work, and a special mention must go to Bill Tindall
for his award for Outstanding Performer of the Year - a superb award.
'Merry Wives of Windsor' - Summer Tour 2007
Sefton's adaptation of this Shakespeare comedy will be our
touring production this year. It will run from 16th July to 21st July at several 'local' venues.
Please contact Sefton on 01984 639030 if you want to be involved in any way with this production.
Rehearsals start on 8th May 2007 and dress rehearsal will be on 16th July at the Old Rectory, Sampford
Brett.
Sefton's adaptation sets the play in 1963, on the 5th June,
the day that the Profumo scandal hit the front pages. The production will aim to invoke the historical
authenticity of the period.
The venues are as follows:
The cast for this show will be as follows:
'It Runs in the Family'
The cast for this show was as follows:
Despite some major concerns a few weeks before this
production, as usual the Players have put on a show which they can be very proud of. Apart from
the odd dropped line here and there (understandable with such a wordy script and complicated plot)
the show was slick, well acted and above all very funny. The sight of three ladies in the back row
with tears pouring down their faces and splitting their sides was the highlight of the week for
me. The whole cast can be very proud of what they put on in this show and to them I send my hearty
congratulations and thanks for all their hard work. The whole play could not have been such a
success without all the helpers who built sets, designed programmes, sold tickets etc etc, so
thankyou also to them.
We have now received the adjudication, and I'm pleased
to say that Hilary enjoyed the whole play and was very complimentary. I hope that all those
involved have now had a chance to read the critique. If not then please contact Mo Best to get
yourself a copy.
'William Tell'
This years panto was deemed a major success on all counts. Many
congratulations to Mo for her marvelous script and very patient directing. We all had immense fun putting
it on and have some great memories from it. Geoff Best also deserves comment for his fantastic songs which
as ever were a joy to perform to very receptive audiences. We received a very good adjudication for this
show and look forward to the Cinderella awards later in the year with baited breath.
I have some photos of this show which I will be posting to the
galleries on this site in due course.
Phoebe Rees Awards 2006
Congratulations to Jenny Warwick (Best Actress) and Lis
Halliday (Best Supporting Actress) who were rewarded for their splendid performances as Viola and
Maria in Twelfth Night. A small band of Roadwaterites attended the evening at Bridgwater Rugby Club on
20th October and were there to see both awards being received. Well done to all involved in this
production.
Roadwater Players Logo
There has been much deliberation over the Players choice for a
new logo, and the final decision has been made. The final choice has been circulated to the membership via
the latest newsletter, and it will shortly be appearing on this website, as soon as the logo is produced
in the right format.
Here is a brief summary of how the winning logo was selected;
The logo selections circulated at the AGM this year elicited a variety of responses and preferences. There
was general agreement that the logo should attempt to convey Roadwater's rural setting and the singular
nature of it's set up. Please bear in mind that any simple logo is never going to say everything about
Roadwater Players. As a committee we decided the logo should avoid cliche, i.e. comic and tragic masks,
spotlit actors, curtains and audience heads. We also tried to include the motif of the village hall, a
wisteria plant. Many options were considered bearing in mind the need for the logo to look good both in
colour and black and white. Finally we decided to use a lower case 'r' for Roadwater and after tweaking it
managed to transform this into a form of wisteria plant using colours of green and lavender. A copy of
this 'r' was then flipped so that the two 'r's enclose a form of spotlit stage. Finally we kept the
'Roadwater Players' text out of the 'stage' so as to keep it legible and simple. Please see your
newsletter for the final outcome and finally a version of it has appeared on this website. Hope you like
it!
Cinderella Trophy Awards 2006Thirteen of us traveled by minibus to Yeovil for this years Cinderella Awards night. Once again we were very successful with some Stars of the Future, two big awards and some other nominations. The awards we received were as follows; Stars of the Future: Izzy Yianni and Nancy Hesp Awards; Best Design on a Small Stage Best Original Costumes Other Nominations; Mo as Best Good Fairy Izzy Yianni as Best Animal Congratulations to all of the above and all who were involved with what was another very successful Panto from Roadwater. One Act Play Competition - A Rex for a Regina'A Rex for a Regina' is the play that Geoff entered into the Original One Act Play Competition. The first leg of the competition took place at the Warehouse Theatre in Ilminster on 25th February. We were up against plays from Taunton Thespians and St Gregory Players. On the night Geoff carried off the trophies for the most original script and the best production, whilst Phaedra Rush won the award for best actress. Following the victory and much celebration, we then went on to the Somerset Fellowship of Drama One Act Play competition, which again took place at Ilminster on 11th March. We faced stiffer competition from the same groups as the previous rounds, but despite a couple of actors being unavailable (and having to make do with a couple of misfits in their places!) we carried off the winnings again. Several trophies were won on the night and we received many complimentary comments. Having won this second round we went through to the next stage of the competition to represent Somerset, at the Princes Hall in Clevedon. The competition took place on 22nd April. We came up against some stiff competition, and this combined with a 2pm performance, some absentees from the original cast and a small wrinkly audience that looked like they had been hauled in off the seafront for the day meant we were struggling to compete. Some of the opposition was first class, most notably the eventual winners St Ursulas Players from Bristol. They put on a very smooth performance which left the audience physically drained of emotion - well worth seeing. We had a great if very long day, and learnt a great deal from it. Good luck to the winners in the following rounds. Here is a link to the Western Morning News article following our win at Ilminster: Roadwater Players Western Morning News Article Phoebe Rees Awards 2005
First up Mo Best won the award for 'Best Cameo' for her wonderful portrayal of Rose Mumford in 'Thicker Than Water'. This was a truly deserved award that recognised the fact that Rose still lives on in the village despite her many and varied knock backs! The other award won for 'Thicker Than Water' was that of 'Best Supporting Actor' which was deservedly presented to Patrick Daley for his brilliant portrayal of D.C. Dibble. Both awards were well deserved and our congratulations go out to them both. In total we received five other nominations for the following;
An extra mention should be made of two other members who did well at the awards whilst representing some of the 'opposition'. Jenny Thomas won the award for Best Female Youth for her portrayal of Lucy Lime in 'Eclipse' for Minehead Youth Theatre, and Charlotte Best was nominated for Best Supporting Actress for her portrayal of Jackie in 'Hayfever' for the Taunton Thesbians. Congratulations must go to all involved; yet again Roadwater has been seen in a very strong light as a result of everyones hard work. Thanks to Allan and Janet for organising the trip to Bridgwater. There will be some pictures posted on here soon. SFD AGM at Roadwater - 17th September 2005Initial reports confirm that this was a very successful evening. The visitors were given a very warm welcome, buffet food was laid on and entertainment provided. Many thanks to the following for their efforts with the entertainment - Roadwater Youth, Sefton Parke, Jennifer Hand, Don Hadfield, Luke Moore, Mo Best & Simon Passmore. If I've missed anyone then please accept my apologies. Thanks to all those who helped set up and clear up. Open Air Production - 2nd July 2005 - UpdateA couple of weeks ago Allan and Ben together with Mary Lintott, handed over the proceeds from the open air production to Michelle Kerrigan who is the Community Fundraising Co-ordinator for the Childrens Hospice South West in this area. It was a lovely summers evening, and we presented her with a cheque for the large sum of £450. This was a marvellous effort, and we hope to repeat the Al Fresco production again in future years. Many thanks for everyones hard work.
Michelle Kerrigan (Childrens Hospice SW) receiving the cheque for £450 from Mary Lintott and Allan Prentice (Herr Chairman) Open Air Production - 2nd July 2005 - ReportThis production was a great success, with many varied acts on show. Prior to the event about 45 tickets had been sold, but the weather was good to us and the total number in attendance reached 100 on the night itself. The picnics on display were nearly as varied as the entertainment on the stage. A 'large' band was assembled for the evening. The usual 'Old Crotchets' combined their talents with 'The Luke Moore Trio' and the result was a superb spectrum of music! In terms of comedy, we were treated to the usual Tickle and Passmore sketches, Clive endeared himself to the ladies with his standup routine and Jennifer Hand recited some Pam Ayres. Musically, Mo Best had us all in stitches with a Victoria Wood song, Brenda Mandziej sang for us, Janet Grieve sang and Charlotte Best performed a rendition of 'Big Spender'. Other performers included Ben Horrobin, Tad Mandziej (trying to play music on a sheep) and our very successful youth players. A great time was had by all and in doing so we raised £450 for the Childrens Hospice SW - which was remarkable. Thanks to all who helped make it a success. Allan and Brenda for organising, Gill White for her expertise in managing the rush at the door, Jane Mattravers for selling the raffle tickets, Dave Walder for his technical efforts (superb as usual) and Bob & Mary Lintott for allowing us the use of their garden for the evening. Cinderella Awards 2005We all travelled to Yeovil on 21st May 2005 for the annual Cinderella Awards Ceremony. As usual we went there knowing that we had put on a good show for Panto at the OK Corral, but we werent expecting too much success at the awards! How wrong we were. in all we came away with 6 major awards. They were as follows;
A great evening was had by all, and congratulations must go to ALL involved in 'Panto at the OK Corral'. Another brilliant team effort from Roadwater!!! |
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