Society
....TADS NEWS ....TADS NEWS
TADS has a new name!!!!
It is now Tewkesbury Arts & Drama Society or if your prefer: TADS for short.
Stage Struck
TADS decided to enter this competition launched by the Sky Arts channel to find the best amateur theatre group in the UK. The prize is the chance to perform a play, for one night or more, in the West End sometime in April 2012. More detail about the competition be found at the Sky Arts channel web site
The
first stage was to present a short video of a performance form a list
supplied by the organisers. It was decided that Richard should
direct a piece from Twelfth Night
Cast
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| Orsino Duke of Myria |
Jon Wagstaffe |
| Sebastian Brother to Viola | Joe Harper |
| Viola Sister to Sebastian |
Oonagh Hughes |
| Olivia A wealthy Countess |
Michelle Smart |
| Malvolio Steward to Olivia |
Geoff Guy |
| Antonia A sea captain |
Geoff Matthews |
| Jubian Servant to Olivia | Paul Smart |
| Director | Richard Hughes |
| Assistant Director | John Wiliams |
The video was not selected to forward to the short list so TADS interest in this competition is over but go the Sky Arts web site if you would like to see the short list of 20 videos.
The Gloucester Echo ran a short article about TADS' entry to this competition.
Terry Doyle
Brenda's
latest One Act Play - Terry Doyle
- was performed at the GDA One Act Play Festival on Thursday 9th June
at the Kings Theatre, Gloucester. (click on the name above for more
information)
The
adjudicator
was impressed by the use of one man and one woman to play
all the various rôles, and said that this intensified the effect of the
play and worked really well. He also mentioned the furniture, and said
how good it was that it was the same across the stage but with
differences between the two sides. He was also impressed that Richard
played 6 parts all with different accents. (Click for the
adjudication)
When the awards were announced Terry Doyle won the Technical Award and Richard Hughes won the award for Best Supporting Actor for his multiple roles as The Man.
Debbie
Lannon was nominated for the Best Actress award as The Woman and Jon
Wagstaffe was nominated for the Best Actor award for the young Terry.
Brenda takes on roles at the GDA
Brenda Read-Brown has agreed to be an adjudicator for the GDA full length play competition.
She has also joined the committee which will run the GDA One Act Play Festival.
2011 AGM
The AGM held on the 21 March 2011 resulted in the election of the following officers.
The new officers of the society are: |
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| Chairman | Oonagh Hughes |
| Vice Chairman | Richard Hughes |
| Secretary | Brenda Read-Brown |
| Marketing Officer | John Williams |
| Treasurer | Gill Horsey |
Read the full minutes here for more details.
The TADS Diary has been been launched. It can be seen here. Send an email to diary@tads.org.uk if you want an entry added. It does not have to just be things which TADS are doing, you may suggest anything which might be of interest to members of TADS.
“The Factory" - Due to the workload of the people organising the Factory, there are no plans to restart at this time. Watch this space for further details.
If you would like any further information then please contact us.