Dear All
I am sure many of you are now aware of the passing of
David Leask. It has been a great shock
to us all and we send our condolences to Margaret and the family. David was a much-loved member of the society
and a dear friend to many. He will be
greatly missed. On stage he always gave
an accomplished performance. His first major role in TADLOP was ‘Pilate’ in
‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ and more recently as ‘Scrooge’ and only this year as
Isador Strauss in ‘Titanic’. He should
be an example to us all. Our concert is
to be dedicated to him and a donation to cancer research will be made.
We are rapidly approaching the concert and it does
sound very good! Thanks to all of you
who have stuck with it. These concerts
do give a good focus on improving our singing so they are well worth doing, in
addition to hopefully providing the society with some extra funds. I realize they are not everyone’s cup of tea,
so to speak, but look forward to seeing everyone when we start The Scarlet Pimpernel - first rehearsal is on Sunday 2nd September at
Hadley 7.30 - please make every effort to attend.
Back to the concert! We do need people to wait on
tables and generally assist. If you can
help, please call me or anyone on the committee. There is a BAR, but please, no getting smashed
before we sing! Concert dates are 17th and 18th August at the Maws
Craft Centre. Tickets are available from
Jo Matkin on 01952 885999.
I hope you are all aware that we are having a brief
rehearsal on the 16th at the Maws. It is only brief to get an idea
of how it’s going to sound outside and to tidy up movements etc.
Some good news - Mary Law has been poorly recently but
is now much better and I’m sure we all wish her well and look forward to seeing
her soon.
After many years of service (16 I
think!) John Brown has had to take the decision to retire. We will miss him
greatly but he has offered to give his advice and support. I have had some great fun over the years
working with John and the lads backstage. Loads of stories to tell but too many for a
newsletter (or which could go into print!) Thanks and all the best, John.
Which brings me to the next point.
We need a Stage manager! If you are out
there and are interested please get in touch to find
out what it is all about. If you are
interested in other positions in direction or MD, do come forward and let
people know!
Finally we have a range of social events coming up
(see enclosed save the date info). One
of the events being organized is a big day out in
alistaircraib@aol.com 01952 884620/07968990687 9 Jackfield Mill, Jackfield. TF8 7LL