A few changes to the Company...

Since the auditions there have been a few changes to the Company.

• James Gardner has left the Senior Chorus to undertake a College course.
• Georgia Beckers has joined the Senior Dancers.
• Paul Gibbs, David Jones, Laurie Maycock, Graham Rainey and Roy Rainey have all joined the Senior Chorus.

Do you want to be a member?

Question:  Do you want to be a part of Bridgwater Pantomime Society?  If so there are several different forms of Non-Playing membership.

Society Membership Secretary, Nigel Johnson, is currently in the process of gathering membership for the Society and wonders if you'd like to join?

If you are interested you can download a copy of our Membership Form (in PDF format) from:

http://www.bridgwater-pantomime-society.org.uk/BPS-MEMBERSHIP-FORM-2010.pdf

Membership (from any category) will get you a priority booking form for tickets for next year's show.

It's been a busy few weeks - Part Two

On a sad note the Society lost one of its older members. 

Gil Greenslade died on Wednesday 13th October 2010 aged 78 years.

Gil was a member of the Senior Chorus amongst other things for many years and a few months ago at the Society's Annual General Meeting he was awarded his 20 year NODA Award for Services to Amateur Theatre.

Rest In Peace Gil.  You will be missed by all who knew you.

It's been a busy few weeks - Part One

Apologies for not posting for a while, but it's been a busy few weeks.

Firstly members of the Society were busy fund raising during Bridgwater Fair.  For four days the Society's Hot Dog van was staffed by volunteers from the Society.  Despite the horrible weather on and off over the course of the Fair we were very busy.

Thanks to everyone who supported us and bought food from us during Fair.

Dancing Queens...

Last night the Dancers Auditions for the 2011 production of "Dick Whittington" took place.  Society Choreographer, Jo Elson, put the prospective members of the dancers through their paces.

The Junior Dancers are:

●  Amy Davey
●  Olivia Handel
●  Carly Hill
●  Alice Jones
●  Siana Lukins
●  Rebecca Morris
●  Lauren Sweeting
●  Freya Williams

The Senior Dancers are:

●  Jade Axe
●  Lucy Bingham
●  April Hallett
●  Ruby Hamilton
●  Larissa Lovett
●  Emma Webb
●  Nicole Williams

Finally, the part of Timmy the Cat was cast, and I am pleased to announce the Georgia Handel got the part.

A Chorus Line...

Last night the Chorus auditions for Dick Whittington took place and after much deliberation both the Junior and Senior Choruses were chosen.

The Junior Chorus for Dick Whittington is:

The Junior Chorus

●  Charleigh Bunney
●  Byron Case
●  Georgia Case
●  Phoebe Davey
●  Holly Dyer
●  Tabitha Dyer
●  Lauren Goddard
●  Deni Haydon
●  Josie Marchant
●  Katie Oxman
●  Lewis Oxman
●  Kylie Parsons
●  Georgie Rose
●  Alex Selway

The Junior B's

●  Caitlin Faulks
●  Matilda Gould
●  Poppy Moule

The Senior Chorus


●  Jamie Blake
●  Adam Bunney
●  Jema Bunney
●  Nicky Case
●  Jodie Davey
●  James Gardner
●  Daisy Gould
●  John Hancock
●  Jordan Hill
●  Marion Jones
●  Sue Lees
●  Pat Marke
●  Jennie Mountcastle
●  Karen Rainey
●  Amanda Scammell
●  Lauren Singleton
●  Ken Stone Snr

The cast is cast...

This afternoon the auditions took place for the cast of the Society's 2011 production "Dick Whittington".  They went very well and all the part were cast (with the exception of Timmy the Cat which will be cast on Tuesday night).

The cast for Dick Whittington is as follows:-

●  Dick Whittington = Kim Pike

●  Alice Fitzwarren = Sophie Morris
●  Alderman Fitzwarren = Ken Stone
●  Sarah the Cook = Keith Robinson
●  Idle Jack = Lewis White
●  Lazy Lizzie = Lindsey Stone
●  Captain Seaworthy = Richard J. Porter
●  Bosun = Darren Oxman
●  Mate = Ashley Quinn
●  King Rat = Scott Clapp
●  Spirit of the Bells = Margaret Robinson

Chorus auditions take place tomorrow night (Monday 6th September), the results will be posted on Tuesday afternoon.

Collecting Audition Material

On Tuesday night (31st August) the Production Team (Keith and Margaret Robinson, Richard J. Porter and Jan Bishop) were at the Society's Headquarters eagerly awaiting prospective members of the cast to collect scripts prior to the Principal's auditions on Sunday 5th September.

The turnout was good, but don't worry if you couldn't make it DON'T PANIC.  As long as you contact either me via email (commercialinn@talktalk.net) by the end of Friday 3rd September you will still be able to audition. New members are always welcome...

Skittles Night Success...

The Society's Social Skittles Night on Friday 27th August at the Commercial Inn, Redgate Street, Bridgwater was a great success.

Over 20 members of the Committee, Cast and friends of the Society attended and a fun night was had by all.

The countdown to auditions officially begins...

Well, this is it.  The advert for auditions for "Dick Whittington" is in the Bridgwater Mercury.  The advert's also going to go online on the Bridgwater Mercury website!  Hopefully we'll get a good response as usual.

If anyone is interested in being the show or helping out, contact me on commercialinn@talktalk.net.

Website updated, ready for Auditions

Just updated the Society's website:

http://www.bridgwater-pantomime-society.org.uk

It now contains all the information on the dates and times for Pantomime auditions for Dick Whittington.

So far we've had quite a good response from people asking for information, let's hope they all turn up when they say they're going to.

If you're not a member of the Society and would like to be, drop us a line at commercialinn@talktalk.net and I'll endeavour to answer your query as best I can.

We're also on Facebook, you can find us by searching for "The Official Bridgwater Pantomime Society Facebook Site" or by clicking on the link below...

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=48490059242

You will need to be approved to see all the content of the group.

New members are always welcome.

Audition Dates for Bridgwater Pantomime Society (Dick Whittington 2011)

AUDITION DATES



Principals - Sunday 5th September - 2:30pm


Junior Chorus - Monday 6th September - 7:00pm


Senior Chorus - Monday 6th September - 8:30pm


Junior Dancers - Tuesday 7th September - 7:00pm


Senior Dancers - Tuesday 7th September - 8:00pm
 
For further information please contact Richard J. Porter (Publicity Officer) via email at: commercialinn@talktalk.net

Are you a Dick?

Are you a Dick? Or his Cat? Can you see yourself as an Idle Jack or Sarah the Cook? How about a King or Queen Rat??? If the answer is YES, then we want to hear from you...



Audition material for cast will be available on Tuesday 31st August from 8:00pm to 9.30pm at the Society Headquarters, Wembdon Road, Bridgwater. If you are interested in a Principal role, then audition material MUST be collected prior to the auditions, we do not want anyone just turning up on the day.

If you have any problems either attending the night for collecting audition material or the auditions themselves, please contact Margaret Robinson on (01278) 422618 or Richard J. Porter on (01278) 422973 after 6:00pm from Tuesday 24th August onwards.


Pre-Auditions MUST take place before the main auditions dates.

BPS Membership 2010 - 2011

At last night's Committee Meeting the membership prices for 2010 - 2011 were set.



The current membership rates are:


* Junior Member £7.00


* Senior Member £12.00


* Senior Playing Member £14.00


* Junior Playing Member £8.00


* Vice-President £16.00 minimum


If you are not currently a member and wish to become one please contact Nigel Johnson, Membership Secretary, at the following address:


Mr. Nigel Johnson
Membership Secretary
39 Woodbury Road
Bridgwater
Somerset
TA6 7LH

Bridgwater Pantomime Society goes bloggy...

Welcome to the new Bridgwater Pantomime Society blog...

The Society is keen to embrace new technology and this blog is our latest venture into cyberspace.  We already have a website and a page on Facebook, so having a blog is the next logical step.

At the moment we're getting ready for auditions for our forthcoming production of "Dick Whittington" so more on that nearer the time...

Richard - Society Publicity Officer.