Yes, you did read that correctly. We need the blue plastic lids/tops off your milk cartons. And they must be the blue ones, not red or green. Why? Because they are going to come in very useful for the set of Return to the Forbidden Planet, which is being staged here from 9 - 11 April.
The show takes places on board a spaceship and the plans include a great number of switches and buttons on various panels and these blue plastic things are ideal.
So, if you can save the blue lids from your milk and get them to the box office by close of play Tuesday 7 April, we'd be very pleased to receive them!
Tuesday 31 March 2009
Tuesday 24 March 2009
Cinema at The Playhouse
Some of you may have caught the article in the Gloucestershire Echo recently about the possibility of our showing films here in the future. It is certainly something we are very keen to explore, as our improved seating rake makes our auditorium much more suitable for such a purpose.
Obviously, cinema equipment can be very expensive, so we would not be looking to make this sort of investment with undertaking at least a few trials, so the current thinking is that we will hire a top-notch screen, projector and speakers for a couple of weeks next year. We may, for instance, hold a film week in each season (as hiring for a week is the most financially sensible option) and show a variety of films during the week and possibly try out different types of projectors. This would then show us the long-term viability of the cinema option.
However, live events and theatre will continue to provide the vast majority of our output - film would be used to complement our existing offering (business speak) and attract a wider audience to our venue. Hopefully, we will show a wide variety of films, not just art films or foreign films, but also some classics that people might want to see on the screen again rather than the TV - and maybe we'll even present those in a nostalgic way with intervals, usherettes and B-movies!
Once the plans firm up, we will be asking our members, regular patrons and possible new patrons to let us know what sort of films they would like to see, in the hope that this market research will guarantee us decent audiences from the start. Watch this space!
Obviously, cinema equipment can be very expensive, so we would not be looking to make this sort of investment with undertaking at least a few trials, so the current thinking is that we will hire a top-notch screen, projector and speakers for a couple of weeks next year. We may, for instance, hold a film week in each season (as hiring for a week is the most financially sensible option) and show a variety of films during the week and possibly try out different types of projectors. This would then show us the long-term viability of the cinema option.
However, live events and theatre will continue to provide the vast majority of our output - film would be used to complement our existing offering (business speak) and attract a wider audience to our venue. Hopefully, we will show a wide variety of films, not just art films or foreign films, but also some classics that people might want to see on the screen again rather than the TV - and maybe we'll even present those in a nostalgic way with intervals, usherettes and B-movies!
Once the plans firm up, we will be asking our members, regular patrons and possible new patrons to let us know what sort of films they would like to see, in the hope that this market research will guarantee us decent audiences from the start. Watch this space!
Tuesday 3 March 2009
One Act Play Festival
This week, The Playhouse plays hosts to the Gloucestershire Round of the All England One Act Play Festival. Each night consists of two or three plays followed by an official adjudication, with the winners going on to the next round of the competition.
Thursday 5 March brings Oldland Youth and Oldland Players with productions of Deliver Us Not by Lee Howard and Greg Gamble, Effie's Burning by Valerie Windsor and Sins of the Father by Leo Smith.
Friday 6 March sees performances of Kathy Mead's And Who Will Pay the Rent - presented by Athlestan Players - and Bridget Derrett's All Around My Pole (Board-Walkers One Act Players).
Saturday 7 March showcases Tewkesbury Arts & Drama Society in Once This Was A Poet by Brenda Read-Brown and Sodbury Players in Samaritans, Can I Help You by Brendan Williams.
The two most local companies, Board-Walkers and Tewkesbury ADS are both presenting plays written by their own members. Tewkesbury's has already met with great success in other festivals while tickets are already selling fast for the Friday when Board-Walkers' comedy All Around My Pole demonstrates the pole dancing abilities of some of the Playhouse's illustrious female performers 'of a certain age'.
Each evening will present at least 90 minutes worth of theatre for just £7 (£5 concessions).
Thursday 5 March brings Oldland Youth and Oldland Players with productions of Deliver Us Not by Lee Howard and Greg Gamble, Effie's Burning by Valerie Windsor and Sins of the Father by Leo Smith.
Friday 6 March sees performances of Kathy Mead's And Who Will Pay the Rent - presented by Athlestan Players - and Bridget Derrett's All Around My Pole (Board-Walkers One Act Players).
Saturday 7 March showcases Tewkesbury Arts & Drama Society in Once This Was A Poet by Brenda Read-Brown and Sodbury Players in Samaritans, Can I Help You by Brendan Williams.
The two most local companies, Board-Walkers and Tewkesbury ADS are both presenting plays written by their own members. Tewkesbury's has already met with great success in other festivals while tickets are already selling fast for the Friday when Board-Walkers' comedy All Around My Pole demonstrates the pole dancing abilities of some of the Playhouse's illustrious female performers 'of a certain age'.
Each evening will present at least 90 minutes worth of theatre for just £7 (£5 concessions).
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