Wind farm in Shotley
There are rumours circulating widely in Shotley that a wind farm is
planned for the village and while it is a fact that a windmill is
currently under construction at Shotley village hall, the residents of
the village need not worry.

The windmill is part of the set the for
Shotley Drama Group's forthcoming pantomime 'Puss in Boots'.

This year's panto, under the direction of Barbara Moss-Taylor, features
many of the Shotley 'regulars' as well as some of the group's younger
members coming through to lead roles. With a first class script and
lots of good songs, it promises to be yet another successful panto
season for Shotley. There will be goodies and baddies and, if past
years are anything to go by, splendid audiences who play their vital
part so well. Musical Director Thomas Durrant is putting soloists and
chorus through their paces to get the best from well-known songs
included in the show.

So, make sure you get your tickets early! 'Puss In Boots' is on at
Shotley Village Hall on February 15th-18th 2006 each evening at 7.30pm (doors open at 7pm) and also a matinee on Saturday 18th at 2.30pm (doors open at 2pm). Tickets are available from Shotley Street and Shotley Gate Post Offices, The Rose Inn or by Telephoning 01473 787630
 
 
 
 
 
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Auditioning for their next pantomime

 

Pantomime in Shotley has become an essential part of the village
calendar and Shotley Drama Group's next offering will be Puss in Boots
in February. Preparations are already underway for read-throughs and
auditions in September and October. This is a super pantomime with a
good selection of strong character roles, cameos and chorus parts. It
is the story of a sassy, streetwise cat who magically gains the power
of speech and sets about using his (or her) talents to help change his
poor master's fortunes.

Shotley Drama Group is always pleased to offer a warm welcome to new members and we are particularly keen to meet budding performers to fill some of the younger adult roles.

Anyone interested in speaking roles should attend read-throughs at
Shotley Village Hall at 7.45pm on Thursday 22nd September and Thursday 29th September. Auditions for both Chorus and Principal parts will be held at the Village Hall on Thursday 6th October at 7.45pm.

For more information call either Barbara Moss-Taylor on 01473 788909 or David Armes on 01473 787630.
 
 
 
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Anne Frank's Diary, September 2008

The Shotley Drama Group's latest offering is certainly not an easy play to put on nor of course an easy subject matter to contemplate, the persecution of the Jews in World War II.

For those not familiar with the very famous book (the largest non-fiction seller next to the bible), it charts the three year incarceration of the Anne Frank and her family and others in an attic above the Frank's business in Amsterdam.

The play is expertly written and adapted from the original diary.  It covers the time period from when they arrive to start their hiding until they are discovered by the Gestapo and subsequently taken off to the various death camps and ultimately the only survivor is Otto Frank.

We highly recommend that you come and see the play can since the cast are excellent and we have two young stars in the making playing Anne and Peter.  There will be some other very familiar faces too (playing roles you have never seen them in before) and they are being put through their paces by Director Catherine Chambers.

The show opens in Shotley Village Hall on Wednesday 10 September and runs to Saturday 13 September.  Tickets are already available now by contacting David Armes on 01473  787630 or Lyn higgs on 01473 788203 they are also available at both Post Offices in Shotley and the Rose public house.

 
 
Thu 14 February 2008 Cinderella, Village Hall 7.30 <more>
 
Aladdin  
 

Shotley Drama Group is is in full swing with rehearsals for its forthcoming pantomime 'Aladdin'.

The cast is busy learning their lines and songs while the technical crew are building sets and working out how to make the magic carpet 'fly'.

As usual, the panto involves a lot of children from the village and many of the Shotley regulars as well as a few new faces. when everyone is on stage for the finale the total number of cast is 43!

The group will be looking to maintain the high standard it has set itself in recent years in all areas, on stage, costume, technical and backstage.

'Aladdin' is being performed on February 14th - 17th at Shotley Village Hall, with the action starting at 7.30pm (doors open at 7pm). There is also a matinee on Saturday 17th at 2.30pm (doors open at 2pm). Tickets are £6.50 for adults, £5 for children and concessions and £18 for a four person family ticket (minimum 2 children).

For more ticket information about Shotley Drama Group or to order your tickets by phone, please call David Armes on 01473 787630. Don't leave it too long as Shotley pantos sell out quickly and last year there were a number of disappointed people who left it too late and couldn't get tickets!
 
 
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My Fair Lady  
The latest offering from the Shotley Drama Group is 'My Fair Lady' (9-14 October 2006) with husband and wife Andrew and Catherine Chambers taking the roles of Professor Higgins and Eliza Doolittle (pictured during rehearsal)

The strong cast includes all the Shotley regulars with Derek Long as Colonel Pickering and Andy Bynoth as Alfred P Doolittle. As always with Shotley productions the principals are well supported by the rest of the cast and chorus to maintain the overall high standard that the group has achieved over the years.

The show has provided a great challenge to wardrobe mistress Teresa Heath and her team and the hats and dresses for the Ascot and Ball scenes in particular are a credit to them all.

This is only the second times that the group has staged a full-blown musical but the tremendous success of its production of 'Oliver' a couple of years back gave the members the confidence to stage another well known musical.

Months of hard work by the cast, music director Thomas Durrant and choreographer Brian Spalding and the backstage crew have come together to provide first class local entertainment by local people for the local community.

Tickets are £6.50 adults and £4.50 concessions and are available from both Shotley Post Offices, The Rose Inn, Scrivs in Holbrook or from David Armes on 01473 787630. We are also offering a group discount scheme of one free ticket if you book a group of ten. To take advantage of this please contact David Armes. So come along and support local drama and enjoy one of the best-loved West End shows, but don't delay, tickets are going quickly

 

 
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