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DRAMA ASSOCIATION OF ENGLAND
This is your
final chance to complete the questionnaire sent out with the January newsletter.
We would be grateful if
societies in England could complete and return the attached questionnaire to Artservice
by 11th Feb
2005.
<<Theatre Groups
Questionnaire.pdf>>
Artservice
Freepost SWC
1369
Kington
HR3 6ZY
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NODA SUMMER SCHOOL
The brochure for
next year’s Summer School, which takes place at Loughborough University from 6
to 13 August 2005, was distributed with the Winter 2004 issue of NODA National News, and will be inserted again in the Spring
2005 issue, which will be distributed in early March. Some courses are already nearly full, so make sure you apply as
soon as possible. For a
copy of the brochure and
application form please
contact Headquarters on 0870 770 2480 or visit www.noda.org.uk.
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2005 SUBSCRIPTIONS
A thank you to
those members who have already renewed their subscription for 2005. If you have
not already paid, please remember that if you do not renew your membership by 31
March at the latest, you will lose access to NODA benefits. If you have not
received your subscription invoice, please contact NODA
Headquarters. Please note that
reminder letters will be sent out to all members who have not renewed by 31
January. This is an expensive exercise, so to avoid subscription increases in
the future we urge all members to make sure they pay their subs by the official
payment date of 1 January.
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ENQUIRY INTO PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR THE THEATRE
As announced in
the January newsletter, the
DCMS Select Committee has launched a
comprehensive enquiry into public support for theatre. The committee
is inquiring into the
nature and adequacy of public support for theatre in the UK as well as a range
of other issues that have been identified.
NODA was
delighted to have been invited to present its case for better public support for
amateur theatre, alongside representatives from the Central Council for Amateur
Theatre, the Little Theatre Guild of Great Britain and the Drama Association of
Wales. An audio recording of our Oral Evidence, which took place on 25 January,
can be found at http://www.parliamentlive.tv/Console.aspx?Encoding=2565. To access this recording
you are required to have Windows Media Player installed on you computer, which
can be obtained from www.microsoft.com/mediaplayer.
You can also read
a transcript of our Oral Evidence at http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200405/cmselect/cmcumeds/uc254-i/uc25402.htm
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Laura Crane died
just two weeks after her seventeenth birthday from a complex mix of FOUR types
of cancer. The Laura Crane Trust was registered five months later in October
1996 to fund research specifically into cancers affecting 13-25 year olds. It
also funds measures to help improve the lives of the young people during their
treatment and in the aftermath of their illness. Cancer is the most common form
of non-accidental death in teenagers in the UK, yet the Laura Crane Trust is
the only UK charity funding research specifically into cancers affecting
this age group.
Laura always took
great delight in the theatre, both on stage and going to watch shows. The last
play she performed in, in her GCSE year just before she was diagnosed with
cancer, was Animal Farm in which she played Snowball.
Between October 2004 and October 2005 we are appealing to people
all over the country connected to theatre and drama to
‘aCT against CaNCeR’
How can you
help?
- By donating the
proceeds from a performance
- By
holding a raffle or collection at a
performance
- By having a
collection box in your studio or theatre
Or to simply make
a donation to our appeal please send a cheque for whatever you can afford to:
Act against
Cancer Appeal, The Laura Crane Trust, PO Box 437, Huddersfield, HD1
9QH.
Thank you for your support!
Registered Charity Number 1058464
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Book by: Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty
Co-Conceived by: Eric
Idle
Lyrics by: Lynn Ahrens
Music by: Stephen Flaherty
Conceived by
Lynn Ahrens, Stephen Flaherty and Eric Idle.
This wonderful new show has just been released for amateur
production.
After all those years being stuck on a page,
Did you ever imagine
you’d see me onstage?
Now I’m here, there is no telling what may
ensue!
No, there’s no telling what!
But I’ll give you a
clue..."
So says
the mischievous Cat in
the Hat
at the onset of this
fantastical, magical, musical extravaganza! Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty
(Lucky Stiff, My Favorite Year, Once On This Island, and Ragtime) have lovingly
brought to life all of our favourite Dr. Seuss characters, including Horton the
Elephant, Gertrude McFuzz, Lazy Mayzie and all of the Whos of
Whoville!
Perusal material and application forms are available on
request.
Josef Weinberger, 12 - 14 Mortimer Street, London W1T
3JJ
Tel:
020 7580 2827 Fax: 020 7436 9616
E-mail: amateur@jwmail.co.uk Website: www.josef-weinberger.com
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The
Who's
TOMMY
Music and Lyrics by PETE TOWNSHEND
Book
by PETE TOWNSHEND and DES McANUFF
Additional Music and Lyrics by
JOHN
ENTWISTLE and KEITH MOON
This
production by arrangement with JOSEF WEINBERGER LIMITED on behalf of MUSIC
THEATRE INTERNATIONAL of New York
On
Tour in 2005
Starring Jonathan Wilkes
For
a Tour Schedule, click on the following link:
http://www.kenwright.com/
If
you wish to be kept informed of the amateur release of this show within the UK,
please hit the reply button and type in your name, name of organisation and your
full postal address.
Josef Weinberger, 12 - 14 Mortimer Street, London W1T
3JJ
Tel:
020 7580 2827 Fax: 020 7436 9616
E-mail: amateur@jwmail.co.uk Website: www.josef-weinberger.com
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WHAT NOT TO WEAR
BBC What Not To Wear is looking for women aged 70 and over to take
part in a new series.
Do you feel young
on the inside but old on the outside? Have you been dressing the same for years
and need a boost? Has this affected your self esteem? Are you physically
active, young at heart and keen to look good?
Or does your
mother, grandmother or relative fit the above description!?!
If this is you,
or someone you know, What
Not To Wear wants to hear
from you now!
Call Joel on 020
8752 4450 or e-mail joel.kafetz@bbc.co.uk
or write to Joel Kafetz,
What Not To Wear, Room 5306, BBC White City, London, W12 7TS
THE NATIONWIDE AWARDS FOR VOLUNTARY ENDEAVOUR
area
- UK
deadline - 29 April 2005
Nationwide and
NCVA are giving you the chance to nominate someone you feel deserves an award
for their work in one of four categories: young people (as individuals), adults
(as individuals), young people (as a group), adults (as a
group).
There will be 80
winners across the UK based on regions, and 40 finalists, from which 4 winners
will be chosen.
National winners will each receive £2,500 to the charity of their
choice.
Nomination
leaflets are available in Nationwide Building Society or by post:
The Nationwide Awards for Voluntary Endeavour FREEPOST SCE7682
Swindon SN38 9BX
FIDELITY UK
Up
to £100,000 for not-for-profits running self-reliance projects
For
community development, health, arts & culture, educational projects, for
capital improvements, technology, organisational development & planning.
See www.fidelityukfoundation.org.
THE YEAR OF THE VOLUNTEER GRANTS
2005 is Year of
the Volunteer, launched by the New Home Secretary Charles Clarke this week. Year
of the Volunteer has a different theme for each month, with January being Health
and February being Youth. A special website has been set up to support the
initiative: www.yearofthevolunteer.org
Volunteering
England, in partnership with other bodies, is distributing small grants designed
to enable and encourage more people to participate in the Year of the Volunteer.
They will fund activities that are conceived, owned and delivered by individuals
or groups of individuals, rather than the work of organisations, with a range of
£500 to £1,500. However, these can be fed through formal voluntary bodies and
consortia.
Application forms
for grants from: www.volunteering.org.uk/missions.php?id=935
YOUTH MUSIC THEATRE UK
seeks volunteers to work in their local area or in its central
London office.
The
company offers valuable work experience in marketing, development and arts
administration.
The
company works UK wide and seeks applicants from all four countries.
Volunteer application form and further details available on the
YMTUK website.
No
deadlines. All applicants should be over 18.
Youth Music Theatre,
7th
Floor Swiss Centre,
10
Wardour Street, London
W1D
6QF
T
0870 240 5057
http://www.youth-music-theatre.org.uk
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ACTHÉA FESTIVAL
Ecole des Mines d'Albi - Carmaux
Each year a
festival of theatre is held within the town of Albi, in the south of France
(near Toulouse). The festival is called Acthéa,
which is in it's 7th year taking place from April 18 to 23
2005.
The festival is
open to youth societies from the UK. It is proposed that these societies will
play within the town. The societies will be provided with board and lodging
during the whole week. Acthea's staff welcomes you...
We also invite a
professionnal jury who will judge all the theatre performances during the week
of the Acthéa festival. The winner will perform again for the closure of
Acthéa's festival, on 23 April 2005.
If you are
interested please complete the attached entry form before march 1st 2005.
<<Acthéa2005-Dossierd_inscription.pdf>>
Please send entry forms to the following address:
Ecole des Mines d'Albi - Carmaux
Organisation ACTHEA
Campus
Jarlard
81 013 ALBI Cedex 09
FRANCE
Before submitting an entry
form please contact us at the following e-mail address acthea@enstimac.fr
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Performing Rights Society Foundation (PRSF)
New Music Awards
2005: Up to £50,000
Want to provoke
creatively adventurous ideas?
Apply for funding
through performance (any genre) in any context or media, collaboratively, by
individuals or in groups.
New British music
= focus. Your public performance must appear by September
2006.
Apply by 25th
February 2005. See www.prsfoundation.co.uk
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Young
People's Arts Award (England)
Young people will have the
chance of acquiring a new national award for achievement in the
arts.
The Young People's Arts Award,
to be run by Arts Council England, will be aimed at 13 - 25 year olds and will
recognise their participation in and engagement in the arts. It aims to appeal
to the widest range of young people with different backgrounds and cultural
interests.
The award currently has three
parts at Silver and part four at Gold; a Bronze level may follow:
Part one, individual
achievement: develop arts skills by setting a challenge and sharing work with
peers;
Part two, the world of the
arts: go to arts events, take part in local arts activities and explore training
and employment in the arts;
Part three, leadership and team
working: plan and run an arts project involving other people;
Part four, arts award portfolio
(Gold only): present arts award work in any medium.
Young people will be able to
choose any art form they enjoy. Along with an Arts Award adviser they can set
their own challenges and get feedback from both other young people and the
adviser.
Arts Award advisers will be
arts workers, teachers or youth workers who are trained and supported to run the
award. Young people who achieve the award will receive an Arts Council England
certificate signed by the Chair of the Council.
Visit the Art Council England
website for further details on www.artscouncil.org.uk
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NODA THEATRE CLUB
BY
THE BOG OF CATS
LAST CHANCE TO BOOK THIS POWERFUL PLAY STARRING HOLLY HUNTER –
SAVE UP TO £24.50
Marina Carr's lyrical and darkly humorous new play, starring
Hollywood actress Holly Hunter, must end its hugely successful run on 26
February. It tells the story of Hester Swane, a passionate Irish woman with an
unearthly connection to her land. Deserted by her mother, betrayed by the man
she loves and fearing for the safety of her daughter, Hester is overwhelmed by
despair.
As mythical forces begin to conspire and the play reaches its
exhilarating climax, Hester finally fulfils her destiny.
Buy
tickets at just £15 (+ £1.50 booking fee per ticket). Valid for all
performances, except Saturday evenings, until 26 February.
To
book call now on 020 7907 7002.
EARLY BOOKI NG RATE FOR GROUPS TO SEE THE WOMAN IN
WHITE
The
spectacular musical, THE WOMAN IN WHITE, features a beautifully soaring,
romantic score by Andrew Lloyd Webber and some of the most innovative scenery
ever seen on stage.
This
must-see show follows a dashing young man, employed as the art tutor to two
devoted sisters, who finds himself stranded at a remote railway cutting. Out of
the darkness a mysterious woman dressed in white appears, desperate to share a
chilling secret. He and the sisters soon find themselves trapped in a web of
betrayal and greed where it is impossible to know who to
trust.
Groups of 12 or more can buy best available seats at £30 per
person – a saving of up to £20 per ticket. Valid for Monday-Thursday evenings
and Wednesday matinees until 30 June. Rate applies to tickets booked and paid
for before 30 April.
To
book call now on 020 7907 7056
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National Operatic and
Dramatic Association
NODA House
58-60 Lincoln Road
Peterborough PE1
2RZ
tel: 0870 770 2480
fax: 0870 770 2490
e-mail:
everyone@noda.org.uk
http://www.noda.org.uk
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