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NODA NATIONAL
NEWS
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AREA
CONFERENCES
The weekend of 26 and 27 June
sees two NODA Area Conferences, giving local amateur theatre enthusiasts a
chance to network and to discuss issues of concern.
Southern Area
Day, Saturday 26 June 2004, Capitol
Theatre Horsham
The Day includes workshops on Pantomime Make-Up, Wigs, Lighting
Design, Salsa Dance, Vocal Technique and Marketing, followed by the Southern
Area Annual General Meeting, Awards Ceremony and Evening
Entertainment.
To book call Roy
Brown on 02392 839888
London Area Annual General
Meeting, Sunday 27 June 2004, Heathfield Halls,
Dartford
The AGM
will take place at 11am and will be followed by the presentation of Area
trophies and awards.
For further details call Elizabeth Chamberlain on 01895
623982 or email withy15@aol.com
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AMATEUR THEATRE
WEEK
Thank you to those groups who
have already responded about the first ever national Amateur Theatre Week,
taking place from Saturday 23 to Saturday 30 October 2004.
There has been a slight delay
in launching the dedicated Amateur Theatre Week website (www.amateurtheatreweek.org.uk), which will contain details of how to
register, a list of participating events, downloadable advice packs and logos,
and other useful information. We hope to be able to launch it later this
month.
Any amateur theatre group
interested in taking part in Amateur Theatre Week should contact NODA on 0870
770 2480 or email everyone@noda.org.uk.
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GREAT ORMOND
STREET PERFORMANCE OF PETER PAN
Our apologies to those of you
who were interested in the news item in the May newsletter. We missed out the
date for this event, which is Saturday 17 July.
Please contact Martin Sheehan
at GOSHCC on 020-7916-5678, extension 1106, or at sheehanm@gosh.nhs.uk if you
need further details about the event.
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YOUTH
MUSIC
Youth Music has four funding
programmes open for application. Grants of between £1,000 and £20,000 are
available to non-profit making organisations to work with children and young
people over a period of three to eighteen months.
The four Open Programmes are:
First Steps - Developing 0-5 year olds through music, with training for parents
and carers; Music Maker - Music-making in any style or genre for 5-18 year olds,
or up to 25 year olds with special needs; Plug into Music - Developing music
technology skills for 5-18 year olds. Singing Challenge - Encouraging new and
exciting ways of singing for 5-18 year olds.
All organisations in receipt of
Youth Music funding must include a trainee or peer-mentoring programmes.
Applications are assessed on a rolling basis but you should allow approximately
three months for a decision.
Guidelines, application forms
and Hot Tips for each of the four Open programmes can be downloaded from their
website. For further information Tel: 020 7902 1060 or Email:
info@youthmusic.org.uk Website: www.youthmusic.org.uk
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NEW PRIME TIME
TV SHOW..
Is there something unusual or
shocking about your Amdram group? Have you been the victim of backstabbing or
big egos? Or even experienced the casting couch? Has your life taken a
radically different turn since you got involved in Amdram? Are you proof that
the British stage is more sex, drugs and rock and roll than we think? Or perhaps
you’ve been caught up in a backstage scandal?
We are looking for colourful
characters and surprising stories for a new TV documentary and we would love to
hear from you, filming is to take place from around mid-July to end of
August. Please email your stories to:-nicole.dudley@shinelimited.com or call 020
79857109
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SAVE 50% ON
LONDON’S LATEST SPECTACULAR MUSICAL
JAILHOUSE ROCK – THE MUSICAL is
the new sensational production from the creators of ‘Buddy’. Based on the
classic 1957 film, starring Elvis Presley, it is the story of Vince Everett, a
kid from the wrong side of the tracks. Whilst doing time in jail he discovers a
unique musical talent and upon release emerges to become the world’s greatest
rock ‘n’ roll star. This fabulous musical features such classic hits as ‘Blue
Suede Shoes’, ‘Suspicious Minds’, ‘The Wonder of You’, ‘Are You Lonesome
Tonight?’, ‘Burnin’ Love’ and Tutti Frutti’. A rockin’ show guaranteed to have
you dancing in the aisles!
Tickets are available at just
£22.50 (+ £1.50 booking fee per ticket) – a saving of 50%. Valid for Monday –
Thursday evenings, Wednesday and Saturday matinees until 31 August. To book call
now on 020 7907 7056 quoting ‘Jailhouse Rock NODA offer’.
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GROUP OFFER:
SEE BEHIND-THE-SCENES AT THE NATIONAL THEATRE FOR JUST £5 PER
PERSON
National Theatre Backstage
Tours are an enjoyable and informative way to experience the magic of a working
theatre. The tours take your group behind-the-scenes to see all three
auditoriums (the Olivier, Lyttelton and Cottesloe), as well as front-of-house,
scenic workshops and backstage areas, all in the company of well-informed,
enthusiastic guides.
The National Theatre presents
an eclectic mix of new plays and classics with seven or eight productions in
repertory at any one time. Recent shows have included the award-winning ‘Jerry
Springer-The Opera’ and the highly acclaimed stage adaptation of Philip
Pullman’s ‘His Dark Materials’.
Group tours are priced at just
£5 per person with educational groups at £4 per person. Each tour lasts for
approximately 1 hour and 15 minutes.
To book call now on 020 7907
7002 .
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COLLEGE AMATEUR
OPERATIC AND DRAMATIC SOCIETY
THE PYJAMA
GAME
College Amateur Operatic and
Dramatic are performing 'The Pyjama Game' this year. We are sure you will be
familiar with "Hey There (you with the stars in your eyes)", "I’m Not At All In
Love", "Hernando’s Hideaway", "Steam Heat" and "Once a Year Day". The story
takes place in the "Sleep Tite" pyjama factory where the Shop Steward - Babe,
falls in love with the Work’s Manager – Sid, with many pitfalls and laughs along
the way.
'The Pyjama Game' will be
performed at the Kenneth More Theatre from Wednesday, 14th July to Saturday,
17th July 2004 at 7.45pm, and there will be a matinee at 3pm on the Saturday.
Tickets are available from the Box Office of the Theatre on 020 8553
4466.
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WIFE SWAP IS
GOING INTERNATIONAL!
