Just got back from the Social evening down at the Vic Hotel tonight. We read the first act of “When we were married” (Priestly) and  a one act play “Star Chamber” (Coward). These are not plays we’re necessarily going to do in the future, though both would be easily do-able.

Both had us rolling in our seat at times and I’d recoomend coming along and having a go just for the giggle.

I’ve put up a quick excerpt, again just for fun… When listening to the attached clip, remember this is completely off the cuff, the actors have never read the play or practised the accents, so cut them some slack… Apologies to anyone of Northern descent. Also apologies for Jonny’s slight discretion of Language.

If you fancy coming along, the next social evening will be next Wednesday (4th Feb), 7:30pm at the Vic Hotel again.

Rehearsals are underway for the latest play, Generations Apart, written by Peter Gordon, and directed by Anne Ottaway.  This is a 8 player one with Tom Horsington, Harriet Still, Felicity Morgan, Steve Twinn, Ian Farley, Monica Hunt, Ellie Martin and Jonny White taking roles.

So what do the rest of us do while we’re waiting for props, scenery, costume etc. needing to be constructe,d made and found? Well, we’re having informal get togethers for a drink and chat on Mondays at the Queen Vic pub. This Monday we’ll be having an informal play reading. A chance to play about and practise those accents without being worries that you’ll actually be asked to do it for a whole play…..

See you there. 7:30pm

The members and chosen guests had a wonderful time at our Winter Feast Friday night at The Engine Room on Poundbury last night. The food was excellent, and the entertainments afterwards went down a treat!

We had poetry readings from young and old alike, monologues, that were definitely not monotonous, sketches and a couple cracking songs.

This Wednesday 7th Jan, is the official play reading for the next play. At Sunninghill as normal.

Then we’ve got the Members Meal at the Engine Room on Saturday, 7pm. See you there.

Monday 12th will either be the casting for the play or another reading, depending on how this wednesday goes. At the Victoria Hotel. Upstairs. Ask the bar where we are if you’ve never been there before.

NOTE: All Rehearsal, readings etc. on Monday will be at the Victoria Hotel in future. Thanks to Sunninghill letting us use the classroom there in the past, but it’ll be nice to sit on grown up seats… And the chance for a pint during rehearsals can be a bonus as well.

Victoria Hotel, 33 Maud Road, Dorchester DT1 2LW. For those who have not been there.