Ottershaw Players’ production of Whose Life Is It Anyway? was awarded the NODA South East Region Accolade of Excellence in Drama at the 2008 regional AGM.
This honour is the third NODA award that the Players have won since joining NODA in 2004; following the awards for A Christmas Carol in 2005 and The Wind In The WIllows in 2007.
Congratulations to all the cast and crew for yet another memorable production.
Please note that there have been some changes to the locations of read-throughs and auditions for Oliver Twist. Check the production page for up-to-date details.
This year’s annual Chairman’s Garden Party will be held on Sunday 17th August, at Danny Sparkes’ house from 11am.
Food and drink will be provided, as usual, so all you have to do is cross your fingers that the weather will be as good as it was last year! We can but hope.
Bring along the family to enjoy the weather!
This coming Saturday, 16th August, we shall be doing some maintenance work at The Hut, from 10am to 1pm. Please come along to help.
This year’s entry for the 50th Woking Drama Festival will be All In The Timing by David Ives. This is a book of 12 short plays, of which we will be performing just three, making a 30 to 40 minute piece.
The plays - English Made Simple, The Universal Language and Sure Thing - deal with language and communication and especially how this affects the ways that people meet and fall in love. The plays are quite theatrical—real “festival material”—yet also very funny, as those of us who gathered for the read-through at The Castle discovered.
Auditions were held on 13th July and the play has now been cast. Congratulations to Graham Collier, Bill Jackson, Julia Stevens and Amanda Keating who have risen to the challenge. A breakdown of their parts is on the All In The Timing page.
It’s time to decide what we will be staging at the Rhoda as our Summer 2009 production. Due to the vagaries of the publicity machine, we have to make a decision by the end of the summer. So, if anyone has any ideas, or is desperate to direct or produce a particular show, please bring it up with a committee member, or leave a comment here on the website, soon.
TaggedThe committee recently discussed producing an evening of two or threw One-Act plays, in Brook Hall, possibly in September.Due to the demands of the Festival play, and Oliver Twist which follows shortly thereafter, small casts and very simple sets would be the order of the day. This format is also ideal for new directors who can concentrate on working with the actors, with fewer distractions!
Any members who are keen to try their hand at directing a short piece are encouraged to give it a go, especially those who are harbouring ambitions to try directing for the first time. Contact Peter Moore if you are interested.
TaggedThe choice of play for the Woking Drama Festival will be unveiled and we will have a read-through on Sun 22nd June, 8.00pm, at the Castle pub in Ottershaw. Auditions will follow later in the summer. Do come along to read, to listen and to have a drink with your friends.
TaggedThere will be a post-production meeting for Lord Arthur on Sun 22nd June, 6.30pm, at the Castle pub in Ottershaw. This is to discuss what we thought went well, what went badly, and what lessons can be learned from pre-production through to the performances. All members are welcome to attend.
TaggedAfter a hectic few weeks, with two lots of sets in motion it’s time to get a work-party down to the Hut to do a major tidy-up. There are still some repairs to the fabric of the building outstanding and the Hut and Shed need to be re-organised.We will be gathering at the Hut from 10am to 1pm on Sunday 22nd June. Your invaluable help, even if only for an hour, would be very much appreciated.
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