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Rehearsals for
our next production 'Blithe Spirit,' by Noel Coward are under
way,
Our last
production of 'How The Other Half Loves' by Alan
Ayckbourn played to full houses from ------------------------------
Our presentation of 'Key for Two' by John Chapman
and Dave Freeman in April 2009 ------------------------------ The
presentation of 'A Chorus of Disapproval' by Alan Ayckbourn
took place from
Wednesday to Saturday,
There was a cast of 14 on
stage. Writing in the Wolverhampton Express and Star
newspaper
'there is a
naturalness about the acting....the cast communicate the
humour and the pathos of the play most successfully....the
young widower Guy Jones was played charmingly by Richard
Wall....Jan Wolverson gave a seductive performance as a
swinging couple's female half....Rebecca Herdson
sympathetically played the directors neglected wife and
Marlene Manley's portrayal of the businessman's wife who
wants a favour was nicely done'
August 2007 We were delighted
to announce that we received a grant of
The platforms
were supplied by Stage Systems of
Loughborough, using their 'QPlus' demountable platform tiering
system - a smart and versatile way of improving our shows!"
April 2008
Production Our presentation of 'Table Manners' by Alan Ayckbourn from Wednesday to Saturday April 2nd -5th 2008 played to 100% capacity audiences and we had to turn many people away at the door! We wish we could have put in an extra night! The play
received huge applause, and the audience was rocking with
laughter, especially at the
Mike Kaiser GODA, our adjudicator, said....." the
presentation was of a high standard with a great deal of
attention ------------------------------
October 2007
Production Another
successful production. Judging by the favourable comments received from the GODA adjudicator Mike Kaiser, and the rave review in the Jason Forrest Drive Time show on WCRFM the next day, our audiences felt the play was well up to our usual high standards.
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A GTC June special
was performed to full houses, to celebrate the Company's 10th anniversary. ------------------------------
April 2007
Production
Another successful production. 'All
in Good Time' by Bill Naughton was presented to 4
full houses between April 11th and 14th 2007. In his review in
the Wolverhampton Express and Star, critic Jerald Smith says:
'Richard Green's
carefully constructed production catches the macho, hard-working
ethos of the time.... 1960's Bolton.... Gerry Hudson gives a
fine performance as Ezra, and Liz Herdson successfully portrays
the matriarchal figure with that streak of common sense which
held families together.'
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The Birmingham and
District Theatre Guild 2006/2007. Congratulations to Richard Green for winning the L. Boughton Chatwin Trophy in March 2007 for most outstanding performance as Fred Midway in 'Semi Detached' by David Turner in the peripatetic section of the festival. The Company also took part in the Festival week, with a performance of 'The Twelve Pound Look' by J.M. Barrie, and won: The
Will Horton Trophy for Runner-Up. ------------------------------
October
2006 Production
'Semi-Detached' by David Turner was presented to near capacity
audiences on 23rd to 26th October 2006. We were visited by a GODA adjudicator, Mr. Michael Kaiser.
In his written adjudication, he
said:
'The presentation was highly successful in that you created an area that was utterly convincing as a living home and people seemed to be at ease with it......another feature of the production which was used just about perfectly was the use of the audience with appeals going out to involve them, to make them complicit in a way.....You had everyone as a team playing at the same level, with energy, pace and projection.'
'The challenge of
the play was to capture the headlong surge of events and to
sweep the audience along with gales of laughter without having
too much time to think about either the unpleasant realities of
Fred's schemes...I think you did all of that well and used the
space well to create a glimpse into the world of aspiring
suburbs,. The team playing was of a consistent high standard and
you gave us all a thoroughly enjoyable and worthwhile evening.'
April 2006
Production 'A Woman of No Importance' by Oscar Wilde was successfully presented to full houses in early April 2006. The GODA adjudicator, Mr. Brian Watkins said:
'the Company's work
earned them the commendation that an February 2006 - Best Male Performance, Chris Lewis (BFAME Festival) At the BFAME Festival in Feb 2006, our Chris Lewis won the L. Boughton Chatwin Trophy for the Best Male Performance, for his role as Morgan Evans in ' The Corn is Green'. Well done Chris, we are very proud of you, following in the footsteps of previous winners of this trophy from Goldthorn Theatre Company in successive years, Richard Green and Gerry Hudson.
‘The Corn is Green’, was performed to 5 full houses at the end of October 2005. Among the audience was a visiting semi-professional director from another company, who wrote, after seeing the play: 'I enjoyed the play immensely, the direction was precise, the acting was very good and the overall presentation was excellent. You managed to achieve one of the most important elements that I want when watching any kind of theatre - you made the piece realistic and believable. Please pass on my congratulations to all the cast'.
Photographs of the production can be viewed in the gallery. |
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