TOWN SHOW 2011 

Well ....... the committee are still considering options and have whittled the possible shows down to a short list ........... and hope to announce the 2011 Town Show in early August.  The show will run during the February Half-Term (week starting Monday 21 Feb).  Auditions / rehearsals will start in September 2010 (Often full cast Mondays & Principals on Fridays).

Watch This Space.  You'll know more as soon as the webmaster knows (so long as they don't announce it whilst he is on holiday!) ....................................

WANTED - MUSICAL DIRECTOR

We are looking for an enthusiastic amateur to take up the post of Musical Director for the forthcoming Town Show (see above). 

• CLICK HERE for an outline Job Description for the role.

The list of responsibilities may look daunting but help and assistance in the role will be available.  We have in-house technical audio and musical support and we hope to confirm our both our usual (and excellent) rehearsal pianist and musical arranger / orchestra leader shortly.

• Anyone interested should please contact David Clayton on 01488 683845 or dune@hung123.fsnet.co.uk                                                                                     

Free filmmaking workshop Mon 2 Aug - Fri 6 Aug!

Sam Sampson, Learning Manager at CORN EXCHANGE & NEW GREENHAM ARTS is organising a workshop next week and is in desperate need of more participants. If anyone knows people who might be interested she would be very grateful if you can pass on this info to them. 

• The workshop is at New Greenham Arts, Monday to Friday, 10am to 4pm each day.

• It’s completely free and is open to anyone aged 10-18.

During the week the participants will work with professional filmmakers from MWS media to create a documentary responding to the history of Greenham Common and specifically to Jessica Curry’s new choral work Perpetual Light, which draws on the background of the Cold War and nuclear technologies. Most of all, it’s an opportunity for young people to get creative and learn about filmmaking.

They’ve got places left and would like to fill them! Anyone interested in taking part should contact Sam ASAP to bag a place: sams@cornechangenew.co.uk / 01635 582666 ext 206. 

NODA News  - NODA AWARD FOR CHTC!

CHTC has been awarded the Constance Power Trophy by the National Operatic and Dramatic Association (NODA) singling us out as being `most worthy of encouragement` from some 250 theatre companies in the South East of England.  The judges were most impressed by the strong community involvement at all ages and in all areas of the group from set building and play writing through to excellent work on stage.
"Over the years tremendous work has been done helping the youngsters to develop their dramatic and creative talents" said Henry Hawes, NODA`s Regional Director.

Our Chairman, David Clayton, received the award at Wyllyots Theatre in Potters Bar.  The presentation was made by the NODA National President and her Consort (pictured above - photo from www.XMO4.com) during the NODA London AGM on Sunday 4th July.  "Its great to get recognition for all the hard work put in to maintain what is now quite a large and very active organisation." Said David "We greatly appreciate all the support and involvement from the Local Community without which this would be quite impossible."                                                                                                             

HADCAF PERFORMANCES by Natalie Hyde and Phil Desmeules 

On Tuesday 20th July, Natalie Hyde gave an accomplished performance in  An Evening of Song with Birmingham Conservatoire Students - a HADCAF event.

As a former CHTC performer and a talented soprano Natalie, together with a fellow soprano and piano accompanist from the Birmingham Conservatoire, presented a varied programme to entertain and delight a sell-out audience at the croft hall.  There were songs from across the centuries, including a selection of solos and duets from Oratorio to 20th Century English Song, from Opera to French Song, and everything in between. 

On Sunday 18 July, Phil Desmeules (a CHTC alumnus) completed a moving performance of  My Real War, 1914.. ? his one man show that had a successful West-End run in 2009. The audience, including many local friends and family, were enthralled by his compelling stage characterisation and his phenomenal memory (nearly 90 minutes of non-stop action)!

Phil's theatre credits include A View from the Bridge in the West End, Uncertainty at the Arts Theatre, The Hygiene Hypothesis at Theatre503 and Hamlet at Greenwich Park. His television work includes Little Dorrit, Doctors and The Trafalgar Battle Surgeon.

CLICK HERE for the HADCAF site.                                                                                       

CHILDREN'S THEATRE

The 2010 Children’s Theatre Production was “The Dracula Rock Show” -  a fun musical play (Click image right to enlarge) - "A hilarious plot, full of splendid eccentric characters, is sparked by a dynamic rocky score, which takes in 60s rock, 70s disco and even a line dance! "  Part of HADCAF.

"I have just seen the Children's Theatre “Dracula Rock Show” & had a most enjoyable evening.  If this is the face of young theatre in Hungerford then more please".   John Miles 

Click Here for the Dracula Rock Show Page with show photos
(Photos by Carl Holmes of The Hungerford Camera Club)

CASTING  and SUCCESS STORIES

Busy Summer Ahead for Georgina Hendry

Good news for Georgie Hendry who has been cast as the lead girl Carmen in the New Theatre Oxford summer youth project of the musical Fame.  She has also been cast as Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz - the summer youth project at the Wyvern Theatre in Swindon.

It's Jekyll & Hyde for Paul Hyde ...

Paul recently auditioned with the Newbury Nomads for their production of "Jekyll & Hyde - The Musical".  He was really pleased to get the role of Sir Danvers Carew KBE and is enjoying the rehearsals.  The show will run 6-9 October 2010 at the Newbury Corn Exchange.  
Tickets £12.50(£10) on sale NOW.
CLICK HERE for box office.

... And It's Carrie Pipperidge for Julie

Julie Gower, our excellent Julie Jordan in Carousel is delighted to have just won the role of Carrie Pipperidge in the forthcoming Waterside Musical Society production of the same show at Holbury, on the edge of the New Forest. It runs 10th - 13th November 2010
                                                                                                                                           

PLAYERS PRODUCTION

We held an interesting play reading of "Farcical Monks" on 29th March for those interested in this year’s Players’ production.  This particular play is not going ahead in the near future - we are looking for a play with more female roles and will let you know more details as soon as they are known.  

We hope that the next Players production will be in November 2010.

30th Anniversary Poster

Our Limited Edition 30th Anniversary Poster Celebrating 30 years of Community Theatre in Hungerford is available from Crown Needlework for £3 only.

Be sure to pick up your copy of this piece of local history.  Guaranteed to bring back memories of past and recent Hungerford Town Shows!

CASTING CALLS

• Nothing current                                                                                                        

CHTC Garments

CHTC Sweat Shirts & Polo Shirts now available

Click Here or on button left for details

Appeal for Photos & Programmes

You will see that this site now includes photos from many past productions but there are several productions / shows where we have very few pictures or none at all, especially with The Players and The Young Theatre Groups.

If you have pictures at home, either as hard copy photos or as image files, please let us know.  We will scan / copy the pictures, return the originals to you and post the best ones to this site to give us a more complete archive of previous activities and events. 

Thanks to Liz Young, Barry Waddell, Shirley Dancey, Roushka Munt, Ron Couldridge and Ken Findlay for the loan of programmes from their collections. Also to Shirley Dancey, Tessa Brown, John Miles, Colin Hamblin, Barry Waddell, Karen Ashby, Ken Findlay, Shirley Dancey, Rob Chicken, Roushka Munt, Ron Couldridge and Dave Howard for photos.  Also to Karen Ashby for Press Cuttings
We are still looking for:

Programmes: Hoodwinked, Whoops-a-Daisy Angel, The Piper,  and Cinderella (children‘s theatre production).

Photos: You Me and Mrs Jones, Daisy Pulls it off, The Spell of Sleeping Beauty, Happy as a Sandbag, Fiddler on the Roof, Half a sixpence, Hello Dolly! (1996 production), My Fair Lady, Whoops-a-Daisy Angel, The Piper, and Cinderella (children‘s theatre production) and photos from any previous shows or pantomimes

If you can help, please contact Paul at the e-mail address below.