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JANUARY NEWSLETTER Editor: Sue Garlick E-mail: [email protected] “BETRAYAL” by Harold Pinter 13 – 21 Feb 2015 - Directed by Maggie Blaszczok Betrayal is one of Pinter's most moving and probably his most accessible play and deals with the shifting balance of power in relationships and with the pain of loss. There is a good deal of tenderness, wit and humour and what makes it so interesting is watching the characters try to conceal what they believe the other does not know. Betrayal is based on the lengthy affair between Harold Pinter and the broadcaster Joan Bakewell. The play is structured in reverse chronological order, with the first scene taking place in 1977, two years after Emma and Jerry's affair has finished, and ends in 1968 with the first flickers of attraction. Pinter shows that it is not always the major betrayals that destroy us, but the accumulation of the smaller lies. We have an excellent cast for you, all working very hard to bring you this exciting and wonderful play from one of our greatest playwrights. Box Office 0161 627 1032 The box office is open on Tuesdays 27 Jan, 3 & 10 Feb, 2pm-4pm and Thursdays 29 Jan, 5 & 12 Feb, 7pm-9pm Book online at: www.lyceumtheatre.org.uk (The Box Office is also open on performance nights for future productions) Getting to the Theatre If you are using public transport a convenient way to travel to the Lyceum is by tram. Metrolink have a station directly outside the theatre – Oldham Central. If you are travelling by car you can use Sainsbury's car park. Turn right at the top of the ramp and use the section near the Library. There is then pedestrian access to Union Street and the Theatre. The car park will be available free of charge from 7.00pm to 10.30pm during productions. Sainsbury’s is sign-posted 'Superstore' on the eastbound carriageway of the Oldham southern by-pass. Dining before the Show If you would like to book a meal at The Old Bill Bistro, Bar & Lounge, you can get this at the special 'early bird' price of £9.95 per person for a two course meal, including a drink, when you show your Lyceum theatre tickets. Telephone Paolo, the proprietor of The Old Bill, on 0161 628 5895 to book your table. The offer is not available every evening so please check with Paulo. The Old Bill is situated just around the corner from us at 35 Greaves St, Oldham, OL1 1TJ. Lyceum Christmas Walk The annual Lyceum Christmas Walk and Lunch on Sunday 14 December was again at Dunham Massey. While the Georgian Hall and Stamford Military Hospital are closed for conservation until 14 February 2015, Dunham Massey is still a beautiful place and a peaceful way of spending a few hours, where you can wander freely amongst groves of ancient trees. Our numbers were depleted this year due to illness or prior commitments; nevertheless we enjoyed the scenery and the company of our fellow Lyceum members who could make it. We did miss Jean & Jack though, particularly at coffee time when the absence of a little something from her Jean’s hip flask was sorely felt! After the walk we enjoyed a delicious lunch at the “Swan with Two Nicks”. Thanks to Mark for organising this excellent event. THE LYCEUM BY NIGHT You are in for a real treat when you come to see our next production, Betrayal, in February. You will see the Lyceum in all its glory but at night-time! The Council have decided to illuminate the whole building as part of their commitment to the Cultural Quarter and what better to illuminate than the best building in Oldham! In the old days, it was called ‘floodlighting’ but with advances in technology, they can use smaller LED lights to achieve the same effects with ‘uplighting’ as it is called. So, as people pass on the trams, on buses, in cars or on foot, they now have a new perspective on a building they have probably passed a thousand times. A spin-off for our audiences is that the steps down to the Theatre door are well-lit, but make sure you stay on the handrail side so as not to catch any glare from the uplighting. This innovation makes coming to the Theatre safer and gives a warm, glowing effect as you enter, a feeling that we hope will stay with you as you see our next exciting production. Mike Russell A REQUEST FOR HELP! A big thank you to all of those who kindly completed the questionnaire during the production of “Yes, Prime Minister”. We are currently working hard to increase our audience base and the information from the questionnaire is really helpful. As part of this process we are looking at ways to improve the circulation of our printed leaflets for each production and we are recruiting volunteers who would be happy to distribute leaflets around their local area. If you feel that this is something you could help with then please email me at [email protected] or give your details to one of the front of house staff when you come to the theatre. Ean Please offer your help for the next show; telephone:Front of House (Jean & Jack - 0161 633 3229); Bar (Barbara - 01706 633755); Box Office (Ean – 07980 278069) OUR THEATRE IN LOCAL ART The January picture in the Dr. Kershaw Calendar is of the entrance to the Lyceum Theatre and was painted by local artist David Ford and commissioned by the late Nigel Marland. David has exhibited some of his paintings in the Theatre Bar Gallery and another exhibitor has been another local artist, Cliff Murphy, who had one of his oil paintings selected for the 2014 exhibition at the Royal Academy. Cliff has also been artist-in-residence at Lancashire Life which featured his evocative painting of Honeywell Lane in the late 1940s and 1950s. Many of his prints capture the spirit of a bygone Oldham but an Oldham that many of us remember from our childhood. He has a stunning print of Mumps Bridge, with one of the original Oldham buses just about to go under the bridge; you could almost be there watching the scene! But whilst his atmospheric paintings and prints look back to Oldham’s past, Cliff has an eye for a good picture and this seasonal card he had produced from one of his latest prints, shows a modern view of the Lyceum, just as the first tram was passing on its initial journey to Rochdale. My oldest school friend, Edward Nunn, got this card for Christmas and a friend of his who saw it was convinced it was a card of Vienna! Large prints are available of this warm painting and can be obtained from Cliff by ringing him on 0161 620 6331. You will be able to see what the print looks like on your next visit to the Lyceum. Mike Russell ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Interview with Joan Duffin Joan is Secretary of The Lyceum Players 1) Where were you born? New Moston. 2) Did you relate best to your Mum or Dad when you were growing up? I never knew my dad. He was a rear gunner in the RAF and was shot 3 weeks after I was born. I was brought up by my Grandparents and my dad’s sisters. I was very close to my Nanny and became closer to my mum when I grew up. 3) Do you have any siblings/children/pets? I have 8 half-siblings and 4 children – 3 boys and a girl – all now grown up, of course and 4 grandchildren. No pets. 4) What was your favourite subject at school? Maths. Although I liked all of them. I was very happy at school. I played netball every lunchtime! 5) What is your day job? I was a teacher – now retired. 6) 7) Who is your biggest inspiration? In the theatre – 2 Eileens – Eileen Atwood and our own lovely Eileen Godfrey. I cried with laughter when I saw her as the Granny in Same Old Moon. In teaching – my first deputy headteacher. In life – a difficult one – probably my form teacher at grammar school. She went through the school with us. If money was no object, where would you like to live? Here. 8) What was the first record/cd you bought? Green Door by Frankie Vaughn or Jailhouse Rock by Elvis. 9) Describe your favourite pastime? Apart from the theatre it’s sport. I used to play netball and tennis. Now I just watch! 10) Name an achievement you are proud of. Hopefully helping some children to achieve their potential. 11) What makes you angry? People who don’t pay the tax they should. I don’t mind paying tax myself – I know it’s necessary - but it really annoys me when people and firms avoid paying the taxes they should. 12) Who is your favourite actor/actress? See above. 13) When and why did you first become involved in theatre? Quite late really. My local parish were starting an AODS and I was asked to join. The Pirates of Penzance was our first production. I’ve enjoyed it ever since. 14) What type of play do you enjoy the most? I like a variety - comedies, straight plays, musicals – as long as they are well written and well done. 15) What is your favourite Lyceum production and why? A Midsummer Night’s Dream, with Nigel as Bottom, will stay long in the memory. Maggie and Ean in Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf, Phil in Death of a Salesman, Saturday Night at the Crown. There are so many. 16) Do you get nervous before a production? Yes when I am at the side of the stage ready to go on. 17) Is there a specific character you would love to play or have played? I would love to have played Ado Annie in Oklahoma! Or Lady Macbeth! 18) Which Lyceum member makes you laugh? Phil McCarthy and Ean Burgon – not as a double act, you understand!