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SOCIETY STUFF
Tenterden
May
NEWSLETTER
March 2016
Saturday
19th March
Fans of ABBA's music
take note... (note,
geddit?)
Only £10 per head gets you an
evening of musical film fun.
Plus, as mentioned last month, the
Greek setting means you'll get a twocourse meal from the land of Homer.
(Not the one in The Simpsons).
The bar will also be open.
The film stars Meryl Streep, Pierce
Brosnan, Colin Firth and Julie
Walters, so what's not to like?
Apart from the person next to you
who can't hold a note.
We've decided the (optional) fancy dress
doesn't have to be Greek, as all the men
would probably turn up in bath robes
(or naked) claiming to be Archimedes.
So, for your chance to be Bjorn again,
come as something ABBA-esque:
anything from the 1970s. Or Greek.
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Fayre
HIS year the Tenterden May Fayre
will be on 2nd May (the Bank Hol, of
course) so we need kind donations of (full)
bottles and paperback books for our stall.
As usual, any unopened bottle or jar of
stuff from water to whisky, hair-gel to gin,
sauce to Sambuca etc. will be gratefully
received. Start hoarding now!
If it helps, you can bring donations to our
Greco-Swedish film evening on 19th March.
If you bring bottles, don't drink them
because (a) they are a donation, (b) it's not
that sort of party and (c) the bar will be
open. And please don't read your books
either, it's a film evening.
If you can't bring your stuff to Mamma
Mia! Iris will be glad to come round to
your gaff to take them off your hands.
Give her a call on 01580 291539, put the
kettle on and she'll be round in a jiffy.
Thank you for anything you can give us.
www.tods.me.uk
[email protected]
SOCIETY STUFF
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Members' Evening:
Our One-Act Play in May
AST MONTH we sent out audition
details for the TODS Members' Evening
on Saturday 21st May. However, we have
not yet cast this short play.
Three More Sleepless Nights, the one-act
piece by Caryl Churchill, will be directed by
our new member Louisa Nelson-Chambers,
a CODS refugee who is very experienced
in theatre.
Please take a moment to peruse the
attached director's notes and, if you think
you could be interested in taking part, email
Louisa or call Iris (01580 291539).
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HANKS AGAIN to everyone who
helped us to set up for Abigail's Party
and to clear everything away again when
the party was over. Your help is very much
appreciated.
If you enjoyed yourselves too, perhaps we
shall see you again, to set up our future
productions. We look forward to it.
Editor's Note: It took a while, but Holly
Bridgestock-Perris took my hints about her long
surname and married Andy Clarke last year.
She's so much easier to fit into a cast list.
Now it seems I have to deal with the likes of
Ciara Crossley-Roberts, Louisa NelsonChambers and Charlotte Maughan-Jones. The
last wins my Night of the Long Names contest
with 23 characters (including her space and
optional hyphen), so she is now the biggest
name in local acting.
How I dread them all being involved in the
same production, so come on, ladies, help me
out here. (But don't try to marry Andy as well.)
SOCIETY STUFF
KDA FESTIVAL
SOCIETY
FOOTLIGHTS
STUFF
KDA Full-Length Play Festival 2016
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HERE ARE two new cast members
who have come to join the fun, in the
shape of Keith Hedley and Fiona Murch.
We're all familiar with Fiona (ooer) but
Keith is yet another newcomer to TODS
among this merry throng. His credentials
include membership of the Cranbrook
Choral Society and some outfit called
CODS; he was recently seen in the latter's
production of The Producers, directed by
Jack Davidson. A warm welcome aboard
the good ship TODS, Keith, your reputation
and your voice go before you!
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EAR oh dear, you can all tell that this
newsletter is written by an actor
because the musicians haven't had a
mention at all. So let me fix that now.
You will be pleased to hear that Ciara
Crossley-Roberts and Emily Neighbour
will provide the ivory-tickling for Mr
Sondheim's songs – which means they'll
ensure everyone else stays nicely in tune.
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NCIDENTALLY,
NCIDENTALLY after our appeal last
month, we're sorted for stools, so our star
songsters shall be able to seat themselves
satisfactorily after all. (Say it snappily.)
Last month's issue featured the first ten
plays of this year's drama festival. The
rump of the entries this year are:
Apr 14-16 (Adj. Apr 15)
Ladies in Lavender - Shaun McKenna
Detling Players (07842 169725)
Apr 14-16 (Adj. Apr 16)
Quartet - Ronald Harwood
Theatrecraft (01227 272042)
Apr 21-23 (Adj. Apr 23)
Pornography - Simon Stephens
Leap Productions (01322 383991)
May 2-7 (Adj. May 5)
Cider with Rosie - Laurie Lee
Beckenham Theatre Centre (members only)
May 6 (Adj. May 6)
Glengarry Glen Ross - David Mametz
No Frills Theatre Co.
May 5-7 (Adj. May 7)
Breezeblock Park - Willy Russell
Woodchurch Players (01233 861486)
May 12-21 (Adj. May 20)
The Importance of being Earnest Oscar Wilde
Rainham Theatrical Society (08448 793224)
May 12-21 (Adj. May 21)
A Doll's House - Henrik Ibsen
Medway Little Theatre (01634 400322)
According to Bette Davis: "To Jayne
Mansfield, dramatic art is knowing how to fill
a sweater."
According to Sophia Loren: "A woman's
dress should be like a barbed wire fence:
serving its purpose without obstructing the
view."
On meeting Barbra Streisand, Ms Loren,
said: "I would give anything to sing like you."
Streisand replied: "If I could look like you, I
wouldn't even wanna talk!"
The filming of Hello Dolly in 1969 featured a
few difficult moments between the co-stars.
During a confrontation with La Streisand,
Walter Matthau yelled: "You might be the
singer in this picture, but I'm the actor. You
haven't got the talent of a butterfly's fart!".
With shooting over, Matthau was heard to
comment: "I'd like to work with her again in
something appropriate. Perhaps Macbeth."