January 2008 Newsletter

May 2008 Production: Auditions

Auditions for the May 2008 Production will be on Tuesday 8th January 8pm til 10pm in the Quarndon Church Hall (lower hall at rear of building), Church Road, Quarndon, DE22 5JA. The final choice of play will be announced shortly. First rehearsal is 8 til 10pm, Tuesday 15^th January in the Village Hall (preceded by 7pm Production meeting). The play itself is Weds 7th to Sat 10th May.

Help: QUADS members have volunteered to help with some aspects of production, but more help is needed! Please let any of the committee know if you can help to support the production. 

QUADS Annual Dinner
Saturday 2nd February 2008, 7.30pm

Vicki Bradwell has booked tables for the QUADS annual dinner:

Venue: Limes Bar & Restaurant, 102 Friar Gate, Derby
Date: Saturday 2nd February
Time: 7:30 in the main bar
Cost: £20 per head

This is a three course dinner, there will be a choice of three starters, three mains and three desserts, if anyone wants cheese instead of a dessert then there will be a surcharge of £2.50.

Vicki will need to know as soon as possible whether you would like to attend and she will also need a cheque for £10 deposit per person made payable to "Quarndon Amateur Dramatic Society". Please send the cheques to :

V Bradwell
1 Ashberry Court
Allestree
Derby
DE22 2DD

Vicki will have the menu available by 9th January and will need to know your choice by 19th January.

Please note that this is only for the food and does not include coffee. Drinks will be extra and paid for by the individuals on the night. The wine starts at £15.95 for the house red, white or Rosé and is also available by the glass starting at £5.45 per glass.

Vicki has negotiated a price of £20 per head for three courses, excluding drinks, considerably lower than normal Limes prices. Please ring Vicki (07813 707031) or email her (v.cb@btopenworld.com) as soon as possible if you wish to go.

 

Check out their website for video clips of the show - www.operadudes.com

website : www.ottc.org.uk

website: www.flyingdonkeys.co.uk

The Opera Dudes – “A Life of Organised Croon”
Friday 18th January 2008, Quarndon Village Hall, 8pm 

Tim Lole and Neil Allen combine their musical and vocal pedigrees with great humour and charm. As well as their terrific singing, the show includes their life stories, funny tales, a few surprise impersonations, a concert piano solo and a silly piano duet in the style of Morecambe and Wise!

There's a great variety of music from Puccini to Elvis Presley and Dean Martin via Rachmaninov and Donald Duck!  A wonderful evening of "classical cabaret" which will have you in stitches!

“I’m not really into opera but these guys were great!”
Rick Parfitt (Status Quo)
“The best entertainment we have had in thirty-six years!"  Peterborough Masonic Lodge

Tickets are £7.50 (£5 students & 14+ children). Performance is Friday 18th January 2008. Doors open 7.15pm, curtain up at 8pm, bar open before the show (proceeds to QUADS). Contact Sophie and Rob Snell, 71 Burley Lane, Quarndon, DE22 5JR. Phone (01332) 840007 or email robandsophie@hotmail.com.

"The Delicious Revenge of Princess Ruby Slippers"
Oxfordshire Touring Theatre Company
Friday 25th January 2008, Quarndon Church Hall,
6pm (note early start)

Following the warm reception to their first children’s show last year, Quarndon Live & Local have booked another barnstorming family event.  The OTTC are firm Live & Local favourites, with a great reputation for energetic, belly laugh musical drama appealing to all ages.  “Ruby Slippers” is perfect for all the family - delightful characters, inventive stagework, lovely music, plenty of laughs and a gentle emotional pull to the story that will stay with you.

“Take three kids (age 5, 6 and 7), add one harassed mum, a handful of favourite fairytale characters, mix with a large dressing up box and leave for five frenetic fun-filled minutes… Result?  A topsy-turvy, helter skelter story of sibling rivalry and parental desperation in a world of mixed up make believe where the Fairy Godmother’s hot and bothered and the Wicked Witch is itching to make boy pie!”

With a surprise round every corner and a twist in every tale, this show is guaranteed to tickle the ribs of children, parents - and grandparents!  (P.S. the story features lots of dressing up, so children are welcome to come in fancy dress and help make the cast feel at home!)

Tickets are £6 adults, £4 children. Note family friendly 6pm start time! Contact Sophie and Rob Snell, 71 Burley Lane, Quarndon, DE22 5JR. Phone (01332) 840007 or email robandsophie@hotmail.com.

The Flying Donkeys - "Heart of England" Tour
Saturday 8th March 2008, 8pm

The “Flying Donkeys” are a group of professional storytellers based in Derby who regularly entertain adults with their tales of cunning, curses, dark mysteries and misbegettings.  This special regional tour has been funded by the Arts Council to bring to life tales and legends drawn from Derbyshire and the Midlands, with a few modern twists and turns.  Featuring expert tellers Helen Frances, Roy Dyson and special guest Simon Heywood (known for his exuberant and hilarious roller-coaster renditions of the “Jack” tales), this promises to be a very special event,a fascinating journey into the depths of Derbyshire folklore.

QUADS/TEQ Christmas Cabaret Night 

This was a Team Events - Quarndon (TEQ) event in support of QUADS, a "Good Old Days" music hall style show, and was a great success. QUADS members and friends from Quarndon and beyond performed turns, some musical, some comical with a pinch of drama thrown in for good measure.

A huge variety this year as you can see from the pictures above from just a few of the 20-odd performances. Acts included (from top left) the always highly amusing stand-up from QUAD's Phil Buckle, Mike Osbourne as excellent MC and crooner, Paul Wiggins on tap and song, Bollywood dance spectacular from Satwant, Joyce Grenfell-style comic verse from Wenda, the QUADS spooky graveyard comedy sketch devised/narrated by local storyteller Sophie Snell (acting/improv by Debs, Jim and Max) and Christmas-themed recitation from QUADS member Ruth Williams.

Many thanks to David Dilks and Tony Glover for making the whole event possible and so enjoyable!

Best Wishes, 

Rob Snell

Secretary - QUADS

01332 840007

robandsophie@hotmail.com

Previous QUADS Newsletters
December 2007 Newsletter (webpage)
October 2007 Newsletter (webpage)
August 2007 Newsletter (webpage)
July 07 Newsletter (Word document)