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Oct 2012
The South Devon Players
Theatre Company
Newsletter—October 2012
T H I S I S S U E :
u p c o m i n g s h o w :
•Look out for us on the small A m e d i e v a l C h r i s t m a s 1 2 8 5
screen this winter
This show is the most ambi-
•Donation from Chelsea
tious that the South Devon will be performed in January:
Building Society
Players have yet attempted.
•Winter shows– dates, news
Tickets £5 adult, or £3.50
With a large cast, this show is
and tickets (under 16/ proof of means-
set in the hall of a medieval
tested benefits)
•Spring show audition lord, and is intended to
dates—BBC tie-in Ticket bookings - tel 07855
bring to life the atmosphere
090589 after 5pm.
•National script agency of a medieval lord’s seasonal Susie rehearsing with the harp
promoting one of our show celebration, with a local twist. Paignton—
Paignton— Fri January 11th
scripts Baptist Churst Hall, Winner
In addition to this drama, you
In Exeter, in the late 13th
• Photoshoot projects will also see two mummers Street, Paignton. 7.30pm
Century, a dispute erupted at
•New logo for website use plays, the first being a ritual
Exeter cathedral, over who
clash between the seasons, Brixham—
Brixham—Sat January 12th
was to be the new cathedral
and the second the legend St
Dean. The dispute ended in Christian Community Centre,
Boniface, a saint from Crediton,
murder, and after the Bishop Fore Street, Brixham3pm and
who is linked with a legend
was blocked in his investiga- 7.30pm
telling of the origins of the
tions, he appealed for help to
Christmas Tree, traditional and Sunday January 13th, (TBC)
friends in high places, with
medieval carol singing , dance,
the results that King Edward I There will also be a charity
gymnasts, and enjoy live harp &
spent the Christmas of 1285, performance to be announced
Exeter Cathedral flute music by professional
in Exeter, spearheading the soon, which will take place in
musicans Susie and Bill Tresize.
investigations—and the city’s either Torbay or Churston, on
mayor was hanged on Boxing This is a full length show, run- please check website nearer
day. ning to around 2 hours, which the time for details.
P a r t o f w i n t e r s h o w s c r i p t n o w
p r o m o t e d b y n a t i o n a l s c r i p t
a g e n c y
Brownfish Scripts, a national script According to legend, St Boni- and he spent time preaching
agency, have recently taken on part of face, an 8th Century monk to the (suddenly receptive)
our winter show script, which means from Crediton, in Devon, tribe, by the light of candles
that it will shortly be available for other travelled to the continent to placed around the tree.
theatre companies to perform. Laura’s convert “heathen” tribes,
St Boniface, most well
mummers play script, The Legend of St and came upon a tribe about
known as the patron saint of
Boniface, telling one of the legends of to sacrifice a child to an oak
Germany , is also known as
the origin of the Christmas Tree, was tree. He saved the child,
the patron saint of beer and
A 15th C statue of taken on by Brownfish Scripts, as a destroyed the oak tree, and
brewers.
St Boniface stand-alone short play. a small fir grew in it’s place,
P a g e 2 T h e S o u t h D e v o n P l a y e rs
P o s t c a r d s a n d p h o t o s h o o t s
During the summer and au- for sale in two local shops. in the photoshoots.
tumn of 2012, members of Unfortunately this idea proved
Availability of the photo-
the South Devon Players, impractical due to technical
graphic prints will be an-
supported by members of printing constraints, and
nounced as soon as the
the Aesthetic Clarity ltd therefore the images are due
most cost effective sup-
model agency from Paignton, to be printed as decorative
plier has been located.
produced Victorian themed photographs for sale on stalls
local heritage photographs, at local history / culture
in which costumed models events in Torbay in 2013, Laura
and actors were photo- and in exhibitions relating to
graphed at historical loca- both the South Devon Players
tions around Brixham. The and local history.
original intention was to print
We would much like to thank
these photographs in the Emma from Aesthetic Clarity,
Aesthetic Clarity supporting posing for the photoshoot
style of Victorian postcards
this project and participating Photographer: Laura
T h e a t r e c o m p a n y l o g o
In order to upgrade the
groups professional appear-
Improving our ance in advertising and
online, a new logo has been
professional created for the groups user-
image on sites such as Twit-
appearance ter, Tumblr, etc, replacing
online the two green theatre masks,
which we used to for those
sites. The intention is that
the new logo will look a little
more professional , colourful,
and interesting.
L o o k f o r u s o n t h e s m a l l s c r e e n
After the summer excitement Escape To The Country, as took place to which
of being filmed for BBC 2’s our episode is due for broad- all friends and group
Escape To the Country, and re- cast sometime between now supporters will be
creating a scene from our and mid January. invited—keep an eye
upcoming show The Ballad Of on our website and
We have a member who is
Resurrection Bob, the wait will social networks for
planning to record it to DVD
soon be over, to see the show more information.
so that we can all watch it,
broadcast.
and a celebratory screening
Keep an eye on the BBC web- will be held at the Rising Sun Behind the scenes photo from
site for upcoming episodes of pub where a lot of the filming during the filming
P a g e 3
S p r i n g S h o w a u d i t i o n s
Christmas show. This is a lively, humor- will be broadcast the same winter as
ous traditional style stage play, due to we are auditioning the full stage
be performed in late April or early May, show. It is open for full casting (male
in Torbay, telling the story of a very and female roles, all ages 16— 116,
famous smuggler from Brixham. which will take place at Chestnut
Heights Community Centre, 7 for
Resurrection Bob Elliot, faking his own
7.30pm, with weekly Wednesday
death to get contraband past the
evening rehearsals commencing the
Promotional photograph coastguards, who then had rather a
following week..
fright when they met him, alive and
well, on the road to Totnes.
The Ballad Of Resurrection Bob will
be open for auditioning on Wednes- Last summer (2012) an excerpt of our
day January 23rd 2013, following a script was performed for BBC 2 televi-
weeks break from the Medieval sion by our cast members and show
guests, in the Rising Sun pub, which
W i t h t h a n k s . . .
Doing important
We would very much like to A big thank you also to the shop
thank the Chelsea Building Brixham’s Sewing Box for their creative work in
Society branch in Paignton, most welcome donations of
for their recent and very unex- ribbon and lace offcuts—
our local
pected donation to our funds, between the medieval show community, with
received in October 2012. We and The Ballad of Resurrection
would also like to thank who- Bob, all will be used to very local people
ever nominated us. Such good effect!
donations really aid us in
providing ever better perform-
ances, with upgraded cos-
tumes, equipment, publicity,
etc.
A n d i n b r i e f . . .
Engagement... Wider acting opportunities acting career, keep an eye on our social
networks, links available from our main
Many congratulations to our members We now frequently receive casting calls
site southdevonplayers.weebly.com
Dave Jackson and Natasha Eyre, who are from directors and producers for TV
now engaged to be married. shows, and local films, this may be for New members always welcome
extras, contestants or larger acting roles.
Advertisement space for winter show As well as always being open to new per-
Sometimes modeling opportunities may
programmes... formers joining us, regardless of previous
also arise. These are shared with our
experience, at any of our auditions, we
If you have a business or group which members on our social networks,. Some
are also open to volunteers joining us to
you would like to advertise in our theatre are limited to known active theatre com-
help with front of house duties, publicity,
programmes, for the charge of £5 (for a pany members but others are open to
filming events, costuming, etc. We are
black & white, business card size advert, anyone following the theatre company
always happy to provide references after
please get in touch as soon as possible. news, so if you are looking to expand your
successful completion of a project .
