Adlib – February 2008

The official Newsletter of PINELANDS PLAYERS – established in 1948 and incorporating the Cape Town Repertory Theatre Society

P O Box 131 – Howard Place – 7450

FEBRUARY 2008

Hi Everyone

Got a call from Mike Alper – Terry Samuels is in hospital and not expected to live. So, so sad. Please keep them in your thoughts. An eventful year ahead and I already have some dates and information for you to kick-start your diaries. Go get yourself something nice to drink…………..ready? Read on.

THE CANDLELIGHT SUPPER THEATRE SHOW

PINELANDS TOWN HALL – JULY 10TH, 11TH AND 12TH

Pooling their imaginations and considerable talent to devise this show are Shaun Holley and Graham Boxall.  With extracts from past shows that will take the audience on a rollicking ride down memory lane.  The audition is in March – you’ll be getting an audition notice soon.  The guys are calling on all members to make contact if they have a song or piece of dialogue from a past show that they’d like to perform. Anecdotes (amusing or otherwise) about the Society and productions would also be very welcome.  Here are their contact numbers: Shaun/021 531 7296 & Graham/0832367709. They would really value your call, so please phone them – they’re waiting.

THE WIZARD OF OZ

DIRECTOR: CLIFFORD GRAHAM

THE STAGE MUSICAL OF THE CLASSIC AND TIMELESS MGM MOVIE WILL BE STAGED AT THE LITTLE THEATRE FROM THE 5TH TO THE 20TH DECEMBER THIS YEAR.

Take a trip over the rainbow, down the yellow brick road with Dorothy, Tin Man, Scarecrow and the Cowardly Lion to find the Great Wizard of Oz in the Emerald City. Along the way you’ll meet a Good Fairy & some cute little Munchkins, who give you the courage to find your way through the forest haunted by talking trees and Jitterbugs and to face the evil Witch. Auditions will take place in July.

DON’T FORGET ROY OLDFIELD’S WHACKY QUIZ NIGHT THIS FRIDAY AT 7.30 FOR 8 AT THE CLUBHOUSE. I’M SURE, LIKE ME, YOU ALSO LOOK FORWARD TO ROY’S OFF-THE-WALL QUIZZES. NOT TO BE MISSED IF YOU HAVEN’T TAKEN PART BEFORE. SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE!

60TH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF THE SOCIETY

SUNDAY 24TH FEBRUARY 14H30

YOU HAVE RECEIVED YOUR NOTICES, BUT I HAVE BEEN REMINDING YOU FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS. SO THERE IS NO EXCUSE NOT TO BE THERE! SUBS REMAIN THE SAME – A LOW R50 PER ANNUM ACROSS THE BOARD.   YOU WILL BE ELECTING A NEW COMMITTEE TO GUIDE THE SOCIETY THROUGH THE NEXT YEAR.  BUT YOU CAN ONLY DO THIS IF YOU ARE A FULLY PAID UP MEMBER. I WILL BE AT THE DOOR FROM 2.30 UNTIL 3 P, M. TO RECEIVE YOUR SUBS IF YOU WANT TO PAY ON THE DAY.

THERE WILL BE SOMETHING SPECIAL AFTER THE BUSINESS OF THE MEETING THAT WE’D LIKE YOU TO WITNESS. PLEASE BE THERE.

Bumped into Joan LaCock yesterday. She said her granddaughter had to do a ‘profile’ on a family member for school. Deciding Gran (once a singer!) was a good subject, she interviewed Joan who told her all about her days in the ‘Reps’, producing photographs, etc. Later Joan peeped at the ‘article’ which was headed: ‘MyGran, Joan LaCock, born in 1826’. The 182-year-old is organising entertainment for a Seniors Centre in Pinelands. I hope the Committee or some enterprising Members can put something together for her – her number is 021 5315353.WHAT’S HAPPENING: *MADS presents ‘All you need is Love’ – a celebration of the Beatles Music. From 27th Feb to 8th March. Ted Faulkner is Musical Director for this show Directed by Coleen van Staden. Book by phoning 021 7881898. * HHDS has a run of ‘Last of the Red Hot Lovers’ which ends on 24th Feb, catch it

now by phoning 021 8525182.

* G&S celebrate the 38th birthday of Frederick – I’m sure you all know whatI’m talking about! – join in singing songs from ‘Pirates’ on the 29th – contact Yolanda on 082 977 8766.

*G&S are also holding auditions for the long awaited ‘My Fair Lady’ – 16th & 17th Feb. Phone Yolanda to make an appointment.

* MILNERTON PLAYERS’ production of Fugard’s ‘Sorrows and Rejoicing’ runs from 28th March to 5th April – for more info phone 021 5525951.

*FESTIVAL PLAYERS is staging the great musical ‘Cabaret’ at the Artscape Arena from the 8th to the 31st May. Brian Winter plays the enigmatic MC and Julie Summers is Sally Bowles – a production not to be missed, so diarise it right now.

TAILPIECE

I’ve been privileged to be a member and enjoy 28 of the Society’s 60 years. I have been thinking of Members I knew who are no longer with us: Madge Harding, Geoff & Doris Tansley, Zoe Currie, Joan Carlin, Richard Angless, Laura Roos, Michael Downham, Ivan O’Reilly, Wolfie Brehm, Jack Buteux, Louise King, Charles Simpson, Mike Powell, Hazel de Jager, Mickey van der Westhuizen, Brian Burke, Val Jones, Ken Mitchell & Joe Ellis. Such special people who each in their unique way left their mark on the Society. There are, of course, many more, but these were people I knew and they made an indelible impression on me. Thank goodness the list of people – still very much alive and kicking, but whose involvement in the Reps is no longer an active one – is much longer. I hope that Shaun and Graham will recall these people in their reflections for the Candlelight Supper: Tony & Libby Murray, Con Errington, Sally & Gerrard Boulle, Mike MacDonald, Alistair Duff, Terry Temple, Len Pye, Alan & Heather Russell, Riordan Williams, Brian de Jager, Danny & Anthea Spurrier, Sue & Paul Robertshaw, Rob McCarthy, Lillyan Figueira, Tony Stiglingh ……….to name but a few. What a ‘jol’ it’s been!

As ever, break a leg and remember that Pinelands Players is YOUR Society; it’s a reflection of what you put into it.

luv

June

It’s important to keep your life interesting when you retire. For example, the other day my husband & I went to Clicks Pharmacy (to pick up our chronic medication). We were only in there a few minutes and when we came out, there was a traffic cop writing out a parking ticket. We went up to him & said ‘Come on young man, how about giving senior citizens a break?’ He ignored us & continued writing. So I called him a Nazi. He glared at me, slapped the 1st ticket on the windscreen & started writing another. My husband told him he was an insensitive SOB. The cop slapped the 2nd ticket on the car & started writing a third ticket. As we continued to call him names, he continued to write tickets. Personally, we didn’t care. We’d walked to Central Square. You’ve just got to make your own fun on a fixed income these days.