HHDS Newsletter Janusry 2012
Showing next at the Playhouse:
Habeas Corpus
by Alan Bennett
Directed by Molly Mohr
10-18 February 2012 (6 performances only)
Book at Computicket
Habeas Corpus, Alan Bennett’s first play, is a comedy set in Brighton in the 1960s. Here the lust and longing of the permissive society has well and truly taken hold of the apparently respectable Wicksteed family. With a succession of characters ranging from a rampant doctor and a randy vicar to a frustrated flat-chested spinster and a baffled domestic cleaner, this rollicking farce is as saucy and English as a seaside postcard…
Cast: Garth Coetzee, Ann Coetzee, Julia Clegg, Margaret Lawrence, Martin Linnette, Malcolm Anderson, Wendy Walsh, Clyde Phillips, Daneall Lowe, Ahnestazia Borez and John-Gordon Hilton
Crew: Molly Mohr Director, Clifford Ekron Stage Manager, Clyde Phillps and Tech Crew Sound Jerry Juhuni, Vincent and Quinton Conradie Back Stage and props
More info on our website, click here.
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Time to get “In the Mood”
Recognised internationally and honoured by the American Big Band Hall of Fame, The Jonny Cooper Big Band is designated the Official Glen Miller Orchestra South Africa and was recently referred to in the International Big Band magazine ‘Big Band Buddies’ as ‘One of the best Big Bands in the world’.
Playing to full houses throughout South Africa, The Jonny Cooper Big Band recreates the Swing era of the 1940’s. Consisting of four trumpets, four trombones, five saxes and a rhythm section, the orchestra replicates the visual appeal of the Big Band is pushed to the hilt with waving trombones and shining trumpets moving in well drilled unison to drive home the riffs of Miller classics such as ‘In The Mood, String Of Pearls, Tuxedo Junction and Moonlight Serenade’. They also include other Big Band favourites of the era, with tributes to Benny Goodman, Tommy Dorsey, Count Basie and Duke Ellington.
This is a joint fund raiser for The Playhouse and The Rotary Club of Somerset West. We are lucky to have him perform at the Playhouse for two shows only, so come and get “In the Mood” for what promises to be a memorable evening.
Show dates: 24 & 25 February. Tickets R180 and are available through Computicket. For more info call Molly on 0721354646
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AGM & Awards Evening
Dear members,
The committee has decided to combine the yearly AGM with our awards evening.
This will be held on Sun Feb 26 at 7 pm
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Our condolences for the death of Bobbie Balendon, member of the playhouse for years.
What’s on at the Playhouse … 2012
Habeas Corpus, directed by Molly Mohr February 10-18
Johnny Cooper Big Band February 24-25
German production by Norbert Schultze 14-19 March
Vahdini 23-24 March
Funny Money, directed by Giles Scott April
