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The Hok, Thicket Street, Claremont, 7708
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email: claremontdramatic@gmail.com
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February 2017 – Number 165
Hi everyone!
Happy Valentine’s Day!
CDS AGM
As you will have gathered from the lack of official notice, the AGM has been postponed from the original date of 28 February. The accounts were not yet finalised and we wanted to avoid a repeat of last year so we thought it best to postpone. The accounts are currently being audited by Brian de Jager. In addition, we have been awaiting the awards panel’s adjudications, which we are expecting shortly. The new date for the AGM is 14 March, venue still being Barristers. Official notice (including the accounts!) will follow shortly.
Equus update
Rehearsals for Equus are well underway and the play is shaping up nicely. I think everyone will be pleased and impressed with our young Alan Strang (Tian Landman) – I know I am. Bernie also has a very lovely surprise up her sleeve for the horses. I am under strict instructions to say no more but suffice it to say that it will be a show you won’t want to miss!
Director’s tickets
We need new directors for our CDS productions. If you are interested in directing, we’d love to have you! All you need to do is stage a short play or play extract at a members evening to get your director’s ticket. For more information or to propose a play, contact our members evening convenor Matt Roy (contact details at the end of this newsletter).
Digital archive
I am still working my way through the Hok’s collection of old programmes, photo albums, posters and DVDs and am constantly updating the list of CDS (and previously SoE) productions. Please have a nose through when you have a moment and let me know what you think: http://claremontdramatic.weebly.com.
See you at the theatre!
Calendar
| 21 Jan–25 Feb |
Twelfth Night
presented by Artscape |
Maynardville |
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| 22 Jan–26 Feb |
Romeo and Juliet
presented by Cape Town City Ballet |
Artscape |
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| 31 Jan–25 Feb |
Big Boys the Third
presented by Followspot Productions |
Kalk Bay Theatre |
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| 7–18 Feb |
Love, Sex, Fleas, God
directed by Celia Musikanth |
Masque Theatre |
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| 7 Feb–4 Mar |
The Mother
presented by Eric Abraham |
Fugard Theatre |
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| 11–18 Feb |
Rigoletto
presented by Cape Town Opera |
Artscape |
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| 16–18 Feb |
Laced
created by Lee van der Merwe |
Alexander Bar |
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| 16–18 Feb |
MATE
written and directed by Samantha Gray |
Alexander Bar |
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| 16–25 Feb |
Rent
presented by The Stephan Fourie Theatre Company |
Artscape |
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| 17 Feb |
Three of a Kind
presented by Andrew Young |
Somerset West Playhouse |
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| 19 Feb |
Little Karoo
presented by Jenny Brandt |
Masque Theatre |
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| 19 Feb |
HHDS AGM |
Somerset West Playhouse |
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| 20–25 Feb |
Sillage
presented by Rust Co-Operative |
Alexander Bar |
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| 21–22 Feb |
The Plothole
directed by Rob van Vuuren |
Alexander Bar |
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| 24–25 Feb |
Boarding Pass
presented by the Kit School of Ballet |
Artscape |
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| 24–25 Feb |
Love Swings
featuring Ike Moriz |
Somerset West Playhouse |
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| 26 Feb |
Little Karoo
presented by Jenny Brandt |
Masque Theatre |
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| 20–22 Feb |
Macbeth
presented by Fabrik Theatre Company |
Masque Theatre |
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| 23 Feb |
Dark Side of the Moon
presented by Mel Botes |
Masque Theatre |
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| 23 Feb–25 Mar |
Marat/Sade
presented by Flipside |
Baxter Theatre |
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| 24–25 Feb |
TheatreSports
presented by ImproGuise |
Masque Theatre |
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| 24–25 Feb |
On Probation
Performed by Michaela O Toole & Shannon Hiebner |
Galloway Theatre |
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| 26 Feb |
Pinelands Players AGM |
The Clubhouse |
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| 27 Feb |
CATA ceremony |
Somerset West Playhouse |
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| 27 Feb–15 Mar |
bash
written by Neil LaBute |
Alexander Bar |
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| 28 Feb–2 Mar |
Dangled
performed by Rob van Vuuren |
Alexander Bar |
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| 28 Feb–11 Mar |
Chapter 2 Section 9
presented by Golden Arrow Studio |
Baxter Theatre |
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| 28 Feb–18 Mar |
El Blanco
featuring James Cairns |
Kalk Bay Theatre |
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| 1–3 Mar |
An Audience with Pieter Dirk-Eish |
Somerset West Playhouse |
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| 3–11 Mar |
Design for Living
presented by Constantiaberg Theatre Players |
Masque Theatre |
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| 4–5 Mar |
65 Glorious Years
celebrating the reign of Queen Elizabeth II |
Somerset West Playhouse |
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| 6–11 Mar |
5th Annual Improv Festival
presented by ImproGuise |
Alexander Bar |
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| 8–11 Mar |
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged)
presented by F Creations |
Galloway Theatre |
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| 11–19 Mar |
Calendar Girls
presented by HHDS |
Somerset West Playhouse |
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| 16 Mar |
SA Eco Film Festival |
Masque Theatre |
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| 17–18 Mar |
Love Swings
presented by Ike Moriz |
Masque Theatre |
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| 18 Mar |
Milly’s Awards
hosted by Milnerton Theatre Players |
Milnerton Playhouse |
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| 21–25 Mar |
Sipho and the Bright Morning Star
presented by MADS |
Masque Theatre |
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| 31 Mar–1 Apr |
Flowers for Algernon
presented by DQ Productions |
Milnerton Playhouse |
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| 5 Apr–5 May |
Theatre skills workshops
run by Milnerton Theatre Players |
Milnerton Playhouse |
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| 7 Apr |
Milnerton AGM |
Milnerton Playhouse |
Claremont Dramatic Society Committee 2016:
Simon Dutton (Chair)
simon.d@mweb.co.za Home: 021 683 8630 Cell: 083 327 7350
Santie du Toit (Treasurer)
santsbabe@gmail.com Cell: 074 608 2670
Jenny Brandt (Minutes Secretary and Member Relations Officer)
jennybrandt74@gmail.com Cell: 082 492 5984
Matt Roy (Members Evenings)
hapunkey83@gmail.com Cell: 062 485 8001
Kim R2 (Communications)
tzar42@gmail.com Home: 021 671 8687 Cell: 083 619 2441
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