Theatre

 

Convener: Jo Phelps

Venue: As arranged

                   

THE THEATRE GROUP

The next quarterly meeting of the Theatre Group will be held at 2 pm on 21 April to choose which performances members next wish to attend. The recently published brochure from the Chichester Festival Theatre includes productions of musicals eg Sweeny Todd with a West End cast and Singing in the Rain, as well as plays by Terence Rattigan, Tom Stoppard and others. The programme runs until the first week of November.

The venue for the meeting will depend on numbers attending so please advise Jo Phelps AS SOON AS POSSIBLE whether you wish to attend. If numbers justify it, the meeting will be held in the West Chiltington Church Hall but if not it will be in Jo's home in Billingshurst which will avoid a small number of attendees having to bear the hire cost of the hall.

Since the beginning of this year we have seen The History Boys by Alan Bennet at Chichester; with more recent trips to the Guildford Theatres to see The Reluctant Debutante (February), Lillies of the Land, in March - a nostalgic reminder of the Women's Land Army of World War II - and the Lady in the Van by Alan Bennet this coming May which is described as being based on his personal experience. A small trip by bus to see Agatha Christie's "The Verdict" at the Connaught Theatre in Worthing on 20 April is also being arranged by Jenny Waterhouse  if you are interested.

As mentioned in previous newsletters we have tended to choose matinees, especially in winter months which allows time for parking and lunch beforehand, which makes for a highly sociable and relaxing day all round. Car-sharing works well with usually one car from Storrington and another from the Billingshurst area, with occasional pick-ups on route if necessary. Modest contributions are made to whoever is driving that day.

Our membership now runs to 14. New enquiries are always welcomed.