- Dave Brolly
- Jan 13, 2019
CHAIRMAN'S CHAT
Happy New Year to you all and I hope you all had a fantastic christmas. Time flies by and we are now only a couple of weeks away from panto....Oh yes we are! Good Luck to all performing but mostly to Leonie on her directorial debut. Please don’t forget to come and support your Society and your friends, go online and book your tickets before it’s too late as tickets are going fast. It’s so nice to see another member of the Society putting themselves forward to direct, please make it known to the Committee if you are interested in directing and, if it’s your first time then we will pair you up with a mentor. Kerryx
PANTO - DICK WHITTINGTON 23-26 JAN Director - Leonie Dash
MD - Mathew Rock
Choreographer - Anthony Dexter (Dex)
Not long now before Dick sets out for London town. Tickets are selling very fast so don’t delay otherwise you will be disappointed…... ‘Oh yes you will’. Tickets available from www.cudoscrewkerne.com any problems email us on cudostickets@gmail.com or from Wendy on 01460 74380. Price £10 concession £8.
SPAMALOT
We are delighted to announce we have received the following nominations in the David Beach Competition (for musicals) run by the Somerset Fellowship of Drama:
Best Set
Best Costumes
Best Leading Male - Ben Woof as ‘Arthur’
Best Supporting Male - Shaun Driver as ‘Patsy’
Best Chorus
Best Direction - Nick Harris
Small Venue Trophy
Best Show
Congratulations to all and we look forward to the Awards Evening in March when we find out if we have been successful.
Congratulations also to Members who have been nominated in other productions:
Mandy Bussell and Shaun Driver in Avenue Q (Beatnik) and Shaun Driver who won the Rose Bowl for his role in Top Hat (YAOS).
WORKSHOP Sunday 24th February 2019
9.30 - 5.30pm
Devising, Stagecraft and Confidence
David Richey of HOUSE OF THEATRE is to hold another workshop for members over 16 years of age. “In this workshop they look beyond the notion of performing and examine the creative process and how we can engage with it on a deeper level”. The cost will be £15 per head, space is limited to 12 on a first come, first serve basis. You will need to bring a packed lunch but hot and cold drinks will be provided. If you would like to take part please contact Kerry to book your place at kerry.peters@live.com or on 07557 447078. Payment must be made in advance by 17th February at the latest. The workshop held in 2017 was much enjoyed and found to be beneficial by those who took part.
PLAY 2019
Ann Brolly is to direct AGATHA CRUSTY AND THE VILLAGE HALL MURDERS’ by Derek Webb
Date 8 - 11 May
Workshop Monday 4 February
Auditions Thursday 7 February
Both at 7.30pm in the Victoria Hall
MUSICAL 2019
Dendy Harris is to direct THE SOUND OF MUSIC from 11th to 14th September. Matthew Rock is to be Musical Director. Further details will be announced shortly.
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
The AGM will take place on Thursday 28th March in the Victoria Hall. Voting forms for you new Committee and full details will be sent to members in February. We are always pleased to welcome Patrons to the AGM but they will not be eligible to vote. After the close of Meeting there will be a chance to catch up with everyone over a glass of wine and nibbles.
Congratulations to Diana Hodgson and Jim Stephens on the birth of their daughter Talia Eloise Stephens, born on 27th December, weighing in at 7lb 4oz. A much loved little sister for Eliza (who is being an amazing big sister) and another granddaughter for Polly.
- Dave Brolly
- Sep 25, 2018
CHAIRMAN'S CHAT
Hi all, well what an absolute hit Spamalot was, well done to Nick and crew and to all the cast, the buzz from the audience was brilliant. Now it’s time to move on to our next venture, the very popular Christmas Concert. I for one am looking forward to getting back on stage so hopefully see plenty of you at the first rehearsal. Don’t forget we have the Dinner Dance coming up, always a great night so make sure you get your tickets. Hope to see you all very soon. Kerryx
DON’T DRESS FOR DINNER
Congratulations to Kirsten Dexter and Anthony Dexter (Dex) who have been nominated in the Best Actress/Best Actor categories in the SFD Phoebe Rees Competition. We look forward to the Awards Evening on 13th October. Congratulations also to Richard Walters, Chantelle Souttar and Fiona Edgington who received nominations in productions with Civic Players.
SPAMALOT
Director - Nick Harris MD - Gill Merrifield
Choreographer - Lisa Gage
Another huge success for CUDOS receiving many accolades, you missed a treat if you didn’t get a ticket. Well done Nick on your Directorial debut. Congratulations to Jas Cook who was presented with the Trish Cook Award.
CHRISTMAS CONCERT 7/8th DECEMBER
Director - Ann Brolly
MD - Lucy Singleton
The first rehearsal is to be held on 1st October in the Victoria Hall at 7.30pm -thereafter as below:
October - Monday and Thursday
Tuesday 30th Oct
November - TUESDAY -please note change of day
December 3rd - Monday
Dress rehearsals - Wed 5th & Thu 6th
Evening Performance - Friday 7th
Matinee and Evening - Sat 8th at 2pm & 7.30pm
Tickets go on sale to members and patrons from the 8th October and to the general public from the 22nd October. For priority booking you will need to use the password ............(all lower case, no spaces) available from www.cudoscrewkerne.com or from Wendy on 01460 74380. Price £7.50 to include a mince pie and mulled wine/orange juice. This year we are including a matinee and there will be 80 seats available at each performance.
QUIZ Friday 19th October
This years quiz will be hosted by Vikki Rolley. The quiz will be held in Oscars Wine Bar back room at 7.30pm for 8pm prompt start. Price £8 to include supper to be paid in advance. Places are restricted to 24 on a first come first served basis. Name and money to Wendy by 12th October. (Please advise if you have any dietary requirements when booking your place) 01460 74380 - 07773 882709. At the time of print there are only 4 places left so don’t delay.
DINNER DANCE 10 November 2018
If you haven’t already booked your tickets for the Dinner Dance now is the time! Bring your friends and family and enjoy a fabulous evening. Always a great night, this year is a 1940’s theme with Italian cuisine and dancing the night away to Twisted Vinyl. Tickets £30 (Minimum age 18 years) from Sue Miller 07725 910009 or suem92943@gmail.com
PANTO - DICK WHITTINGTON 22-25 JAN Director - Leonie Dash
MD - Mathew Rock
Choreographer - Anthony Dexter (Dex)
Readthrough - 7.30pm 29 Oct
Workshop - 7.30pm 1 Nov
Auditions - 2.00pm 4 Nov
All held in the Victoria Hall
Minimum age 7 years - non paid up members will be required to pay an audition fee deductible from membership if you are successful in coming in to panto.
NEW DATE FOR DIARY
Carol Singing - 30 Nov
CUDOS have been invited to lead the carol singing at the Lighting Up Ceremony, everyone is welcome to come and join us, please meet outside the Victoria Hall at 6.20 prompt.
JUNIOR WORKSHOP
A few words from Georgia England who attended the workshop, funded by the Presidents Fund.
On Sunday 12th August me and 11 juniors all did a dancing, acting and singing workshop. We had three different songs showing off different skills. I found this really helpful because you get to focus on one certain thing but also finding new ways to focus on the skill.
We first did a warm up which interacted with everyone in the group, vocally and physically. Next we did ‘Hard Knock Life from the movie ‘Annie’. this one was to show our acting skills and also working around props and interacting with each other. After that we did ‘WE Go Together’ from Grease. this focused on our dancing and it was great learning new dances and how you can learn such a difficult dance in such a short space of time. Finally we did ‘When I Grow Up’ from ‘Matilda’ and this focused on singing, this was really useful because we got to use a range of different notes and working together to get a great tune. Overall the day was amazing and great fun, I would love to have more of these as they are super helpful. Thank you CUDOS, Lucy and Lisa.
Georgia x
JOE BROWN
Joe came along whilst at the Park School and helped with set builds and lighting for many shows, a great asset to CUDOS. Joe popped in to see us recently and we are delighted to hear he was awarded a 1st Class Degree, BA Theatre Production, from the Bath Spa University and is now joining the Macbeth UK and Ireland Tour with the National Theatre as Technical Swing. We wish him every success in his future career.
CONDOLENCES to Kirsten Dexter, Dex, Jake and Daisy on the loss of Kirsten’s dad. Our thoughts are with you at this sad time.
- Dave Brolly
- Aug 26, 2018
CHAIRMAN'S CHAT
Hi all,first I must mention the Juniors Workshop. It was an absolutely fantastic day and we got to see a great showcase at the end of the day. Massive well done to Lucy,Lisa and all the Juniors that took part. We are swiftly moving towards Spamalot and I can't wait to watch this production in full. I've been popping in catching little snippets and it's fair to say we're all in for a treat. Hopefully some of you will be making it down to set builds you never know you might learn something. Look forward to seeing you all at Spamalot. Kerry.x
SPAMALOT 12th – 15th September
Director - Nick Harris MD - Gill Merrifield
Choreographer - Lisa Gage
A lot of hard work and fun at rehearsals for this very funny show. Tickets are on sale, price £10 (£8.50 concession)from www.cudoscrewkerne.com (Any problems email us on cudostickets@gmail.com ) or from Wendy on 01460 74380. Set building has started Friday 7pm, Sat/Sun 10am. Do come along and help if you can, as the saying goes “Many hands make light work”.
WORKSHOP FOR JUNIORS
13 Junior members and friends came along to the workshop held in August by Lucy Singleton and Lisa Gage. A great time was had and we were delighted to be joined by over 60 people at the end who enjoyed a brilliant showcase watching what the children had learned in just a few hours. Thank you Lucy and Lisa.
CHRISTMAS CONCERT 7/8th DECEMBER
Director - Ann Brolly
MD - Lucy Singleton
The first rehearsal is to be held on 1st October in the Victoria Hall at 7.30pm -thereafter as below:
October - Monday and Thursday
November - Wednesday
December 3rd - Monday
Dress rehearsals - Wed 5th & Thu 6th
Evening Performance - Friday 7th
Matinee and Evening - Sat 8th at 2pm & 7.30pm
If you would like any more information contact Ann on 01460 74689 or annbrolly@me.com
QUIZ Friday 19th October
This years quiz will be hosted by Vikki Rolley. The quiz will be held in Oscars Wine Bar back room at 7.30pm for 8pm prompt start. Price £8 to include supper to be paid in advance. Places are restricted to 24 on a first come first served basis. Name and money to Wendy by 12th October. (Please advise if you have any dietary requirements when booking your place) 01460 74380 - 07773 882709. Last year we had several disappointed people who left it too late to book their place so therefore don’t delay.Brush off your dance shoes as the dinner dance is fast approaching. The theme is 1940’s Vintage and I am sure you are more than capable of coming up
DINNER DANCE 10 November 2018
with suitable attire to fit the theme. If not posh frocks and DJs. Menu - Italian food, 3 courses brought to your tables for sharing. Dancing to Twisted Vinyl, a young and superb local band. . Tickets £30 (Minimum age 18 years) from Sue Miller 07725 910009 or suem92943@gmail.com In your diaries please people or get your tickets now to secure your place. Sue xx
CONGRATULATIONS TO:
Beth and Nick Harris on the safe arrival of Evelyn Jane Althea on 1st August.
Georgina Chinn and Leigh on the safe arrival of Spencer.
Dendy and Phil Harris on their Ruby Wedding Anniversary on 19th August.
CONDOLENCES to Ron Spencer on the loss of his wife Margaret. Margaret was a member of CAOS/CUDOS for many years, a very talented lady who made beautiful rocking horses. She helped the Society in various ways over the years, one of her specialities was making hats and bonnets for productions. Our thoughts are with Ron and family at this sad time.
PANTO REMINDER - READTHROUGH 29/10
