The Hutton Players

We are considering a production of “The Madness of King George” in April 2013 (first week) directed by Marjorie Dunn.

To assess the interest from performers in the area we are holding a reading at the Friends Meeting House, Shenfield,

http://www.quakersmidessex.plus.com/Brentwood_Meeting.htm

on 28th June starting at 19:45.

The play requires a substantial number of actors, especially men, and we need to get an idea that we will be able to cast this before we commit ourselves. Please contact Marjorie to express interest, or drop us a note on s_genesius@hotmail.com.

Michael Gray’s blog – review of “Plaza Suite”
http://michaelgray.blogspot.jp/2012/04/plaza-suite.html

I’ll post some photos when I get back from holiday. Meanwhile you can find some on our new Facebook page.

We are about to start rehearsals for the production taking place on

29th, 30th and 31st March at the

Brentwood Theatre (Box Office 01277 200305)

http://brentwood-theatre.org/

Tickets are £11 and £10 concessions.

CAST

Directed by Ray Howes

In association with Samuel French.

Three very well received peformances on 17th, 18th and 19th November 2011.

CAST

Lettice Douffet – Margaret Goldstone

Lotte Schoen – Kathy Smith

Miss Framer – Jean Morris

Mr Bardolph – William Wells

Man – Martin Goldstone

VISITORS:

Marjorie Dunn, Jean Morris, Lynne Coldwell, Ed Harvey, Ian Russell, Martin Goldstone and William Wells

DIRECTOR:

Lesley Curtis

BACKSTAGE etc:

Lighting – Guy Lee

Set design – Ray Howes and Lesley Curtis

Stage manager – Ed Harvey

Assistant SM – Ian Russell

Publicity – Margaret Goldstone

Front of house – Bernard Dunn and  Brentwood Theatre Management

OUR THANKS TO:

The Kenneth Moore Theatre, Ilford for throne & chair

Redbrideg Stage Co, Ilford – beheading block

Production Box, Gt Dunmow – Costumes

Brentwood Arts Council – general and financial support

David Zelly and Mark Reed of Brentwood Theatre

We are planning to put on Neil Simon’s “Plaza Suite” in March 2012. The reading/audition will take place on 20th October at The Friends’ Meeting House in Shenfield. Please arrive for 19:30. If you need more information or plan to attend please drop an email to s_genesius@hotmail.com.

The Hutton Players and members won 3 awards:

Best design of a play for “84 Charing Cross Road”

Lindsey Crutchett won best actress in a play for her role as Helene Hanff in “84….”

Bill Wells received the Jackson Cup for Outstanding Contribution to Non-Professional Theatre in Brentwood

84 Charing Cross Road has received the following nominations:

Best Design of a Play

Best Production of a Play

Best Actress – Lindsey Crutchett as Helene Hanff

Best Actor – William Wells as Frank Doel

Our November production is going to be “Lettice and Lovage” by Peter Shaffer, who has also written “Equus” and “Amadeus”.

This link to Wikipedia will give you some background and the list of characters:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lettice_and_Lovage

The audition/reading will take place at the Friends Meeting House, 49 Hutton Road, Shenfield on 20th June. It will start at 19:45. The post code is: CM15 8NF. Here is a link to their internet entry: http://www.quakersmidessex.plus.com/Brentwood_Meeting.htm

The performance will take place at the Brentwood Theatre on 17th, 18th and 19th November 2011.

This was a great production and really popular. We were sold out on all 3 nights and even had to put out a few extra seats.

Please keep a look out for details of our next production. It hasn’t been selected yet but the dates are: 17/18/19 November.

Cast , director, backstage and other contributors were:

Sorel Bliss – Vicky Wright

Simon Bliss – John Mabey

Judith Bliss – Margaret Corry

David Bliss – Martin Goldstone

Clara (housekeeper) – Lindsey Crutchett

Sandy Tyrell – Alan Thorley

Myra Arundel – Meryl Spinks

Richard Greatham – William Wells

Jackie Coryton – Helen Robins

Director – Marjorie Dunn

Lighting & Sound – guy Lee

Stage manager – Kathy Smith

Assistant SM – Lynne Coldwell

Properties – Margaret Goldstone

Set design – Ray Howes

Poster & programme design – Lesley Curtis

Publicity – Margaret Goldstone

Costume hire – Theatrical Costume House

Front of House – Brentwood Theatre Management

The photographs are by Paul Dwight-Moore of LifeUpClose Photography

This play was produced in association with Samuel French

We should also like to mention our thanks to the Brentwood Arts Council for their ongoing support.

Our recent production of “Hay Fever”  is over, but what a great success. Lots of great performances and many subtle touches. It’s not all about “bums on seats”, but given the high cost of putting on a production at the Brentwood Theatre it is gratifying that all 3 nights were sold out; in fact a few extra seats had to be squeezed in each night. Our congratulations to the director, cast and backstage crew and thanks to the Brentwood theatre staff. Our thanks also to all who supported us in the audience. We look forward to seeing you again in November. If you want to get involved keep an eye out for details of our next audition. It will be posted here and on our Facebook page.