The Sociable Plover
Congratulations to all of those involved in “The Sociable Plover” directed by Ronnie Barnes who came first in the Divisional Finals of the SCDA one-act-play festival and who will now represent the Eastern Division at the Scottish Finals. They also won the trophies for best acting and best stage presentation. The Scottish Finals will take place at the East Kilbride Village theatre on 19th-21st April 2018 with Livingston Players on the Saturday night. It would be great if lots of people from our club could support the festival and particularly our team. Tickets can be obtained HERE:
October Playfest 2018
This year we are planning to produce an evening of one act plays in October to give an opportunity to new aspiring Directors and to give more players the chance to take on an acting role in a play. We will be running some workshops for first time Directors to help them prepare for this – so this is a great opportunity to give it a go. If you are interested in being considered as a Director or would be interested in taking part in this project, then please get in touch.
Success for -The Sociable Plover!
Huge congratulations to Ronnie Barnes and the cast of Jeff Robinson and Jack Stewart who were placed 2nd in the SCDA One Act play festival!
They also achieved the Highest Marks Acting!
They will now go on to represent Edinburgh at the Eastern Divisional Final in Killin 22 to 24 March.
Many congratulations and thanks to all who helped – cast, supporting cast, crew, tech support and drivers.
Livingston Players perform for Guide Dogs for the Blind event
What a night! An audience of 80 enjoyed an evening of “Songs from the Musicals” performed by members of Livingston Players on 16 Mar 18. Our performers sang their hearts out and the audience loved the sing-along numbers with the words displayed on the wall. There was lots of laughter and Guide Dog Puppies Kirky and Darcy along with our wonderful support dog Nessie encouraged everyone to “dig deep” with their giving raising a magnificent £738 for Guide Dogs. Well done to all involved!
On the Elf Day of Christmas – Murder Mystery
We held our Murder Mystery social/fund raising evening last Saturday (9th Dec) which was attended by nearly eighty people. The Murder Mystery, “On the Elf day of Christmas” was once again written and directed by Annie Townsend and Lynne Hurst and, as with their previous murder mysteries ,had everyone laughing out loud as they tried to guess who had murdered Santa and Kitty Claws. A huge thank you to Lynne and Annie for this and to the cast of Players members. In addition to the Murder Mystery there was a raffle, lucky dip, guess the weight of the Christmas cake, how many sweeties in the jar, have your photo taken with Santa and a craft stall; some hot snacks were served before people left for home. This array of delights was organised by Judith Hutchinson, Sue Rankine, Karen Walker and Frances Kemp. We am delighted to report that over £800 was raised to help with Players increasing expenses. Thanks to those who worked so hard and to those who came along, took part and put their hands into the wallets!
Murder mystery
The Sociable Plover
The play will be presented at the first “District” round of the SCDA festival in the ChurchHill theatre in Edinburgh on one night between 16th to 18th February.
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The Concert Party
Always a Bridesmaid
14th Sept 2017 at 7.30 pm; Read through for January play “Always a Bridesmaid”, a great opportunity to hear a play being read.
17th Sept 2017 at Sept at 2pm; Auditions for January play “Always a Bridesmaid”
Production dates in 2018;
31st Jan – 2 Feb 2018 “Always a Bridesmaid”
Follies
Sunday 5th November 2017 at 2pm; Open Day for 2018 Musical “Follies”, come along and hear about next years musical for the Director Colin and hear some of the music.
Shakespeare Workshop
12th October 2017 at 7,30-9.30pm. Shakespeare Workshop, a fun and informal workshop
Livingston Players is now a registered charity
We are excited to announce in August 2017 Livingston Players became a registered charity, we are registered as a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation (charity number SC047580).
SCDA Winners – Livingston Players with Steel Magnolias
Livingston Players have again won the SCDA Full length play with Steel Magnolias (Directed by John Hutchison)
Congratulations to everyone who was involved in getting the production to the stage and the well-deserved win. This is the second time that John has directed a winning production of this play the last being in February 1996. We are extremely proud of all the girls, John and all the back stage team involved in this production.
They will be presented with the trophy on the last night of their forthcoming production on Sister Act (31st May – 4th June 2016 at Howden Park Centre)
ALLO ALLO
We had a great turnout for the Allo Allo auditions and Lynne was able to pick a very strong cast for the production.
The calibre of performance during the auditions was high with everyone getting into it and Lynne could have cast many of the actors who auditioned in several roles. There were some disappointed members – who auditioned really well, and they have been invited to take part in the production as townsfolk.
Lynne still needs a piano player, a soldier and an airman if you want a few lines and a chance to take part in a great show, please let Lynne know.
However, without further ado, congratulations to the successful cast members who are:
Rene…………Alistair Thomas
Edith………..Kate Halliday
Yvette……….Louise Fairnie
Mimi…………Elspeth Whyte
Michelle……..Alison Carcas
Leclerc………John Mitchell
Crabtree……..Chris Caitlin
Alberto………Craig Potter
Helga………..Pam Murray
Herr Flick……Alex Rankine
Colonel………Jeff Robinson
Schmelling……John Doonan
Gruber……….Alex Kemp
Airman 1……..Ewan Hepburn
Well done to everyone, very well deserved.
Lynne will be in contact after Sister Act to arrange the first rehearsal, if you did not get your script today, please let her know and she will get one to you.
ALLO ALLO
“Listen very carefully I shall say this only once”. Allo Allo read through Sunday 21st February 1pm at Carmondean church with auditions to follow the following Sunday 28th. Audition pieces will be discussed on the day Please come and support our next play to be directed by Lynne Hurst. There are lots of fabulous parts for males and females. It’s worth it to hear about “Ze knock wurst sausage and the fallen Madonna with the big boobies by Van Klomp”. See you at Cafe Rene, au revoir et bonne chance.
Sister Act
Sister Act May 2016 31st May – 4th June
| SISTER ACT – CAST | |
|---|---|
| Delores Van Cartier | Gill Sullivan |
| Mother Superior | Annie Townsend |
| Sister Mary Robert | Jemma Lapsley |
| Sister Mary Patrick | Judith Hutchinson |
| Sister Mary Lazarus | Pam Murray |
| Sister Mary Theresa | Kate Halliday |
| Sister Mary Martin of Tours | Louise Farnie |
| Michelle / Tina | Fiona Wandlass / Dani Smith |
| Monsignor O’Hara | Alex Kemp |
| Curtis | Peter Tomassi |
| Joey | Stuart Laws |
| Eddie | Alan Potter |
| TJ | Caz Paul |
| Pablo | Shane Whittle |
| Ernie | Tom Gelling |
Contact Membership Secretary Carol Collier atif you require any further information.
The Murder Mystery Evening Presents – The Sheepshank Redemption
Steel Magnolias Read Through
Steel Magnolias Audition Information
STEEL MAGNOLIAS – AUDITIONS
Read through Monday 5th October at 7.30
Auditions Thursday 8th October at 7.30
Livingston United Parish Church, Fells Rigg, Livingston
45th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION PARTY
Contact – Karen Walker 07921 498689
or email
Rehearsal Schedule for Gym & Tonic
NOTICE OF LIVINGSTON PLAYERS 2015 AGM
Notice is given that the 2015 Livingston Players AGM will be held on Thursday 25th June 2015 at 7.30pm at Carmondean Community Centre, Livingston.
The AGM is the forum for members to hear about and comment on what the Management Committee has done in the past year, and to elect a new Committee for the year ahead.
There is a proposed change to Constitution which will be proposed to members at the AGM.
Wine and nibbles will be served after the business of the meeting is conducted.
The Committee looks forward to seeing you there.
Sue Rankine, Secretary