Carlton Dramatic Society

Teechers completed its run at the New Wimbledon Studio Theatre on Saturday to a packed house, and brought a very successful week to a close. Congratulations to all involved, the crew, the director Ian Ward, and especially to the cast, who all gave electric performances!

Add to that the slick lighting, subtle and effective sets and snappy musical interludes, and it all added up to another Carlton triumph!

Photos from the production will be available on the show page soon.

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Photos from the smash hit Carlton show that set the trend for selling every ticket, Stags and Hens, are now available on the show page.

There's also timelapse animation of the construction of the set, which was the most complex Carlton set for a long time.

Have a look!

Teechers is well underway now and news from the front line is that it's going to be a brilliant show (tickets are going fast so get on to the Studio now if you want to support the Carlton). So we are looking forward to the next entertaining endeavour which is the Carlton Showcase on 22nd and 23rd February 2007.

The Showcase is performed over two nights and is an evening of short plays and sketches. It usually lasts about two and a half hours, including the interval.

This is your chance to do something daring and innovative. We are looking for short plays, scenes, sketches that you want to perform/direct. They can be serious, funny or in-between and you can even write your own material. Just to give you some idea of the scope, previous hits have been an adaptation of The Graduate, scenes from Taming of the Shrew, Victoria Wood sketches and The Lord of the Rings in 20 minutes. You can do duologues, monologues, or full scale epic productions. The only limit is that plays should be about 15-20 mins max or 5-10 mins max in the case of monologues.

The first meeting to discuss the showcase will be Thursday 16th November at 8pm at the Wimbledon Community Centre where you can meet directors looking for cast and actors looking for directors and generally find out what's going on. But in the meantime if you already have an idea of what you want to do, want some more information or just want to express a vague interest please email me via the committee.

Your friendly Showcase producer,

Kristen

The box office reports that tickets for our next production, Teechers, are now 40% sold out, with several weeks to go! Book now to avoid disappointment!

Click on the poster for ticket details.

The photos from 'Habeas Corpus' are finally available! Relive all the depravity of June 2004 as you remember Alan Bennett's "farce without doors".

See the photos here.

Teechers tickets are now on sale at the Wimbledon Theatre box office. After the scarily fast sell out of the last two productions if I were you I'd get them sooner rather than later to avoid disappointment.

I've had a sneaky peak at one of the rehearsals and I can tell you now that it's already looking fantastic, so get in there and buy now or you'll be kicking yourself well into next year... and that would hurt a lot!

Here's all the posts about this production (in chronological order).

• Teechers Readthrough
• Teechers Cast
• Teechers Tickets on Sale
• Teechers Tickets 40% Gone!

The next show, Teechers, has been cast, and the first rehearsal took place on Monday. Congratulations to the whole cast, which includes some new members. Welcome to the Carlton!

See the official Teechers page for all the info.

Some words from the Chair on this successful production:

"Well the cast was never on the OUTSIDE with this one and certainly never teetered on the EDGE!

"A fine bunch of performances from every member of the Cast. The Crew did their bit too and it all seemed effortless. Ticket sales looked to be slow at the beginning but in the end respectable audience numbers ensued all week with a sell-out on the Thursday, close to it on Sat and the Treasurer says that a profit looks well and good.

"But that is not just what we are about. Carlton in its typical way has provided a wonderful production and from all reports the cast bonded well and had a great time too - especially throughout a relatively short rehearsal period! The After Show Party to 3:00 am says a bit more too...

"No ducks here but another 'century' of course! Well done Deb, Cast and Crew!"

The Readthrough for Teechers is Monday 21st August at 8pm in Rooms C/D of the Wimbledon Community Centre. The Auditions are Thursday 24th and Tuesday 29th August at 8pm Rooms C/D of the Wimbledon Community Centre. (Please note, the second one is on Tuesday because of the bank holiday)

As a further reminder, here's the spiel of what it's all about....

TEECHERS by John Godber, Directed by Ian Ward

Fast moving, inventive and highly entertaining, Teechers vigorously evokes life at a modern Comprehensive, using the format of an end-of-term play to sketch a drama teacher's progress through two terms of recalcitrant classes, cynical colleagues and unhelpful caretakers. The play runs the gamut of emotions, climaxing with the final scene which gives a poignant edge to the comedy.

The cast (despite being set in a school) will comprise all adults, ages ranging from awkward school kids to ambitious teachers to obstructive caretakers.

The show runs from Tuesday 7 to Saturday 11 November inclusive (Saturday includes a matinee and evening performance)

If you cannot make either of the audition dates, please let Ian know on iward@capsticks.co.uk and he can hopefully arrange another time for you. Also - please remember that in order to take part in what is sure to be a cracking production, we absolutely must have your subs!

Tickets for tonight's performance of Outside edge are nearly sold out, so if you want go tonight call 07967 386791 now to reserve a seat.

There are some available on Saturday too, but with no performance on Friday you're running out of time to guarantee seeing what is already proving to be a brilliant and hilarious show.

Debbie and her team got off to a healthy start last night as Outside Edge started its over.

Tickets are still available for the rest of the week, so bowl on over here for more details.

The Audition for T S Eliot's 'Murder in the Cathedral' will take place at the Community Centre on Thursday 17th at 8pm.

Performances of this rehearsed reading will be on Saturday 30 September and Sunday 1 October in the marvellous space of St Mark's Church in Wimbledon.

Written in verse, this powerful and atmospheric play recounts the events around the death of Thomas à Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury in 1143.

If you're in 'Outside Edge' and therefore performing on 17 August, but would like to be in 'Murder', please let me know. If you are interested in being in 'Teechers' and worried that the two plays will clash - don't panic, I am planning to have rehearsals at my home (near Haydon's Road station) on evenings other than Mondays and Thursdays and sometimes at the weekends.

So if you fancy being Thomas à Becket himself, a knight, a tempter, a woman of Canterbury or a priest, please come along on 17 August. Val Foskett (my co-director) and I look forward to seeing you then.

And don't forget - to join in - you gotta pay your subs!

Regards, Jane Lewis (Director)

see the latest news from the practice nets - Outside Edge / Inside Track!

Rehearsals for the Carlton's latest production, Richard Harris's hilarious cricket comedy Outside Edge, is rehearsing now. More details from the director soon!

Now the show is fully cast, Debbie is moulding her charges into shape. Rehearsals are under way, and the tickets are soon going on sale. Watch this space!

Official Show Page Up Soon!

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In what is becoming a regular event, The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui, the Carlton's latest production, running 6 - 10 June, is SOLD OUT, apart from the Saturday matinee show, and with a clear fortnight to go! This is great for us, but not so good for the hordes who have been denied a ticket to this fantastic show.

The only thing to do is call the Box Office on 0870 060 6646, and grab one of the last few tickets for the Saturday Matinee performance. Combine your trip to the theatre with some shopping in Wimbledon. Pick up a tent in Blacks or Millets, or a cheap top in Uniqlo, or some trendy tat in MOJO or whatever it's called. You could go to the cinema, or pub, afterwards! Don't miss out - get yours today! NOW!

England are going to win anyway*, so there's no point watching it. Your screams won't make the slightest bit of difference. (* Like I'd know)

Outside Edge

an unmissable comedy by

Richard Harris

directed by

Debbie Fowler

to be performed at

The Colourhouse Theatre

Tuesday 15th August to Saturday 19th August

(ex. Friday, no Sat matinee)

Roger has enough trouble assembling his cricket team to play against the British Railways Maintenance Division Yeading East, but these complications pall before those occurring among their various wives and girl-friends. Bob has trouble between wife and ex-wife, Alex's girlfriend locks herself in the loo and has hysterics, Dennis flirts indiscriminately until his wife sets fire to his car, huge Maggie cuddles her tiny Kevin in her fur coat, even Roger's wife - champion tea maker - rebels against his authority and uncovers his unfortunate peccadillo in Dorking. As a final catastrophe rain starts to fall...

AUDITION: TUESDAY 23 MAY, WIMBLEDON COMMUNITY CENTRE ROOM G, 8PM

Rehearsals for our next production, Bertholt Brecht's The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui, are well on their way. The cast and crew are working hard to create a fantastic production.

Tickets are available now, and we have already nearly sold out two of our six performances, so book now to avoid disappointment!

See our official Arturo Ui site for ticket prices and booking details.

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The Carlton's latest production, The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui, is now fully cast, and rehearsals are underway.

Watch out for requests for props, costumes, assistance, advice and so on. This is a big production, with lots of props and costumes, so all help will be gratefully received.

It's nearly upon us! Tell your friends!

Sick of this cold weather?
Looking for a way to beat the winter blues?
Then treat yourself to the theatrical extravaganza that is....

The Carlton Dramatic Society Showcase LXXIX!

Get down to the Wimbledon Community Centre Hall on Thursday 23rd or Friday 24th February 2006

Bring your fiver for entry (with a programme)
Bring your own booze and nibbles
Be there for 7:45
And you'll be laughing ... and crying ... and on the edge of your seat!

It's sure to be a fantastic event, so don't shiver alone in the cold - join the hot crowd at the showcase - You'll love it!

For those of you involved in the show, please be aware that the Dress Rehearsal and Tech starts at 7.45 prompt, so you need to be ready at the Community centre at 7.30 prompt. It's going to be lots of fun, but the hard work's not over yet!

We are planning to video the event for posterity, and Mike T has stepped forward with camera to do the honours on Thursday. But we need someone to do Friday. Mike provides and sets up the camera, you'd get in free, press record at the start and stop at the end. Easy! Drop us a line if you can help, at committee@carltondrama.org.uk

The Resistible Rise Of Arturo Ui

by

Bertholt Brecht

Directed by Mike Ahmad, to be performed at New Wimbledon Studio Theatre, 6th-10th June 2006

The Play is a thinly veiled historical allegory of Hitler's rise to power in Weimar Germany during the 1930s. Each of the play's scenes relates directly to a specific historical episode in this era. Hitler is represented as a small town gangster by the name of Ui who by means of violence, threats and bribery assumes power in (for our production) a semi-fictional East End setting. True to Brecht's style it has a lot of black comedy with some song and dance numbers.

Read through - 27th February

Auditions - 2nd and 6th March - Audition piece required

WCC, 8pm