Life is murder...

A whodunnit double bill:

The Real Inspector Hound by Tom Stoppard

and

Jailbird by Georges Feydeau

presented in a rehearsed reading by the Carlton Dramatic Society

Thursday 19th March and Friday 20th March - 7.45pm - Wimbledon Community Centre - Main Hall

Admission: £7

I'd murder for a drink - refreshements available

January is murder, isn't it? Well it is at the Carlton....

Not been cast in any plays recently? Feeling pretty annoyed and rejected? Well, really annoyed and rejected actually? Who does that Graves character think he is anyway? Want to get even? Contemplating murder perhaps?

Well stop right there. Carlton has the perfect solution for both your dramatic impulses and your murderous thoughts. We are pleased to announce that the Spring rehearsed readings will be a double bill of:

Jailbird by Georges Feydeau

and

The Real Inspector Hound by Tom Stoppard

The productions will take place March 19th and 20th, with a dress rehearsal on the 18th.

Auditions will be Thursday January 22nd at Wimbledon Community Centre at 8.00pm.

So pick yourselves up and dust yourselves off and come along. We shall do our best to get a Jeff lookalike to play the part of the corpse. April may be the cruellest month, but now March is looking pretty mean too.

Here are a few dates for your new 2009 diary.....

Monday 5th January - Read Through for Black Widow

Thursday 8th & Monday 12th January - Auditions for Black Widow.

All of the above dates will take place at the Wimbledon Community Centre at 8.00pm sharp.

If you wish to audition, but are unable to make the audition dates, please Contact Us

CANCELLED - Play Reading Thurs 11 Dec - CANCELLED

An excess of Christmas commitments and spirit (vodka mainly in my case) means that most of the committee and members seem already tied up tomorrow night. We are therefore cancelling the play reading that was to be held tomorrow (Thursday 11th) at the community centre. Apologies.

We will reconvene, rested and refreshed, on Monday January 5th for a read through of Black Widow, the April production. Watch this space for news of the spring rehearsed reading too.

Best wishes to everyone for a merry Christmas and a happy, adventurous and fun-filled new year.

As You Like It

by William Shakespeare
directed by Val Foskett

Tuesday 25 November – Saturday 29 November

The Wimbledon Studio Theatre

Rosalind is a girl. Disguised as a boy called Ganymede. Pretending to be a girl called Rosalind…. So that the man she loves, Orlando, can practise wooing Rosalind (whom he thinks is Ganymede). Orlando loves Rosalind (but thinks she’s a boy called Ganymede). Phoebe loves Ganymede (not knowing she’s a girl called Rosalind). Freud would have had a field day with this! Throw in a clown, some music and wrestling – not to mention some of the most profound and beautiful love talk in the history of the stage – And that’s As You Like It!

Performances:

Tickets: £10

Concessions available

Box Office:
0870 060 6646

Groups & Schools:
0870 060 6644

Dedicated Access Line:
0871 2975477
Minicom is still available:
0870 060 6641

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'As You Like It' by William Shakespeare, directed by Val Foskett.

One of his loveliest rom-coms complete with lovers, clowns, wrestling(!) and a masque; all given that modern touch by our resident Shakespeare guru to make it as accessible and entertaining today as yesteryear.

Critical Details:

• MONDAY 28th July - Val's workshop on 'As You Like It' - a brilliant introduction to what it's all about, how to do it and why it's not all "men in tights". *
• Monday 11th Aug & and Thursday 14th Aug - AUDITIONS; *
• *** CANCELLED *** + Thursday 31st July - extra audition day for anyone who can't make above dates *** CANCELLED ***
• TBC Monday 18th Aug - First Rehearsal (every Mon/Thurs evgs from this date until 23/11). *
• Sunday 23rd Nov - Saturday 29th Nov - Production Week at the Wimbledon Studio.

* At Wimbledon Community Centre, St Georges Road Wimbledon, Rooms C/D at 8.00 pm.

STOP PRESS: And if you fancy seeing what it's all about, a couple of bods are watching the Guildford Shakespeare Company performing 'As You Like It' tomorrow evening (Wednesday 23rd) at 7.30 pm beside the lake on the university campus. Tickets cost £14 and concessions are available. If you fancy joining them please Contact Us.

Then come along and see this sparkling Carlton Rehearsed Reading "Idiocracy" - you'll then see that someone else is suffering more!

In this play, Toby and Nicky are definitely bearing the brunt of an overly bureaucratic, privatised-in-all-but-name health and welfare system. But when an experimental drug provided by the Army Medical Corps turns Nicky's shell-shocked war veteran brother into a murderous automaton, all sorts of strange things start to happen.

FRIDAY 18th JULY at 7:45 pm - Main Hall, Wimbledon Community Centre, 28 St George's Street, SW19 - entrance programmes £5.

Written by fellow member Neil Kelly and directed by Kathie Arundell - don't miss it!

And the new committee is...

Chair - David Hall
Vice Chair - Kathie Arundell
Secretary - Alison Raffan
Treasurer - Andrew Candish
Membership Sec - Claire Hoult/Debbie Fowler
Newsletter Editor - Rob de la Poer (with web assistance from Jeremy Wray until further notice)
Publicity - Alun Goodman
Social/Fundraising - Joanne Crabtree
Stage Manager - Jeff Graves

"Is bureaucracy idiotic; do idiots love bureaucracy; is Idiocracy really Idiocy covered up!"

For the uninitiated, a Rehearsed Reading is just like a full production, only you have scripts!

Monday 30th June @ 8.00pm Rms C&D, Wimbledon Community Centre - Neil will give a summary of the play, followed by a 'taster' read-through and auditions!

There will be about 4 - 5 rehearsals, with first rehearsal on Thurs 3rd July.

VITAL STATS: Cast size - 12, even split men/women, all ages.

The play proved very popular at a recent Workshop read-through, so come along and take part in this winning production!

With direction by Kathie Arundell and help from the Committee team, we hope you will be there on Monday 30th!

This sparkling comedy "Idiocracy" written by the Carlton's very own Neil Kelly will be performed as a Rehearsed Reading in the Wimbledon Community Centre's Main Hall on Thurs 17th - Sat 19th July at 7:45 pm.

The following DVD's are now available:

1) The Resistable Rise of Arturo Ui (unfortunately this is missing some of the end of Act 1 i.e. part of the courtroom scene)
2) Carlton 80th Anniversary party

At a cost of:

£5 for Arturo Ui
£8 for 80th

or £12 for both (i.e. £1 discount)

Plus 50p Post & Packing

To get hold of these gems of theatre, lovingly distilled down for the small screen, you'll need to do the following:

1. Write a cheque made out to "Carlton Dramatic Society" to the value of the DVD(s) you want (don't forget to add 50p P&P to the total).

2. Use the Contact Us form to email us, putting "DVD Offer" in the subject. In the email body put the address to which you want your DVD(s) sent to, plus a contact number. Then we'll email you the address of where to send your cheque to.

Please allow 28 days for delivery.