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THE NEW GARRICK GAZETTE
Garrick Theatre Club Inc. 16 Meadow Street, Guildford, Western Australia 6055
PO Box 122, Guildford WA 6935 - www.garricktheatre.asn.au
EDITOR & COMPILER: LYNNE DEVENISH.
PRINTED BY DOCUPRINT
ISSUE No. 535
MARCH 2016
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All performances start at 8 pm sharp except for matinees April 10* and 17* at 2pm.
Doors open half an hour prior to all performances.
BOOKINGS: 9378 1990  [email protected]
www.garricktheatre.asn.au
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
Hello all,
Another month gone and so much has happened. “See How They Run” crossed the finishing line and despite the belated
decision to mount this farce, the problems finding a full cast, the short rehearsal time, revolting oppressive weather and the
lack of publicity (that’s another story) we enjoyed a great season. Congratulations to all my wonderful cast and crew for their
dedication and determination to pull the rabbit out of the hat.
See the following items in body of newsletter.
 The Awards Night has come and gone, and what a wonderful evening it was.
 Rehearsals for “And Then There Were None” are well underway, with a late change of actor in one of the roles.
 We are looking for Directors and Submissions for Season 4 & 5, due to circumstances beyond our control.
 Electronic delivery of newsletter
 Busy Bee on Good Friday @ 9:00 a.m.
 Membership subscriptions due
 Open Day 1st of May
 Auditions for TAG one-acters
 FOH Volunteer get together and orientation, plus fire drill training Sat 9 th April 2pm
 Wardrobe assistants required
Sadly two members have passed away just recently, Daphne Morrish and Andrew Warwick. May they rest in peace.
Our condolences to their families.
Busy times ahead, and we all look forward catching up with current and new volunteers.
See you soon, Lynne
COMMITTEE AND HELP DIRECTORY
PRESIDENT
NEWSLETTER/ARCHIVIST
Lynne Devenish
0488 906 076
[email protected]
VICE PRESIDENT
MEMBERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
Ken Harris
0448 844 768
[email protected]
SECRETARY
Elaine Gilberthorpe
9378 1990
[email protected]
TREASURER
Terry Brown
9275 5281
[email protected]
MINUTE SECRETARY
Barbara Brown
9275 5281
[email protected]
WEBSITE MANAGERS
Geoff & Marsha Holt
0417 093 590.
[email protected]
PROPS/SHED MANAGER
Clayton Reichert
0429 463 965
[email protected]
TECHNICAL SUPERVISOR
Geoff Holt
0417 093 590
[email protected]
STAGE/SET SUPERVISOR
Clayton Reichert
0429 463 965
[email protected]
BAR MANAGER/Supplies
Fred Petersen
0438927 393
[email protected]
FRONT OF HOUSE MANAGER
& FOH/BAR Rosters
Kerry Goode
0439 885 521
[email protected]
SOCIAL CONVENOR
Yvonne Starr
0409 112 695
[email protected]
WARDROBE SUPERVISOR
Susan Vincent
0435 074 942
[email protected]
TAG LIAISON
Celeste Underhill
0437 217 328
[email protected]
BOOKINGS
Elaine Gilberthorpe
9378 1990
[email protected]
GARRICK AWARDS FOR 2015
The four productions adjudicated in 2015 were
“PANIC STATIONS” Written by Derek benfield, Directed by Fred Petersen
“JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH” written by Roald Dahl & adapted by David Wood,
Directed by Katie Toner
“GARRICK SALUTES GALLIPOLI” Arranged by Susan Vincent & Kerry Goode, Directed
by Susan Vincent
“SILHOUETTE” Written by Simon Brett, Directed by Fred Petersen
ADJUDICATORS’ CERTIFICATES
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Deakhan Lowrie for Strong Youth Performance in a Leading Role (James and the
Giant Peach)
Briony Kennedy & Maddison Crawford for Strong Comedic Duo (James and the
Giant Peach)
“Silhouette” for Atmospheric Opening which immediately grabbed the Audience’s
attention & interest
“GARRICK SALUTES GALLIPOLI” for Melodrama written by Bernard Doyle
“GARRICK SALUTES GALLIPOLI” for Authentic Costumes
Alan Morris as Chairman in “GARRICK SALUTES GALLIPOLI” for almost keeping
control and almost keeping it clean
“GARRICK SALUTES GALLIPOLI” for Complete Theatrical Experience from
Arrival to Departure
BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
NOMINEES:- HEATHER ABBOTT for PANIC STATIONS, ANN SPEICHER for PANIC STATIONS,
BRIONY KENNEDY for JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH (YOUTH), MADDISON CRAWFORD for
JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH (YOUTH), AMBER MOORE for SILHOUETTE
WINNER:- HEATHER ABBOTT for PANIC STATIONS
BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
NOMINEES:- KEITH ABBOTT for PANIC STATIONS, RAY EGAN for PANIC STATIONS, DAVID
McGARR for SILHOUETTE
WINNER:- KEITH ABBOTTT for PANIC STATIONS
*BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
NOMINEES: FIONA FORSTER for PANIC STATIONS
ANNA HEAD for SILHOUETTE
WINNER: ANNA HEAD FOR SILHOUETTE
*BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
NOMINEES: GRAHAM MILES for PANIC STATIONS
DEAKHAN LOWRIE for JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH (YOUTH)
PEARCE McGROGAN for SILHOUETTE
LACHLAN RUFFY for SILHOUETTE
WINNER: TIED PEARCE McGROGAN and LACHLAN RUFFY
*PAUL BROWN AWARD FOR BEST DIRECTOR
NOMINEES: FRED PETERSEN for PANIC STATIONS,
SUSAN VINCENT AND KERRY GOODE for GARRICK SALUTES GALLIPOLI
KATIE TONER for JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH
FRED PETERSEN for SILHOUETTE
WINNER: FRED PETERSEN for SILHOUETTE
*PHILIP JAMIESON AWARD FOR BEST PRODUCTION
NOMINATIONS : PANIC STATIONS, SILHOUETTE, GARRICK SALUTES GALLIPOLI, JAMES AND
THE GIANT PEACH
WINNER: SILHOUETTE
AILSA TRAVERS AWARD FOR BEST COSTUMED PRODUCTION
WINNER: JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH FOR CREATIVITY
NORMA STANDING AWARD FOR BEST CHARACTERISATION OF A ROLE
WINNER: FIONA FORSTER for the role of CAROL in PANIC STATIONS
PRESIDENT’S ENCOURAGEMENT AWARD
RECIPIENT: Katie Toner for her passion for TAG and her direction and passion for James
and the Giant Peach.
FRED PETERSEN PRESIDENTIAL AWARD
RECIPIENT: “Garrick Salutes Gallipoli” for musical arrangement and execution, taking us
on a full emotional story.
KEN SMITH MERIT AWARD
RECIPIENT: Geoff Holt
Welcome New Members
Lorraine Weir, Renee Colvin,
Nellie Gay, Patrick Irwin,
Stella Young, Brad Hassett
Happy Birthday
Marlene Dutton, Barbara
Brown, Veronica Fourie,
Cheryl Taylor, Joshua
Harris, Deakhan Lowrie,
Sarah Meyer, Katrina
Montaut, Barbara Reynolds
& Alison Sadleir
VALE
Daphne Morrish
long time member
of Garrick.
Deepest sympathy
to Ron and family
Get Well Soon
Susan Vincent
Thanks to all RSA’s
who stepped up to
man the Bar at the
Awards Night,
especially Les
Marshall who did
the longest stint.
VALE
Andrew Warwick
Respected actor,
director and long
time friend of
Garrick. Deepest
sympathy to Alice
and family
AUDITION NOTICE FOR TEENS AT GARRICK ONE-ACT PLAYS
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PERFORMANCE DATES: AUGUST 18 & 19
SEPTEMBER YOUTH FEST - dates TBC
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@ 8pm, 20 & 21 matinees @ 2pm
THE PRODUCTION TEAM: Presented by TAG for GARRICK THEATRE
Dreamjobs :- Co-Directors Jordan Tabb and Caitlyn Roberts. Assistant Director Gail Lusted
The Snow Queen :- Director Katie Toner, Assistant Director Gail Lusted
AUDITION DATES/TIME: Saturday April 2
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2016: 1.30 – 3.30pm
AUDITION VENUE: Garrick Theatre, 16 Meadow St, Guildford WA 6055
AUDITION REQIREMENTS:
It will be a closed audition with an interchange of those auditioning to assess the chemistry between
actors. So please be prepared to wait. Both shows will be assessed at the same time.
 Prepare a 2 minute monologue that showcases your strengths and/or similar to the character
you most want to be considered for.
 Be prepared to improvise aspects of the plays.
 Acting different scenes.
For more information and/or a copy of the script please email:
[email protected] - Dreamjobs
[email protected] - The Snow Queen.
And feel free to audition for both.
ABOUT THE SHOWS:
Dreamjobs
SYNOPSIS
Five teenage girls waiting for interviews with an employment service dream of the romantic, exciting
jobs they would like-- derived from television series and films. The dreams are enacted by all the girls
together. In each case there is a rude awakening. Finally, Beverly, the clearest sighted, brings them
down to earth, forcing them to realize that their characters and abilities will fit them for only the
drabbest of occupations.
CHARACTERS
Angela – Somewhat coarse in manners and behaviour.
Joan – Well groomed and slightly sensitive.
Mandy – Good friends with Joan. A snob and well spoken.
Beverly – Very confident and a little arrogant.
Fiona – Fussy and takes things very seriously.
The Snow Queen
SYNOPSIS
The Snow Queen is a story about the strength and endurance of childhood friendship. Gerda's search
for her playmate Kai–who was abducted by the Snow Queen and taken to her frozen palace–is
brought to life in delicate and evocative production.
CHARACTERS, (large cast required):
The STORYTELLERS - need to be well spoken and able to articulate the nuances of the story.
Gerda (girl) - A bright, precocious, adventurous girl.
Kai (boy) - A bright, inquisitive boy. Sweet and innocent to start, he grows dark, self-possessed and
obsessive as he goes deeper into the world of The Snow Queen.
Gerdah’s Grandmother - Kind and caring, she tries to protect the children by keeping them ignorant of
the dangers in the world.
Snow queen - A force of nature to be reckoned with. Powerful, mercurial, demanding and alluring.
She is beautiful, cold and hard, just like her ice and snow.
Flower Witch - Needy, cunning and a little dotty. She is powerful yet very scattered. Dresses like a
hipppy.
Raven - Noble, forgetful, and aged. He believes he’s much younger than he really is. Speaks like a
World War I British flying ace. He wants one more grand adventure.
Princess - An untraditional princess. Geeky and adventurous. She seems to be on way too much
caffeine. Explosive energy, she is hopelessly in love with The Prince
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Prince - See Princess. They are a perfect match
Robber queen (mother of Girl–robber) - Scary and demanding and the leader of the toughest,
roughest gang in the woods. She always gets her way – except when her daughter is around.
Girl–robber (girl) - She is the scariest tween you’ve ever met. Demanding, hormonal, volatile. Punk
rocker.
Finn (Finnish woman) - Wise, powerful, spiritual – she is both of this world and not of this world. She
can see beyond the things of the real world.
Northern deer - The most noble, honorable beast on the ice. From a royal reindeer family, he is the
strong loyal friend you want beside you on any difficult journey.
EXTRAS – (students can play multiple parts, depending on where the scenes appear)
A few Angels for the prologue battle with the Ice Warriors
School Children to play in the ‘snow’
Robber Gang - Not bright, not well-kept, and awfully loud.
Flowers - Vain, beautiful, simple-minded and competitive. They love the sun and crave attention.
Each has their own unique qualities and they like to talk about them.
 Bindweed – Slightly ‘ocker’
 Snowdrop – always falling asleep
 Daffodil – Daft
 Rose/Roses - Rappers
Ice Warriors - They are powerful fighters. After Gerda defeats them, the children trapped inside are
released.
Please note
We also require backstage crew, e.g. Stage Managers, Lighting, Sound, stagehands, set
builders/painters. THESE ARE VERY IMPORTANT IN HELPING BRING A PLAY TO LIFE!!
WARDROBE
Susan Vincent is our current wardrobe
Supervisor and she is seeking to
establish a team of wardrobe assistants
to help with Wardrobe.
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Do you love fashion from all eras
Do you love sewing
Do you want to be involved
Are you good at organising and
cataloguing
??????
If you said yes to even one of these
then you are the person/people we are
looking for.
Give Susan a call 0435 074 942
Or email her on
[email protected]
FRONT OF HOUSE AND OTHER
VOLUNTEERS
We have planned an orientation afternoon for
all existing FOH, Bar and Backstage volunteers,
and any new members who are interested.
Everyone welcome.
The main subject will be Fire Drill training,
along with updating you all on the new security
system, and a bit of a refresher course on the
normal FOH and Bar routines in order to
present a consistent front to our patrons.
It is important that everyone knows what to do
should (heaven forbid) an emergency occur.
NEWSLETTER DELIVERY
The gradual change over to internet delivery
of the newsletter is going to take a little
while. I have only had a handful of people
contact me saying they are happy to receive it
this way, so perhaps it will be quicker if we
ask the opposite question.
WHO WANTS TO CONTINUE
RECEIVING THEIR NEWSLETTER VIA
SNAIL MAIL?
Using the term snail mail is correct in this
day and age. It takes almost a week for mine
to reach Mount Helena from Guildford,
which is quite ridiculous. Postal costs have
also soared so if we can cut back then we
will. For those who still wish to receive a
hard copy in the mail, then we are happy to
do so, as we know not everyone relies on a
computer. We’ll still be printing them.
However, it will still be in black and white,
whilst the internet delivery will be in colour.
If you choose to receive the newsletter
electronically you will receive an email with
the link to the newsletter. So now would be a
good time to double check with us that your
email is up to date.
Please email with details and Newsletter in
the subject line, to one of the following
people
Terry Brown - [email protected]
Geoff Holt – [email protected]
Lynne Devenish –
[email protected]
We look forward to seeing you all on
Saturday 9th April at 2:00 p.m.
We’ll conclude the meeting with afternoon tea
and a bit of a chat. Just let us know if you’re
coming for catering purposes. Thanks.
“AND THEN THERE WERE
NONE”
PLEASE NOTE THAT THURSDAY
14TH APRIL PERFORMANCE
HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
CALLING FOR SUBMISSIONS FOR SEASONS 4 & 5 2016
Due to unforeseen circumstances we have vacancies for Season 4, (July 28th to August 13th)
& Season 5, (September 29th to October 15th)
We are looking for full length plays of various genre, preferably popular bums-on-seats ones.
Please contact me urgently to discuss your submission.
Lynne Devenish 0488 906 076 or [email protected]
CALLING FOR SUBMISSIONS FOR 2017 SEASONS
2017 will be an important year for us as we’ll be celebrating our 85th Anniversary.
We are looking for experienced directors to submit scripts of all genre for 2017. We would be pleased to
see scripts as soon as possible. Two copies of each script if possible, and we suggest that you submit two
plays to choose from.
The cut off is the end of June in order to give the reading panel time to study scripts and submit their
recommendations to the Committee.
Please contact me or Secretary Elaine Gilberthorpe
AND THEN THERE WERE NONE
Congratulations to the following actors on
being cast in this
Graham Miles, Colleen Bradford, Tom
Goode, Fiona Forster, Alan Shaw, Ben
Lowther, Alan Morris, Les Lee, Emily
Goode, John Gwillym & Robert Vincent.
Also on board cracking the production whips
are Emily Brent and Kerry Goode.
TAG NEWS
Quite a large group of us went to see “Footloose”
at Marloo on Friday and it was gratifying to see
several members from TAG up on stage having
the time of their lives.
We all thought it was a thoroughly enjoyable
show. Congratulations to Darlington Theatre
Players, Director Joe Isaia and Musical Director
Suzanne Kosowitz
Time is marching on, and we are already half way through the first quarter. Open
Day will be on us before we know it. To make this a successful event we would like
people to register their interest in being on a roster for the day to guide visitors
through the theatre, or man a section with information leaflets, answer questions
and so on. Contact me [email protected]
It is also important to have a good attendance of able bodied people at the Busy Bee
On Friday 25th March (GOOD FRIDAY), starting at 9:00 a.m. bring gloves, bag
trolley, wheelbarrow etc.
SUBSCRIPTIONS ARE WELL AND TRULY DUE FOR 2016
PLEASE USE THE ABOVE FORM TO RENEW
THIS WILL BE THE LAST NEWSLETTER THAT YOU RECEIVE UNLESS SUBS ARE
RENEWED BY 1ST APRIL. PLEASE LOOK FOR THE RED ASTERISK ON ADDRESS
LABEL WHICH WILL INDICATE THAT YOU ARE ABOUT TO BE CUT OFF THE
ADDRESS LIST.
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AND THEN THERE WERE NONE
Written by Agatha Christie
Directed by Susan Vincent
APRIL 7th 8th 9th 10th* 15th 16th 17th* 20th 21st 22nd 23rd.
All performances start at 8:00 pm sharp except
Sun 10th* and 17th* which are matinees starting at 2:00pm sharp
BOOKINGS PHONE 9378 1990 or
[email protected]
DIARY NOTES
BUSY BEE
Friday 25th March
TAG AUDITIONS
Saturday April 2nd 2016: 1.30 – 3.30pm
SEASON TWO
April 7 to 23
“AND THEN THERE WERE NONE” Susan Vincent
OPEN DAY
Sunday 1st May
10:00 am – 3:00 pm
SEASON THREE
SEASON FOUR
June 2 to 18
9:00 am
“YOU’RE A GOOD MAN CHARLIE BROWN” Celeste Underhill
July 28 to August 13 VACANT
ONE ACT SEASON August 18 to 21
TAG details later
SEASON FIVE
VACANT
SEASON SIX
Sept 29 to Oct 15
Nov 24 to Dec 10
“LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD” Anita Bound and Kerry Goode