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The Annual Meeting of Common Ground Theatre Company will take place at 7.30pm on Tuesday 6th July 2010 in the Dog and Bone pub on
MEMBERSHIP FEES DUE NEXT MONTH Membership fees are due in July although for new members joining before that date membership will run until July 2011. If you do not plan to attend the annual meeting please send your membership fee to Su Toogood at 57 Croft Street, Lincoln LN2 5AZ. Cheques should be made payable
BE MY BABY IS A HIT!
Apologies for the recent news blackout...
Be My Baby and the supporting comic/musical revue at Croft Street Community Centre was a great success with respectably large audiences enjoying the show.
Congratulations to director Dave Lintin, producer Su Toogood and to everyone else who was involved.
BE MY BABY CAST ANNOUNCED
Following auditions the cast has now been announced for ‘Be My Baby’ by Amanda Whittington:
Mary - Alex Thornton
NO DECISION YET ON EXPANDED COMMITTEE 11th February 2010 Owing to the low attendance at the general meeting in February there was no discussion about the proposed increase in the constitution of the committee – the GREAT EXPECTATIONS TO BE STAGED AUTUMN 2010 IN THE LAND OF THE LIVING - POSTPONED Our attempts to stage 'In the Land of the Living' by local author Geoff Darmon have been beset with problems and unfortunately we have been unable to cast the We intend to revisit 'In the Land of the Living' in the future and hope that we may be able to stage its premiere in Lincoln in 2011.
Director Tony Smith has now announced the cast for An Inspector Calls which will be staged at Bishop Greaves Theatre in October:
Alex Thornton will be stage managing while Su Toogood is assistant director. If you would like to help out on the production side please NEW COMMITTEE ELECTED AT ANNUAL MEETING Common Ground Theatre Company has a new committee following the annual meeting held on 29th June 2009.
'Cider With Rosie' was another successful production, described by some as the best thing Common Ground has done so far. Congratulations To find out more about the show click here. AUDITION DATE FOR AN INSPECTOR CALLS Auditions for our autumn 2009 production of An Inspector Calls by JB Priestley will take place at 7.30pm on Tuesday 7th July at the All are welcome to attend. If you would like to be considered for a part but are unable to audition please contact the director, Tony Smith, The production will take place at Bishop Greaves Theatre, Bishop Grosseteste University College, from Thursday 29th to Saturday 31st October 2009. The cast is as follows: Arthur Birling, aged 50 to 60
Rehearsals have begun for our summer 2009 production of Laurie Lee's Cider With Rosie at Lincoln Drill Hall. For the full cast list and information about how to book tickets please visit our 'Forthcoming productions' page. This is an ambitious, large-scale ensemble production and we will need plenty of help backstage and elsewhere. If you didn't get a part ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Our AGM will take place in the function room above The Victoria pub (behind Lincoln Castle) at 7.30pm on Monday 29th June 2009. There will be lots to discuss and of course the posts of chairman, secretary and treasurer will be up for election. If you would like to stand Our latest newsletter was emailed to members and friends this week. If you would like to receive a copy or be added to our mailing list please
Dates have now been set for our summer 2009 production of 'Cider With Rosie' at the Lincoln Drill Hall. The show, which will be directed by Dave Lintin with assistance from Su Toogood, will be performed from 23rd to 25th July 2009 and open auditions will be For more details visit our 'Forthcoming productions' page. THE TURN OF THE SCREW A GREAT SUCCESS 'The Turn of the Screw' was a great success and critically very well received. Despite the dark nights, the distraction of firework displays and the Congratulations and sincere thanks to everyone who put in so much hard work to make the production a success. To find out more about the show click here. MEETING FOR ALL MEMBERS We will be holding a meeting for all members and others who are interested on Tuesday 23rd September at 7.30pm at Sudbrooke Drive Community Centre. Top of the agenda will be a choice for our spring production (March 2009) and more discussion about our summer 2009 production - 'Cider with Rosie' is suggested. Membership fees (£10 / £7 unwaged) are also due. NEW COMMITTEE ELECTED A new committee was elected at our annual meeting to run the affairs of Common Ground Theatre Company. THE TURN OF THE SCREW Our autumn production 'The Turn of the Screw' adapted from the novel by Henry James has now been cast and rehearsals are due to start in the first week of The cast is as follows:
For more details visit our 'Forthcoming productions' page. Apologies for the lack of updates on this site since April. The technical difficulties which prevented me from keeping the site up to date have now been resolved! TICKETS ON SALE FOR 'MORE FOOD FOR THOUGHT' Tickets are now on sale for 'More Food For Thought' at Croft Street Community Centre on 2nd, 3rd and 4th May 2008. 'MORE FOOD FOR THOUGHT' The two one-act plays which will be performed in More Food For Thought at the beginning of May have now been decided. Mark Scales will be directing 'Two Sides of a Square' by Jack Booth while Su Toogood will be directing 'Meat and Two Veg' by Paul Beard. Jez and Vicky Ashberry Rehearsals for the two plays begin on Thursday 6th March at the Grandstand Community Centre. If you would like to help out in any way please call Jez on At our general meeting on 7th January 2008 we decided to follow up our highly successful supper evening back in 2003 with 'Food For Thought II' at Croft Street The plays will be finalised in the next few weeks so watch this space for news of readings and auditions. Vicky Ashberry will be directing 'The Turn of the Screw' by Henry James at the Broadbent Theatre in Wickenby on 4th, 5th and 6th November 2008. Auditions GENERAL MEETING 7TH JANUARY Members, non-members and would-be members are all welcome to attend our general meeting on Monday 7th January 2008. If you would like to have your say please do come along. AUDIENCES TURN OUT FOR 'A CHRISTMAS CAROL' Our production of 'A Christmas Carol' at the Lincoln Drill Hall was a resounding success, with full houses for every performance. Tickets are selling fast for our Christmas production of 'A Christmas Carol' by Charles Dickens. Performances take place on 13th, 14th and 15th December 2007 at 7.30pm.
Tickets are available from the Drill Hall box office priced £8 (£6.50 concessions).
Auditions for our December production of Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol' will take place at Croft Street Community Centre in Lincoln at 7.30pm To find out more about the play or to request a script call director Maurice Raphael on Lincoln 826848.
Our annual meeting will be held a little later than usual this year, on Monday 27th August 2007. We will be meeting at 7.30pm in the project room
Our production of George Bernard Shaw's 'Pygmalion' was a great success both artistically and financially. For more information about the Our summer production of 'Pygmalion' can be seen at the Lincoln Drill Hall on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 17th, 18th and 19th July. Performances start at 7.30pm and tickets are now on sale at the Drill Hall box office priced £8 (£6.50 concessions). To book call 01522 873894 or email the Based on Ovid's tale of the same name it tells the story of Henry Higgins,
a professor of phonetics, who makes a bet with his friend Colonel Pickering that he
Our staging of 'Julius Caesar' in collaboration with the Lincoln Shakespeare Company was a great artistic success. For more information about the Unfortunately however the show made quite a significant loss, which leads us neatly to our next news item...
We will be staging a number of fund-raising activities in the coming months in a bid to put £1,000 in the bank by August. Please note the following diary dates and activities and do your best to help us raise some much-needed funds:Car Boot Sale, Hemswell – 10th June 2007 A group of us will be taking cars to Hemswell car boot sale on Saturday 10th June. The idea is that we all take our unwanted bric-a-brac and donate the Summer BBQ at Croft Street Community Centre – 22nd July 2007 We will be staging a BBQ and party in the garden at Croft Street Community Centre on Sunday 22nd July 2007. Ian Smith has kindly agreed to do the cooking. Football Cards We will be buying ‘lucky dip’ football cards for members to sell to family, friends and workmates. Jez and Vicky will be handing out the cards so expect a phone Sponsorship Su and Maurice are currently seeking corporate sponsorship for Pygmalion. From autumn 2007 we will have a co-ordinated approach to corporate sponsorship Common Ground Patrons We will soon be writing to members and supporters of Common Ground inviting them to become patrons. Our patrons will receive advance notice, tickets and Please lend your support to the fund-raising projects described above by calling Jez and Vicky on Lincoln 826113.
Su Toogood and her cast have started rehearsals for 'Pygmalion' which will be staged at the Lincoln Drill Hall from 17th to 19th July 2007. To find out more
Tickets for this week's production of 'Julius Caesar' are still available at the Lincoln Drill Hall box office. To book tickets call 01522 873894 or email boxoffice@lincolndrillhall.com 'Julius Caesar' is a collaboration with the Lincoln Shakespeare Company and can be seen at the Drill Hall from Thursday 26th until Saturday 28th April 2007. For more information visit our 'Forthcoming productions' page. There will be a general meeting for all members, would-be members and lapsed members on Thursday 3rd May 2007 at 7.30pm. Please note the new venue: the meeting will be held downstairs in the Central Methodist Church on the High Street in Lincoln. There are some very important issues to discuss so if you are interested in the future of Common Ground Theatre Company please try to come along and 'PYGMALION' CAST, REHEARSALS TO START SOON Director Su Toogood has cast George Bernard Shaw's 'Pygmalion' and rehearsals will begin straight after the curtain closes on 'Julius Caesar' at the end of April.
TICKETS ON SALE ONLINE FOR 'ABIGAIL'S PARTY' Tickets for 'Abigail's Party' in December have now gone on sale both by phone and on the Internet. To book tickets either call 01522 826113 or visit www.ticketsource.co.uk/commonground. TicketSource is a new web site which Common Ground will be using from now on for all online ticket sales. 'Abigail's Party' can be seen at the Broadbent Theatre in Wickenby from Thursday 7th until Saturday 9th December For the first time in our short history we have fully cast two productions at the same time. We have joined forces with You can see the full cast on our 'Forthcoming productions' page.
Director Maurice Raphael has now cast 'Abigail's Party'. Thanks to all
those who took the trouble to audition. Our fifth annual meeting was held at 20 Cambridge Avenue on Tuesday 25th July 2006. Full details will appear in the next 'THE COARSE ACTING SHOW' Though I say it myself 'The Coarse Acting Show' at the Broadbent Theatre in Wickenby in July was great fun and 'THE COARSE ACTING SHOW' Our summer production of 'The Coarse Acting Show' by Michael Green will take to the stage at the Broadbent Theatre Read more about it and how to book tickets by visiting our 'Forthcoming productions' page.
Auditions for our autumn production of 'Abigail's Party' by Mike Leigh will take place at 7.30pm on Wednesday 19th July 2006
We will be holding our annual meeting at St Faith's parish hall on West Parade, Lincoln at 7.30pm
on Tuesday 25th
We will be holding a general meeting for members, prospective members, lapsed members and interested parties 'THE DARLING BUDS OF MAY' Our latest production was a great success - for the first time in our short history we sold out the venue every night 'The Coarse Acting Show' by Michael Green, our summer production for 2006, has now been cast. Thanks to all
Auditions for 'The Coarse Acting Show' by Michael Green will take place at Croft Street Community Centre at 7.30pm on If you are interested in trying out for a part call the director, Jez Ashberry, on Lincoln 826113. NEWS FROM THE CHRISTMAS MEETING The traditional Christmas meeting of Common Ground Theatre Company was held at St Faith’s Parish Hall on Sunday 11th Eleven members attended and we settled on a provisional schedule of future productions up to 2008 (see below). Rehearsals for 'The Darling Buds of May' begin on Tuesday 3rd January 2006. Full details of the meeting are contained in the current newsletter which has just been mailed out. If you do not currently receive PRODUCTION PLANS CONFIRMED UP TO NOVEMBER 2006 The following provisional schedule of future productions was confirmed at the Christmas meeting on Sunday 11th December 2005:
The now traditional Common Ground Christmas meeting will be held on Sunday 11th December at 7.30pm upstairs at 'BILLY LIAR' WELL RECEIVED Our production of 'Billy Liar' at the Millennium Festival Studio Theatre went down very well. We had a positive review in Visit our Past productions page for more details. DARLING BUDS CAST RE-ASSEMBLED We promised that 'The Darling Buds of May' would rise phoenix-like from the ashes of its postponement earlier this year 'BILLY LIAR' TICKETS NOW ON SALE Tickets for our autumn production 'Billy Liar' at the Central Methodist Church theatre in Lincoln are now on sale priced £6
The next meeting of the Lincoln Theatre Network will take place at Lincoln Drill Hall on Monday 10th October 2005 at 7.30pm.
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