After the Annual General Meeting of the Society, the new Committee for 2018/19 is :-
Chair. Jan Morrell
Vice Chair Jane Curtin
Secretary. Rachel Bickerdike
Treasurer. Gillian Myers
Publicity& Marketing. Carolyn Craven
Committee. Joanna Bucktrout
Miranda Foxton
Gemma Fry
Lee Sharratt
Lara Woodhouse
CONGRATULATIONS to our winners last night at the LeedsCAN Awards Evening -
Stacey Waterworth as Ruth Ellis in The Thrill of Love
Best Female Performance in a Dramatic Production
Glen Routledge as Baldrick in Blackadder II
Chris Fox Comedy Award
Good luck to all the Cos. Members with nominations in the LeedsCAN awards evening on Saturday 1st September.
Best Female Supporting Performance in a Dramatic Production
Gemma Fry – Blackadder II
Jane Curtin – Blackadder II
Carolyn Dickinson – The Thrill of Love
Best Male Supporting Performance in a Dramatic Production
Richard Hunt – The Thrill of Love
Glen Routledge – Blackadder II
Best Female Performance in a Dramatic Production
Stacey Waterworth – The Thrill of Love
Best Male Performance in a Dramatic Production
Ed Corbett – Blackadder II
Chris Fox Comedy Award
Ed Corbett – Blackadder II
Glen Routledge – Blackadder II
Gemma Fry – Blackadder II
Jane Curtin – Blackadder II
Best Play
The Thrill of Love
STAGE COMBAT CLASS
SUNDAY 8th JULY
10am - 4.00pm
LEEDS TRINITY
HORSFORTH
LS18 5HD
Only thirty places available—please book in advance. COS members can obtain a discount (through Matt Stirk—Leeds Can). Run by Squire Stage Combat company, the morning will be spent learning physical stage combat techniques—weapons will be introduced in the afternoon session. Engage with other participants and make new friends. Be creative and physical in combining the benefits of sport and performance-based activity – a unique experience.
LEEDS CIVIC ARTS NETWORK
OPEN FORUM
TUESDAY 10th JULY 7.30pm
@ THE CARRIAGEWORKS
COS PLAYERS AGM
TUESDAY 4th SEPTEMBER
@ THE CARRIAGEWORKS
COS PLAYERS
SUMMER GARDEN PARTY
Sunday 22nd July Noon
2 Melrose Place
Horsforth
Leeds LS18 4BY
Bring food and cool boxes. Tell Lara if you are coming. larawoodhouse@aol.co.uk
Rachel is food and games organiser. Tell her what food you will be bringing. purple5888@hotmail.com
Lee will recruit helpers to set up the tables at 11.30 and collect your entrance fee - £5 per head. leesharratt@googlemail.com
The Sunshine Boys
Director - John Wilford
Production Manager - Jan Morrell
Launch Meeting - Thursday 19th July 7.00pm @ The Carriageworks
Auditions - Tuesday 24th July 7.00pm
@ The Carriageworks
List of Characters -
WILLIE CLARK – 70s
BEN SILVERMAN – 30s, Willie’s nephew
AL LEWIS – 70s
EDDIE – young, assist. Stage-director running a scene
VOICE (OFF) – a TV director prompting a scene
FRAIL MAN – a patient in a scene
NURSE – a volumptious blonde in a scene
ANNOUNCER (OFF) – in a scene
REGISTERED NURSE -
BLACKADDER PROMO
Cos member at West Yorkshire Playhouse
Come along and support Cos member Lara Woodhouse at the West Yorkshire Playhouse in this production "Searching for the Heart of Leeds".
19th - 23rd June
Tue, Wed, Thurs, Sat @ 7.30pm
Friday @ 8.00pm
Sat matinee @ 2.00pm
Wharfedale Festival of Theatre
The Thrill of Love has been nominated in the Best Play category in the Wharfedale Festival of Theatre.
Congratulations to the Production Team & cast.
LCT - The Demon Headmaster
Cos member, Bernard Wilson, stepped in at short notice to play the title role in Leeds Children's Theatre production of The Demon Headmaster.
Pictured here with Director, Dan Dainter.
Photo courtesy of LCT
LCT - Goodnight Mr. Tom
It was good to see many COS members and ex-members performing in Leeds Childrens' Theatre's recent production of Goodnight Mr. Tom - including Bernard Wilson, Jeni Spragg, Jane Curtin, Manda Lister, Janine Walker, Diane McHale-Fannon, Dan Dainter and Emma McGrath.
Blackadder II - Cast List
BELLS
Kate – Kristina Fielding
Father – Bryan Craven
Baldrick – Glen Routledge
Edmund – Ed Corbett
Percy – Lee Sharratt
Queenie – Gemma Fry
Melchett – Steve Morrell
Nursie – Jane Curtin
Doctor – Richard Hunt
Crone – Jill Canham
Wise woman – Jo Bucktrout
Lord Flashheart – Matthew Jones
BEER
Percy – Lee Sharratt
Edmund – Ed Corbett
Baldrick – Glen Routledge
Queenie – Gemma Fry
Nursie – Jane Curtin
Melchett – Steve Morrell
Aunt Whiteadder – Jo Bucktrout
Uncle Whiteadder– Graham Siddle
Partridge – John Wilford
Monk – Richard Hunt
HEAD
Edmund – Ed Corbett
Melchett – Steve Morrell
Queenie – Gemma Fry
Baldrick – Glen Routledge
Nursie – Jane Curtin
Percy – Lee Sharratt
Lady Farrow – Miranda Foxton
Lord Farrow - Graham Siddle
Mr Ploppy – James Hart
Mrs Ploppy – Emma McGrath
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