a new Your Spotlight Newsletter Editors & Designers: Caroline Drewett-Mansell & Phil Mansell Photos: Phil Mansell (unless otherwise stated) Publicity Team: Hilary Pinnell, Philippa Dixey, Vol. 10 No.8 June 2013 Clare Drewett, Nicky Davies, Alex Wilson, Kevin Myers, Ann Kelly, Chris Powell. If you have information for the next Stars say good luck to Spotlight, please contact the news team by 31 August 2013. Hilary Pinnell tel: 01633 421591 email: [email protected] ourSTARS of stage and screen,Calendar Girls! Caroline Drewett-Mansell including Dame & Phil Mansell and Lynda Bellingham, have sent LATER this month, Playgoers present ‘unadaptable’ seminal Scottish novel tel: 01633 212068 messages of support for this the stage version of Irvine Welsh’s redefined British film-making. Audiences email: [email protected] month’s production of ‘Calendar novel, Trainspotting’. were amazed, enthralled, shocked and All information was correct Girls’. This brutal, often funny, other times disgusted, but flocked to the cinema in at time of going to press The idea to contact them was the terrifying portrayal of drug addiction in droves, again and again. brainchild of Phil Mansell of Playgoers’ is not for the faint-hearted, What was it, or is it, about Trainspotting publicity team. He said, “I thought it but well worth viewing as a realistic and that made it such a stand-out critical and Coming soon to the would be a good idea to write to stars entertaining reminder of the horrors of commercial success? Come along to the from both the film and stage version of drug use. Dolman Studio between 19 - 22 June - Dolman Theatre! ‘’ and ask them to send Danny Boyle’s adaptation of the and find out. 16 – 22 June: My UK presents ‘My us messages of support - and the result Land’s Shore’ by Chris Orton. Tickets: has been amazing.” www.musicalyouthuk.org Dame Helen Mirren, who starred in Spot the months and the film, sent two photos, one with 19 - 22 June: Newport Playgoers the message “Best wishes for your present ‘Trainspotting’ by Irvine Welsh production of Calendar Girls”. Lynda WIN a bottle of bubbly! Phil Mansell with some of the messages of support from stars of both the film and As the final play of our 89th season is ‘Calendar Girls’ it seems apt to challenge in the Dolman Studio.Tickets: 01633 Bellingham who starred in the stage stage version of ‘Calendar Girls’ (Photo: Caroline Drewett-Mansell) you to find the months of the year - and hopefully, you won’t need any clues! To be 263670 or on the door. version wrote “Delighted to hear about in with a chance of winning a bottle of bubbly, ring the hidden words, complete the your forthcoming production – I wish entry form and place it in one of the boxes in the bar. The lucky winner of the last 26 - 29 June: Young Venture Players you and your Calendar Girls all the very competition is Mr Lesley Jones. Please collect your bottle from the bar and enjoy! present ‘Miss Saigon’.Tickets: 01633 best of luck. You will have a ball!” 265660. Other celebrity members of the film cast who sent good luck messages 4 - 6 July: Sharon Fitzgerald School included , John Alderton and of Dance - Sharon’s last show of the who wrote “To Newport season. Tickets: 01633 760454 Playgoers, all the best of luck with your production. Here’s hoping for a “full 7 July: Welsh Body Building house” for such a worthy cause”. Championships. Stars of the stage version who replied included ‘EastEnders’ legends June Tickets for most of the above are also Brown and Anita Dobson, who wrote available from the Dolman Theatre Box “May you have a riotous and happy run Office; phone 01633 263670. Or you with fab audiences”. can book online at www.dolmantheatre. co.uk.

AGM ahead!

DON’T forget that Playgoers’ Annual General Meeting will be held at 7pm on Tuesday 9 July. Please come along and find out what’s happening with Newport Playgoers Society - from finances to Name ...... future productions and the winner of the Webley award. This is YOUR Society, so Tel. No...... come along and have your say! Looking back over another super Season ...And looking ahead to our 90th Season! ‘Blithe Spirit’ by Noel Coward ‘The 39 Steps’ by John Buchan (Sept 11 - 14 2013) Director: Steve Bissex-Williams ‘The Beauty Queen of Leenane’ by Martin McDonagh (Oct 16 - 19 2013)

‘’ by Ian Gower and Paul Carpenter (Nov 13 - 16 2013)

‘Dick Barton Special Agent’ by Phil Willmott (Jan 15 - 18 2014)

‘What the Butler Saw’ by Joe Orton (Feb 19 - 22 2014) ‘Entertaining Angels’ Director: Cathy Morgan by Richard Everett ‘Duets’ by Peter Quilter (May 14 - 17 2014)

‘Love Story’ a musical by Stephen Clark with music by Howard Goodall (April 2 - 5 2014)

‘Pygmalion’ by George Bernard Shaw (June 11 - 14 2014 and Minack July 7 - 11 2014)

Director: Chris Bissex-Williams

‘Murdered to Death’ by Peter Gordon ‘The Hound of the Baskervilles’ ‘Calendar Girls’ by by Simon Williams Director: Alex Wilson Director: Kevin Myers

‘Nobody’s Perfect’ ‘Dad’s Army’ by Simon Williams In December PNG presented ‘Around the by Jimmy Perry & David Croft Director: Rose Bissex World in 80 Days’ by Steven Quantick Director: Desrae Tucker Directors: James Reynolds, Emma Brunnock and Katie Harris www.dolmantheatre.co.uk To contact the Dolman Theatre, telephone: 01633 263670 www.dolmantheatre.co.uk