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AGM Elects New Chairman • Member Reps Introduced • Fees Increased for Groups • Constitution Updated a Series of Significant Changes Were Agreed at This Year’S AGM The magazine of the Somerset Fellowship of Drama Charity No. spotlight October 2014 1084863 AGM elects new Chairman • Member reps introduced • Fees increased for groups • Constitution updated A series of significant changes were agreed at this year’s AGM. Following David Jenkins’ decision to step down after six years in the chair, Philip de Glanville was elected as the new Chairman with Di Dean continuing in her role as Vice Chairman. Lyn Lockyer is to take over the County Drama Festival for this year because Philip will be abroad for an extended period: Nigel Strawbridge, who was at the meeting, takes over from Richard Derry as Treasurer and both Pam Hillier and June Jenkins have joined the New Chairman Philip de Glanville (left) with some of the new committee since the last SFD as Original faces around the committee table. From top: Lyn Lockyer, June Playwriting coordinator and Minutes Secretary Jenkins, Pam Hillier and Nigel Strawbridge. respectively. Members agreed to the proposal to introduce four Member Representatives onto the In this month’s Spotlight… committee, loosely based on four geographical areas: north, south, east and west. They also News 2 agreed to a proposal to include members of Remembering Gordon Neagle 3 affiliated drama groups as SFD members, County Drama Festival 4 having all the benefits of membership of the Meet Lyn Lockyer 5 SFD with the exception of voting rights. Original Playwriting Competition 6 Why we won’t be entering the Cinderella These changes were part of a range of matters Competition by Sam Allen 6 that were incorporated into an updated The 2014 AGM 7 Constitution, the first update since 2002. SFD Codes of Practice 10 Fees for societies will be increased from £15 to Memories of Sandy Wilson By Sue Pomeroy 11 £25 but will stay the same for individual 19 years at the Chalk Face by Upstager 13 members. This increase is the first in the What’s On 15 history of the independent SFD. Auditions 16 In a change to tradition the meeting, at Ashcott Village Hall, was held in the afternoon rather than the evening, although the numbers attending Submissions for Spotlight welcome. To remained more or less unchanged. [email protected] By 21st of previous month please. All entries are welcome: letters, What’s On, comment, articles, photos etc 1 Chief Executive All ready for Phoebe’s wanted for Taunton’s sixtieth awards night Brewhouse Over 144 tickets have been sold for the diamond jubilee of the Phoebe Rees Less than 6 months after re-opening awards, which will be held in Ilminster’s the Brewhouse Theatre and Arts Centre, Shrubbery Hotel on 11th October. The Taunton Theatre Association has announced it commemorative tickets are adorned by a lovely is seeking a Chief Executive to lead its picture of Phoebe in her heyday. continuing development of high quality The ceremony is being organised by performance across all genres. This follows the coordinator Anna Bowerman and the evening planned steady build-of programmes from will be hosted by former adjudicator and April to September which has seen many moderator designate, Clive Wooldridge. thousands of tickets sold and sell-out performances for Lee Nelson, The Everly A full list of nominations was published in the Brothers featuring Clinton and Stan Rogers, September edition of Spotlight and there will and the upcoming Chris and Pui of Cbeebies be a full report of the evening in next month’s fame. edition. Chair, Val Hammond, said: “It has been an Accessing Spotlight extremely exciting and rewarding time involving a tremendous group of volunteers. One of the many issues discussed Although a great deal of work was needed to over tea at this year’s AGM was access to get the theatre ready for patrons and acts alike, Spotlight. Some people thought that it was only we were determined to achieve this and available to members. Not so! Spotlight is delighted to open the doors in April. Now, with available for everyone to read and it would be our registered charity status and new Trustee great to increase readership as it is intended as Board, it is time to take the next step and a vehicle for amateur thespians to keep in the appoint a theatre professional to help develop picture with drama goings on across Somerset. and lead the next phase of our work.” To read the latest edition anyone can go to the The Brewhouse is home to SFD stalwarts SFD website and register – all we need is an Wayfarers Pantomime Society and is often email address, which we do not divulge to used by Taunton Thespians, who are delighted anyone else and we will certainly not bombard to be returning to the Brewhouse. It has an people with marketing bumf. exciting and varied show list over the next So please encourage all members of your season; details of all events are on the website: drama group to read Spotlight and keep up to www.thebrewhouse.net. date with the world of amateur drama. Those interested in the Chief Executive role please apply by emailing Cinderella Information [email protected] to receive an Dispatched application and information pack. Anyone wishing to volunteer and/or receive e- Details of the 2014/15 Cinderella mailings about The Brewhouse Theatre should Trophy Competition are being sent out by visit the website to register their interest. email by competition coordinator Pam Price. If you do not receive the details you should contact Pam as soon as possible. Her contact What did they say…? details can be found on page 10. New societies are encouraged and we would love to top last I like long walks, especially when they year’s total of 29 entries. are taken by people who annoy me. - Noel Coward 2 Farewell to Gordon Friends and family gathered at St Martin's Church, Kingsbury Episcopi on Wednesday 24th September to say farewell to Gordon Neagle, a stalwart of Somerset drama who, passed away peacefully at Yeovil District Hospital on Tuesday 9th September, aged 67. A committal service followed at Yeovil Crematorium and afterwards friends gathered at the The Warehouse Theatre, Ilminster, to remember him and celebrate his life. An accomplished director, as well as productions at the Warehouse in Ilminster, Gordon directed plays for The Easy Life Theatre Company which he co-founded in 1992, Moorlight Theatre Productions and even as far afield as Scarborough Musical Theatre Company where he directed Indeed, Gordon was a major contributor to the Oliver! in 2009. Through his involvement with SFD where he was an adjudicator and then NODA he worked to help others learn the skills moderator for the Phoebe Rees Trophy, his views needed to direct a successful production and he and input widely respected by everyone. was the driving force behind the David Beach Competition, which he instigated in 2002. Gordon Neagle – An appreciation By Mike Linham entries and we had a full silver cabinet of Anyone who ever had the privilege donated trophies to send winners home happy. to meet Gordon will know how enthusiastic ordon, also loved directing and, particularly and supportive he always was where theatre G was concerned, no matter what genre, touring, so that he was responsible for the first production or venue was in use at the time. He County Production, Here we go gatherin’, the worked with many groups over the years, both winning Full Length Play from the Original Play in Somerset, and also in Scarborough where he Festival that year, which was staged in a lived for 5 years, before returning to Somerset number of Somerset Venues. For this feat, and a few years ago. From the mid 1990’s he was a his many other Fellowship supporting significant supporter of the Fellowship, activities, he was presented with the Sybil particularly in the period following Thorndyke Trophy. This was one of many ‘Independence’. His first role was Mendip Area trophies he won along the way, including Best Representative and he immediately started Play, Best Show, Best Direction and more. It visiting groups throughout Mendip to ensure was never the winning that was important, it he knew them and their needs well. As with was doing the best he could that mattered. If he everything he did, this commitment was a was up against a better production he was very beginning and a few years later, he became an happy to acknowledge the fact and would Adjudicator for the Phoebe Rees Trophy. He celebrate with the winners. He was always progressed to Moderator and then led the way encouraging people to aim high and, as a true to setting up the David Beach Trophy Amateur, to maximise the enjoyment in the Competition in 2002, for which he was the first journey involved in any production. His Moderator and Co-ordinator. At this point we contribution to the Fellowship’s activities was were not sure how popular it might be. Of always good-natured and to the benefit of all course, with Gordon at the helm we need not who wanted to share the experience with him. have worried. By year end, there had been 17 We were always grateful to have him as a member of our ‘cast’. 3 County Drama Festival 2015 By Lyn Lockyer Lyn Lockyer is in charge for the County Drama Festival in 2015. Here she brings March 2015 is nearly half a year us up to date on plans for next year’s away but already people around Somerset are event thinking about the next one-act play festival season. first-served basis and all must be in It starts with our own County Drama Festival by Friday 31st January.
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