Mar 2014 | No. 45 | Quarterly www.BromleyLittleTheatre.org THE OFFICIAL ORGAN OF MICHAEL YORK OBE PRESIDENT: PICK OF THE MONTH! The Flint Street Nativity (page 6) • Reviews: Flint Street | Boeing-Boeing | Night of January 16th • Previews: The Importance Of Being Earnest | Two | Clybourne Park | Office Suite • Auditions: The Cripple if Inishmaan | RolePlay | My Boy Jack + Events Diary • Noticeboard Dorota Zakrzynska, Martin Phillips, Jenny Staehle and Chris de Pury in January’s production of Boeing-Boeing Photo: Tim Hinchliffe (www.timhinchliffe.com) Alison Green and Dennis Packham in January’s production of Night Of January 16th In The Bar Photo: Phil Cairns (http://philcairns.zenfolio.com) 2 BLT Chair Key Contacts - Playgoers’ Key Contact Areas: [email protected] am de [email protected] lighted Committee to be writing to you as the he Playgoers Committee have been Chairman: - [email protected] new Chair - unable to meet for some time owing of Bromley to the many activities we are cur Little Thea rently engaged in but we will be meeting Tel: 07900 580841 tre and very soon. Key: Jane Buckland Ilooking - forward to However, I can report that our Christmas Finance: an exciting party was a resounding success - every [email protected] season body had a great time with excellent food, Boeing - Boeing at BLT. I have been a member for over music and Wayne’s hilarious games. T - Key: Howard Binysh nine years and in that time I have seen The January production an astonishing development in both the Artistic: had the audience in stiches with improb range and quality of productions. One of The Thrill Of Love [email protected] able story lines in contrast with February’s my ambitions in the role is to increase the - , the very haunting, true communication with members and involve Night Of January 16th, even more of you in the life of the theatre. story of Ruth Ellis. The first bar produc Tel: 07984 722308 We are very fortunate that we are able to tion this year very Keys: Pauline Armour / Jane Buckland cover our costs each year and often make different again and challenging. All three- Youth Group: a small profit which can be invested in productions were well received and much [email protected] replacing worn out equipment but this is appreciated. It must be said that BLT con only possible because everyone involved - tinues to bring to Playgoers’ productions a with the running of BLT gives their time very high standard. Membership: entirely voluntarily. The only paid employ [email protected] In order to maintain this high standard, I ee is our cleaner. We are always looking must ask you again for volunteers in the for skilled and unskilled help. This can - involve you in a little as a couple of hours following capacities: bar, coffee bar, front Tel: 07871 155216 a month, doing a stint serving interval cof of house, set building and wardrobe. We- Key: Christina Jeremiah fees or drinks in the bar or helping once a badly need you as we are now doing so Box Office: year with costume changes and props on a much that is good and would like to con [email protected] production. We can give training for more tinue to do so. complex tasks such as operating lights or I can report good audiences in spite of the Tel: 07917 853621 sound for a show but you need have no dreadful weather we are experiencing right prior experience or skills. Key: Paul Ackroyd now so please keep coming, and if possible, - Pauline Pead Spotlights magazine: Do sign up for our ‘BLTins’. Our President, give us the support so desperately needed. [email protected] Michael York receives them and described them as lively and informative - which they are. Key: Stevie Hughes The 2014 season is full of interesting and Website: varied shows for our members and their [email protected] guests to enjoy. We are continuing our popular series of In The Bar productions and if you haven’t experienced the unique Tel: 07939 034437 atmosphere of these intimate BLT shows, Key: Stevie Hughes Clybourne Park why not make this the year you try one? Publicity: The April production of [email protected] directed by Pauline Armour is entered for both the Kent and the Bromley Theatre Guild festivals and we are hoping to equal or Key: Pat Jones - COVER: exceed the successes of last year with this Niki Mylonas in December’s production of Bar: edgy drama. The votes for the Sarnies nom The Flint Street Nativity [email protected] inations have now been cast and I hope that Photo: Phil Cairns (http://philcairns.zenfolio.com) we’ll see you at our light hearted awards ceremony on February 22nd. Tickets are Tel: 01689 870326 only £5 and include a drink and snacks. Key: Pauline Pead If you see me around BLT do please talk to me about your theatre: what you’ve enjoyed, what you would like to see in the future and I hope to meet as many of you www.BromleyLittleTheatre.orgBromley Little Theatre - Jane Buckland Registered Charity No. 1132561 as possible over the next few months. President: Michael York OBE Spotlights ‘Spotlights’ is designed and typeset by: is published by Bromley Little Theatre SpotlightsLtd., North Street, Bromley, Kent BR1 1SB. Any 07789 123719 views or opinions expressed by individuals in graphic design • web design • sound design are done so independently and are Call: [email protected] www.triocreative.com not necessarily the opinions of Bromley Little Playgoers’ Theatre Ltd. or its directors. Diary Noticeboard & Dates Latest News 2014 A Doll’s House: ON TOUR! Smoking A Doll’s House there Following Bromley Little Theatre’s sell out We would like to advise members and - are no shows on Sundays. 5-star production of Brock at the- guests that the smoking of tobacco and Except for ‘In The Bar’ productions, London Theatre, New Cross in January, the electronic cigarettes is not permitted any Programme ley Jack Theatre 22 to 26 April subjectFri 7 – Sat to change. 15 Mar 2014 at 7.45pm 29show April now to transfers 3 May 2014 to theat famous 7.45 where on the theatre premises. The Importance Of from and Ferrari’s Murder Mystery www.brockleyjack.co.uk . Tickets: Evening, November 2013 Being Earnest £14, £11 (conc) Book tickets online at: (no booking fee) or Box Office: Tel: 0333 666 3366 (£1.50 Directed by Stevie Hughes by Oscar Wilde booking fee applies to phone sales ONLY) BLT were approached by the manager of- Thu 20 – Sun 23 Mar 2014 at 7.45pm Ferrari’s last year about organising a joint If you missed it at BLT last October at at the fundraiser for Bromley Y, a local counsel Two London Theatre, catch it at this renowned ling service for young people. A small South London venue and see it again in an troupe of actors from BLT, directed by Jane Directed by Kyle Cluett “Adamson’s adaptation is a refreshing In The Bar In The intimate fringe venue. by Jim Cartwright rebirth of the original … “ Buckland and Kyle Cluett, rehearsed an interactive evening of drama and presented Fri 4 – Sat 12 Apr 2014 at 7.45pm “… an emotive interpretation from script to the scenes while the audience ate a three Clybourne Park stage – highly sexed, humourous, percep- course dinner. We at BLT gave our services tively theatrical …” free of course and all profits were donated Directed by Pauline Armour (Performance Reviewed) to the charity by Ferrari’s; over £200 was by Bruce Norris raised. Fri 2 – Sat 10 May 2014 at 7.45pm Our story of the political campaign launch Office Suite Michael York of a would-be Bromley MP at a dinner, - Directed by Kay O’Dea allowed the audience to participate in by Alan Bennett the drama at key points. The MP and his Fri 6 - Sat 14 June 2014 at 7.45pm Michael and his wife, Pat, send their warm conniving wife greeted the guests when - est wishes to all the company at BLT. they arrived and talked to them between Julius Caesar Michael has suffered from Amyloidosis courses. The actor playing the local jour nalist tried to dig the dirt on the dodgy Directed by Jane Buckland for two years but was recovering well. - by William Shakespeare Sadly, the treatment for the after-effects of couple and was so successful that one table Fri 4 -Sat 12 July 2014 at 7.45pm chemotherapy have caused the return of thought he really was from The Newshop some of the amyloidosis symptoms. per and refused to answer his questions! The Cripple Of Dirty linen was washed in public, scandals We all send our very best wishes for a Inishmaan were revealed and characters murdered. speedy recovery from this setback, and Directed by Nikki Packham wish Michael well. We have been asked back to repeat the by Martin McDonagh successful formula on May 1st 2014 (but Incidentally, Michael reports that they have Thu 24 – Sat 26 July 2014 with a different plot) so watch the website, just had the warmest January on record BLTins and Ferrari’s own publicity for in Los Angeles, and they are talking about details! TBC rationing water! YouthThu 4 – SatTheatre 6 Sep 2014 atShow: 7.45pm Hazal Han and Jessica-Ann Jenner YOUTH THEATRE PRODUCTION in December’s production of The Flint Street Nativity All The Great Books (abridged) In The Bar In The Directed by Wayne Sheridan by Reed Martin & Austin Tichenor Fri 12 – Sat 20 September 2014 at 7.45pm My Boy Jack Directed by Tony Jenner by David Haig Fri 10 – Sat 18 October 2014 at 7.45pm RolePlay Directed by Debbie Griffiths by Alan Ayckbourn Fri 7 – Sun 15 November 2014 at 7.45pm Collaborators Directed by Mike Savill by John Hodge 4 Review Variety LIVE! word”.