Culter Theatre Club

Heritage Hall Teas go down a treat!

I think the dedicated team from the theatre club should just about have recovered now after the weekend of baking and serving the teas at the Peterculter Heritage Hall, to raise funds for the club's sound and lighting project.

We had some wonderful baking done by volunteers from the club - and we kept it coming to feed all the visitors to the hall on both Saturday and Sunday afternoons.  We had a display of photographs from some of our past panto's and performances, plus we had our leaflets out again to spread the word about the Theatre Club and how people can get involved.  We were also able to run a bottle stall on Sunday afternoon too - so quite a few people went away with a prize or two as well as having their tea and cake!

So a great big THANK YOU to all our wonderful supporters, club members and the visitors who came along and enjoyed a cup of tea and a fine piece with us.  We managed to raise an absolutely wonderful £622.30 - which really means a lot and goes a long way to helping pay for the new equipment we're buying and installing as part of our sound and lighting "modernisation" project.  Rest assured, if you come along to the panto this Christmas you'll be able to see a lot of the new equipment in action - it promises to be something very special indeed!

Categories: General | Panto | Wizard of Oz

Would you like a cup of tea with that?

Well Culter Theatre Club were hard at work today serving teas at the Peterculter Heritage Hall.  Lots of people from the club had been baking and preparing things, and we had a team of avid club members on hand to prepare the hall and serve our customers in the afternoon.  You can see the photo above of the cakes and our photo display.  We had a lot of visitors to the hall for afternoon tea, including some finishing the Christian Aid walk along the Deeside railway - so we were very pleased to be able to give them some refreshments!

Don't worry if you missed it today - we're on again tomorrow where there be even more baking available, and we'll also have a bottle stall.  Some come along and join us between 2-4pm, raising funds for our new sound and lighting project.  And if you came today, we'd love to see you again!

Categories: General

Culter Theatre Club Needs You!

Well it seems that summer is well and truly here at the moment – I hope you’re able to make the most of it and enjoy some of our rare summer weather!  At the last committee meeting we were looking at a couple of things we’d like to do this autumn.  Some of you may know that unfortunately we weren’t able to get the grant for our sound and lighting, so we’re going to have to fund it ourselves – not to worry though, as we’ve got a couple of ideas for things – but we need your help…

Heritage Hall Teas
7th and 8th September

We’re looking for volunteers to:

a)    Provide us with home baking; and
b)    Help serve at the heritage hall on the Saturday and/or Sunday between 2-4pm

If you think you can help with either – or both of these then reply to this email.
As it’s the theatre club we also thought we might be able to put on the occasional bit of cabaret while the teas are on – if you have an act, dramatic reading, song or anything you’d like to do on the day, again let us know by reply!

Evening Cabaret
Either 29th September or 5th October

We’d like to see if we can put on an evening cabaret so again we’re looking for:

a)    Acts, songs, readings – anything cabaret!
b)    A volunteer/s to be the contact person to help co-ordinate the acts.

We’ll be doing this in conjunction with the hall committee so they’ll be able to look after all the food and drink, tickets and everything else to do with the show – all the Theatre Club needs to do is organise the acts!  We’ll then be able to share the proceeds – part going to raise funds to redecorate the hall, and part to the Theatre Club funds for our sound/lighting project.  If you can make one of the dates but not the other, please let us know.

R.S.V.P.

Let us know which one you’ll be able to help out on! 
We look forward to hearing from you - use our contact us form!

Categories: General | Mid-year Show

Club outing to Rocky Horror Show

Hey Culter Theatre Club supporters! 

Hope your time since 'Allo 'Allo or even Panto hasn't had you missing the theatre too much, but if it is has and as a chance to get ready to camp it up again for our 2013 Panto of the Wizard of Oz, it seems only natural that we head to see the Rocky Horror Show, at HMT on Friday 13th of September! (even though we will already be rehearsing by then but one can never be too camp!)
 
We will be sitting in the mid-stalls area which means tickets cost £30.50 / each.
 
Closer to the time we will have a meal plan sorted out for those that want to catch a bite to eat / drink before the show and after work.
 
If' you're interested in coming along, let us know via the contact us page and we'll send out more details to you.  Money needs to be in by 28th June, so don't delay!

Categories: General

Theatre Club Stall drew the crowds!

Well the sun certainly smiled on the Culter Gala this year, and the crowds came flooding in once the parade arrived. With heaps of stalls for people to see and lots of events and activities going on, a good afternoon was had by all.

The Theatre Club Stall was looking very smart, with photos from pantos and shows past, and our more recent things. Plus, we had a Karaoke sound system that - if we'd wanted - they could probably have heard in Banchory. Those tech guys don't do things by halves - thanks Phil!

Hopefully you were able to come along and give us a visit. At one point we were drawing the crowds, as you can see in the pictures below, that was when the Culter "Take That" were having a go. If you did give us a visit, please sign up to our mailing list, or contact us online, and let us know what you're most interested in helping out with. We'll then make sure we keep you up-to-date with any opportunities to get involved!

Categories: General

Sing along with us at the Culter Gala!

Ever fancied being part of a show, but haven't quite had the courage to get up on stage... yet?  Thought about helping out with the production team, or backstage crew, or just want to help out front-of house?

Well we're having a stall at this years Culter Gala, so come along and visit us.  We'll have pics of past shows, some of our friendly cast and crew to chat with and ask questions about the club - and perhaps there'll be a sneaky look ahead at what might be in the pipeline.

Plus, for you extroverts (and for those who just don't realise they're an extrovert yet), we'll be having a sing along with our karaoke machine - so you can wow the whole crowd on the day too!

Hope to see you there, this Saturday 25th May in the Culter School Playing Fields from 2pm (procession 1.15pm) - download the programme here

Categories: General

Lions, and Tigers, and Bears… Oh My!

Well folks, we haven't been sitting around doing nothing since the end of ’Allo ’Allo - great plans are afoot.  Not least of which is that we've now decided on our Christmas panto for this year:

“The Wizard of Oz”

We've had a fun time having a read-through of different scripts, and we've now selected one that we're sure you'll enjoy - it's got all the old favourites in there, plus one or two surprises, and lots and lots of laughs for young and old alike!  There's a bit of work to do over the summer to get everything in place, but this year's Christmas panto is already shaping up to be a corker - and we have the promise of some pretty amazing special effects…

As ever, auditions for parts will open in August, so watch this space for more news about the show as it comes!

Categories: General | Panto | Wizard of Oz