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HATS to Relaunch in Hampton
Nov 2006
Open Evening -
Free glass of wine!
Come along on Tuesday
9th January 2007 to the Hampton Community
Room in Hargate Way, next to Hargate Primary School, at
8.30pm for a free glass of wine. Directions here.
We will then commence regular weekly meetings, when
we will be having fun choosing a new comedy play for the
Hampton community to enjoy. (Please note - over 16's
only). Contact
Us for more details.
Click
here to download our relaunch poster
Director & New Members Wanted Urgently
Oct 2006
The Hampton Amateur
Theatre Society are looking for a director and new
members. The small but
enthusiastic community group has been established for over
a year, and has already performed two shows with rave
reviews. HATS meets on Tuesdays at 7.30pm in Yaxley. If
you are interested in applying for the role or joining please call
01733 341996 for an informal chat.
HATS
Presence on myspace.com Oct
2006
You can now find HATS on
myspace at http://groups.myspace.com/hamptonamdram
- check it out!
Great Review for 'Oh, What A
Life!' Show Sept
2006
HATS have just received
the following review in the latest edition of Noda Eastern
Area News:
Hampton
Amateur Theatre Society, 'Oh, What A Life'. Director: Mark
Cowdell.
"It
is always good to welcome a new dramatic society on to the
scene and the recent development of the new township of
Hampton, on the outskirts of Peterborough, has produced a
very enthusiastic group which is now entering its second
year. This production was an evening of light hearted
one-act plays which provided opportunities for the whole
company, who clearly enjoyed themselves in the process.
The
entertainment began with 'A Little Box Of Oblivion' which is
a relatively new award winning play. An absurd situation is
examined from many different angles and the small cast rose
to the challenge admirably. Particularly nice performances
from Lee Jordan, Rena Kalandrani and Calli Robertson-Dupont.
'Nigel's
Law' followed which had a large and varied cast and the
evening was completed by 'Thermal Underwear' which is a
favourite festival choice. All the company worked hard in
each production but there were very solid and contrasting
performances from Heidi Semple (Shirley and Louise), Gisele
Rawlins (Elaine and Polly) and Julie Jordan (the two Mums). One
of the real advantages of a one-act evening is that it
enables the more experienced actors to show their
versatility.
Occasional uneven variations of pace need watching but were
not significant enough to spoil the enjoyment of the
audience. All three productions were capably directed by
Mark Cowdell, who also made a very effective Nigel and Bob,
and is to be congratulated on both performances".
Review by Michael
Williamson,
NODA
Eastern Area
Rep.
Congratulations to HATS Member Sept
2006
We are proud to announce
that one of our members Lee Jordan has earned a scholarship
to study at the prestigious Bodyworks
Dance Studio in Cambridge, one of the country's
top performing arts colleges. Lee auditioned to gain entry
and was singled-out by staff there as having huge potential
and natural ability.
With Lee's talented
stage presence, HATS members are sure he will go on to
greater things with this fantastic opportunity, and are all
delighted for him. Well done, Lee!
Our local paper
Peterborough's Evening Telegraph covered this story, which
you can read online here.
Pic above: Lee with
his dance troupe 'Dance Control'
Set Storage Space Urgently Wanted Sept
2006
HATS are looking for
local storage space for our set and props. We are requesting
a large garage, workshop or similar in Hampton, Yaxley or
surrounding area. Is your garage empty, or are you a local
business who could help a thriving community group? If so,
please contact us asap hampton-ats@hotmail.com
Auditions For Next Show July
2006
Are you a budding
thespian? Would you relish hearing the applause as you take
a bow? Can you make people laugh? HATS are holding auditions
for their latest play on Tuesday 15th August at 7.30pm at
Owen Pooley Hall, 48 Main Street, Yaxley, Cambs. All are
welcome. The comedy play will be full-length, so only those
who are serious about learning lines need apply!
HATS Hold AGM June
2006
The First HATS Annual General
Meeting took place on Tuesday 13th June at 7.30pm at
the Owen Pooley Hall, Main Street, Yaxley. Agenda included
financial and committee reports, and a new committee vote.
The new committee voted in for 2006-7 are:
| - Chairman M.
Cowdell |
| -
Secretary/Publicity Manager G.
Rawlins |
| - Props &
Costumes Manager/Ticket Secretary J.
Jordan |
| - Stage
Manager K.
Hughes |
| - Treasurer C.
Searle |
| - Business
Manager H.
Semple |
| - Fundraising
Manager/Asst. Publicity L.
Jordan |
| - Asst.
Stage Manager S.
Pepper |
Peterborough
Mayor Thanks HATS May
2006
Cllr David
Thorpe, Mayor of Peterborough,
has written to HATS with the following message:
"Sincere thanks for a wonderful evening when you staged
'Oh, What A Life!' It is good to see the community
developing in Hargate, and HATS is one of the key factors in
starting to give people a focus".
Mayor
Thorpe has also kindly allocated £50 for the group's future
productions as a "small but real gesture of
support".
'Oh, What A Life!' Success May
2006
HATS have just performed
our latest show 'Oh, What A Life!' 
and
it was a big success. Performing three shows over two days,
we congratulate ourselves on our hard work, dedication and
talent.
During our Saturday
night performance we were delighted to be watched by Shailesh
Vara MP
and the Mayor of Peterborough, Councillor David
Thorpe and his Lady Mayoress.
All VIPs were very impressed. Well done, HATS!
HATS Interview on Lite FM Apr
2006
HATS
were interviewed live on the Kev
Lawrence Breakfast Show on 106.8
Lite FM on
Friday 5th May 2006.
Kev held a competition to win
tickets to see our play 'Oh, What A Life!', and he also
interviewed Peterborough United FC goalkeeper Lee Harrison
about how much he enjoys our plays.
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| Mark gets
interviewed by Kev Lawrence |
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Dale, Heidi, Mark,
Calli and Martin |
Rave
Reviews for HATS show
Apr 2006
HATS have just received the
following review, submitted by our NODA
Eastern Area rep John Seaman in
the Spring 2006 edition of 'NODA Eastern Area News':
"A first
performance by a new company in Region 4, very small in
number but with enormous enthusiasm. I was given a copy of
their constitution on my visit and it is an example to any
amateur company to follow. Based in the new Peterborough
township of Hampton, the first production choice of two
One-Act plays was a good one.
In 'Burst Tyre', a set of
somewhat eccentric characters deny assistance to a lady in
distress. All the characters were well developed,
particularly the aged Greek trio (Greek accents
well-maintained), and the unusual Priest. To quote from the
programme: "the play takes a very funny look at the
confusion that can be caused by communication
breakdown". Direction by Mark Cowdell.
In the second play 'Seaside
Postcard', we saw a hilarious romp from a group of seaside
characters who all excelled in the 'Carry On' type chaos.
This really was first class entertainment, thoroughly
enjoyed by myself and a good band of NODA HQ personnel. This
group has made a magnificent start and I look forward to
future visits".
Oscars all round?!
Hamptons
MP to Attend Show Mar
2006
Shailesh
Vara MP for NW Cambridgeshire will
attend HATS next show 'Oh, What A Life!' on Saturday 6th
May.
We are very much
looking forward to his attendance and greatly appreciate his
support of our local community amdram group.
HATS Go
Posh Mar 2006
Some
of the Peterborough
United FC team came along to a HATS
rehearsal to buy tickets for our
forthcoming show 'Oh, What A Life!', and posed for
pictures with the cast for publicity.
A few of the 'Posh'
players will be seeing the show following their final
league game of the season, some of them having seen our last
production and enjoyed it so much before. They have also
kindly donated some signed footballs for our show-interval
raffle. Click
here to see the pictures.
Peterborough
Mayor to Attend Show
Mar 2006
Mayor of Peterborough, Councillor David Thorpe, and the
Mayoress will attend our show 'Oh, What A Life!' on Saturday
6th May 2006.
The Mayoral duties are
being fulfilled by Cllr Thorpe following the sad death of
Mayor Horrell, who came to see our last show. HATS would
like to take this opportunity to convey our deepest
sympathies.
Lite FM Endorses 'Oh, What A
Life!' Feb
2006
HATS
have been fortunate once again to secure local radio
publicity thanks to Hampton resident DJ Kev Lawrence and 106.8
Lite FM, Peterborough's commercial radio station.
We will be
interviewed about our forthcoming show 'Oh, What A Life!',
on the Kev
Lawrence Breakfast Show nearer the time of the
performance. In return, all HATS publicity will carry the
106.8 Lite FM logo.
