Latest News for Members
November 2018 Production - Urgent Request no.1!
We are still without a director and play for our November 2018 production. The Information and Casting Evenings, scheduled for 6th and 13th June, are likely to be cancelled soon, unless we have an immediate submission for Committee approval.
If you have ever harboured thoughts of giving directing a go, why not now? The Committee is always there to help you, and can offer as much support as you need or want, including:
Go on, give it a go!
We are still without a director and play for our November 2018 production. The Information and Casting Evenings, scheduled for 6th and 13th June, are likely to be cancelled soon, unless we have an immediate submission for Committee approval.
If you have ever harboured thoughts of giving directing a go, why not now? The Committee is always there to help you, and can offer as much support as you need or want, including:
- Finding a play
- Preparing for auditions
- Co-ordinating rehearsal schedules
- Finding a backstage crew
- General production support
Go on, give it a go!
Annual General Meeting - 18th July 2018 - Urgent Request no.2!
Please keep this important date in your diaries free. We will be needing new members for the committee this year as many of the existing faces are standing down. Ros, Anne, Richard and Janice are all coming to the end of their terms or stepping down, so new faces are needed to keep the group running. We were already one short this year, so we will need five new people. Of course, all Committee members will have to be re-elected, even if members wish to stay on, so in truth there are 8 vacancies!
Vitally, we will need candidates to occupy the following roles:
Our group cannot function without a Committee (and the officers of Chairman, Secretary and Treasurer). It's your group, so get involved!
Please keep this important date in your diaries free. We will be needing new members for the committee this year as many of the existing faces are standing down. Ros, Anne, Richard and Janice are all coming to the end of their terms or stepping down, so new faces are needed to keep the group running. We were already one short this year, so we will need five new people. Of course, all Committee members will have to be re-elected, even if members wish to stay on, so in truth there are 8 vacancies!
Vitally, we will need candidates to occupy the following roles:
- Chairman
- Secretary
- Social Organiser
Our group cannot function without a Committee (and the officers of Chairman, Secretary and Treasurer). It's your group, so get involved!
Future Events
- Play Readings - see below
- Summer Walk - Sunday 15th July 2018 - This is kindly being organised by Rachel and Steve, postponed from the original April date. We'll be walking around Penn Street, ending with a pub lunch at The Hit & Miss pub. Anyone is welcome to attend either the pub or the walk – or of course both! Please let Rachel and Steve know if you'll be attending, so we can start to gauge numbers for lunch.
- Summer BBQ - Sunday 5th August 2018 - Always a very popular annual event for the group, this year kindly being hosted by John and Denise at their new home in Hyde Heath. Please put the date in your diaries and let our hosts know if you are coming. All members, families, and children are welcome.
- National Theatre Tour - We are planning a trip to The National Theatre to take part in a tour of the Costume and wig department. Please let Janice G know if you would like to attend as numbers will influence the dates available to us.
- Family Walk and Play - Sunday 10th June 2018 - We are conscious that the two earlier walks have been less suitable for our younger members, so this is for all the family. This will be at the Aquadrome in Rickmansworth where there will be a lakeside walk (by it, not in it) and there is a playground for the children and café for tea and cake at the end. Please let Richard know.
- Treasure Trail - Sunday 9th September 2018 - As a result of his victory last year, Dennis will be organising this year’s event. More details to follow but please put it in your diaries and let Dennis know – friends and family welcome.
- Christmas Party - Friday 14th December 2018 - After last year's bash, we've booked Harewood Downs Golf Course again. Further details to follow, but save the date!
Play Readings
During 2018 we will be reintroducing regular Play Readings. For those that don't know, this is where a member hosts an evening to read a play. This could be either a play that a member has an interest in, perhaps with a view to Playgoers producing in the future, or just a good read. Please let Richard or Janice Gray know if you would be happy to host a play reading, or if you have a play to suggest for someone else to host.
The first events are as follows:
During 2018 we will be reintroducing regular Play Readings. For those that don't know, this is where a member hosts an evening to read a play. This could be either a play that a member has an interest in, perhaps with a view to Playgoers producing in the future, or just a good read. Please let Richard or Janice Gray know if you would be happy to host a play reading, or if you have a play to suggest for someone else to host.
The first events are as follows:
- Janice Gray will be kindly hosting an evening to read a play (most likely "Stags and Hens" by Willy Russell) on Wednesday 11th July. This is an informal evening for anyone to come who likes to read or simply listen. Please let Jan know if you plan to come.
- Rachel Dineley is holding a reading of "A Question of Compromise" (a play which she has written herself) at her house on Wednesday 20th June at 7.45pm with a view to starting at 8pm. Rachel will provide ‘interval’ refreshments. Please let Rachel know if you'd like to attend.
Our Chosen Charity for 2018
Each year APTG nominates a charity to support. This year we are supporting Child Bereavement UK, a Buckinghamshire-based charity that supports families and educates professionals when a child dies or is dying and when a child is facing bereavement.
Their aim is to ensure that every child, young person, parent and family member across the UK can access the support they need to rebuild their lives after the devastation of child bereavement. With your help, we can be there to guide families through the long and difficult journey of grief, for as long as they need it.
Each year APTG nominates a charity to support. This year we are supporting Child Bereavement UK, a Buckinghamshire-based charity that supports families and educates professionals when a child dies or is dying and when a child is facing bereavement.
Their aim is to ensure that every child, young person, parent and family member across the UK can access the support they need to rebuild their lives after the devastation of child bereavement. With your help, we can be there to guide families through the long and difficult journey of grief, for as long as they need it.