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The Somerset Fellowship of Drama “Cinderella Awards” were back this year, after a two-year hiatus caused by the pandemic. We are delighted to say Sleeping Beauty WON the CINDERELLA TROPHY for best pantomime in Somerset for 2022/2023. On our way to winning the coveted Trophy, we also had several other successes. Best Junior Group – Well Done TWYGs! Best Chorus – Sleeping Beauty was an all-around “team” performance. Well done to our Chorus for a stand-out performance. Best Comedic Scene…

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING –at The Wyvern Club Tuesday 23 May 2023 at 7.00 for 7.30 p.m. You are cordially invited to attend our Annual General Meeting on Tuesday 23 May 2023. The Minutes of the last Annual General Meeting can be downloaded HERE and the nomination form downloaded HERE, which I would be grateful if you would complete before returning the same to me, by e-mail. AGENDA Present Apologies for Absence Minutes of the last Annual General Meeting Chairman’s Report…

Some time ago, our TWYGs leader Sarah Creswick received the District Achievement Award from NODA for her work with TWYGs. The Corona Virus Pandemic has held up her receiving her certificate, but, as you can see from the picture, she has now received her formal award. It is 15 years since Sarah started TWYGs, along with her sister Amanda, to provide children between 8 and 14 with an introduction in stage craft. They learn dances, songs, how to deliver lines,…

It’s a while since the Wayfarers’ last pantomime, but there was the small matter of the bucket collection that had not been passed over to the nominated charity. The bucket collection is the proceeds of the post show donations made by the audiences, which are always very generous, and the Wayfarers donate to a local charity. Normally this would have been done at the Wayfarers’ AGM, but like so many this has been held up with the impact of Covid…

The title here says it all. The Wayfarers Committee have finally yielded to the inevitable outcome that Jack and the Beanstalk should be postponed until 2022. Having held out as long as possible in the hope that the pandemic situation would change more significantly, it has not and the Committee have been scuppered in the first instance by a lack of rehearsal facilities, before even getting into the plethora of other issues and dilemmas to be overcome. While acknowledging the…