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Following on from the success of last year’s radio advert on Tone FM, here we are again with our offering for Robinson Crusoe and the Pirates. Thanks to MAGNUS STEWART for his magnificent performance. Click below to hear the advert or tune in to Tone FM on 107.8FM in Taunton and you will hear it from time to time during the day.
The bucket collection after each of the Beauty and the Beast shows was shared between two charities and we are delighted that we have been able to present both charities with £751. The Compass Team at Musgrove Park Hospital, who support children with serious illness and their families. Our picture shows Chairman, Martin Howe, and Treasurer, Keith Smith, along with members of the Compass Team: (from left to right) Sally Day, Healthcare Assistant, Dr Linda Deeley, Service Lead and Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Dr Jennie…
The TWYGs performed a series of numbers at the Tacchi Morris Arts Centre Open Day on 19th Sept 2015. Here are some photos showing them warming up and during their performances. Well done to all those who took part. Thanks to Group Leader, Sarah Whittaker, and Choreographer, Sheila Driver, for getting them so well prepared. Oh, and not forgetting Sheila’s able assistant Sarah Lock. And thanks to Emma Jones for her interview with Tone FM:
The Auditions are over. Thank you to all those who auditioned and took part in the workshops. There were so many talented people that making the decisions for some of the parts was really quite hard. However, the decisions have been made and our cast is as follows: ROBINSON CRUSOE CAST LIST Chorus Alec Whyborn Matt Batterbsy Tom Kelvey Charlotte Whittaker Cassie Sutton Dancers Eve Whyborn Gabriella-Rose Gonta Kizzy Preece Lara Adkins Helen Coombes Emma Knight Feature Dancers Emma Jones…
Congratulations to Emma Jones and Rosie Taylor who won “Comedy Duo of the Year” at this year’s Cinderella Awards for their roles in Beauty and the Beast as Belle’s sisters, Ermengarde and Esmeralda. Nominations were also received for: Choreographer of the Year – Sheila Driver Best Chorus Best Special Effects (Roses in the Opening UV) Best Theatre Stage Management – Garry Stacey Best Theatre Design – Garry Stacey Principal of the Year – Kim Barnard Beauty and the Beast came…
Wayfarers’ Treasurer, Keith Smith, met the members of the Somerset Prostate Support Association at one of their regular meetings to present a cheque for £751, which was half the proceeds from this year’s bucket collection. SPSA provide services associated with identifying prostate cancers and then advice and guidance in that period during and after diagnosis. They require funds in order to run drop in PSA testing sessions, which they run during the year, providing men the opportunity to check for…
Beauty and the beast By Alan Frayn Wayfarers 14th January 2015 Great to be back in the Brewhouse watching a Wayfarers Pantomime.. almost as if nothing had happened. There was a warm welcome and an expectant buzz in the theatre. Thank you for the well written and informative programme – especially for the list of songs which is so often not included and makes our life so much easier. Also many thanks for the reference to the SFD and the…
Back to the Brewhouse and back to a panto spectacular with lots of glitter and pyro’s at the ready. This year the script by Alan Frayn was an interesting combination which had echoes of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast with a handful of panto characters and a sitcom beauty parlour and its staff thrown in for good measure. Laughter was high on the agenda with much mirth caused by Belle’s two undesirable sisters who strutted and flounced with polished ease.…
Sardines is an online review website that looks at shows all over the country, both professional and amateur. The review of Beauty and the Beast can be found here: http://www.sardinesmagazine.co.uk/reviews/review.php?reviewsID=1295
(Full Review from Sue Goodman of the Gazette) Wow! The Wayfarers are back at the Brewhouse, and better than ever. “Beauty and the Beast” isn’t a traditional pantomime, and this production, under Brian Epps’ inspired direction, uses both traditional and modern elements to create a wonderful show. The evening fizzed with energy from start to finish. Everyone on stage knew exactly what they were doing, and gave it all they’d got, which was plenty. Special praise must go to the…