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]]><![CDATA[Date for your diaries]]>Sun, 01 Apr 2012 04:26:21 -0800http://www.meechingamateurdramatics.co.uk/1/post/2012/04/date-for-your-diaries.html

Saturday 21 April 9am onwards Clean up & De-clutter day for the Green room, store and some minor set building. All welcome plenty of 'just jobs' to do.

Saturday 28 April 7.30pm Bumper Fund Raising Games Evening – Come along and take part in a variety of games some very cool, some a little more stimulating. A Raffle and your favourite barmen (Garry & Edd) will be in attendance to cater for your every whim! Tickets £4 to include nibbles.

Thursday 17 to Saturday 19 May, 'Cash on Delivery' 7.45pm. (Sat 3pm Matinee) and Thursday 24 to Saturday 26 May, 'Cash on Delivery' 7.45pm.

Saturday 2 June 0930am Fish Festival
West Quay Lawns, help to man a table for the day to promote MAD.

Wednesday 26 to Saturday 29 September, MAD's 2nd Music Hall 7.45pm.

]]><![CDATA[The Future]]>Sun, 01 Apr 2012 04:24:55 -0800http://www.meechingamateurdramatics.co.uk/1/post/2012/04/the-future.htmlWell, what is happening? – Wednesday 26 to Saturday 29 September is MAD's 2nd Music Hall, our first in September 2011 proved to be an unexpected success and even I was taken aback, especially as we are not a musical society. However the learning curve was good for us because it was the variety of acts, songs comedy and energy which made the show a success.

This year, those I have approached are so keen to be part of it as they think we have got the balance right. We hope to have Margaret, last year's pianist on board earlier and Keith will again be Master of Ceremo- nies, the topics, comedy and songs will range from Circus to Rio, and will be open to as many fun loving performers as we can muster – Tuesday 29 and Thursday 31 May will be the days to come down to Meeching Hall at 7.30pm to find out what is planned.

PS A favourite piece of last year's show was Garry & Edd's rendition of 'The Green Eye of the Little Yel- low God' which proved a sensational party piece. Looking to January 2013, its got to be funny its got to be well known, stage versions of 'Up Pompeii,' 'Last of the Summer Wine' and 'Faulty Towers' have been suggested and are being looked at so who knows! – Not finalised yet.

]]><![CDATA[A word from the chair]]>Sun, 01 Apr 2012 04:23:39 -0800http://www.meechingamateurdramatics.co.uk/1/post/2012/04/a-word-from-the-chair.htmlMAD has really gone through an extraor- dinary time in the last few months of 2011 and the first few of 2012. All our hopes, visions and aspirations were focused on one thing, 'Are You Being Served' being a success in order that we could continue, and I can remember some abstemious meetings with Garry, our Treasurer, on the lead up to the production deciding which bills we could pay and which we could leave unpaid a little longer. Maybe that was one reason why you have had to wait so long for this Newsletter or maybe it was just laziness on my part, however I am pleased to report we have done it and 'Are You Being Served' has literally pulled us out of the mire (for the next six weeks at least).

Would you believe it has come in with a profit margin of just under £2000 similar to 'Allo 'Allo but don't get excited after all bills that were owed from last year and on going expenses we go ahead with at least £400 for our next production, so you see we are not out of the recession yet.

So I would like to thank all those actors, backstage staff, front of house staff, supporters and those who came to see us, and finally a quick tribute for David Croft, (who passed away last year) and Jeremy Lloyd who wrote the dazzling scripts which have resulted in those two amazing successes for us over the last five years.

No complacency though, businesses and groups are going 'belly up' every day so into the future at a 'farce' rate of knots. As comedy seems to be doing well for us at the moment and as no one wants to take the Di- rector's reins, I will be directing 'Cash on Delivery', an extremely funny comedy by Michael Cooney (brother of Ray). All I can say is I have to believe in the play before I direct it, so if you liked our last two comedies, you will enjoy this because, take my word for it, it is funnier and is faster paced than our last two were.

The Committee have also been looking at different ways to keep the 'wolf from the door'. So apart from having another fund raising event soon, which I will come onto later in the Newsletter, the first change is we are looking to have our produc- tion over two weekends, from Thursday 17 to Satur- day 19 May and the following Thursday 24 to Satur- day 26 May. All at 7.45pm at Meeching Hall except the first Saturday (19) being a 3pm matinee perform- ance only, when tickets will be £7 (a reduction of £1 on the usual price). Tony Gibbs

]]><![CDATA[MAD are on Seahaven FM Sunday 18th September 5pm-6pm]]>Sun, 18 Sep 2011 08:48:28 -0800http://www.meechingamateurdramatics.co.uk/1/post/2011/09/mad-are-on-seahaven-fm-sunday-18th-september-5pm-6pm.htmlListen to MAD members and cast of the current show on the Bob Peedle with Community People & Forces on Parade programme on Seahaven FM 96.3 http://www.seahavenfm.com

5pm-6pm Sunday 18th September

]]><![CDATA[GET YOUR TICKETS NOW! ]]>Tue, 13 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0800http://www.meechingamateurdramatics.co.uk/1/post/2011/09/get-your-tickets-now.htmlMeeching Amateur Dramatics "MAD MUSIC HALL"

We will be following the basic format of a Musical Hall with a grandiloquent 'Chairman', acting as a master of ceremonies, introducing the old songs and some not so old which you can join in with, together with unpretentious comedy in the form of monologues, acts and sketches some old, some new, but all guaranteed to have you rolling in the aisles with laughter. The evening will be solid entertainment, with of course access to a bar, which was always part of the music hall's appeal.

Tony Gibbs says, "To add to the atmosphere, it so happens Meeching Hall was built in 1895 when the music hall was at its peak, so maybe it will awaken some ghosts because we know little of who would have been on the stage at that time, but it is certainly going to be a grand evening for those wanting to dip their toes into the past and enjoy one of MAD's unique performances".

The MAD MUSIC HALL will run for three evenings at 7.45pm, from 22 to 24 September at Meeching Hall, South Road, Newhaven. Tickets £8, available from Meeching Estate Agents, High Street, Newhaven (Tel: 01273 515566) or Tony Gibbs (Chairman) 07912 965507. ]]><![CDATA[AGM NOTICE]]>Mon, 08 Aug 2011 07:15:32 -0800http://www.meechingamateurdramatics.co.uk/1/post/2011/08/1.htmlMAD's AGM will be held at 7.45pm on Friday 2 September at Meeching Hall, Fort Road, Newhaven. The last year has not been an easy one for the group both financially and support wise. So please come along have your say and at least support the groups wish to continue with and encourage people to become involved in live theatre in Newhaven. Also put yourself forward to come on the Committee we need new 'blood'. Nomination for election to office form can be downloaded from the Newsletter section.
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