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BEHIND THE SCENES<br />
The Newsletter of the Jávea Players<br />
Dates for your diary<br />
Christmas Party<br />
8 <strong>Dec</strong>ember, Studio Theatre<br />
Are There More of You?<br />
With Alison Skilbeck<br />
22-27 January, Studio Theatre<br />
including an Acting Workshop on<br />
24 January 11am to 1pm<br />
Silver Lining<br />
by Sandi Toksvig, dir. by Penny Grant<br />
16 - 20 April 2018<br />
Unión Musical, Gata de Gorgos<br />
AGM<br />
14th March at 7.30pm in the Studio<br />
Your Committee<br />
Mike Harvey<br />
Chairman<br />
Hugh Epsom Vice Chair<br />
Caroline Drewett-Mansell Secretary<br />
Peter Griffiths Treasurer<br />
Rosemary Brown, Roger Brown<br />
Peter Messinger<br />
Play Planning<br />
Roger Brown<br />
Cherry Cabban<br />
Pat Doidge<br />
Norman Dunnington<br />
Gina Grimsteed<br />
Caroline Drewett-Mansell<br />
Phil Mansell<br />
Non-Committee<br />
Pat Kitching Studio Manager<br />
Gillian Ashworth Press Officer<br />
Tony Cabban Publicity & Web<br />
Paul and Helen Nicholls Bar<br />
Cherry Cabban Membership<br />
Candy Wright Almoner<br />
Roger Brown Newsletter<br />
Lesley Davies Social Secretary<br />
Peter Messinger Shed Manager<br />
Chairman’s Musings<br />
Well, another year is almost done, and as is customary at this<br />
time of year, it seems appropriate to look back over 20<strong>17</strong> from<br />
a Jávea Players perspective. I did think that this year might be a<br />
bit of an anti-climax after the excitement of our 40th<br />
Anniversary celebrations in 2016. Not a bit of it! On many<br />
fronts, the past year has continued to show that our Society<br />
goes from strength to strength!<br />
In particular, we have put on another varied and exciting year<br />
in terms of our Programme. We began the year with Roger’s<br />
production of “Sandcastles,” followed that up with another very<br />
enjoyable Summer Show, and brought things to a conclusion<br />
with Ron’s great production of On Golden Pond at Gata. I must<br />
say how much I enjoyed the latter. Great performances from all<br />
the cast, a terrific set, excellent sound and lighting and slick<br />
stage management delivered another show in keeping with<br />
our traditions, resulting in complementary reviews and positive<br />
feedback from our audiences. Thank you Ron, and your cast<br />
and crew for giving so much pleasure to many of us. As one<br />
email I received said, ‘This wasn’t amateur theatre, this was real<br />
theatre.’<br />
This year has also seen great progress in our development of<br />
the Society’s facilities. We have made improvements to our<br />
Studio, particularly the new Air Conditioning, and have moved<br />
into the ClothesProp. We now have decent space to store all<br />
our costumes and props and the Shed Management Team<br />
have begun to re-organise our workshop and technical space.<br />
Finally I must thank everyone who has helped to make this past<br />
year so successful for Jávea Players. We depend on many<br />
people, both on and off stage to make this happen and without<br />
you all, we could not do what we do. Especially, I must thank<br />
our Committee and the PPC. They all put in long hours, often<br />
unnoticed, but without their efforts we could not be the Society<br />
we are.<br />
May I wish all of you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy and<br />
Prosperous New Year.
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Our next professional production<br />
22nd to 27th<br />
January<br />
Javea<br />
Players’<br />
Studio<br />
Theatre<br />
Are There More of You? performed by Alison<br />
Skilbeck<br />
Do you remember Tim Hardy who performed<br />
Galileo for us a few years ago? Now, his wife<br />
Alison is coming to perform in the Studio for a<br />
week.<br />
In her own one-woman comedy drama Alison<br />
Skilbeck, who appeared in The Archers, Sherlock<br />
Holmes, Miss Marple, Doctor Who, tells the<br />
linked tales of four women reaching out in the<br />
dark, revealing what lies behind the brave faces<br />
of Claire, Sophia, Sara and Sam. Painful, scary<br />
and hilarious by turn, with only a SW postcode<br />
in common, the stories chart each wildly<br />
different character’s search for love and<br />
happiness.<br />
Words alone do not adequately describe this<br />
wonderful show, go to this link to appreciate it<br />
more: https://vimeo.com/65734591<br />
Alison will also run an Acting Workshop for<br />
members on Wednesday January 24th between<br />
11am and 1pm. Numbers will be limited so, if you<br />
would like to take part please email Cherry on<br />
membership.jp@gmail.com.<br />
You can see Are There More of You? performed<br />
by Alison at the Studio Theatre from the 22nd<br />
to the 27th of January at 8pm. Tickets are<br />
p r i c e d a t € 1 2 a n d a re a v a i l a b l e o n<br />
www.javeaplayers.com<br />
A Party after the show on the 27th<br />
January 2018<br />
The last night of Are There More of You? will be a<br />
“Jávea Players’ Night”. We plan a party for <strong>JP</strong><br />
Members and Friends. If Members are with<br />
friends they may join us too. Tapas will be catered<br />
by Area1, the restaurant almost next door to the<br />
Studio, which will cost 5€ per head.<br />
This will be a chance for a social and to chat with<br />
Alison.<br />
If you would like to join us please book your ticket<br />
for that night at www.javeaplayers.com The Box<br />
Office is open and you can book now before we<br />
publicise the show on <strong>Dec</strong>ember 12th and open<br />
bookings to the public.<br />
When you have booked, please email Lesleydavies@hotmail.com<br />
so that she can order<br />
sufficient tapas.<br />
We do hope you will join us.<br />
Silver Lining<br />
Sandi Toksvig’s comedy, set in the upper day<br />
room of the Silver Retirement Home in Gravesend<br />
and directed by Penny Grant, is <strong>JP</strong>’s play for next<br />
Spring at Gata.<br />
A storm has been raging and the flood waters are<br />
rising when five elderly women realise that noone<br />
is coming to rescue them. A ‘temp’ nurse<br />
arrives, who initially is no help at all, and a<br />
‘removal man’ arrives who has ideas of his own as<br />
to what to remove.<br />
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Trading stories of their remarkable (or<br />
sometimes unremarkable) lives, they are faced<br />
with the realisation that in order to survive they<br />
are going to have to do what they have done all<br />
their lives. Face the danger and do it themselves<br />
- Senior Citizen Style!<br />
Subscriptions 2018<br />
WE WOULD LIKE TO REMIND YOU THAT YOUR<br />
SUBSCRIPTIONS FOR 2018 ARE DUE ON<br />
JANUARY 1ST.<br />
As a Member or Friend your annual subscription<br />
is 10€ per person and there are two ways of<br />
paying:<br />
• You can give Cherry your subscription when<br />
you see her.<br />
• You can pay the money through the Bank using<br />
the ATM, or make an electronic transfer using<br />
the details below.<br />
The Jávea Players’ bank account is with BBVA.<br />
Bank name; BBVA<br />
Account; El Teatro Ingles de Javea<br />
A/C No; ES48 0182 4423 92 0201504270<br />
Auditions - Tuesday 5th <strong>Dec</strong>ember at<br />
7.30pm.<br />
Contact Penny Grant for more details on;<br />
grantpenelope@gmail.com<br />
Christmas Party<br />
<strong>Dec</strong>ember 8th sees our Christmas Party in the<br />
Studio. With a tapas-style buffet provided by our<br />
friends at Area 1 and an ‘impromptu’ variety<br />
entertainment planned, a jolly good evening is<br />
promised to all who attend. What better way to<br />
round off another fantastically successful year<br />
than a celebration with your <strong>JP</strong> friends?<br />
If you would like to join us tickets are only €5 but<br />
p l e a s e c o n t a c t L e s l e y o n lesleydavies@hotmail.com<br />
. This is very important as<br />
we are getting outside catering and it needs<br />
to be ordered.<br />
Whether you make a cash payment or an<br />
electronic payment<br />
PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU PUT YOUR NAME IN<br />
THE ‘CONCEPTO BOX’,<br />
IF YOU FAIL TO DO THIS WE HAVE NO IDEA<br />
WHO THE PAYMENT CAME FROM!<br />
Then, p l e a s e , e m a i l C h e r r y o n<br />
membership.jp@gmail to tell her that you have paid<br />
and how.<br />
New Members or Friends who have joined after<br />
September 1st 20<strong>17</strong>, do not have to pay another<br />
subscription until January 2019.<br />
With many thanks and here’s to a great 2018.<br />
Cherry Cabban<br />
Membership Secretary<br />
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Studio Theatre hire<br />
Please don't forget that the Jávea Players Studio<br />
Theatre is available to hire. We would like all<br />
members to help us promote it so that we can<br />
secure a better return on our investment!<br />
Here are the details:<br />
• Seats 65 people (using the seating<br />
rostra)<br />
• Bar is available – it can be run by the<br />
users and then restocked after the event,<br />
or drinks can be sold at the published <strong>JP</strong><br />
Studio Theatre bar prices and the<br />
proceeds paid to the Jávea Players, with<br />
us handling the restocking.<br />
• The rental cost is only €12 per hour.<br />
• Contact the Studio Manager to check<br />
availability and book. This position is<br />
c u r re n t l y h e l d b y Pat K i t c h i n g .<br />
patriciakitching137@hotmail.com)<br />
• Telephone: 966 46 04 98<br />
During the event, Mike Martin signed up<br />
interested people for an acting course that we<br />
plan to run early next year. Please contact Mike if<br />
you would like to join the class.<br />
Jackie Jefferies/Carole Saunders/Pat Doidge<br />
were looking for singing talent and generated<br />
interest in a singalong which they plan to run in<br />
the New Year in the Studio.<br />
Penny & Keith Grant had people interested in<br />
play reading, as well as several potential new<br />
members.<br />
Phil Mansell - had good interest in play writing,<br />
especially in “Poor Yorick”, his play that we will<br />
perform for the Summer Show next year.<br />
Jen Ward - had great fun with her make-up table,<br />
making up half of her face! She also had a go at<br />
making up Quico Moragues!<br />
• For payment information contact Peter<br />
Griffiths on treasurerjp@gmail.com<br />
• Jávea Players’ Studio Theatre,<br />
Calle Cronista Figueres Pacheco No. 6, Jávea<br />
Open Day – A great Success!!<br />
Our first Open Day took place on Sunday 15 th<br />
October, and by all accounts, was a big success.<br />
The event was planned in order to:<br />
• To raise awareness of the latest Jávea<br />
Players’ activities and developments.<br />
• To enlist more members (especially<br />
younger members!)<br />
• To promote our future performances<br />
The day was officially opened by Quico<br />
Moragues (Jávea Councillor for Culture) who<br />
told us that the Ayuntamiento appreciated what<br />
the Jávea Players do for the town in providing a<br />
high standard of English theatre. He also<br />
advised us that they plan to open the new Jávea<br />
Theatre in 2019, and that they hoped that we<br />
would use this facility for our future productions.<br />
Jen Kellow-Ward does a make-up masterclass on Quico Moragues<br />
Richard King/Peter Sparks - had lots of interest<br />
in the sound table<br />
James/Cherry/Richard - put on a light and<br />
sound demo.<br />
Bernard covered the event and has since sent out<br />
an excellent press release. The coverage in the<br />
local press and radio was excellent.<br />
Peter Sparks was very busy filming for the<br />
planned video of the event and we await the final<br />
results with interest!<br />
Kay Cope ran the "Interesting Props" table.<br />
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Anne Bentley put on a display of costumes.<br />
Cherry - signed up a number of new<br />
members, one of whom is interested in<br />
helping with set design & construction.<br />
Paul & Helen - did a great job running the<br />
open bar and providing the cava.<br />
Josephine did an excellent job with the<br />
display boards.<br />
Peter & Hugh did everything else!<br />
The media coverage, before and after the<br />
event, should do a lot to raise the Jávea<br />
Players’ profile in our community. Hopefully<br />
it will generate more interest in our group,<br />
and will result in new members who can<br />
bring us even more skills and support!<br />
On Golden Pond<br />
and Ann Skinner, a special mention must go to<br />
young Luke Holmes whose portrayal of Billy-<br />
Ray showed great promise for such a young<br />
man.<br />
And we mustn’t forget our wonderful support<br />
teams, led by Hugh Epsom and far too<br />
numerous to all be named here. The set was<br />
excellent and the view from the window across<br />
the Golden Pond was delightful. The set and<br />
stage dressing gave the real feel of a log cabin<br />
that was the summer home of an elderly<br />
couple and I loved the haunting sound of the<br />
‘loons’ calling across the lake. The lighting<br />
effects were excellent and showed the ‘lake’<br />
off to perfection. Publicity, Press, Bar and Box<br />
Office ran as smooth as silk.<br />
Well done to all involved!<br />
A big thank you<br />
A Big Thank You from the Shed Team following<br />
the tool request in the last <strong>newsletter</strong>. Various<br />
donated items have reduced the intended<br />
purchase list of equipment. If anyone still has<br />
tools that they would like to donate please<br />
contact Peter on petermessinger@icloud.com .<br />
Another artistic triumph last month, for<br />
J á v e a P l a y e r s w i t h R o n S k i n n e r ’s<br />
production of Ernest Thompson’s On<br />
Golden Pond. Audience reaction to the<br />
show was overwhelmingly positive.<br />
If you remembered the overly sentimental<br />
Henry Fonda vehicle of the 1980s, you may<br />
h a v e g o n e t o G a t a f e e l i n g a b i t<br />
apprehensive. But Mike Martin and<br />
Rosemary Brown brought a spark and a<br />
wittiness to their portrayals of Norman and<br />
Ethel Sayer that I don’t remember from<br />
Fonda and Katherine Hepburn. Ably<br />
supported by Leigh Patterson (Chelsea)<br />
Michael O’Neill (Charlie), Nigel Poole (Bill)<br />
Trailer for sale<br />
The trailer that was acquired some years ago<br />
by the Jávea Players is now to be sold. If<br />
anyone is interested in the purchase of this<br />
sturdy little trailer then Peter Messinger would<br />
like to hear from you before we advertise in<br />
the local media. Once again contact Peter if<br />
you are interested.<br />
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New Committee members<br />
Caroline Drewett-Mansell has kindly<br />
volunteered to take on the role of<br />
Management Committee Secretary. She<br />
c a n b e c o n t a c t e d o n<br />
caro.phil@yahoo.co.uk<br />
Caroline and husband Phil have also<br />
agreed to lend their considerable<br />
e x p e r i e n c e t o t h e P l a y P l a n n i n g<br />
Committee as ex-officio members.<br />
Lastly, Candy Wright has volunteered to<br />
take on the role of our Almoner. If you<br />
know of any members or friends who need<br />
s u p p o r t p l e a s e l e t h e r k n o w o n<br />
kellyslaxara@hotmail.com .<br />
Following the retirement of our longstanding<br />
Press Officer, Bernard King,<br />
Gillian Ashworth did a fine job standing<br />
in for him with On Golden Pond. Hopefully<br />
we can persuade her to continue!<br />
The Future Programme<br />
The PPC meet regularly to discuss and<br />
recommend a theatrical programme for<br />
the members to perform and the public to<br />
enjoy.<br />
In the pipeline as I write, are Alison<br />
Skilbeck’s one-woman show Are There<br />
More of You? and Sandy Toksvig’s hilarious<br />
comedy Silver Linings, both of which are<br />
detailed earlier in this <strong>newsletter</strong>.<br />
The summer dinner show in the square in<br />
the Old Town sees Phil Mansell’s Poor<br />
Yorick make its premiere in Spain. Yes, this<br />
is the same Phil Mansell who joined <strong>JP</strong> last<br />
year and is an award-winning, published<br />
playwright!<br />
More details will follow after Christmas, but<br />
Poor Yorick is an hilarious spoof on the<br />
s t o r y o f t h e J e s t e r f e a t u r e d i n<br />
Shakespeare’s Hamlet, and before you ask, no<br />
you don’t need to know much about Hamlet<br />
or to like Shakespeare!<br />
Phil at the recent Open Day with his copy of Poor Yorick<br />
Next November’s play in the Studio will see a<br />
complete contrast when Lindsay Johnson<br />
directs the gripping courtroom drama Rough<br />
Justice about a man accused of murdering<br />
his disabled child. Full of drama and pathos,<br />
this play will give members a real challenge<br />
with some serious and meaty roles to get<br />
their teeth into.<br />
2019 will be here before we know it and<br />
Jávea Players is going to put on a musical for<br />
the first time in nearly twenty years, with a<br />
production of Lerner and Lowe’s My Fair Lady.<br />
Cherry Cabban will direct, so loosen up those<br />
vocal chords and come and join in!<br />
Lots more details of all these productions will<br />
follow over the coming months but please<br />
remember that the PPC is always open to<br />
suggestions as to things we may like to<br />
c o n s i d e r. P l e a s e c o n t a c t Ro g e r o n<br />
aahbees@gmail.com if you would like to<br />
contribute any ideas for our consideration.<br />
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BOX OFFICE- Volunteers<br />
Would you help with Box Office? As you<br />
know people now book and pay for their<br />
tickets on the web page, it makes the Box<br />
Office function a great deal easier but we<br />
still need a person to monitor the email<br />
account and the web page for each<br />
production. It is one of the many key<br />
tasks that makes for a successful<br />
production.<br />
The next show is Are There More of You?<br />
from Jan 22-27 2018 – can you help? Or<br />
for a future show?<br />
Please call on 620 412 384 or email<br />
tonycherry.cabban@gmail.com if you<br />
would like to know more.<br />
<strong>JP</strong> Rules<br />
We have been asked if it is possible for<br />
Members to see the Society’s Rules. Javea<br />
Players have Statutes as part of our legal<br />
registration process, they contain our official<br />
Rules. We then have Internal Rules that we use<br />
to govern our day to day operations. We have<br />
an English translation of the Spanish Statutes.<br />
Many of you have the Internal Rules, if you<br />
would like a copy of the Statutes and/or the<br />
Internal Rules please email Cherry on<br />
membership.jp@gmail.com<br />
To all Jávea Players and Friends<br />
from your Committee and PPC members<br />
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