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Workshop Move

31/5/2015

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I have had a good think and the above image is the only one that I recall featuring the workshop. Here you can see some members of the cast painting the set for Fiddler on the Roof on a snowy day. Our members have braved wind and snow and rain in order to put in the work that is needed to make our shows happen but that is only made possible by having space to work in. 

Over the years our workshop has been invaluable to us. It has provided us with a space to store our props, costumes, lights and other equipment, both in the main space (pictured above) and in the containers that surround it. Our former patron, David Liddiard did us a great service in providing us with an area of his land for our workshop and we are very grateful for the years of use we got out of it.

However, the time has come when the land is being sold and we need to find a new location. Although a planning application has been submitted, a new location is yet to be confirmed.

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An article was written about the situation and it can be found here.

Although we don't have a place to move, we have had to leave the site where the workshop stood.

A team of theatre company members have been working every weekend for over a month to move everything off the site- set, props, lights, costumes, containers ....  and even the building itself.

So currently a great number of props and staging have ended up at in the swimming pool.... literally.

We are fortunate enough to have temporary storage in Hungerford Primay School's unused swimming pool and it is from here that the sets for our upcoming three productions have been built and painted. Due to these changes it has been more complicated than it usually is but the shows must go on!   

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Concert for West Berkshire Mencap

13/5/2015

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Last month we spent a really enjoyable evening singing for West Berkshire Mencap's Gateway club. We sang a variety of songs from musicals.

The cast of Whistle Down the Wind were reunited to share some of the numbers from the very successful production. They were joined by members of the Children's Theatre who sang songs from their upcoming production of The Little Mermaid Jr.

Last Thursday (7th May)  the above write-up was featured in the Newbury Weekly News.
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    Hoffi has been part of The Community of Hungerford Theatre Company for fourteen years and is an active member of the committee. She regularly performs in both the Town Show and The Player's productions. Five years ago Hoffi started to assist with directing and she now directs both the Children's Theatre and the Youth Theatre. She has a masters degree in creative writing and writes the script for the Young Performer's production each year.  _

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