Shows

My Fair Lady by Alan Jay Lerner & Frederick Lowe

by admin on Apr.01, 2009, under Shows, Theatre

It is hard to believe My Fair Lady was first performed in 1956, the film was made in 1964! Anyone who loves musicals will have seen one or the other perhaps both. So why come to the Nomad Theatre from 22nd to 25th April at 7.30 pm and see it again – because it is a wonderful show. Enjoy again the lyrical “On the street where you live”, the prim “Ascot Gavotte”, the scurrilous “With a little bit of luck” and the lovely “I could have danced all night”.

Meet Professor Henry Higgins an appalling misogynist, rude, selfish and domineering “Why can’t a woman be more like a man?” Meet Eliza Doolittle the feisty flower girl who takes up Higgins’ offer to teach her how to speak like a duchess “Wouldn’t it be luverly?” And of course, Alfred P Doolittle, the bone idle, self proclaimed member of the undeserving poor.

It will be 15 years since Bookham Light Operatic Society (BLOS) staged My Fair Lady for the first time back in 1994. BLOS like many societies do not have a home of their own and perform in a variety of different venues, such as The Adrian Mann Theatre, The Leatherhead Theatre, and most frequently at Fetcham Village Hall, which has seen many of their Gilbert and Sullivan performances.

This April, however, will be the beginning of a new and exciting venture for BLOS and the Nomad Theatre. In the past BLOS have taken a previously staged show and performed it for one or two evenings at the Nomad Theatre. But this time BLOS will be performing My Fair Lady exclusively at the Nomad Theatre in collaboration with the Nomads.

Members of the Nomads will be joining the BLOS cast and backstage crew for the first time. BLOS members are looking forward to enjoying facilities not normally experienced in the past. A raked auditorium, a licensed bar, proper dressing rooms and the level of technical equipment that most sound and lighting people can only dream about.

The show is directed Margaret Parfitt, whose recent credits include Gilbert and Sullivan’s Mikado and The Gondoliers. The musical director is James Marr, on loan from Mid Surrey Theatre Company.

BLOS and the Nomad Theatre look forward to welcoming you to this very special production. Tickets are 12.00 for adults, 10.00 for children 12 yrs and under. Evening performances start at 7.30 and there is also a matinee at 2.30 on Saturday 25th. Call the box office on 01483 284747 on Saturdays from 10.00 till 12.30pm. Leave a message on the answerphone at other times, or even book online here.

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The Government Inspector & Interview with Ian Nichols

by admin on Feb.26, 2009, under Shows, Theatre

I managed to grab a couple of minutes with the director of The Government Inspector, Ian Nichols. Sorry about the quality of the video we only had a very short about of time available. As well as talking about the production Ian also talks about how he became a director and advise for anyone wanting to become a Director. Click the image below to start playing the video.


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The Government Inspector by Nikolai Gogol

Public officials who are in denial about their own incompetence! Officials who are guilty of fraud, greed or hypocrisy. Sounds familiar these days!

The Nomads will be performing The Government Inspector at the Nomad Theatre, Bishopsmead Parade, East Horsley from Tuesday to Saturday 10 -14 March at 8pm.

Nikolai Gogol’s comedy was first performed in 1836 in Tsarist Russia, a society supposedly very different from our own. Yet as one character says, “He doesn’t pay his bill, he must be a government inspector!” Change inspector for any one of the people described in the news as those who cheat the system or don’t pay their way and you quickly see the play’s relevance.

The Government Inspector is set in a small town where corruption is a way of life and the Mayor and his cronies live well at the expense of shopkeepers and townspeople. Their world is turned upside down when they hear that an inspector is coming to report on them.

The characters are preposterous. The postmistress drinks heavily but also uses the mail as reading material for her leisure hours. The Director of Education is a pathetic, cringing personality, scared of his own teachers. The Magistrate is a womaniser but why does he keep geese in the courtroom? The Health Commissioner has sold the hospital beds and doesn’t believe in using medicine on patients, while the doctor only speaks German throughout. The Mayor is tyrannical, ambitious, smug and self-serving, yet he has to contend with a wife and daughter as bizarre as any of the other characters.

Into this mix comes a penniless traveller with a talent for fantasy and an eye to the main chance. Unwittingly at first but with increasing cunning he takes advantage of them all.

Alastair Beaton, one of the writers of Drop the Dead Donkey and Spitting Image, has adapted the play. He is an award winning writer who has brought his own satirical wit to the task of translating Gogol’s masterpiece.

Director Ian Nichols says, “This is a really wonderful show to work on and I am thoroughly enjoying directing comedy.”

Tickets are 11.00. Call the box office on 01483 284747 on Saturdays from 10.00 to 12.30 pm. Leave a message on the answerphone at other times or visit www.nomadtheatre.com.

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Let Loose this weekend

by admin on Feb.02, 2009, under Shows, Theatre

Let Loose this Weekend!

This weekend was a Let Loose weekend! The aim of the Nomad Let Loose Programme is to enable people with all types of disability to participate in the performing arts. The video below is a video created during last years Play in a Week called “The Archivist”. If you would like to help out in the next Play in a Week, like to be involved or even fund the programme please let us know!

The Video below is quite large and on some slower internet connections it maybe better to download it first and then play it.


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Film Night:
It might also be worth reminding everyone that Wednesday’s film is “Doctor Zhivago”, so wrap up warm for the Siberian winter! The film starts at 2pm.

Quiz Night:
With only two weeks to go, it’s time to confirm your tables. Please let Sarah Thomas know or email us. Have your payments and team members, by post to the Theatre. If you have not yet joined a table, please tell Sarah and she will be able to link you up with others.

 
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Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead Director interview & Set Construction

by francis on Nov.13, 2008, under Shows, Theatre

I popped down to see the Tuesday crew to see the progress of the ‘Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead‘ set. The theatre is open every Tuesday for the social club but also for the Tuesday Crew! The Tuesday crew creates all the amazing sets for each of the productions at the Nomads. They do an AMAZING job every week building the sets for the shows. If you want to get involved in set construction pop along to the theatre on a Tuesday to find out more!

This video is a interview with director Alan Wiseman about the show ‘Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead‘ which opens next week, Tuesday 18th November until the 22nd November. To book or reserve tickets you can ring the Box Office answerphone on 01483 284747.


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First Annie video diary entry

by admin on Nov.02, 2008, under Interviews, Shows, Theatre

Well here it is the very first video diary. Most of it was filmed last weekend so in this podcast:

  • We take a look in at the first Annie rehearsal and find out how we managed to loose one of our cast before we had started!
  • I do an interview with Julian Pindar who has been acting at the Nomads since he was 8 and is now a professional actor heading to the West End in January next year. He talks about how he got into acting from Nomes and some tips he learn’t along the way.

Sorry about the sound and video quality we’ll get it right! Anyone wishing to audition for Molly or work on the Annie crew in our production of Annie please contact us.


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Annie Box Office Opens!

by admin on Nov.02, 2008, under Shows, Theatre

The Box Office is now OPEN! You can now book tickets by ringing:

01483 284747

This show is going to be truly fantastic, I personnally think this is the strongest singing casts the Nomads has ever had. I just can’t wait!

Unfortunatly one of the kids has had to pull out so were now looking for a boy aged 12 - 14 to play Dillon.
We are also still looking for a Drake (english butler non singing haughty older actor) and a Rooster (singing dancing loud role) anyone know any candidates please let us know.

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