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CINDERELLA - PANTOMIME 2010 January 15,16,22 and 23 at the Bouverie Hall Performances: Matinee 2.30pm (Saturday only); Evening 7.30pm Ticket Prices £8 adult, £5.50 Children/Concessions. Tickets will be on sale as follows. Buy on-line 24/7 at www.pvads.net from 18th December From Bouverie Hall Box office 10am-12 noon on Dec 18,19, 21, 22 then Mon-Sat from 28th December. |
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We are putting on 3 award winning plays in one evening of SIMPLY THEATRE Thursday 29th to Saturday 31st October, 7.30pm, Bouverie Hall, Pewsey. PVADS Youth Theatre present RABBIT by David Foxton - a modern play about a group of young survivors post nuclear holocaust. (a bit Lord of the Flies meets the Tribe). This is the Youth theatre entry for next year's play festival - hoping to continue our winning streak to 6 years on the trot! THE RACK - an all female comedy about mother/daughter relationship/friendship and mistaken identity. This will have you in stitches!!! GREEN - a gritty comedy drama written by a famous local playwright Les Clarke. An incredibly powerful drama which has won numerous awards at the All England Theatre Festivals. Tickets on sale now on line and will be available from the Bouverie Hall Box Office from Monday 10-12pm on weekdays until performances. Price £7 and £5 concessions. Call Martin on 01672 810436 or Nettie on 01672 562248 for details. Unreserved seating. Bar facilities. N.B. GREEN contains occasional strong language. |
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PVADS
Carnival Event 2009
Jig For Victory - 40's Dance Night 12th September 2009 - 7.30pm - Midnight See Current Show Page for more details |
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Spring
Play 2009
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Festival
play report by Nettie Powell.
The
PVADS Youth Theatre again triumphed in the Harold Joliffe One Act
Play festival this weekend for their performance of I Remember….Pewsey
at War, a play written and directed by Nettie Powell originally performed
in Pewsey last October.
The 14 cast members gave an energetic performance in front of a large audience – despite a last minute near cancellation of the Youth entries by the festival organizer! The adjudicator was extremely impressed with the acting abilities of the cast, particularly Ben Bateman for his role as the headmaster, Poppy Bunce as Mrs Blackman, Claire Gent for a mature performance as Miss Chillingsworth and Kate Powell as Mags Pearce. He also singled out Cherry Mawby for her wonderful unaccompanied solo, and Michael Rice for his rich voice and projection. His praise particularly focused on the strong teamwork within the cast and the real drama that came out of what could have been purely an educational exercise. So well done team!! My special thanks go to all of the cast, who despite one or two hiccups of both physical and technical nature (illness and props) gave such a mature, unflustered professional performance. We were consequently awarded - The Brenda Lilley Loving Cup for the Best Performance by a Youth Group. Disappointingly there wasn’t the competition between youth plays that we had hoped – however it is reassuring to know that the play actually scored 73/100 points to place us third overall in the competition – with the 2 winning adult plays (76 and 79) both going on to the next round of the adult competition. The Youth play will now go on to the Five Counties Finals (which we won last year with Fall of the House of Usher) on 25th April in Gloucestershire. But that wasn’t the end of our excitement:- Unusually in this festival there were 4 original plays, ie written by unpublished authors from the societies taking part. And against stiff competition Nettie Powell also won a trophy for:- The Swindon Advertiser Award for an Original Production Finally – to round off an impressive festival with several new groups and some very experienced festival entrants performing 9 plays ranging from farce to dramatic improvised theatre - one of the most coveted awards, The Peter English Award for Best Direction, was given to Nettie Powell!!! I have to say that this award belongs to the whole team – the play evolved organically during rehearsals and there were so many innovative ideas from the cast and crew that were incorporated into the script. It was the children’s delivery of some very clever and emotive theatrical moments that made the whole performance such a success. Thank you to everyone, from my technical team to the parents of the young actors, for putting such time and dedication into this production. We should all be very proud of ourselves. Well done! |
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Pantomime
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Play Audition Friday 12th December; 7.30pm at the Bouverie Hall Play TBC To be performed during the Harold Jolliffe One Act Festival in Feb 2009 |
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PVADS Youth Theatre are putting on an original piece of theatre on October 23rd to 25th as part of a three play evening at the Bouverie Hall, Pewsey. Entitled ‘I Remember…’ – this play is being devised and written by Nettie Powell and youth theatre members. The play will be based on real life stories of local residents during WW2 in the Pewsey Vale villages. The youth members are currently interviewing several stalwarts of the community, researching data at the Heritage Museum in Pewsey and talking to local historians. We would welcome any other anecdotes that people have regarding their experiences of the war in this area or if anyone has photos of people and places from that time to include in a multimedia backdrop for the play. We are particularly interested in life as a ‘youth’ during this period from school days, scouting and guiding, evacuees, food rations and family life. Anything from funny stories to heroic incidents will be considered. We hope to begin rehearsals after the end of August and the play will develop through workshops exploring the material collated over the coming weeks. If you are aged between 10 and 17 and would like to be involved please call Nettie Powell on 07977 561958 |
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YOUTH
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SPRING
PLAY 2008 Performed
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Pewsey
Vale Youth Theatre triumph in the Five Counties Youth Drama Finals
The cast and crew of PVADS Youth Theatre production of 'Fall of the House of Usher' by Edgar Allen Poe are celebrating their win in the finals of the Youth Drama Competition on Saturday. It was the turn of Wiltshire to host the finals this year and thanks must go to all who helped make the Bouverie Hall in Pewsey a very successful venue for this event. The cast of eleven, all aged between 10 and 16, have been working on this play since it was first performed as part of a PVADS show last October, before going on to win both Best Youth play and best Dramatic Endeavour award at the Harold Joliffe One Act Play Festival in Swindon in February. Read more in the Reviews Section |
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2008 AUDITION Martin Clifton will be directing the pantomime for 2008. The pantomime has not yet been decided but the dates for auditions are Sunday 21st October 3pm Juniors & 5pm Adults. If you can sing, act, dance, play the piano or paint then come along. PVADS always welcomes new members. For more information on this production contact Martin on 01672 810 436. The dates for the production are January 11th 12th 18th and 19th 2008. |
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anyone be a steward for the float on carnival evening?? Saturday 22nd September 2007 Our theme is Superheroes if you wanted to dress up!! Please Nettie Powell asap -  |
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10th - 12th May 2007 7.30pm Bouverie Hall £7 (£5 concessions Thu, Fri only) TICKETS ON SALE FROM Monday 23rd April; from the Bouverie Hall Box Office 10-12pm, Please Note: The play contains strong language, and there are moderate sex references, therefore it will not be suitable to younger audiences |
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Dolly - AUDITION NOTICE The auditions for this years musical 'Hello Dolly' will take place on Sunday 25th March Adults to audition at 2.30pm at the Bouverie Hall. June Amor and Tiggy Holmes will be directing. The Production will take place from October 17th - October 20th. |
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Act Play Festival There were 11 entries this year over 3 days. PVADS Winners and Nominees were as follows:- Adult Entry:- A kind of Justice Paul Hornbogen was nominated for Best Actor Martin Clifton won Best Director Darren Little won Best Supporting Actor Youth Entry:- Two Women And A Chair PVADS won Best Youth Play against stiff competition Alex and Kate were also nominated for best Youth Actor. Click here* for a picture of those involved (*will open in a new window) Congratulations to all involved - another successful Festival for PVADS We will be performing both plays again at; Wootton Rivers on March 25th and; Easton Royal on June 9th More details will follow |
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will be auditioning for roles in the Spring Play
THIS SUNDAY (4th February) at 3pm in the Bouverie Hall. The play is a contemporary comedy called Denim and is set in a pub, so many of the characters are people you may already know!! The characters range in age from early twenties to 60+. If you are interested but are unable to attend - please contact Martin Clifton on 01672 810436 or email  |
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have two entries in this year's Play Festival - Come along and support us! Find out more by clicking on the poster.
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Act Play Festival - Audition
We will be holding an audition THIS SUNDAY (14th January) at the Bouverie Hall from 4.30pm for the adult entry for the Harold Joliffe One Act Play Festival in Swindon. If you are interested please come along - we have a couple of possible plays to do depending on turn out. Call either Martin on 810436 or Nettie 562248 if you are not available but would like to be considered. The festival runs from February 22nd to 24th and you would need to be available for those dates and quite a hectic rehearsal schedule. |
| Panto 2007 Rehearsal Schedule - CLICK HERE |
| See Dress Rehearsal Pics from 'Our Day Out' HERE |
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year old Cherry Mawby set to steal the show! Bring your hankies to this weeks’ production by the Youth Section of Pewsey Vale Amateur Dramatics society of ‘Our Day Out’ by Willy Russell (author of Blood Brothers) on Thursday 26th- Saturday 28th October at 7.30 in the Bouverie Hall, Pewsey. Cherry Mawby, aged 10, has a lead role in this challenging musical – playing a child desperate to escape her life of poverty and abuse – she takes this wish to the extremes. Director Nettie Powell has again chosen a play with a social conscience that makes you laugh and makes you cry. She has managed to create an amazing performance of contrasting emotions, all from talented local youngsters in Pewsey Vale. Whilst engrossed in the story and action on stage we forget that the majority of the actors are children ranging from 10 to 16, with the exceptions of Darren Little, Steve Clements and some cameo character roles from Martin Clifton and Nettie, our very own director. Tickets on sale now from Bouverie Hall Box Office (10-12) or tel. 07977561958. |
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________________________ AUDITION NOTICE Pantomime Audition for 'Sing a Song of Sixpence' - a traditional pantomime Bouverie Hall - Sunday 29th October 2006 2.30pm for Juniors and chorus. Principals
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First Review In!!! Click HERE PICTURES FROM THE SHOW - CLICK HERE |
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Vale Amateur Dramatics Society Youth Theatre present King Alfred's Tavern A Junior 'Tavern' based (loosely) on the life and legacy of King Alfred Friday 18th August 7.30pm - Bouverie Hall Tickets £ 3.50 (to include tea and burnt cakes) To book tickets call/text 07977 561958 or buy on the door from 7.00pm Seating will be at tables - bar service available before performance and during interval An energetic evening of comedy, sketches, drama and song by the youth of Pewsey Vale |
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More ACT II Pictures - CLICK HERE Its the one you've been waiting for ACT II Dress Rehearsal pics - CLICK HERE Noises Off - Dress Rehearsal Pictures - CLICK HERE |
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MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION FORM Download it HERE or from the 'Join Us' Page Acting Members - you need to submit your subscriptions for membership of PVADS. Due to a significant rise in insurance premiums we are raising the subs (for the first time in many years) to £12 for acting member adults and £6 for acting member juniors . |
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- 'Our Day Out' Calling all talented youths (10+)!!! Auditions for this funny and emotional musical play will be held in the Bouverie Hall at 2.30pm on Sunday 2nd July 2006. There are 10 principal roles and up to 25 chorus parts in Mrs Kay's progress class. The action takes place on a school trip from inner city Liverpool to Conway Castle with stops at a café, a zoo, a fair and the beach on the way. The kids get up to all manner of mischief much to the annoyance of strict Mr Briggs. The musical numbers are simple and I've already booked a 'speech coach' to help us with our Liverpudlian accents!! Rehearsals will be on most Sunday afternoons from July with pm rehearsals 21st - 23rd, 29th & 30th Aug and you must be able to attend each day during October half term. Auditions will involve some script reading and singing and a workshop style improvisation. Principals will be asked to sing a solo piece. |
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