S p o t l i g h t Est'd 1948 Hall:  444 Brighton Road, Brighton SA Mail:  PO Box 52, Brighton SA 5048 Phone:  (08) 8296 2628 Email: info@stjudesplayers.asn.au Website:  stjudesplayers.asn.au

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Official newsletter of St Jude’s Players Inc.	June 2002 – No. 115
Registered by Australia Post	PP532154/00002

Rosie Aust	The Little Sisters of Brighton operate Mount Saint Helen's School in Brighton, South Australia.  Originally founded as a missionary order, they started out running a leper colony on an island south of France.  Forced to leave the island when they lost control to a group of Protestant competitors, they returned to Brighton.  They went unnoticed until one day their cook, Sister Julia -- Child of God, unwittingly served some tainted vichyssoise soup and 52 sisters died of botulism.  Fortunately a few of the sisters were off playing bingo with some Dominicnas and so were spared.  Upon discovering the disaster, Mother Superior had a vision -- it was either Saint Catherine of Sienna or Saint Thomas Aquinas in drag (she's not sure) -- in which she was told to start a greeting card company to raise funds for the burials of the 52 nuns.  The greeting cards were an enormous success and thinking there was plenty of money, Reverend Mother bought a VCR for the convent.  When she realized there was only enough money left to bury 48, she decided to stage a talent show with the remaining 5 sisters to raise the money to bury the last 4 nuns who were on ice in the convent deep freeze. Your help is desperately needed!  Come out to Nunsense, the surviving sisters' musical fund-raiser, and lend your support!
Barry Hill
Extended 3-week season, by popular demand! Tickets selling fast. Hurry, book now!

Performance dates – 25^th July to 10^th Aug
Evening performance – 8pm:
Thur 25 July to Sat 27 July
Wed 31 July to Sat 3 Aug
Wed 7 Aug to Sat 10 Aug

Matinées – 2pm:
Sat 27 July & Sat 3 Aug

Group Bookings
Book for 15 or more and pay only $7 per ticket.  To be added to this mailing list or for bookings, phone Tarlee on 8294 1306 by Monday 8^th July.

Preferential bookings
Please complete the enclosed form, or the form on our Website, and return it to the above address by Monday 8th July.Ordinary bookings

Ordinary bookings
Open on Wednesday 10^th July at Brighton Stationers, Brighton Shopping Centre, 525 Brighton Road, Brighton.
Phone 8296 8902.

Opening Night Bonus
Book for 25^th July and pay only $15 for two tickets (usually $20).

"The Deep Blue Sea"

Our last production, “The Deep Blue Sea”, received great reviews and was much loved by our audience. Excerpts from Review . . "Director Geoff Brittain has another potential winner on his hands with this Terence Rattigan play." "Harvey (Annabelle Harvey) delivers the terrible extremes of it, the demands, the expectations, the fears, the ominous calms, with a brilliance that glitters with danger." "Davies (Peter Davies) is a very fine actor, well matched with Harvey, and particularly moving in their farewell scene." Russell Starke Messenger Press May 2002

Annabelle Harvey & Peter Davies in a moving scene from “The Deep Blue Sea”

Raffle winner
Congratulations to Pru Corfe of Windsor Gardens for winning the raffle during “The Deep Blue Sea”.  Thank you to John G Sands for, again, arranging this fabulous raffle of wine and chocolates.

In Memoriam
We note with sadness the passing away of Mandy Hutchinson on 19th May.  Mandy appeared in several of our productions, including 'Tom Jones', 'Nude with Violin' and 'The Torch-Bearers'.  She also helped with front of house duties on many occasions, together with her husband Norm.  Our condolences go to Norm and family.

“Move Over Mrs Markham”
6^th – 16^th November 2002
by Ray Cooney and John Chapman
Presented by arrangement with Warner Chappell Music Pty Ltd.
Directed by Ian Rigney

The outrageously funny bedroom farce that electrified London and New York, has since delighted audiences all over the world.  You will hardly have time between laughs.  The Markham's fifteen-year marriage seems just about undone, along with everything and everybody else in this wild, zany free-for-all.  There is no message - just "laughs," "laughs," "laughs."

Auditions will be held on 14^th August.  Contact Ian Rigney on 8272 6726 for more information.

Ideas Meeting
On 27th March we held an Ideas Meeting at St Jude’s Hall to attract more volunteers.  This was a great success.  We were delighted by the number of offers of help for our productions and the ideas arising from the meeting.  We are working through these ideas with the aim of involving as many volunteers as possible in a variety of ways.  The first of which was a working bee held on Saturday 1^st June.  Thank-you to the volunteers who helped clean out our shed and sort out costumes.  Details on more ideas at a later date.

Membership
Become a member for $5 a year and:

• Join the crew to help put a show together, from auditions to Opening Night.  No previous experience necessary, we’ll teach you.  This unique “back stage” experience is only found in amateur theatre
• Have a say in the running of the Players
• Be invited to members’ only functions
• Receive special members newsletters

Contact us for more information.

Diary Dates - 2002

• 25^th July – 10^th August – “Nunsense” directed by Rosie Aust & Barry Hill – special extended 3-week season by popular demand!
• 14^th August – Auditions for “Move Over Mrs Markham”
• 19^th October – St Jude’s Church Fete
• 6^th – 16^th November – “Move Over Mrs Markham” directed by Ian Rigney
• 14^th December – Christmas Party