We  end  our  Year  with  …….
A  Load  of  Bullamakanka
Written  by  Harold  Minear
Directed  by  Rosie  Aust
with Musical  Director - David  D’Angelo

Following the great success of Fair Crack Of The Whip in 2000, St Jude’s Players asked Harold Minear if he would write another musical revue.
A Load of Bullamakanka is the result.  A fun filled revue sending up the things we “love to hate” ….. politicians, sport, city councils to name just a few.
Lots of music, songs, dance, skits - a fabulous “revue romp” in typical St Jude’s style.
Rosie Aust directed the very successful musical Nunsense last year and is thoroughly enjoying her first foray into revue.
David D’Angelo is an accomplished musician and songwriter. He has written original music for this revue and will be playing both piano and bass guitar.  Our evergreen and popular Mel Tickle will be on drums with Ian Fleming playing guitar.
The cast has a range of experience, however for one cast member this will be their first stage appearance.  Some troupers treading the boards will be Megan Humphries, Greg Janzow and Deb Walsh.

Harold Minear Writer

Rosie Aust Director

Performance dates – 5th to 8th November and 11th to 15th November 2003 at 8 pm
Saturday Matinee – 8th and 15th November  at  2 pm
Group Bookings - 15 or more $9 per person. Please telephone Tarlee on  8294 1306  by no  later than Monday 20th October
Ordinary Bookings - open Wednesday 22nd October at Brighton Stationers and  Newsagency, Shop 8, Brighton  Shopping  Centre, 525 Brighton Road, Brighton.  Telephone  8296  8902

Fasta Pasta 
430  Brighton  Road  Brighton
&  St  Jude’s  Players
444  Brighton  Road  Brighton

Great  Food  &   a Great  Show
for   $19
Dinner   voucher   for   $10   and  Ticket  for Show  valued  at   $12 …you  save  $3….. available  for
A  Load  of  Bullamakanka

Package available for purchase  only  at:
Brighton  Stationers  &  Newsagency,
Shop 8  Brighton  Shopping  Centre,
525  Brighton  Road,  Brighton.
Telephone:   8296  8902

Laughter on the 23rd Floor

The  Cast  and  Director  of Laughter  on  the  23^rd  Floor

Our last production Laughter on the 23^rd Floor was a look back into the early history of television and the influence of American humour that has stretched through five decades and still felt on today’s variety shows around the world.   Judy Menz’s production of this controversial Neil Simon play gave the cast the chance to pursue classic, punch line standup comedy. 

Matt Byrne from Messenger Press wrote:

“The show is stolen by Greg Janzow as the hyper hypochondriac Ira.  His openly wounded performance lifts the show to a lunatic level Sid Caesar would have loved….Standout performances come from Les Zetlein in fine fashionable fettle as Milt, Rachel Brunsden as the wisecracking Carol and Michelle Martinez as the surprising secretary Helen…..There’s some nice work from Vic Rowe as the Russian Jew head writer Sol Skolsky, and promising efforts from Justin Nicholas as the fighting Irish Brian Doyle and Roland Partis as the boy genius Kenny Franks.”

Raffle Winner

The winner of the magnificent raffle, conducted during the production of Laughter on the 23^rd Floor and drawn on the final night of the show was Christine Stead

Coming Social Event
Saturday  11^th  October  2003
Bingo !
with  Celebrity  Host - David  Sabine 
Grundy Hall 444 Brighton Road, Brighton
Eyes Down at 7.30 pm
BYO nibbles/supper and drinks.
Free Coffee, Tea and Biscuits Provided
A fun night with lots of Prizes
$2 Entry
Call Ric on 8278 6500 for bookings & details

We  Remember  Chick

It is with sadness that we record the passing of Edith (Chick) Elvish who died suddenly on the 4^th September, 2003.

Chick was a Life Member of St Jude’s Players and a loyal supporter.  She migrated to Australia in the mid-forties with her husband Reg Elvish, a Colonel in the Australian Army and they settled at Somerton Park.

Chick’s interest in the theatre started in England at an early age.  Soon after her arrival in Adelaide she became involved in local theatre, at first performing in a number of plays for St Philip’s Church Somerton and also for St Peter’s Drama Group at Glenelg.  Chick joined St Jude’s Players in the late 1950’s and appeared in many of our productions.  She was a talented actress, stylish and articulate and gave us  memorable performances, as Lady Bracknell and Madam Arcati, among others.  Her friends will miss her and we all extend our sincere sympathy to her family.

 

Thankyou
Tarlee Dack would like to express her profound thanks to all our readers for the cards and calls of sympathy and support on the sad loss of her husband Stan. 

Answer to Brain Teaser July 2003
In our last issue you were looking for the four missing words all containing the same six letters.
 Answer was:
   “I saw her dance like  SPRITE  upon the green;
   Her gown was white, with  STRIPE  of yellow dyed;
   Her apples like the  RIPEST apple seen,
   And now before the  PRIEST she stands, a bride”.

Brain Teaser supplied by Jan Houltby
This time a really old riddle for you to solve …….  what am I ?
 “Twenty four white horses  standing on a red hill, here they go, there they go, then they stand still”

Did you know in 1953 ….
The J.B. Priestley comedy classic, When We Are Married, introduced Murray George to Brighton audiences.  Murray was Stage Manager for the production.  He went on to a distinguished career delighting audiences around the country with his creativity in television and theatre.