Comments and Thoughts from UR Actors ...............
A diary of UR Actors,
published in "The Record" each month and reproduced here (with more
Photos!) Scroll down to read more.
January 2010
Hope
you all had a lovely Christmas. It was nearly a ‘white’ Christmas! U R
Actors have been busy since we have been back. Our publicity photos have been
taken some of which can be seen on the poster outside the church. Lines are
being learnt and the show is starting to take shape. The set is almost complete.
Not long to go before show time.
Bugsy
Malone is set in 1929 in New York City.
It is a gangster movie where all the gangsters are children. Instead of real
bullets they use splurge guns that cover the victims in cream. Bugsy Malone
captures a flashy world of would-be hoodlums, showgirls, and dreamers along with
Tallulah, the sassy girlfriend of the owner of Fat Sam's Grand Slam Speakeasy.
The story tells of the rise of Bugsy Malone and the battle for power between Fat
Sam and Dandy Dan. Who will win the battle for power? Well you need to come and
see the show to find out!
Tickets
are now on sale. The performances are:
·
Friday 6th February at
7pm
·
Saturday 7th February
at 2.30pm
·
Saturday 7th February
at 7pm
Tickets
cost £5 for adults and £3.50 for children. Tickets are selling out fast so be
sure to get yours now.
(BUT
ARE NOW SOLD OUT, well done Everyone!)
Lizzy Seaman
December 2009
Since the last blog many things
have been going on at U R Actors. We have welcomed many new faces, auditions
have taken place and we are now working on the show.
Since the auditions in
September we have been putting the show together. Slowly but surely the set is
starting to be put together, words are being learnt, dances are being
choreographed and songs are being learnt. The show is starting to be put
together. The show will be in approximately 11 weeks time so we need to get
going!
Many of the members who
attended ‘The Wiz’ in the summer holidays are attending a reunion in
December at Yardley, to catch up with the other actors, band members and
leaders. I wonder what the leaders have got in store for them?
Members of the ‘Youth at High
Street’ are organising an Australian Christmas party on Saturday 2nd
January. This is a family event, with a disco and a bouncy castle. Tickets are
£2.50 per person or a family ticket of four is £8. Please come along to
support out members.
Details of tickets and times
for Bugsy Malone will be in the next blog in January, but please look for
posters before hand as this will also have details.
Have a lovely Christmas and a
Happy New Year.
Lizzy Seaman
September 2009
"We're Back!"
We
have only been back for a couple of weeks after the summer holiday, but there is
still plenty to talk about.
Some of our members, along with other members of the church went to ‘The
Wiz’, a Faith, Hope and Gaffatape production. We went to Yardley Hastings for
a week where we had to audition and learn the whole script in a week, ready for
our Friday night performance. Many of us didn’t think that it would be
possible, but as they say anything is possible! Everyone learnt there lines and
songs, as well as dance routines by the Friday night performance. I certainly
enjoyed being up on the stage acting and hopefully so did everyone else. There
were people that didn’t perform on stage but down in the pits. These were the
musicians who also had to learn to play at the right time for the music. Again
they had not seen the score and only had a week to learn what to play and how to
play it like it was supposed to be played.
Auditions
will take place for Bugsy Malone on Thursday 17th September which is
earlier than when we normally do them. The following Thursday everyone will know
who they are playing so they can look at their script and learn their lines.
When everyone knows which part they have got we will begin working on the script
and learning lines.
Well
done to all those who have got the grades that they wanted and we wish them luck
with what they are doing next. Congratulations also go to one of our leaders who
gave birth in the holidays and had a baby boy.
Lizzy Seaman
May 2009
In last month’s blog I mentioned that U R Actors were
having a disco on the 18th March. This was well turned out as usual
and everyone had a good time. It was led by our very own disco DJs Luke and
Jamie.
The young people’s forum took place on Sunday 19th March,
where some of the youth members attended a talk on what it was about. The young
people that attended have decided that they would like to go forward onto the
forum. To do this there will be an election taking place shortly.
Saturday 16th May the young members who are attending Faith,
Hope and Gaffatape in the summer organised a line dance evening. A parent from U
R Actors came to teach us some of the moves and it was a very enjoyable evening.
There was also a tombola which was well supported.
Thursday 21st May we are voting on which show we are going to
perform next year. Details of this and when the auditions will take place will
be in the next few months of the Blog.
We are currently working on scripts for fun. The older members are working
on Ali Baba and the younger members are working on Jack and the Beanstalk. For
more information about what we are doing and for pictures please see the website
(www.wellingboroughurc.org.uk)
and follow the links to the U R Actors pages.
Lizzy Seaman
April 2009
Saturday 21st March seems a long time ago! Many
of U R Actors members joined in with the Caring for God’s World High
Street’s got Talent evening. It was a good turnout and every one that went on
stage did very well especially one of the new members who only joined the
Thursday before!
Some of us took part in the Palm Sunday service –
Jerusalem Joy with the choir. There was quite a few there so thank you. Many
people came up to me at the end of the service and said how great it was that U
R Actors were getting involved in the services and it was nice to see so many
faces up there joining in. Everyone that joined in got an Easter egg as a thank
you which did include me!
U R Actors had a disco on Saturday 18th April, led by our own disco
DJs Luke and Jamie. As I am writing this, the disco has not yet taken place so I
can not comment on how it went; but I will mention it in the next Blog.
There is a Young people’s meeting on Sunday 19th April. Again
I will let you know about how this went in the next Blog.
The line dancing practice has at the minute stopped. This is because we
were working on the songs for Jerusalem Joy. Since then we have had a two week
break for the Easter holidays, but hopefully when we return practices will
commence again. The line dancing session will take place from 6.30pm – 9pm on
Saturday 16th May in Salem Hall and everyone is welcome to attend. It
is £3 for adults and £1 for children. The money raised from this will support
members who are attending ‘The Wiz.’
Lizzy Seaman
March 2009
So much has happened since the last blog.
First of all we had a Valentines Disco. The disco had a good turnout and
we had our wonderful DJs. This was before last month’s blog that was due to go
in the Record, but unfortunately I put an advert in for it instead of telling
you about it! It was a very good night. Hopefully we are going to do another one
soon.
We had the music festival 10th March, which was the Tuesday
before the show. Well done to all who took part including: Senior Chorus, junior
chorus, intermediate chorus, Rosie, Laura, Melissa, Abbey Jackson, Abbie Peters,
Rachael, Daniel, Chezney, Alice, Chantelle and Simon.
The show has been and gone now. As some of you that came to the show are
aware that I was in actual fact part of the cast this year, even though I
wasn’t supposed to be. That was because I was standing in for someone and had
two weeks to learn the lines. It was hard work! Like last year’s show, each
performance improved and the confidence on stage also grew. Many thanks have got
to go to all of the U R Actors leaders, Dave and Alex for lighting and sound and
parents for making this show a possibility. It was Luke’s first show in
directing and I thought he did very well and it was a great show. For pictures
of our show please go to the church website (www.wellingboroughurc.org.uk)
and follow the links to the U R Actors section.
Normally after the shows U R Actors go to different places to sing the
songs from our show. This year we are waiting a while before we do this so we
can prepare new things for them to enjoy and we are waiting until Olive gets
home after her operation.
Saturday 21st March is High Streets Got Talent which is being
prepared by the Caring for God’s World Group. Some of our members are taking
part in this event which should be an enjoyable evening with a pea and pie
supper.
Lizzy Seaman
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February 2009
We
have been very busy at U R Actors since the last Record. At the time of writing
we are having or publicity photos and programme photos taken. For pictures of or
rehearsals and some videos of our rehearsal and photo shoot please visit the U R
Actors website via the church website and follow the links. (www.wellingboroughurc.org.uk)
Costumes
are getting there as well as make up. Hopefully some of the leaders will be
having a make-up session where we will learn how to do the make-up for the show.
Everybody
has been working very hard both Thursdays and Sundays to make this show the best
yet. We have not got many rehearsals left before the show and the strain is
starting to show on some of the leaders and some members of the cast.
On
Saturday 14th February – Valentines Day – U R Actors is holding a
Valentines disco. As with the Christmas disco there will be our very own U R
Actors DJs with their dance mix! It should be a good night and I’m rather
quite exited.
This
month some members will be taking part in the Wellingborough Music Festival on
Tuesday 10th March. After last year we would are going in with our
heads held high. I will let you know who took part and how we got on in next
months record.
Happily Ever After is all about a fairytale convention which they have
every year. It is lead by bossy Snow White and all the main characters attend.
This year they decide to make their fairytales more interesting by changing
their characters round for example the beast may become bossy Snow White. Will
this change their fairytales for good or will they stay as they are. Come and
see the show to find out what happens.
The dates of the show are Friday 13th
March at 7pm and Saturday 14th March at 2.30pm and 7pm. As I am
writing this I am unfortunately unaware if the tickets are on sale but it will
be in the notice sheet when the tickets do go on sale. Please come and support U
R Actors in their main show.
Lizzy Seaman
"NewsFlash"
Tickets Now on Sale !
January 2009
Happy
New Year.
In last month’s ‘blog’ I mentioned
that we were preparing for the Christmas service – Away in a Manger. This had
a good turnout and it was good to see so many people there. Well done to all who
took part as we hadn’t had many rehearsals.
As a reward for all the hard work before Christmas there was a disco with
U R Actors DJs! Again there were lots of people there and it was very
successful. As it was so successful U R Actors are preparing a ‘Valentines
Disco’ on the 14th February.
U R Actors is now back after the two week break and we are getting into
the full swing of things. We have now got rehearsals every Thursday and most
Sundays with the exception of one or two so it is a busy time. We have not got
long until the performances of ‘Happily Ever After’ and everyone is working
really hard.
Unfortunately we got the dates muddled for the performances in the last
record. The correct dates for the show are Friday 13th March at 7pm
and Saturday 14th March at 2.30pm and 7pm. Details of tickets will be
available soon so watch this space!
Lizzy Seaman
