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The New Theatre at Nottingham University is the ultimate student theatre company: the only completely student-run theatre in England, it is run by a Committee of students that is elected by the members. The New Theatre produces its own shows, and there are productions running almost every week of the University year. Click here for more About New Theatre
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June 13th, 2009 secretary Posted in Uncategorized | Comments OffThe New Theatre Awards
June 13th, 2009 secretaryThe New Theatre Awards voting is going online this year.
On Saturday 13th June, when midnight strikes, a very special link will be placed here that will take you to the magical form that is to do my job for me…
Very simple: ten categories; ten votes. Who’ll get yours?
The results, including special recognition prizes, will take place on a boat, motherfucker, don’t you ever forget.
Good luck (and fingers crossed!)
Posted in Uncategorized | Comments OffNew Theatre Committee 09/10
April 30th, 2009 secretaryAfter a marathon hustings your New Theatre Committee has been decided. The Presidential election was exceptionally tight with three powerful speeches, from three outstanding candidates, reminding us all of how very special the New Theatre is.
It is with pleasure that we are able to announce that Will Vickers will be your President for next year. Will’s tireless energy means that NT is in safe hands and his fellow committee members are a talented group who cannot let us down. Thank you to all involved on Wednesday.
Executive Officers:
President - Will Vickers
Theatre Manager - Phil Geller
Secretary - Lizzie Bourne
Productions Coordinator - Andy McNamee
Treasurer - Amy Rushton
Front of House Manager - Fran Rylands
Publicity Officer - Sophie Sandham
Workshop Manager - Tim Watkins
Technical Director - Fu Baxter
Fundraising Coordinator - Oli Margolis
Social Secretary - Lucy Butler
Edinburgh Coordinator - Adam Wood
Costumes and Props Manager - Chilli Wright
Non-Voting Executive Officers:
Assistant Workshop Manager - Luke Steaggles
Staging Coordinator - James Herbert
Lighting Manager - Bora Hunja
Sound Manager - Lawrence Bolton
Huge Congratulations to all who got elected, and thanks to all who ran. It was highly competitive. The hand-over will take place over the course of the coming weeks, and the new Committee will take over from the current Committee in the last week of term.
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March 20th, 2009 secretaryNominations are now open for the New Theatre committee elections. Being on the committee is a fantastic opportunity not just to develop yourself but also to give something back to New Theatre. Being on the committee is a lot of work and requires a great deal of dedication, but is extremely rewarding. “Up for it, are ya?”
To run for a position you need to nominate yourself by sending an email with your name and the position you wish to run for to; secretary@newtheatre.org.uk by 5pm on Tuesday 28th April.
Anyone can run for any position.
Information about all the roles up for grabs can be found here..
Presidential candidates must be proposed by one full member of the New Theatre who will speak for 1 minute prior to the presidential husting and who will not be asked questions. Presidential candidates may not be proposed by any current committee member.
The hustings & voting will take place at 1pm on Wednesday 29th April in the theatre.
Just a few cheeky little rules:
- No candidate can be openly supported by any current committee member.
- No campaigning is permitted outside of the hustings meeting and no campaigning other than hustings speeches is allowed in the hustings meeting.
- The treasurer can’t be a final year student. (thats a really important one)
- All candidates have 3 minutes to speak and then will answer questions from the floor.
- Presidential candidates have 5 minutes to speak and then will answer questions from the floor.
- Candidates for President & Treasurer may produce a paper handout to be given out at the hustings. New Theatre will organise the printing (black & white a4 only, this must be submitted by 5pm on April 28th).
- All candidates should attend the hustings in person. If you have reasonable cause not to be able to attend then you may run for a position in absentia and the Secretary will read your speech (which you should submit by 5pm on April 28th.)
- Candidates elected will take up office on the first day of the 09′-10′ academic year.
Thats the boring stuff out of the way.
If you’re just thinking of running, go for it, you never know… you might win- and the worse position you’ll be in if you don’t …is right back where you started, so there’s nothing to worry about. If your’re still not sure, have a chat with a current committee member and they can tell you loads about their position. All of their contact info is here.
Posted in Uncategorized | Comments OffBye Bye 2008
December 21st, 2008 secretaryThis is your official final round-up of 2008, a year which has seen New Theatre sparkling with success from Nottingham to Scarborough to Edinburgh. NT is big news. Everybody involved should be ecstatic with what we have achieved over the last 12 months and let’s push these successes through into 2009!
You all need to know these IMPORTANT DATES!
Sunday 25th January – Proposals meeting. This is where prospective directors meet at the theatre to outline their ideas for a play to the committee. It isn’t a job interview, we want to hear what you’ve got, so please do come along.
Wednesday 28th January – the AGM. This is super important for everyone to get along to. The semester’s programme will have been decided upon and it is your chance to listen to what the directors have got to say about their pieces. Tech sign-ups will take place there, as will AUDITION sign-ups, which will run for the next 4 days. Casting will happen on Sunday 1st February.
Sunday 8th February – Edinburgh proposals meeting. Get along to this if you have an idea for a play to perform at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival during August. It will be highly competitive so the more the merrier. New Theatre usually takes up two official productions and can lend all manner of support to members who are taking up an independent project.
Please read the stuff above carefully. It really is rubbish when people forget these dates and miss great opportunities (Vogel). Most importantly – GET TO THE AGM!
Right let’s get our reflecti-on. Autumn 2008 has been an astoundingly successful semester. Thanks must go first and foremost to the casts and crew of each play. From directors to stage hands, the plays wouldn’t have been what they were without you. 9 great shows, 3 pieces of new writing from our members and five entries into NSDF. Fingers crossed!
Secondly, the tech crew: ever-present, never-sleeping, ferociously talented and superbly managed by the brilliant Phil “Fella” Geller. Ever the unsung heroes, you guys are an incredible bunch.
Lastly, to our President and my fellow committee members, who have sacrificed hours and hours to get shit happening. A special mention must go to Leopold Denny for some great parties and a heavyweight Ball.
So, it’s the end of an era… sorry, I mean semester - the distinction there being that we’ll all be back soon to continue making history on a daily basis.
New Theatre has been tucked in to bed by our very own Billy Vickers, after some stalwart cleaning/tidying work from James “Banana Man” Herbert, Angry McNamee and Barack Leventhall. Sweet dreams NT.
There only remain a few things to say:
1) Make sure you get to the AGM.
2) Invite a friend along to the AGM
3) Get said friend to sign up to the NT newsletter.
4) If you haven’t yet - Join us on Facebook
The 24hr Play
October 13th, 2008 secretaryFor those who were involved, Sunday has been a long day of recovery from a gruelling 24 hour session in which around 40 New Theatre freshers got together and produced a play that exceeded all expectations. We had a great response from both the audience and the performers themselves.
Congratulations to all involved - the Freshers themselves, Project Manager Lee Denny, the outstanding tech crew and the four directors, Anthony Lau, Andy McNamee, Adam Paulden and Thomas LV Warren.
Remember to drop the relevant Committee member a line if you want to get involved in any way this semester.
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October 5th, 2008 secretaryThe Autumn Season 08/09 is now officially ready to get underway!
Thank you to all who auditioned and congratulations to the lucky few who claimed a role this semester. If you missed out this time then make sure that you’ve got your audition hat back on in January and are ready to blow the directors away! Do make sure you try and get involved in any way you can this semester, you are guarenteed to meet great people and have a lot of fun. Send one of the committee an email and we help set you up working on one of the productions.
Have a look at the Season Programme, and get ready for a semester of thespian (/techie/backstage) revelry.
Posted in Uncategorized | Comments OffWatch out! Here come 2008 - 2009!
September 21st, 2008 secretaryNew Theatre is back! A huge welcome to all our Freshers and welcome back to returners!
Our Annual General Meeting (AGM) is taking place on Wed 1st October in the theatre and if you want to see what we’re all about you MUST be there. Directors’ introductions to the semester’s plays and sign-ups for auditions will also take place there so it really is essential you get along. There are two AGMs taking place so that we can cram you all in; the first is at 1pm and the other at 3pm. Come to either.
If you get signed up for a membership you will become a part of the most exciting and only 100% student-run theatre in the country. More decorated than your average war hero, we currently hold the National Student Drama Festival (NSDF) Judges’ Award for Promoting Student Theatre, as well as eight separate awards for Nottingham shows at the week-long festival.
This Summer we had five Nottingham-associated productions at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival including two sponsored productions which received both 5-star reviews and “Sell-Out” status. You can become our shining light for next year!
With around 12 shows on per semester, each of which has a four-night run there is a huge demand for actors, actresses, directors, techies, set-designers, workshoppers and all the rest. If you want to be you can and WILL be involved.
Make sure you get to the AGM or face missing out for a whole semester. Award-winning* director Andy McNamee of campus-wide fame may even be there but don’t explode with excitement, we need you there.
We can’t wait to see you next Wednesday, we hope you’re as excited as we are!
*Third best play or something rubbish
Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »This is the beginning
June 10th, 2008 adminThe New Theatre season closed this week for another year with the annual Boat Party. It’s been a fantastic year for New Theatre, and the outgoing Committee leave confident in the knowledge that the theatre’s future is secure. The current group of first soon-to-be second year members is large and very talented. We’ve had over thirty shows this year, loads of New Writing, twelve straight days of theatre, two plays at NSDF and six NSDF awards, devised work, a busy social scene, a lovely new roof in our foyer, reviews in the Evening Post, a Mystery Jets gig, a Postgrad Project, and we’ve got two shows travelling up to this summer’s Edinburgh Fringe. There’s much to take pride in.
As your outgoing President I’d like to say thank you to everyone who’s been involved this year. These are the days of our lives, and they’ve been brilliant. We’ve done many wonderful things as a Company. Smack the shit out of it next year people. Hopefully see you all in Edinburgh. x
Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »New Committee Elected!
May 2nd, 2008The Hustings took place today in New Theatre. The turn-out was excellent, with a full house of members turning up to vote. The President was elected first, so that the other nominees could run for other positions, and it is with great pleasure that we announce that Matt Leventhall was elected New Theatre President with a strong majority. Matt has been on the Committee for two years, first as Technical Manager ‘06/’07, then as House Manager this year. On top of these, Matt is the curent Societies Officer on the Students’ Union Executive, so is highly qualified for the job.
The other positions were hugely contested. The members heard a one minute speech from each candidate, and then had an opportunity to ask questions. A vote was taken to elect two Costume Managers, since the job is too big for one person to do alone. The results were:
President: Matt Leventhall
Secretary: Nick Medhurst
Treasurer: Oliver Margolis
Theatre Manager: Andy McNamee
Publicity: Lucy Butler
Productions Co-ordinator: Jonny Steer
Costume Managers: Laura Free and Lauren Knight
Workshop Managers: Katie Blumenblatt and Vicky Auckland
House Manager: Will Vickers
External Events / Socials Co-ordinator: Lee Denny
Edinburgh Co-ordinator: Anthony Lau
Technical Director: Phil Geller
Business Manager: Anna Sherriff
Huge Congratulations to all who got elected, and thanks to all who ran. It was highly competetive. The hand-over will take place over the course of the coming weeks, and the new Committee will take over from the current Committee in the last week of term.
Last two nights of the Crucible coming up, if you’ve not seen it yet, come down and watch it. And then a big after-party at the top of Derby Road on Saturday night. Look for the balcony with people on it just below the Ropewalk.
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Romeo and Juliet
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