The New Theatre Autumn 07/08 season is underway now, and is all set to be our most successful season yet. Huge interest in the New Theatre was evident at Freshers’ Fayre where we signed up over four hundred new members. A very warm welcome to you all! Many of you turned up to the AGM on Wednesday 3rd October and got busy auditioning for our busiest season ever. Twelve shows were programmed; this should have been impossible, but through some nifty double-billing (A Hallowe’en Double Bill and a New Writing Double Bill), and an audacious plan for a production in Lincoln Hall Library, the New Theatre has managed to meet the demand for shows from its members.

shutYOface, the sell-out Fringe Company comprised of current New Theatre members and New Theatre alums whet everyone’s appetite on Saturday 13th October by performing their 2007 production, The Slippery Soapbox: Spotbanded Skat for one night only. The Season proper commenced on 17th October with Mixed Doubles, the Freshers’ play, which ran for two nights. You can view photos of Mixed Doubles by clicking here.

To view all the shows programmed for this season, click here. If you didn’t get cast, and didn’t come and take part in the Freshers’ Play and still want to get involved, fear not! There are still loads of opportunities to join a Production Team. Please e-mail Sam Morris, our Productions Co-ordinator at sammorris@newtheatre.org.uk to join a production team. There are also plans afoot for the 24 Hour Play. This was due to go up on the Saturday night after Mixed Doubles, but then England went and got into the World Cup Final… It will happen this season; keep checking those e-mails. If you’re not on the Mailing List and would like to be, please e-mail Nick, our Secretary, at secretary@newtheatre.org.uk.

In other news, we are thrilled to announce that we have a new Treasurer! Jackie Lee, one of the Directors of Bouncers and Shakers, stood for the position and won it at the Hustings on Friday. Jackie now holds those all-important purse strings, so if you need to talk about money for whatever reason, get in touch with her. And one more thing. Our lovely New Theatre chalkboard went missing the other day. It looks like this:

If anyone’s seen it, please could you let someone on the Committee know. There will be a reward…

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