Benfleet Operatic Society presents 'Iolanthe'

'Copacabana' 2017 Provisional Casting

Well done to everyone who auditioned today.

The standard as always was very high!

The Provisional Casting is as follows:

Samantha/Lola - Rachael Welham
Stephen/Tony - Peter Norfolk
Gladys - Ashlea Moore
Sam Silver - NOT CAST
Conchita - Katie Barnett
Rico - NOT CAST
McManus - Steve Church
Willie - Richard Taylor
Skip - Poppy Kent
Maitre D - NOT CAST
"Just Arrived" Soloists - Nicola Heap & Kirstie Heathcote


Dancers - Katie Barnett. Nikki Heap. Kirstie Heathcote. Sarah Thetford


Chorus - Julia Clarke. Sharon Giles. Poppy Kent.


Non-Movers Chorus - Steve Church. Sam McCarthy. Gwen Porter. Janet Ross. Richard Taylor.

We are still looking for more Dancers and Chorus plus the roles not cast above: Sam Silver, Rico & Maitre D.
Members who would be interested in these three roles do not have to be included into the Chorus numbers, if that helps with time commitments.
Please come along to Rehearsals at 7pm on Tuesday evening to learn the Audition pieces and then Audition Thursday.
Any questions or queries, please do not hesitate to contact Sam McCarthy, many thanks.

CVS Tendring Newsletter - 22.08.16

Forthcoming events:

Town Centre Community Fair – Thursday 25th August

NEW! Network Breakfast – Thursday 22 September

Tendring Older People’s Forum – Friday 30 September

Essex Carers Support Drop In – 1st Tuesday of each Month 10am – 12.30pm

Tendring Diabetes Group – 1st Thursday of each month 6.30pm

Macular Support Group – 4th Wednesday of each month, 1pm – 3pm

NEW! Macular Society support group – Wednesday 24 August, 1pm – 3pm

Venue: Imperial House, 20-22 Rosemary Road

Macular conditions can cause loss of central vision. The Macular Society support groups are there so that no one has to face macular disease alone. Groups offer support and help in understanding macular disease and coming to terms with sight loss. They often share information about obtaining treatment, other services and staying independent. The Clacton group meets on the 4th Wednesday of every month at Imperial House, Rosemary Road, Clacton, 1pm - 3pm.

Town Centre Community Fair - Thursday 25th August, 10am - 5pm

Venue: Clacton Town Square (Christmas Tree Island)

Charity stands, fun and games and a great opportunity for networking so why not pop along and visit CVST and other local charities and catch a glimpse of some of the planes flying over for the Clacton Airshow. ALL WELCOME.

St Helena Hospice book sale - Thursday 25 and Friday 26 August, 10am to 4pm 

Venue: Tendring Centre, Jackson Road, Clacton on Sea

Fill a bag of books for just £1

Clacton Town Partnership: Party on the Square – Friday 26th August, 9am - 7pm

Venue: Clacton Town Square (Christmas Tree Island)

Stalls, fun and games, DJ and live music throughout the day plus a raffle with some great prizes donated by local businesses. ALL WELCOME

Men’s Health Day - Thursday 1 September, 10am - 4pm

Venue: Harwich & Parkeston Football Club (Opposite ASDA) Main Road, Dovercourt C012 4AA

Free health checks for heart disease, skin cancer screening, prostate cancer screening, diabetes checks and aortic aneurysm screening will be available at this event.  Registration for open morning appointments starts on site at 9:30am or you can pre-book afternoon appointments online at www.chaps.simplybook.me  or contact trish.binks@chaps.uk.com  or 07734 747 854

NEW! Tendring Community Transport AGM - 7 September, 10am – 12noon

Venue: Brotherhood Hall, St Osyth Road, Clacton

R.S.V.P. tendring.ct@btconnect.com or 01255 436962

NEW! Clinicians seek views on services

Clinicians at North East Essex Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) are seeking views on following:

Dermatology

End of Life

General Practice/Primary Care Strategy

Mental Health Strategy

Neurology

Local patients are asked to give their feedback on each of these areas so the CCG can review their effectiveness and ensure they best meet the needs of local people in the future. Visit the website for more information and a link to the survey www.neessexccg.nhs.uk

NEW! Volunteer opportunity

As a Victim Support Volunteer you can help support victims affected by crime, through phone or face‐to‐face appointments, listening to their concerns and helping them to move on with their lives. You will get a rewarding sense of having made a positive difference to people’s lives. No experience is necessary, just the willingness to help and a little time. Victim Support will pay your expenses and provide you with nationally accredited training.  For further information contact:

Essex Service Delivery Team on 01277 357557 or email essexvolunteering@victimsupport.org.uk 

www.victimsupport.org.uk 

NEW! Passenger Transport Customer Satisfaction Survey

Essex County Council provides home to school, social care and some local bus transport for the people of Essex.  ECC procures transport for over 20,000 children to travel to mainstream and special need schools each day, transport for looked after children, older people and people with learning disabilities and physical and sensory impairments, and funds local bus services that cannot be sustained commercially but are deemed socially necessary (see a list of ECC supported local bus services here).  ECC ask you to complete this short survey so that they can assess and improve the services delivered by their transport suppliers:

http://www.essexhighways.org/Transport-and-Roads/Getting-Around/Bus/PT-Customer-Satisfaction-Survey.aspx 

NEW! NAWT Clacton - Charity Shop Volunteer Opportunities

Volunteers needed who would like to be part of a great team at the charity shop. For more information, please call Nadine, the NAWT Charity Shop Manager, 01255 436452 or pop in to the shop to pick up a volunteer application form and have a chat.  Whilst volunteering at the shop, you will also be helping the animals in our care, as money raised from the charity shop supports the NAWT Clacton Centre. Prior to rehoming, NAWT ensure all the cats and dogs are micro chipped, neutered, vaccinated, worm & flea treated and also have 1 months free Petplan Insurance.

 Shop Location: 10 West Avenue, Clacton on Sea, Essex, CO15 1QR. Opening Hours: 10am - 4pm Monday to Saturday.  Link to NAWT Charity Shops: http://www.nawt.org.uk/support-us/our-shops

All About You – 12 week course starting Tuesday 20th September 2016, 10am-12noon Venue: Jaywick Community Resource Centre, Brooklands Gardens, Jaywick CO15 2JP.

A FREE programme for young parents/carers aged 25 and under and their children. They will be working with artists from the Mercury Theatre helping them and their children learn & develop by taking part in fun and simple creative activities such as singing, dancing and craft. There will be an on-site crèche to look after the children for part of the session whilst parents creatively explore their aspirations. To book a place on this course please contact Extra – Support for Families on 01255 475001 or email: admin@extrasupportforfamilies.co.uk. 

NEW! Electric Palace news

The Electric Palace Presents:

One Woman, One voice... Thursday 29 September 2016

Michaela Fulleylove originally hails from the North East yet now lives here in Dovercourt, Harwich. 

The Roy Orbison Experience.... Thursday 3 November 2016 

The best Roy Orbison impersonator you will ever see. Paul Hopkins has spent years perfecting the voice that has now established him as one of the worlds’ premier Roy Orbison impersonators. 

Download the information flyers from the CVST website http://www.cvstendring.org.uk/support-for-groups/e-bulletin.html 

The Queen's Award for Voluntary Service

The closing date for nominations for the 2017 QAVS is 16th September 2016. Any group of two or more people that has participated in voluntary work for more than three years can be nominated for the award – full details of how to make a nomination and who can make a nomination is on the website.  https://qavs.direct.gov.uk  

'Cinderella' 2016 Reviews now available on our Facebook pages.

CADS next Production: 'Entertaining Angels'

‘9 to 5’ 2016 Provisional Casting.

Congratulations to everyone who auditioned today.

The Casting Committee had some tough decisions to make.

Please do not be too disappointed if you did not get the part you wanted.

If you went for a Principal role and want feedback on why you were not successful, please contact Sam McCarthy, Production Chair.

It takes a team effort to put on our Productions and whichever part of that team you are, you are just as important as the next person.

There are three male roles you will see below that we have not cast plus we are looking for more men to join the Chorus.

If anyone is interested in auditioning, they can come along Tuesday to learn the audition pieces and then audition on Thursday.

We are not looking for anymore female Chorus or Dancers.

Principals:

VIOLET NEWSTEAD – Sam Slim.

DORALEE RHODES – Cassie Weston

JUDY BERNLY – Jennifer Richardson

FRANKLIN HART JR – Peter Norfolk.

ROZ KEITH – Sharon Giles

JOE – Simon Hipkin.

DWAYNE - NOT CAST

JOSH – Luke Corneloues.

MISSY – Angie Porter

MARIA  - Emily Aldis              

DICK – Steve Salmon

KATHY  - Ashlea Moore

MARGARET  - Charley Lashmore

BOB ENRIGHT  - NOT CAST

RUSSELL TINSWORTHY – NOT CAST

POLICEWOMEN – Vicki Huxster & Samantha Ransley

DOCTOR  - Rachael Welham      

CANDY STRIPER – Katie Barnett

NEW EMPLOYEE  – Gwen Porter

SECURITY GUARD – Richard Taylor

DEAD BODY – Graeme Wilson

DANCERS:

1. Emily Aldis
2. Katie Barnett
3. Luke Corneloues (Junior)
4. Katie Finn (Junior)
5. Nikki Heap
6. Jessica Hewett
7. Simon Hipkin
8. Annie-May Kitchener (Junior)
9. Angie Porter
10. Gabrielle Tyler
11. Rachael Welham

ENSEMBLE:

1. Jerome Adams-Hall
2. Emily Aldis
3. Katie Barnett
4. Kerry Brooks
5. Luke Corneloues
6. Shannon Harrison
7. Nikki Heap
8. Jessica Hewett
9. Simon Hipkin
10. Victoria Huxster
11. Charley Lashmore
12. Harry McCarthy
13. Ashlea Moore
14. Katie Picken
15. Angie Porter
16. Gwen Porter (Non-Mover)
17. Samantha Ransley
18. Jane Rayner (Non-Mover)
19. Steve Salmon
20. Richard Taylor (Non-Mover)
21. Gabrielle Tyler
22. Rachael Welham
23. Maisie Willis
24. Graeme Wilson (Non-Mover)

See everyone on Tuesday for a Read-through.

'The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe' 2016: Provisional Cast

Well done to everyone who auditioned today.

It was, as always, a very hard decision.

We had 13 'Lucy' auditions!

Thank you to the adults that helped us today; Gabrielle Tyler Kerri McCarthy Heidi Nice Samantha Church Keith Peck Kieran Leeks.

The Provisional Cast is as follows:
Peter: Harry McCarthy
Susan: Olivia Roberts
Edmund: Pierson Mann
Lucy: Edie Saunders...
Professor Kirk: Alex Cook
Mrs. Macready: Poppy Kent
Aslan: Emma Georgeson & Teegan Deeks
The White Witch: Shania Thompson
Mr. Beaver: Grace Hartrop
Mrs. Beaver: Ellie Greenham
Mr. Tumnus: Samantha Williams
Maugrim: Farran Leeks
A Robin (A solo dancer): Maisie Willis


• Dancers:
Brooke Brading
Alex Cook
Teegan Deeks
Emma Georgeson
Poppy Kent
Farran Leeks
Nathan Peck
Alice Smith
Samantha Williams
Maisie Willis


• Chorus:
Scarlett Allen
Charlotte Bilby
Brooke Brading
Kizzy-Mae Brett
Skye Brooker
Alex Cook
Abigail Cooper-Peck
Ellie Cornish
Jessica Cunningham
Teegan Deeks
Emma Georgeson
Sammie Gibbard
Kirra Gregory
Madeleine Hyde
Poppy Kent
Olivia Lake
Farran Leeks
Tabitha Mann
Nathan Peck
Robbie Peck
Felicity Ransley
Mia Slim
Alice Smith
Ben Smith
Isabelle Stray
Anais-Rose Thompson
Samantha Williams
Maisie Willis
Rachael Woollard

Scripts will be available on Friday for £5.00 each.

Everyone will be needed from 6 to 9pm please, thanks.