Mad About Theatre Company

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by ze Mad Director [Visitor]

Tick tock! Only one week to go until we are in the Theatre
We have a full weekend of rehearsals, which will drive us all to new heights of excellence! It shall all be over in a quick flash bang wallop! Enjoy the final stages and keep up the excellent work- sell! sell! sell! This is show of the year! Don't miss it! more…

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by vivre les mads [Visitor]

Wow! Three awards at the Brantham Festival..although the sound department at Brantham could no get it together- so we were actng only! But hey best newcomer scooped by Maria McCarron, the Equity Youth Award win by all our brilliant young people and the innovation award! Wow, the adjudicator thought it was a "joy" to watch and loved every minute of more…

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by Inze revolution [Visitor]

A very busy rehearsal weekend-literally knocking us all into shape for the revolution, how did those peasants have the strength to riot so much! Well, we have started on the journey to excellence! Practice, practice practice...we Henri ever remember where he needs to be at the wrong time, will Monsieur cue forget his cue, will we need to turn the v more…

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by indi directors chaise [Visitor]

Hi All...just to let you know I am back in ze Directors chaise, and ze first rehearsals have been fast paced leaving no stones unturned!!!Ha heee Ha! The guillotine has been constructed the cast hand picked and it is all a fest of franglais! Watch out for some very good perforamnces coming through! prepare to be amazed! more…

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by INDI HOUSE [Visitor]

Hi...Well what a summer it has been: PHEW! FIRSTLY, won best production for Seige at the Headgate! 3 nominations ofr the North Essex Guild: Lloyd and John, for Class of 32: well done!!!! Then last week some amazing people joined forces to put on "The Twist in the Tale": big house, great kids, great artists including Deja VU/Claire Edwards/Kathy Jam more…

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by Madindi [Visitor]

Well on the verge of two shows for the summer season: Seige! at the Headgate Drama Festival on Sunday 6pm at the Headgate and Oliver! At the West Cliff 26th August 7.30pm so get down there!

Hope all have a brilliant summer.....the Revolution will commence soon

Watch this space! more…

In response to: "Welcome to The Mad About Theatre Company Blog" 174 days old
by The Mad summers Director [Visitor]

Well done all! Another £2,300 raised for cancer patients! Wow! Bringing our total to £60,500....a 16 strong band of actors bringing life to the stage: it was superb,well done to all involved a brilliant brilliant effort as we pack the dressing up box away: please be sure to see our next shows:

26th August The West Cliff Theatre
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In response to: "Welcome to The Mad About Theatre Company Blog" 197 days old
by indi [Visitor]

To be or not be what was the question? With only 18 days and the theatrical clock ticking loudly in our ears! What a show it shall be: music, singing, comedy, tragedy and plenty of fundraising for cancer patients. The cast have pulled out all the stops and the Director is getting them to pull out even more stops along the way! We can only raise a more…

In response to: "Welcome to The Mad About Theatre Company Blog" 233 days old
by DIRECTOR OF MADNESS [Visitor]

Hi Folks! What rehearsals from a stirling cast of 15 actors, young, old , veterans and brand new! We are about six weeks away from curtain up! Light the lights! It's been an uphill climb in part but the oxygen up here is getting thin as the pace quickens....It's gonna be the greatest show in town: "A Mad Summers Night Dream!" Shakespeare it is and more…

In response to: "Welcome to The Mad About Theatre Company Blog" 248 days old
by Madindi [Visitor]

Bit of a trial of a rehearsal, as all the grey cells were put through their paces!Trying to get the dialogue flowing is the tough tough uphill slog, but we shall reach the summit! A long way to go to get the perfect result but we shall get there. keep on practising practising and training hard. See you on Friday
Regards the Mad Leader more…

In response to: "Welcome to The Mad About Theatre Company Blog" 257 days old
by Directors Block [Visitor]

Well it's scripts down from Sunday! So deep breath, stay calm. Looking forward to not walking about with script in tow. Great cast with some really powerful performances that can convey the story,deliver the text, the quality and detail of the play....The wonderful priviledge,to dedicate this show to John Hinchliffean artist who worked with us for more…

In response to: "Welcome to The Mad About Theatre Company Blog" 283 days old
by MAD D [Visitor]

Dear All First rehearsal in our ninth year and 16th Production!!!! Still the newcomers come and some of the stalwarts are Mad enough to stay. We semms to have a winning formula. A brilliant rehearsal with some imposing accents and acting, I think the Mrs Dootfire was great! PSSSSSSST from Cliff needs a little work, but over all we have the basic fa more…

In response to: "Welcome to The Mad About Theatre Company Blog" 297 days old
by indi [Visitor]

Dear Bridget and Fred, thanks so much for coming to the party as Vicar and Nun very monastic! You were also the cleverest clogs on the block according to my spy! So between the cocktails you probably are swotting away...thanks so much for all the good wishes,may good cheer and happiness be with you and will we see you on 16th May?
Well done t more…

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by Bridget and Fred [Visitor]

Thank you for the party on 3rd Jan, 09, it was very enjoyable, lovely to see everyone again. Our cocktail book from you, Indi, ish veree henjoybable, hic!!! We especially enjoyed the comedians!! Good wishes to all for 2009, and break a leg for "Madsummers Night Dream". Lots of love, Bridget and Fred. xxx more…

In response to: "Welcome to The Mad About Theatre Company Blog" 324 days old
by indi the Mad D [Visitor]

Well, at last the Panto and the Time to remeber concert and the shows of the past year are but a distant memory! Well I think the best year Mad have had, all have surpassed themselves. The concert yesterday was a beautiful moment, really fantastic! Well done1 all those involved in the Mad Panto! James singing, India and lloyd and their lovely voic more…

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by indi allen [Visitor]

Wishing you all seasons greetings and looking forward to a productive 2009! By the way chaps if you don't yet have tickets to Aladdin 5pm show at the studio on 14th December not fully booked 1pm, already booked up! Also, 21st December 3pm, a Time to Remember: seasonal songs from Indigo De ja Vu and a host of Mad Stars!!!! So, its onward and all sys more…

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by Indi house [Visitor]

Thanks Robert your energy is frightening, yes ready to get up and go! go! go! We have the panto on 14th December 1pm and 5pm at the studio and our concert on 21st dec..then The Winter Workshop and essex factor...we don't hibernate over the winter you know!
On with the next poster, the photo has made the papaer and it is soooo fab! We all look more…

In response to: "Welcome to The Mad About Theatre Company Blog" 358 days old
by Robert Wong [Visitor]

Hi all
Just a quickie to say that the pictures I took on Friday and Saturday are now up and running on another site for you to look at:

Please go to: http://www.robertwongphotography.com/classof32_fridaynight

The other dress rehearsal pictures taken at MAD studio is:
http://www.robertwongphotography.com/classo more…

In response to: "Welcome to The Mad About Theatre Company Blog" 359 days old
by Robert Wong [Visitor]

Hi All,
Just like to add my congratulations to all the MAD Team for yet another amazing result. Your hard work has certainly paid off, and you or we should be very proud of ourselves. Well done! The picture of the presenation to Westcliff theatre has been sent to Sue Howlett at the Clacton Gazette Paper. Hopefully, it will be published this w more…

In response to: "Welcome to The Mad About Theatre Company Blog" 359 days old
by Phew!! By George we did it! [Visitor]

Hi all another success for Mad and another £3,000 raised for cancer patients and their families! A brilliant effort! Legends in the making: highlights: Lloyd stepping up to getting the audience to their feet! The opera went a storm! Cliff and Fred trying to say all their lines together, great songs from all.. (John certainly went out on one of his more…

In response to: "Welcome to The Mad About Theatre Company Blog" 366 days old
by The Mad Director [Visitor]

Well, we've rehearsed the songs, practiced the text and dialogue, got the costumes, the props designed the make up and now with only four days to kick off, the last Term at Bramley Boarding school will take us to our final curtain! Well done my band of bright young and not so young things, a perfectly used rehearsal time with lots of great characte more…

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by Over the moon again and what a priviledge to work with the Mad cast! [Visitor]

Once more unto he Bratham festival dear luvvies and we have scooped an award again! Innovation ishe name of the game for Mad. I could hardly sleep for the excitement of the adjudicators words, great comic timing, excellent sound effects, especially the old dog! Graet ensemble playing, the scences were moving and a specail mention for our young peop more…

In response to: "Welcome to The Mad About Theatre Company Blog" 376 days old
by Robert Wong [Visitor]

Hi folks!! Just realised I haven't been to the this blog since May!! sorry for my the long absence...hope you have all missed me. Me & Candy are looking forward to see the show for real on the 15th November...when I do the photography, I never could absorb all of the story line fully, but I will on the night.
The dress rehersal went reall more…

In response to: "Welcome to The Mad About Theatre Company Blog" 381 days old
by Indi [Visitor]

Nice to hear from you Matthew and we hope all is well for you, and hearty congratulations to you as part of the Mad team for that production,hand in hand a special favourite!Was it nearly a year ago.... A year of awards, an accolade for John in the NEETG one act play for Mad too. We are nearly on the home run with Class of 32, don't know about brea more…

In response to: "Welcome to The Mad About Theatre Company Blog" 390 days old
by matthew gough [Visitor]

Hello old friends,
just to say well done to everyone for 'best new musical' for 'Charring Cross Chumps'. I was thrilled for you all. Break a leg (for your next one)!
Matt Gough more…

In response to: "Welcome to The Mad About Theatre Company Blog" 391 days old
by The Mad Director is not resting YET! [Visitor]

With less than a month to go, we are skidding up to all the deadlines in the world! Bracing ourselves for getting the scenery, the costumes the technical magic...the Brantham Festival, the lines, the advertisisng, the continuing development of the plot....well an honourable mention in the Clackers Gazza for our award and lots of praised heaped on u more…

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by indididooo [Visitor]

well, here we are aftercompleting four consecutive performances of Exit Stage Left at Clacton County High School
Very impressed with the young people and their level of intellectual debating skills and thei political thoughts
Well done to Lloyd Cole and John Ellson, I was indeed in the shadows of some great actors! Well done chaps
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In response to: "Welcome to The Mad About Theatre Company Blog" 402 days old
by the mad director [Visitor]

well a long weekend pf rehearsals as we all try to get to grips with our lines....ahem, nuff said
So with about three weeks to Brantham, we need to perefct and polish and of course take no prisoners...so well done one and all keep at those scripts!! onwards and upwards and see you next time, remember to buy your tickets for the show and get e more…

In response to: "Welcome to The Mad About Theatre Company Blog" 406 days old
by the scoops are swooping in! [Visitor]

Hi Folks

Theres never a quiet week at mad zzz hoping all is well on the thesps front!!! O er! Well we have had a brill week of publicity, first the band scoop! Then a front page spread for the band on the weekly freebee 23,000 households invited to the Mad show! Great...then just spoken with Sue Howlett who was waxing lyrical about our more…

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by The Mad Director (swish of the cape) [Visitor]

Well scripts down on the 27th September, not too long before Brantham!!!!!! A really strong start, with some good characters developing. A way to go with learning the dialogue, as all of us need to sit in a darkened room and commit it to memory. So first act without scripts on Friady and thens next Sunday some fun with the opera! Ha! Ha!
Well more…