NEWS - March 2025
Our last social play reading, ‘No Sex Please We’re British’, led by Paul Makinson, made for a thoroughly enjoyable and entertaining evening of fast-moving comedy reading this hilarious play.
‘The Charlatan’ by William Norfolk Thursday 27 March 2025 7.30pm Quarndon Church Hall
Our next social play reading is something completely different! We’ll be transported back to Vienna of 1777, in the company of the (literally!) mesmerising Dr Anton Mesmer and a gifted but blind young pianist whose blindness he claims to cure through his animal magnetism…but what will the coffee-house gossips make of it all? Scandal and intrigue follow…
All welcome!! Don’t miss out – as ever, play readings are relaxed and informal and everyone can join in – bring a friend if wished! It’s a great opportunity to meet society members. Please just reply to this email to let us know if you can make it.
QUADS 'Death by Fatal Murder’ by Peter Gordon 14 – 17 May 2025
Inspector Pratt’s record of crime detection at Bagshot House is not enviable. Despite a mounting body count In his previous visit he’s back to solve another murder, ‘helped’ by the incorrigible Miss Maple plus Constable Thomkins, upper-crust Ginny, Italian gigolo Enzo, Welsh clairvoyant Blodwyn Morgan and others. Another great show beckons with a cracking cast including new faces to the QUADS stage. Our last show was a sell-out so get your tickets now. quarndon-amateur-dramatic-society.
Also – reminders that our friends at The Marlowe Players are performing 'The Actress' 25 - 29 March 2025 www.ticketsource.co.uk/marlowe-players
- and our friends at the NODS are performing Cluedo at The Duchess Theatre, Long Eaton 2 – 5 April 2025 https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/derbyshire/duchess-theatre/cluedo-nods/e-aemjvj
NEWS - January 2025
Happy New Year from all at QUADS.
Here are a few upcoming events to help banish the January blues:
May Production: 14 - 17 May - ‘Death By Fatal Murder’ by Peter Gordon
As ever, a great cast needs a great production Team and we’re now looking for people to fill essential roles – Prompt, Set build, Props, Publicity, Wardrobe, Front of House, Stage Manager – etc!! There’s lots to do so......
*** Production Meeting for 'Death By Fatal Murder’ on Thursday 23 January at 7.00pm at the Hall ***
Please come along if you can and get involved in the show. Please let us know you're coming. Also, if you’d like to be involved but can’t make the meeting, please contact us. We need you!
Social Play Reading of The Doll, (part 2) by Isabel Footring 7.30pm 23 January 2025 at the Hall
This dark folk tale is penned by QUADS member Isabel Footring. Featuring a stormy night, a forest, a young girl and Baba Yaga mysterious figure from Slavic folklore…and of course, The Doll….We read Part 1 of the tale at our November play reading – this will be the concluding part! Hope you can make it. Don’t worry if you missed Part 1, we’ll fill you in on the plot!! Play readings are relaxed and informal – all welcome. Please get in touch and let us know if you’re interested, that will help us with planning.
Why not come to both? (But don’t worry if you only want to attend one or the other!)
Jack and the Beanstalk 16 - 19 January 2025
Our friends at Chellaston Players are performing ‘Jack and the Beanstalk’ at St Peter’s Church Hall 16-19 January – it will feature Paul Makinson, who directed our sell-out success ‘Murdered to Death’ in November 2024 and QUADS regular John Elliott – so we know it’s going to be good! Get your tickets for this fun-packed family-friendly show here:
Tickets for Jack and the Beanstalk
The Snow Queen 24 Jan - 8 Feb 2025
QUADS’ Connor White (soon to star again as Inspector Pratt in May!) will be appearing in St Nicholas Players production of ‘The Snow Queen’ at St Nicholas Church Hall Allestree – it’s sure to be a blast!
Get your tickets here:
NEWS - November 2024
What to do on dark November evenings…
‘Murdered To Death’ by Peter Gordon 13 – 16 November
Tickets are still available but three-quarters are sold!! And going fast - so make sure to grab yours if you haven’t already! Buy tickets
Our fabulous cast includes long-standing members marvellous Max Roberts who has appeared in and directed many QUADS shows, super-talented twice Eagles-nominated Sonia Hardy; four wonderful more recent regulars – Andrew Barlow, Mags Hutt, Connor White and Emily Turner, and four newcomers to the QUADS stage – Terry Stevenson and Angela Knight, both of whom who have starred in other local shows, and Chloe Finneran and Emily Johannson, both making their stage debuts! We’re excited to have such a dynamic cast, led by Director Paul Makinson (you may have seen his recent hilarious performances in Breezeblock Park and Neighbourhood Watch), supported by indispensable action woman Sue Harrison.
A few sneak peeks at rehearsals reveal this Agatha Christie spoof is going to be a real cracker!
Social Play Reading Evening 26 November 7.30 at the Church Hall
Our next Social Play Reading will be an exciting double bill!!
- The 15 Minute Hamlet by Tom Stoppard led by Izzy Lamb, we’ll canter through this 1976 comedic abridgement of William Shakespeare's Hamlet, written by Tom Stoppard. The play, an excerpt from Dogg's Hamlet, condenses the original Hamlet, including all the best-known scenes, into approximately 13 minutes of on-stage action. Can’t wait!
- The Doll, by Isabel Footring. This dark folk tale is penned by new member Isabel Footring. Featuring a stormy night, a forest, a young girl and Baba Yaga, a mysterious figure from Slavic folklore…and of course, The Doll….This will be the premier reading of this intriguing new work!
As ever, our Social Play Readings are friendly, fun and informal. We’ll be using the main Hall this time, and light refreshments will be included. A nominal charge of £2 will be made to help cover hall hire. ALL WELCOME - come alone or bring friends/family for a fun, relaxed evening – just reply to this email to help us with script and refreshment numbers, and if you have any queries!
Finally, our friends at Captive Audience are performing Blackadder’s Christmas Carol 20-23 November
This sounds like a wonderful evening – book your seats quickly before they disappear!
Congratulations to Sonia Hardy for her nomination for the Timothy Dalton Award for Best Performance in a Play at this summer’s Eagle Awards!
Thanks to all for attending our Social Meal in September at The Cow, Dalbury Lees – a great success!
Our programme of Social Play Readings and visits to other societies’ shows continues. The Social Play readings are freely open to all – please email info@quarndonquads.co.uk for more details and to join our mailing list.
Or come along to rehearsals every Tuesday and Thursday to see what we get up to!