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The Marlborough committee hopes you are free on 22 June 2024 at 3:30-5:30pm to join us for our popular Afternoon Tea.
This year we return to Shenfield Parish Hall's Gwendolyn Lewis room (CM15 8LB) where we will have sandwiches, cakes and scones with hot drinks galore!
You can find the booking form here, but you can also book a space by calling Harry Morrison on 07746 915348. Tickets cost £10 each and different dietary requirements can be accommodated.
Please book by 8 June.
During the afternoon we will hold a raffle and we will also be launching the Janet Cass Memorial Cup...
In 2022 we lost dear Club member—Janet Cass (see newsletter 10). We learned recently that Janet kindly donated to the Marlborough in her will. The committee has decided to honour part of this legacy by launching the Janet Cass Cup which will be awarded annually to a member who has provided outstanding service to the Club over the previous year. In year one, the committee-only will vote and the winner will be announced during the Afternoon Tea. In subsequent years, voting criteria will be refined and there will be more news in due course regarding how you can become involved.
Join us at the tea to see who will be the winner!
The Club committee is pleased to confirm that the Autumn 2024 production will be Alan Ayckbourn's 'Ten Times Table' directed by Graham Poulteney.
This comedy follows the increasingly rancorous attempts of a committee to organise a pageant celebrating the 'Pendon Twelve' rebellion, culminating in a re-enactment that mirrors the original event all too closely.
The majority of the cast who auditioned originally a couple of years ago are still able to fill their parts and will be taking to the Memorial Hall stage back at Brentwood School 24-26 October 2024. (Thursday and Friday 7:30pm, Saturday matinee 2:30pm)
Our cast includes:
Ray - Colin Richardson
Donald - Roy Hobson
Helen - Juliette Bird
Sophie - Louise Richardson
Eric - Andrew Chesney
Audrey - June Fitzgerald
Lawrence - Alan Thorley
Tim - Patrick Stevens
Philippa - Josie Poulteney
Max - Graham Poulteney
Please check back to this website over the next few months for more news on the production and, nearer the time, information on how to book.
Now that the Marlborough's Spring 2024 production of 'Visiting Hour' by Richard Harris is over - here is a look at how it all came together: NEW! Click here to see a selection of the official production photos Click here to find out who the backstage / front of house crew were that were helping behind the scenes Click here to see a few images of the cast backstage, and during rehearsals Click here for the official NODA (National Operatic and Dramatic Association) review Click here to see a PDF of the programme Click here for the article with all the booking information |