Before setting off trick or treating this Saturday come along to the Horley Children’s Halloween party for spooky games and scary dancing plus hot-dogs, pizza and donuts. The party will run from 5 till 6.30 pm on Saturday 31st October 2015 at The Old School.
Come if you dare.
FRIENDS of MUSIC in ADDERBURY
Dear Friends, I am pleased to give notice of a rather special concert to be given by the Adderbury Ensemble Chamber Orchestra on (this) Sunday November 1st at 4.00 pm in St Mary’s Church, Adderbury.
The principal work will be the ever popular work Peter and the Wolf by Sergei Prokofiev but they will also play other pieces including Carnival of the Animals by Saint-Saens. The orchestra is conducted by Steven Bell, who lives locally, has conducted many of the major British Orchestras and is also principal Horn in the BBC Concert Orchestra. The narration for Peter and the Wolf will be given by Tom Redmond (also principal Horn with the Halle Orchestra) and Testimonials follow:-
“Tom Redmond is a horn player, broadcaster, presenter and animator. He has performed throughout Europe, South East Asia, Japan, Russia, North and South America with orchestras including the Philharmonia, CBSO, LSO and Hong Kong Philharmonic. He has been a member of the Hallé Orchestra since 2003.”
“Tom Redmond has the rare ability to present sophisticated and challenging music to less experienced audiences (especially children) in a way that captivates them on the day and inspires them into the future. Tom’s ability to make historical music relevant to the lives of youngsters is unsurpassed. His animated, charismatic and amusing presentation style is key to this success and combined with his vast experience as a working professional player, thorough understanding of the material and the need to resist diluting the integrity of the audience experience, Tom has in our view established himself as the best in the business.”
So although this has been billed as a Children’s Concert, it would seem that this will be a rather special concert and not one to miss even for Grown-ups! Last day of Half-Term and at a good time of day-and under 18’s are Free. Please make this a must for the whole family as I am sure that you will all enjoy this concert!
Chris Howell, Membership Secretary
A big thank you to everyone who came and those who helped with the coffee morning last Saturday. We raised £260 for Breast Cancer Care so along with a matched funding pledge generate another £200. Not bad for a raining Saturday. Ladies Guild
Source: The Big Pink – Coffee Morning – Today Saturday 24th!
Yes it is on this Saturday 24th October from 10.30 to 12.30 . Please come along to The Old School Hall , Horley and help support this Coffee Morning event to raise funds for Breast Cancer Care. Everyone is very welcome, even if pink isn’t your colour!
Yes its an October special “2 for the price of 1” – Friday 16th October – Far from the Madding Crowd (£5) and Friday 30th October (FoC)- Laurence of Arabia
Who would have thought that all those home-grown apples, vegetables and flowers, as well as those home made cakes would have raised so much money at the Harvest Auction. Last Friday 2nd October, Dave and Natasha hosted the ever popular Harvest Festival Auction in The Red Lion. See the fireplace photo showing all the flowers, there was also a table and surrounding area full of beautifully displayed donated produce . The evening raised an amazing £675.50 that will be split between Save the Children – Syria Refuge Crisis and The Banbury Young Homeless Project. Dave and Natasha would like to thank everyone who donated and bought the produce, and made it such a successful event.
Special thanks to Tash and Dave for all their efforts in once again putting their pub at the heart our village.
Last performance today at 2:00, last chance to see Tessa’s last production! It’s spectacular and funny, there are few seats available (tickets on the door), so please join us and help make this performance one to remember.
“Lord, what fools these mortals be”
A sneak peak synopsis of “A Midsummers Night’s Dream”The action is based in a wood near Athens
(aka St.Etheldreda’s Church, Horley).
Cast and their Characters – The Court of Athens: Tim Allitt – Theseus, Sarah Allitt – Hippolyta, David Foreman – Egeus, Chris Howell – Philostrate, Sue Patching – Servant. The Lovers: Carlie Lee – Hermia, Tanja Miles – Helena, Joseph Turner – Lysander, Hal Wallis – Demetrius. The Mechanicals: Julian Wright – Nick Bottom, David Foreman – Peter Quince, Jack Curd – Francis Flute, Sue Keenan –Tom Snout, William Hamer – Robin Starveling, Martin Hamer – Snug. Fairyland: Johnny Lynn – Oberon, Charlotte Curd – Puck, Debra Fox – Titania, Fairies and Indian Child, Millie Gamage and Lucy Hamer – Gate Keepers
Act 1 Overture and Prologue – Fairies flit about the woods and Titania takes the Indian orphan child to Fairyland. Members of the court of Athens are introduced.
Scene 1: Theseus is looking forward to his wedding day and wonders how they will pass the time until then. He sends Philostrate off to organise some entertainment. Egeus enters, complaining that his daughter, Hermia, refuses to marry Demetrius and has been seduced by Lysander. He claims his right as a father to either send Hermia to a convent or have her killed, if she does not marry Demetrius. Theseus takes Egeus’ side and agrees with his wishes. Hippolyta is appalled at this show of male chauvinism and storms out followed by Theseus, Egeus, Demetrius and Helena. Hermia and Lysander are left to mourn their fate until Lysander suggests they elope to the woods. This idea cheers them up just as Helena arrives back on the scene. She bemoans the fact that she cannot win the love of Demetrius, because he loves Hermia and asks what she should do about it. Lysander and Hermia confess that they are going to elope and say their goodbyes. Helena decides to tell Demetrius about the elopement to try and win his favour and, she, too, follows them to the woods.
Scene 2: A group of workers, called The Mechanicals, (because they work with machines), meet to plan a play they might perform for Theseus and Hippolyta on their wedding day. Peter Quince, the director, assigns them their roles and hands out scripts. Bottom wants to play all the parts!
Scene 3: The fairies play and dance. Puck arrives to tell them that Oberon is close by and warns them to keep out of his way because he has quarrelled with Titania, (over an Indian child who they both want) and is in a rage! Oberon and Titania arrive and continue their quarrel. Titania flounces off and Oberon vows he will punish her. He sends Puck off to get a magic herb which will make Titania fall in love with the first person or thing she sees. Oberon hides when Demetrius enters, followed by Helena who throws herself on him, much to his annoyance. They run off and Puck arrives with the magic herb. Oberon explains how he will find Titania asleep and use the juice of the herb to bewitch her. He also gives some of it to Puck, telling him to find a young man (Demetrius) and use the magic to make him fall in love with the young lady (Helena) for whom he feels sorry.
Scene 4: The fairies sing Titania to sleep. Oberon squeezes the juice of the magic herb onto her eyes. Lysander and Hermia enter and find they are lost. They decide to spend the night in the wood. Hermia lays down the rules of where they are to sleep, much to Lysander’s disappointment. Puck enters, and seeing Lysander and Hermia asleep, thinks they are Demetrius and Helena and so uses the magic on the wrong man. Helena is still chasing Demetrius, but stopping to get her breath, notices Lysander asleep. She wakes him and he immediately falls in love with her. Helena, is alarmed at the turn of events and thinking he is mocking her runs away. Besotted, he follows her. Hermia wakes up having had a nightmare and, finding Lysander gone, rushes off to try to find him.
Scene 5: The mechanicals rehearse their play, watched by Puck who changes Bottom into a donkey. This frightens all the others and they run away in alarm. Bottom sings to cheer himself up which wakes Titania who, of course, falls madly in love with him. She summons her fairies to attend to him and orders them to lead him to her bower.
Interval, then Act 2
Scene 1: Oberon and Puck meet to discuss how the plans are going. Demetrius enters with Hermia who is threatening him, because she thinks he has killed Lysander. Puck realizes that he has used the magic on the wrong man and is reprimanded by Oberon for the mistake. He makes Demetrius fall asleep and commands Puck to find Helena and bring her to the sleeping Demetrius. He then squeezes the magic juice on Demetrius. Puck returns with Helena, followed by a love-sick Lysander. Demetrius wakes and seeing Helena, he also falls madly in love with her. Rather than being delighted, Helena believes that Demetrius and Lysander have joined forces to make fun of her. Hermia arrives delighted to have at last found Lysander, only to be brushed aside in Helena’s favour. Helena believes Hermia has joined in the game of mockery and the girls start to squabble, while Lysander and Demetrius are fighting over Helena. The girls start to fight in earnest and have to be separated by the men, before they continue with their own fight. Oberon blames Puck for all the mess and muddle and Puck complains that it’s not his fault. Oberon tells him to lead the lovers through the wood until they fall asleep exhausted. Puck must then repair the damage he has done, which he duly does.
Scene 2: The fairies settle Titania and Bottom to sleep. Oberon and Puck watch and Oberon tells Puck that he has made it up with Titania and removes the spell. Puck changes Bottom back to himself. Titania wakes and tells Oberon about the weird dream she has just had. They dance and go happily together to Fairyland. Bottom wakes and goes off to find the other Mechanicals.
Scene 3: It is the morning of the wedding. Theseus, Hippolyta and Egeus are taking a walk when they are surprised to find the four lovers asleep. Theseus wakes them and inexplicably all their differences seem to be resolved. Theseus revokes his promise of support to Egeus, and they all go merrily away to prepare for the weddings.
Scene 4: The Mechanicals meet sadly to discuss the missed opportunity to do a play, when Bottom arrives to tell them that the play is to go ahead and they all hurry away to get ready for the performance.
Scene 5: Theseus and Hippolyta are married, together with Hermia and Lysander, and Helena and Demetrius. They need an entertainment to occupy them before they go to bed, so Philostrate reluctantly calls the Mechanicals to perform their play of “Pyramus and Thisbe”. The actors do their best, but it is a sorry affair, ending with a somewhat inept dance. The wedding party, by now rather drunk, are happy enough and retire to bed at midnight.
Scene 6: Puck evokes the spirits of the night and as dawn breaks, Oberon, Titania and the fairies sing and dance by way of a blessing on the three newly married couples. Puck has the final word, which is to say that the whole thing has been a dream!
Cast:
Court of Athens: Tim Allitt – Theseus, Sarah Allitt – Hippolyta, David Foreman – Egeus, Chris Howell – Philostrate, Sue Patching – Servant,
The Lovers: Carlie Lee – Hermia, Tanja Miles – Helena, Joseph Turner – Lysander, Hal Wallis – Demetrius
The Mechanicals: Julian Wright – Nick Bottom, David Foreman – Peter Quince, Jack Curd – Francis Flute, Sue Keenan -Tom Snout, William Hamer – Robin Starveling, Martin Hamer – Snug
Fairyland: Johnny Lynn – Oberon, Charlotte Curd – Puck, Debra Fox – Titania, Fairies and Indian Child, Millie Gamage and Lucy Hamer – Gate Keepers
Production Team:
Director – Tessa Howell, Assistant / Prompt – Louise Jeffries. Musical Director/ Pianist – David Kyle. Costumes & Props- Tracey Parsons, Alison Wynn, Alison Carr. Set /Sound/Lighting – Mike Patching. Make-up Jane Roberts. Photographer- Gary Fox. Programmes- Barry Moss. Box office- Jenny and Dave Reynolds
This production is dedicated to Brenda Barnwell who would have loved to have been part of it all.
See all previous posts about this production, Brenda and others about Horley Footlights
The Horley Footlight’s production of A Midsummers Night’s Dream is nearly sold out for the only evening performance this coming Friday. There are a few more seat available for the two matinees at 2:00 on Saturday and Sunday 28th. So to avoid disappointment, don’t delay and book your seats now by either calling Jenny and Dave Reynolds on 01295 738125 or email them at daveandjennyreynolds@btopenworld.com.
All staged in St Etheldreda’s Church, Horley… part of the 5 reasons not to miss it, here’s a reminder of the performances times:
£6 Adults, £3 School Children age 7 and over
As we count down to our opening night on Friday 25th lets take a peak at who’s playing who ?From The Court of Athens we have: Tim Allitt as Theseus; Duke of Athens, engaged to Hippolyta, Sarah Allitt as Hippolyta; Queen of the Amazons, David Foreman as Egeus; Father to Hermia. Chris Howell as Philostrate; Master of Revels. Sue Patching as a servant.
The Lovers are : Carlie Lee as Hermia; in love with Lysander. Tanja Miles as Helena; in love with Demetrius. Joseph Turner as Lysander; in love with Hermia. Hal Wallis as Demetrius; Egeus choice of husband to Hermia.
The Mechanicals are the workers who put on a play: Julian Wright as Nick Bottom; a weaver who plays Pyramus. David Foreman as Peter Quince; a carpenter who directs the play. Jack Curd as Francis Flute; a bellows-mender who plays Thisbe. Sue Keenan as Tom Snout; a tinker who plays Wall. William Hamer as Robin Starveling; a tailor who plays Moonshine. Martin Hamer as Snug; a joiner who plays Lion.
From Fairy land we have: Johnny Lynn as Oberon; king of the fairies. Charlotte Curd as Puck; servant to Oberon. Debra Fox as Titania; queen of the fairies, and the Indian Child, with Millie Gamage and Lucy Hamer as the gate keepers to fairyland.
“A Midsummer Night’s Dream” By William Shakespeare. Music by Felix Mendelssohn with the Fairies’ Lullaby composed by Jeremy Jackman, for the Children of Horley
Brought to you by the Horley Footlights Production Team:
Director – Tessa Howell, Assistant / Prompt – Louise Jeffries. Musical Director/ Pianist – David Kyle. Costumes & Props- Tracey Parsons, Alison Wynn, Alison Carr. Set /Sound/Lighting – Mike Patching. Make-up Jane Roberts. Photographer– Gary Fox. Programmes- Barry Moss. Box office- Jenny and Dave Reynolds
This production is dedicated to Brenda Barnwell who would have loved to have been part of it all. This our first play without her; we have missed her organisational skills, drive and energy.
See all previous posts about this production and others about Horley Footlights
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