ACTORS NEEDED FOR SHAKESPEARE'S BIRTHDAY EVENT

On Friday April 23rd (Shakespeare’s Birthday), we are presenting a short programme of Shakespeare sonnets, a scene from Romeo and Juliet and Penny Tuerk will talk about her production of Julius Caesar in Shoreditch church. This event will take place at 2.00 in Shoreditch Library, which is very near the site of our new Theatre in New Inn Broadway.
We have been invited to take part in this event in conjunction with a sonnet-writing project being carried out by the ‘A’ Level Students at the adjacent Hackney College. There will also be a display about the new Theatre and the Shakespeare connection etc.
We need a group of 5 actors to perform the sonnets and the R/J scene. They must be available during the day on the 23rd and also for one rehearsal beforehand. The performance will take about half an hour but expect to talk to the audience and students afterwards. This is a great opportunity to promote our new Theatre and the work of the Company and to establish ourselves in the neighbourhood. If you would like to take part, please contact Sheila Burbidge (who is organising the event) by the 15th March.

RECYCLE UNWANTED SCRIPTS!

We know it hurts when you have auditioned and not been cast, and to make it worse you have the script on your bookshelf reminding you of what could have been.
If you would like to banish the script from your sight, why not give them to members of the technical team who will be working on the production. So if you would like to de-clutter, save some trees AND help out the production team, please drop off your unwanted script into the office asap.
Please note, this request is only for upcoming shows in the season – we can’t deal with all of your unwanted scripts from productions past!

PARIS PORTACABINS

Here's photos showing the aftermath of last year's fire which wrecked the Portacabin which we use as our dresing rooms in Paris. Replacements are being talked about, but the wheels of officialdom grind slowly ...
But productions this summer - both by us and by the French companies who use the theatre - will definitely go ahead, using temporary space backstage if necessary.

FREDDIE JAMES PEREGRINE

We're delighted to report the arrival of Freddie James Peregrine at 3.20 am on Friday 12th Feb., a son for Tower members Chris and Tracey (Kent). Mother and baby are doing well. No news about the father.

"THE THEATRE" PROJECT NOMINATED FOR RESCUE DIG OF THE YEAR!

Current Archaeology is a magazine which last year instigated annual awards. There are four categories, the first being Rescue Dig of the Year for most compelling rescue projects featured in CA in the past year (the others are Research Project of the Year, Book of the Year and Archaeologist of the Year). We've been nominated for 'Rescue Dig of the Year'.

Voting has now closed, so we are waiting to find out if we've won.

RESULTS OF TRAINING SURVEY

A few months ago, Company Members were invited to take part in an online survey to explore how the Tower should develop training opportunities to enhance their skills. This is one of the objectives in the Tower's Business Plan - to develop skills and raise standards.
An high percentage of those asked to take part completed the survey, and the results have now been analysed and presented to the Company Committee.
The first result has been the series of four workshops currently being run.