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Members Evenings

Welcome to the Members Evenings page. At Vague Theatre we hope to get involved in many aspects of theatre and are trying to develop a programme of members evenings for all our members to enjoy and not just those who wish to perform or work backstage. So even if you are not a fan of acting or operating lights, have a look at the events below and pop along and have a laugh.

Our members evenings are held on the third Tuesday of each month. All evenings start at 7:30pm and are held in The Bryce Institute, Burneside (unless otherwise stated)

We hope there is something for everyone in our annual programme and as well as these events we often arrange visits to local theatre productions and informal dinners and lunches.

If you are not yet a member but want to see if it's for you, you are more than welcome to come along to a members evening free of charge and give it a go. Just fill in the form on our Get Involved page and we'll get back to you ASAP.

Download a copy of the programme here

2008/2009 Programme

Date	Event
15th April	Informal Meet the cast and crew of Teechers and watch the last rehearsal before the show!
20th May	Play Reading (sit down) Title - Murderer by Antony Shaffer Shaffer's most notable work is the play Sleuth (1970), which he adapted for the film version of the same name, and starred Sir Laurence Olivier and Michael Caine. He received Edgar Awards from the Mystery Writers of America for both versions: for Best Play in 1971, and Best Screenplay in 1973. His other major screenplays include the Hitchcock thriller Frenzy1972) and the British cult thriller The Wicker Man (1973) with whose director Robin Hardy Shaffer had previously set up a television production company in the United States called 'Hardy, Shaffer & Associates'. A major theme in Shaffer's work is the playing of psychological games between people. His two best known works - Sleuth and The Wicker Man - both revolve around this idea. Murderer is an unusual play with the opening scene lasting around 30 minutes without a single word being spoken. In it we meet Norman, a man obsessed with the notoriety associated with murderers. Normans twisted sense of humour has both his relations and the audiences guessing until the last page! Sit down readings are a great way to read a play if you don't fancy an energetic night! Even if you are not a reader they are a great way to hear a variety of plays and laugh at the readers attempting to do a good job
17th June	Give Us A Clue An evening of the popular quiz show. Join a team and have a go or sit back and help your team guess the Book, Film, TV show before the time runs out! Bring along a small prize to present at the end.
15th July	Murder Mystery Night Title - TBA Does exactly what it says on the tin! Come along and join the audience (with or without costume!) for this improvised murder mystery night. Even better contact Greg on 01539 721269 and offer yourself up as a performer for the night.
19th August	Theatre Workshop - TBC
16th September	Play Reading (Improvised) Title - TBA A fun twist on the average play reading. Performers will attempt to act out the play as it read. With a promise of laughs a plenty audience members are invited to bring a prop along on the night which must be used in the show! Once again, come to watch or come to perform. Call Greg on 01539 721269 if you want to have a go on the stage!
21st October	Play Reading (sit down) Title - TBA Sit down readings are a great way to read a play if you don't fancy an energetic night! Even if you are not a reader they are a great way to hear a variety of plays and laugh at the readers attempting to do a good job
18th November	Who's Line Is It Anyway? A blatant copy of the popular channel 4 TV show. Performers will be invited to take part in a series of improvised sketches and scenes making use of a variety of obscure props and feed lines!!! Call Greg on 01539 721269 if you want to perform.
16th December	Christmas Meal Venue - TBA
20th January 2009	Auditions Evening - Spring 2009 Production Members are invited to audition for our Spring production. Dates are in April 2009 and exact dates will be confirmed soon. Auditions are fairly informal although different directors have different ways of doing them so watch this space for more details.
17th February 2009	Annual General Meeting