Season 2008/2009

Production dates and producers for next season are as follows :-

September 23rd to 27th 2008 - produced by Kevin Rawcliffe

November 25th to 29th 2008 - produced by Colin Duckworth

February 24th to 28th 2009 - produced by Mike Ashton

May 4th to 9th 2009 - produced by Therese Ball

Readings to cast these productions will be held on the following dates :-

10th June 2008, 12th June 2008, 17th June 2008 & 19th June 2008

Production titles will be announced at a later date

The past production page for "Audience with Murder" is now complete. This has links from each person to their own page (these pages may not yet be complete though), poster and programme available along with a photo gallery for this play.

I am currently working on "Steaming" - this has a photo gallery available - some of the cast/production links are working but the programme or the poster is not available yet.

I will be updating the page for "Blue Remembered Hills" once the production has finished.

Watch this space!

Added navigation buttons on "Audience with Murder" and "Steaming" pages to go to next and previous productions so that you can scroll through all of the productions backwards and forwards.

Added a button on "Audience with Murder" page to go back to the list of productions from the 2000s

Temporary made "Who's who a to z", "How to find us", "How to join" & "Famous Members" pages invisible for the time being until they have been completed.

Renamed "Current Season" to "Future Productions" and included dates for Season 2008/2009

Changed Steaming photo gallery to a slideshow

Started work on page for Blue Remembered Hills - page will be completed soon

Blue Remembered Hills page is now linked - the poster, programme, production crew and cast details have been updated.

The links on crew and cast are not yet fully working.

Photos will be uploaded tonight.

The page for Blue Remembered Hills is now complete and photos have been uploaded

The list of productions for the 1990s has now been updated

Started tidying up past production pages starting from first production in "2000" and working forwards. Initially each page will have its correct title but not necessarily any pictures, programmes, posters or cast/crew details yet.

Navigation buttons have also been added.

Also updated the list of past production pages so that you can navigate between decades and 1980s - 1940s have the correct years in the title but the list of productions is not available yet

Added 3 more playwrights to the links page - "Simon Brett", "Seymour Matthews" & "Oscar Wilde"

Navigation buttons are now present on all productions from "When We Are Married" (2001) upto "Sing On" (2000) - also each of these pages should have the correct heading - but not necessarily the author, producer, season and date just yet.

Also made the date and time visible on all pages rather than just on the home page.

watch this space for more updates tomorrow.

Added some links for local interest websites

Just to let everyone know that some updates will be done over the next few weeks - havent had much time last few weeks to update the site

Corrected the dates for "Improbable Fiction" - should read 6th to 10th May not 5th to 10th May - Thank you Alastair (Arnold) - well spotted!

Improbable Fiction photos will be uploaded some time next week now that the production has finished.

Next season's play details have been added on the future productions page and the page for "Improbable Fiction" has been created - this is currently being worked on. This should be ready by the end of the week.

Some photos from "Improbable Fiction" have now been uploaded onto the site. More will be on later in the week.

Updated "Future Productions" page to include change to our forthcoming season and a download option for the Season Flyer

THE CURSE OF “THE SCOTTISH PLAY” STRIKES

It’s always been said in theatrical circles that Shakespeare’s “Macbeth” is unlucky and even the mention of the name is frowned upon but it would seem to also apply to derivations thereof as Blackburn Arts Club’s planned first play of the season “The Farndale Avenue Housing Estate Townswomen’s Guild Dramatic Society Production Of Macbeth” has had to be cancelled due to unforeseen and unavoidable production problems.

A club spokesman said “We hope no-one feels bitterly disappointed but to soften the blow we intend to stage a version of A.R. Gurney’s play ‘Love Letters’ although the short notice means it will only be shown over two nights rather than the usual five – so please book to avoid further disappointment!”

“Love Letters” has been described as a unique and imaginative piece based around letters exchanged over a lifetime by childhood friends who go their separate ways but still share confidences. What emerges from their letters is an evocative, touching, frequently funny but always telling character study in which what is implied is as revealing and meaningful as what is actually written down.

The play will run at the Gibraltar St theatre on Friday 26th and Saturday 27th Sept at 7.30pm. For ticket details phone 01254 664642 or 52910.

Incorrect date for "The Cemetery Club"

Please note that the dates for the May production of "The Cemetery Club" are incorrect - this should read May 4th to 8th 2009 not May 4th to 9th 2009.

This will be corrected soon and a new season flyer will be available.

Dates for "The Cemetery Club" have been amended on the "Future Productions" page.

Ensured links for photo pages are correct back to "What the Night is For" and also ensured the back link goes back to the correct production.

Changed Tracey Hartley's page to her now married name - Tracey Lamberti

Cemetery Club dates are now correct - this is on from Tuesday 5th to Saturday 9th May 2009 not 4th to 8th - sorry for any confusion

Started work on the page for "Love Letters" - will be completed within the next two weeks