The Lovelace Theatre Group News Archive
16/09/08
Rehearsals for The Ghost train Under Way..

Our next production, Arnold Ridley's 'The Ghost train' will be performed in October 2008 and rehearsals are now well under way.

This popular drama provides suspense and intrique as a collection of characters spend the night at a remote west country railway station, having missed the last train due to a mishap on the train on which they were travelling.


17/07/08

Election of new commitee and Our next performance..The Ghost Train by Arnold Ridley
The AGM meeting of the Lovleace Theatre Group took place on the 16th July. New commitee members were elected, these are shown at the bottom of the page.
Reading and casting will soon start in July for the Lovelace Theatre's next production which will be Arnold Ridley's 'The Ghost Train'.
This long standing favourite will be performed at the theatre not for the first time.


07/01/08
Rehearsals now in Progress for the Lovelace Panto, 'Alice'
Our last play, 'Absurd Person Singular' recieved great reviews after it's recent performance at the Lovelace Theatre.

But now onwards we go and it's eyes down for our up and coming panto which this year is 'Alice', an adaptation of the famous book by Lewis Caroll. There's a King and Queen of course, the Mad Hatter, Cheshire Cat and a caterpillar on a toadstool too!

Performances start in Janaury 24th through to the 26th January including a Saturday matinee . See details here for more information.


08/10/07
Absurd Person Singular in rehearsals..
Well with the success of Saving Up For Supper the Lovelace Group are not resting on their laurels! Production is well under way now for our next performance of an Alyn Ackbourn play 'Absurd Person Singular'. This witty comedy, centered around three couples in their kitchens over three succesive years, is now in rehearsal. See below for tickets and performance times.


08/10/07
Saving Up For Supper DVD!
After the success of 'Saving Up For Supper' a DVD of the production is now available! Priced at £4 including post and packing, it follows the performance in a documentary style with interviews from the main performers.
The DVD can be ordered from Mr Keith Williams, 4 Common Lane, Huicknall, Nottingham NG15 6QE and payment can be made by cash or cheque, payable to 'Lovelace Theatre Group'.

26/04/07
A Hundred Years of the John Godber Centre
To celebrate the John Godber Center being 100 years old the Lovelace Theatre Group along with Hanby and Barrett and St Mary's Church are taking a look at those 100 years through the eyes of the people who have known and used it in the medium of theatre.
Entitled 'Saving Up for Supper', (see below) it tells of the people who have used the centre over the years, their enthusiasm, energy and all the happy memories that have contributed to make the Church Hall, as it was known, a hive of local social activity in Hucknall. More details here!


28/01/07
A Success!

The pantomime 'Cinderella' has finished on a high note after 4 stonking performances. Great attendances coupled with comic laughs and great entertainment made this an excellent show. All the cast an production team would like to thank you the public for coming along, and we hope you enjoyed it enough to come back for our next panto!


24/01/07
Now in Performance!
The Lovelace Theatre's production of Cinderella is now showing!! After much preparation we are all ready to entertain you all. Tickets are still available for Saturday night. Please see the Cinderella page for more information! We hope you enjoy the show..

17/12/06
Rehearsals In Full Swing!
The mood of the cast is one of excitement now as rehearsals take place and the script and songs are being plotted and finalised to completion. With only 5 weeks to go there's still a lot to do but it will surely be done in time for the opening night! See below for contact details and information regarding tickets..

06/11/06
Cinderella Read Throughs..
It's pantomime time. Oh no it isn't! Oh Yes it is! Read throughs and casting have begun for this year's panto, Cinderella. if you feel you would like to take part whether behind the scenes or on stage we'd love to hear from you. Please contact us through our email at info@lovelace-theatre.co.uk and we'll get in touch with you..



27/10/06
Another successful performance!
The latest production from the Lovelace Theatre group has come to an explosive end-literally! The final performance of Gosforth's Fete went with a bang as the on stage pyrotechnics surprised all with their effiency..
Special praise goes to all the cast especially the Junior group and the Eastwood Arcadian band without whom the show would not have achieved the impetus it did. Onward and upward next as the group start read throughs for this year's pantomime, Cinderella.


15/10/06
Dress Rehearsal
The cast have worked hard today for the dress rehearsal ahead of the start of public performances on Thursday. Everyone performed very well indeed and judging by the outstanding effort put in it'll be a sure fire winner! Tickets are available still for all performances, please click on the link below for more information.

28/09/06
Our Next Production

The Lovelace Theatre's next performance in October will consist of a series of single act plays, the first one being Gosforth's Fete, the next being Between Mouthfuls. Both play rehearsals are now in full swing with full involvement also from the Junior Group. Meanwhile if you are interested in joing our group, please feel free to drop us a line at info@lovelace-group.co.uk or by coming along to our rehearsals every Monday and Thursday at 8pm at the Lovelace Theatre, The John Godber Centre Ogle Street, Hucknall.


21/05/06
Bily Liar a Success!

The Lovelace Theatre Group's performances of Billy Liar were well recieved during the three night run! All the cast were superb in their respective roles and special credit is due to both Michael Davies, who played Billy, and Mel Harrison who played Florence. A big thanks to all who attended and much appreciation from the commitee to all those who helped in the production.



06 /05/06
Tickets on Sale!
Tickets are now on sale for the upcoming performances of our production Billy Liar, to start Thursdasy 11th May 2006. Please see the link below for more information. With only a week to go now the cast are almost ready to go. Don't miss out on the chance to see this very funny comedy about a boy and his fantasies..


31/01/06
Billy Liar

Billy Liar has been chosen as the Lovelace Theatre's next performance, to be held in May. Rehearsals have already started in earnest on very funny look at one boy's obsession with lying and fantasy.


30/01/06
It's All Over..
The cast of Aladdin are taking a well earned break after 5 delightful performances of their successful 2006 pantomime 'Aladdin'. Saturday night's performance especially was a real hit with the audience, the panto made all the more funnier because the villian Bonanza's moustache kept falling off! We'll be back next year delighting kids and families with our own brand of fun storytelling..You can read more about the cast, with photos and reviews here.

28/01/06
The Success Continues..

Just two performances to go and we look forward to treating audiences to the Lovelace Theatre's version of Aladdin. The last performances went down very well, with Jonathan as the Dame providing ad lib laughs a plenty!

25/01/06
Panto Aladdin Opens!
Today is the day all our hard work wil hopefully pay off! If you are coming to watch we hope you have a great time and have as much pleasure watching it as we have doing it..Tickets for Weds, Thurs and Fri are still available.

10/01/06 - Costume rehearsal pics added
More pics taken with costumes and added to the Aladdin page. With less than three weeks to go to performance it's all full steam ahead and hard work now..


27/10/05 - Pantomime Read Throughs

Pantomime read throughs will take place on Monday 31st October at 8pm and Thursday 3rd November at 7.30pm. If you are unable to attend, but want to be considered for a part please email Linda here.


25/10/05 - The After Show Party
The after party show was held on Sunday night and great fun was had by all who were there. Gifts were given out from the cast to show their appreciation to our director Cassandra and to the writers Steve and Josh. Pics have been put up on the
Make Do and Mend page.

24/10/05 - It's All Over.
The cast of Make Do and Mend are definately on a high after performing four great shows! Healthy audiences, an eager cast and bundles of enthusiasm not to mention great songs and a talented experienced director have made Make Do and Mend a complete success. It's a week's break for all then work begins in earnest on our Pantomime, Aladdin.

19/10/05 - Opening Night
The opening night of Make Do and Mend went off without a hitch and was very well recieved! A splendid effort was done by all and everybody will be eager to keep up the performances for the remaining three nights.

15/10/05 - Dress Rehearsal
A dress rehersal was performed today which proved very successful. The show progressed smoothly from start to finish, the accompaning band was a great help in helping to capture the atmosphere of the occasion.

10/10/05 - More Rehearsals
There was a complete run through of the complete show. We are getting there slowly but surely!

03/10/05 - Tense Times!
With only two weeks to go now till the final production things are getting quite tense at the moment with everybody concentrating their efforts into getting the dance routines and lines just right. The press photographer also arrived and took a few publicity photos which hopefully will be appearing in the local press in the next week or so.

01/10/05 - Relaunch of Website
The official relaunch of the website took place with this site now up and running. More improvements will be made over the next few weeks with a feedback form and more past shows coming online as and when time permits.

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