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Sunday 28th December
So, Rob and I sat down with a pencil, a large sheet of paper, a dodgy ruler and two cups of coffee ..... set designed. Boom!
The woods are just trees, the trees are just wood ....
The woods are just trees, the trees are just wood ....
Monday 15th December 2014
Ok ... one more person to cast - who can be Rapunzel's Prince? Let us know!
Sunday 14th December 2014
Fantastic auditions today ... thrilled to announce our Into the Woods cast as -
Narrator - Georgina Volkers
Cinderella - Gracie Anderson
Baker - Mark Smedley
Baker's Wife - Lauren Anderson
Jack - Robert Thorpe
Jack's Mother - Trudi Twitchen
Cinderella's Stepmother - Lynda Hart
Florinda - Helen Harrison
Lucinda - Katie Dyet
Little Red Riding Hood - Lesley Phillips
Witch - Suzanne Parrott
Rapunzel - Hannah Harrison
Cinderella's Prince - Adrian Wells
Cinderella's Mother - Tracy Winskill
Mysterious Man - Edmund Bennett
Wolf - Adrian Wells
Granny - Ann Winskill
Steward - Martin Twitchen
Narrator - Georgina Volkers
Cinderella - Gracie Anderson
Baker - Mark Smedley
Baker's Wife - Lauren Anderson
Jack - Robert Thorpe
Jack's Mother - Trudi Twitchen
Cinderella's Stepmother - Lynda Hart
Florinda - Helen Harrison
Lucinda - Katie Dyet
Little Red Riding Hood - Lesley Phillips
Witch - Suzanne Parrott
Rapunzel - Hannah Harrison
Cinderella's Prince - Adrian Wells
Cinderella's Mother - Tracy Winskill
Mysterious Man - Edmund Bennett
Wolf - Adrian Wells
Granny - Ann Winskill
Steward - Martin Twitchen
Wednesday 3rd December 2014
All audition pieces and a tutorial for the moves to the song are now on our shared googledrive .... If you want to audition, please email us to get access to the shared files
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Saturday 29th November 2014
That's another curtain down on another incredibly successful show -- Thanks to all who supported the show!
Thursday 27th November 2014
After a fabulous opening night, the AmEgos are looking forward to the second showing of Improbable Fiction. The wine flowed, the laughter rang out... and no one fell into the pool! Here's to the next two nights!
AmEgos announce an Intro the Woods session on Sunday 30th November 1pm at Letcombe Bassett Village Hall ... come along!
The Imp Fic cast are taking rehearsals far too casually!
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Monday 10th November 2014
Getting calls and emails from people who want tickets for Improbable Fiction -- so sorry to disappoint you. we are working very hard to get any returns out to people who have contacted us.
Saturday 8th November 2014
Who wants to go Into The Woods? The show will go up 22 - 25th April 2015 at King Alfred's Academy Theatre and rehearsals will start in January 2015
There are 20 parts, big and small, to be cast so we are holding an introduction to Into the Woods on Sunday 30th November, 1 - 4pm at Letcombe Bassett Village Hall and then we will hold auditions on Sunday 14th December, 1 - 5pm again at Letcombe Bassett Village Hall.
Hope you might like to join us for this fabulous show! Email us if you want to be kept up to date, or join our Facebook group
There are 20 parts, big and small, to be cast so we are holding an introduction to Into the Woods on Sunday 30th November, 1 - 4pm at Letcombe Bassett Village Hall and then we will hold auditions on Sunday 14th December, 1 - 5pm again at Letcombe Bassett Village Hall.
Hope you might like to join us for this fabulous show! Email us if you want to be kept up to date, or join our Facebook group
Sunday 2nd NovemberFANFARE********
All tickets for Improbable Fiction are now sold out - sorry to disappoint those of you who did not manage to get any Sunday 19th October 2014KLAXON********
Dates for our next show, Stephen Sondheim's brilliant INTO THE WOODS confirmed as 22nd - 25th April 2015 Watch this space ! |
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Friday 17th October 2014Tickets for Imp Fic selling FAST .... Friday sold out, so get yours soon
www.wegottickets.com/Amegos and locally from Hare in the Woods Deli, London Street, Faringdon |
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Tuesday 7th October 2014
We had a sneaky visit to Buscot Park Theatre today .... EXCITED!
Monday 29th September 2014
Rehearsals are in full swing for Improbable Fiction and we are THRILLED to announce that we will be performing in the fabulous theatre at Buscot Park --- now you HAVE to come!
Tuesday 26th August 2014
The cast for Improbable Fiction are in place .... details will shortly be posted on the show page!
Wednesday 9th July 2014
Fantastic first read through, with some familiar faces and new friends! And we all seemed to keep up with the remarkably quick changes of characters in the second act!
For those that couldn't make it ... we have a second read through on Thursday 17th July, 7pm at Childrey Village ... I promise it will be just as exciting as a meeting of the Pendon Writers circle!
For those that couldn't make it ... we have a second read through on Thursday 17th July, 7pm at Childrey Village ... I promise it will be just as exciting as a meeting of the Pendon Writers circle!
Tuesday 1st July 2014A play for the autumn! We plan to produce Alan Ayckbourn's comedy play IMPROBABLE FICTION this autumn.
An informal read through for everyone interested will be on Wednesday 9th July, 7pm, upstairs at The King Alfred's Head, Wantage |
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Sunday 11th May 2014
So, that's a wrap. A fond farewell to Max, Leo, Franz, Roger, Carmen, Ulla and all the gang at The Schubert Theatre!
Our most successful production to date .... here's to the next one!
Our most successful production to date .... here's to the next one!
Monday 28th April 2014
9 days to the opening of The Producers and we're all working sooooo hard!
We were absolutely thrilled with the write up we got in the local Gazette paper
Story of theatre producer's get-rich-quick plot
3:08pm Sunday 27th
April 2014 in By Colin Palmer
Musical show . . . The cast of The Producers
A THEATRE producer’s aim to get rich quick by staging the world’s worst
musical is told in a show coming to Wantage.
Mel Brooks’ musical The Producers is being staged by the AmEgos amateur
theatre group at King Alfred’s Academy Theatre in Portway from Wednesday to
Saturday, May 7 to 10.
Based on the film of of the same name, it tells how producer Max
Bialystock, once known as the King of Broadway and played by Nick Coard, sees
his show Funny Boy, a musical version of Hamlet, close after just one
performance.
But the following day, in conversation with his accountant Leo Bloom (Dave
Oakes), Max discovers that a producer could actually make more money with a flop
than a hit.
He teams up with Leo, who always dreamed of being a theatre producer.
Together they look to raise $2m from “little old ladies” to bring the worst play
ever written to the Broadway stage, using the worst director and performers in
town, and expecting it to close quickly so they can head off to Rio with the
cash.
The Producers will be AmEgos’ fourth show since the group was set up in
2012 by mother-and-daughter team, Lesley Phillips and Grace Anderson. They
started the company with the aim of staging the play The Rise and Fall of Little
Voice and have since gone on to stage two further shows, The Pajama Game and
Deathtrap.
Lesley, who is the show’s director, said: “The Producers is quite a
challenge for a new group, for a start you need six leading men with great
voices. “And then we have to find singing stormtroopers and tap-dancing
grannies, not to mention singing pigeons!”
The cast which is drawn from Wantage, Faringdon and surrounding villages also
includes Rob Thorpe as the playwright Franz Liebkind and Stephen Rees and Elliot
Winskill as the director Rodger De Bris and his assistant Carmen Ghia.
And, as well as choreographing the show, Lesley’s other daughter Lauren
Anderson also plays secretary Ulla. The musical director is Michael Dukes.
Lesley added: “Musicals such as this are expensive to produce, but we've
been very lucky in securing show sponsorship from The Snooty Mehmaan restaurant
and that helps towards the cost of putting on such a show.
“This is a great story with fabulous songs, so do come along and see what
happens when Max Bialystock tries to stage the worst musical ever!”
Tickets are £8 for opening night and £10 for the remainder of the run. They
are available online at www.wegottickets.com/AmEgos or from The Hare In The
Woods in Faringdon or Umami Deli in Wantage.
We were absolutely thrilled with the write up we got in the local Gazette paper
Story of theatre producer's get-rich-quick plot
3:08pm Sunday 27th
April 2014 in By Colin Palmer
Musical show . . . The cast of The Producers
A THEATRE producer’s aim to get rich quick by staging the world’s worst
musical is told in a show coming to Wantage.
Mel Brooks’ musical The Producers is being staged by the AmEgos amateur
theatre group at King Alfred’s Academy Theatre in Portway from Wednesday to
Saturday, May 7 to 10.
Based on the film of of the same name, it tells how producer Max
Bialystock, once known as the King of Broadway and played by Nick Coard, sees
his show Funny Boy, a musical version of Hamlet, close after just one
performance.
But the following day, in conversation with his accountant Leo Bloom (Dave
Oakes), Max discovers that a producer could actually make more money with a flop
than a hit.
He teams up with Leo, who always dreamed of being a theatre producer.
Together they look to raise $2m from “little old ladies” to bring the worst play
ever written to the Broadway stage, using the worst director and performers in
town, and expecting it to close quickly so they can head off to Rio with the
cash.
The Producers will be AmEgos’ fourth show since the group was set up in
2012 by mother-and-daughter team, Lesley Phillips and Grace Anderson. They
started the company with the aim of staging the play The Rise and Fall of Little
Voice and have since gone on to stage two further shows, The Pajama Game and
Deathtrap.
Lesley, who is the show’s director, said: “The Producers is quite a
challenge for a new group, for a start you need six leading men with great
voices. “And then we have to find singing stormtroopers and tap-dancing
grannies, not to mention singing pigeons!”
The cast which is drawn from Wantage, Faringdon and surrounding villages also
includes Rob Thorpe as the playwright Franz Liebkind and Stephen Rees and Elliot
Winskill as the director Rodger De Bris and his assistant Carmen Ghia.
And, as well as choreographing the show, Lesley’s other daughter Lauren
Anderson also plays secretary Ulla. The musical director is Michael Dukes.
Lesley added: “Musicals such as this are expensive to produce, but we've
been very lucky in securing show sponsorship from The Snooty Mehmaan restaurant
and that helps towards the cost of putting on such a show.
“This is a great story with fabulous songs, so do come along and see what
happens when Max Bialystock tries to stage the worst musical ever!”
Tickets are £8 for opening night and £10 for the remainder of the run. They
are available online at www.wegottickets.com/AmEgos or from The Hare In The
Woods in Faringdon or Umami Deli in Wantage.
Friday 18th April 2014
Spent most of today tidying up the website ... hope you like it!
Found this little film of the first time we sang through Opening Night, way back in September 2013 ..
You'll have to come and see the show to see how it sounds now!
Found this little film of the first time we sang through Opening Night, way back in September 2013 ..
You'll have to come and see the show to see how it sounds now!
Wednesday 9th April 2014
The fabulous folk at Chariots and Cherry Pie have agreed to take an advert in our The Producers Programme - Yay!
Thursday 17th April 2014
*****KLAXON****** Flash sale of opening night tickets - £6 each online sales only ... get yourselves over to
www.wegottickets.com/amegos right now. Offer lasts until end of Easter Monday!
www.wegottickets.com/amegos right now. Offer lasts until end of Easter Monday!
Friday 11th April 2014
Rob's been making props!
Wednesday 2nd April 2014
Friends of AmEgos, L & C Cannings of Challow, have agreed to be our SILVER sponsors for The Producers ... we are really lucky to have such kind supporters. Thank you!
Monday 31st March 2014
Grace made two fabulous promos for The Producers following our photoshoot .... enjoy!
Sunday 30th March 2014
Our fabulous friend, Mel Taylor came to rehearsals today to take headshots and character shots - it was fun! All photos under The Producers photos tab, but here are a few ....
Thursday 20th March 2014
We are thrilled to announce that the fabulous folk at The Snooty Mehmaan are to be our PLATINUM sponsors for The Producers ... HOORAH!
Monday 10th March 2014
Rob, Grace and Lesley visited the fabulous John Gale at King Alfred's Academy today to talk about the set ... we found this ... AND we're going to use it in The Producers, but for what???
Friday 7th March 2014
Whilst we've been working very hard on our rehearsals for The Producers, we've still found time to organise a pub quiz!
Come along! King Alfred's Head Wantage, Sunday 23rd March 7pm - detail and entry form on the events page ...
Come along! King Alfred's Head Wantage, Sunday 23rd March 7pm - detail and entry form on the events page ...
Friday 3rd January 2014
New Year's Resolution - get involved with fabulous local theatre company!
Come and join us for our next show, Mel Brooks' hilarious comedy musical THE PRODUCERS!
Open rehearsal on Sunday 12th January, 2 - 5pm, Childrey Village Hall
All welcome!
Come and join our chorus of Bavarian Peasants, Prisoners, Nazi Stormtroopers and Little Old Ladies! We also have some cameo roles to cast - particularly looking for someone to play The Judge and Mr Marks (Leo's grumpy boss)
Email for info!
[email protected]
Come and join us for our next show, Mel Brooks' hilarious comedy musical THE PRODUCERS!
Open rehearsal on Sunday 12th January, 2 - 5pm, Childrey Village Hall
All welcome!
Come and join our chorus of Bavarian Peasants, Prisoners, Nazi Stormtroopers and Little Old Ladies! We also have some cameo roles to cast - particularly looking for someone to play The Judge and Mr Marks (Leo's grumpy boss)
Email for info!
[email protected]