The Garrick Gazette October 2020

The Garrick Gazette Issue 580 October 2020

Garrick Theatre Club (Inc) www.garricktheatre.asn.au 16 Meadow Street, Guildford PO Box 122, Guildford WA 6935 Editor: Douglas Sutherland-Bruce

In this issue:

Garrick Theatre Club (Inc) proudly presents

Directed by Douglas Sutherland-Bruce Oscar Wilde’s Timeless Comedy

The Importance of Being Earnest

Nov/ Dec

Tickets: Adults - $25 Concession - $22 Members - $20 Booking: Elaine: 9378 1990 or www.TryBooking.com bookings@garricktheatre.asn.au

Thu 26 3 10

Fri 27 4 11

Sat 28 5¶ 12

2020 Calendar

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Annual General

Meeting

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Auditions

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Editorial

2

Obituary

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Review

9

Request for Help

11

The Committee

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The Hound of the Baskervilles

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Sun 29* 6*

Curtain Up Evenings: 8:00pm Matinées: 2:00pm ¶ Matinée and Evening * Matinées only

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The Garrick Theatre Club (Inc) Docuprint 2652-4678 2652-4686 Copyright 2020 1

“The word theatre comes from the Greeks. It means the seeing place. It is the place people come to see the truth about life and the social situation.”

- Stella Adler

EDITORIAL MEMBERSHIP OF GARRICK THEATRE has many pleasures and advantages - reduced price for tickets, this newsletter and so on, and it has few duties and responsibilities. In fact, there is truly only one. You are required to attend the Annual General Meeting and vote in the people who will guide your club over the next twelve months.

All positions fall vacant at the AGM and all positions may be filled by anyone who thinks they may have something to contribute to the overall progress and well-being of the Club. Some of the positions require specialised knowledge (Technical Manager, Treasurer and so on) but most only require goodwill, a desire to see the Garrick Theatre Club Inc flourish and the ability to get along with other members while working towards a common goal.

In the time of Covid-19 with its special challenges the role of theatre is more important than ever. The arts are under threat from economic necessity, and while we at Garrick are fortunately at no risk, we must work to ensure that this satisfactory condition continues and improves.

The Club is rapidly approaching its 90th anniversary of continuous operation, a record unrivaled in Western Australia. The current President and Executive Committee have a vision which is in the process of completion - upgrades of the technical aspects (we have a new lighting/ sound board, for example) and improvements and re-painting of the foyer, box office and kitchen are in hand.

A sub-committee has been formed to celebrate this significant milestone in a fitting way

The work is satisfying, even when it’s difficult and made easier when there are more of us working together. If you are considering that you might like to help in this vital task, but are unsure, please do talk to a committee member and see what’s involved. The relevant forms are printed in the edition.

Until we next see each other on the green ...

Douglas Sutherland-Bruce, Editor.

Any views expressed in this editorial are those of Dr Sutherland-Bruce alone and may not reflect those of the President and Executive Committee

2020/21 CALENDAR FOR GARRICK THEATRE CLUB (INC): October 3rd October 10th October 24th October 25th November 7th November 13th November 14th November 26th

December 12th December 19th

Last night of The Hound of the Baskervilles TAG Workshop 11:00am to 2:00pm TAG Workshop - Time to be confirmed TAG Workshop - Time to be confirmed - this is the film weekend.

TAG Workshop 11:00am to 2:00pm Annual General Meeting.

TAG Workshop 11:00am to 2:00pm Opening of The Importance of Being Earnest, a trivial comedy for serious people, written by Oscar Wilde, directed by Douglas Sutherland-Bruce.

Last night of The Importance of Being Earnest 2020 Awards Night and Christmas Party.

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AUDITIONS THE PRESIDENT AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE are proud to announce the audition dates and contact details for 2021’s first production: Managing Carmen by David Williamson, directed

by Trevor Dhu. Managing Carmen is a 2012 play by David Williamson about a cross-dressing football player. The play was inspired by Williamson’s concern over the influence of managers in Australian Rules Football Auditions will take place at Garrick Theatre on the 18th October from 1pm to 3pm and on the 25th of October from 1pm to 3pm at a venue to be advised.

Email: trevordhutae@gmail.com for further specific details.

Basically you will need to read or know a short monologue to present and audition in pairs to assess the best partnerships.

The audition panel will consist of the Director (Trevor Dhu), an Adjudicator (Meredith Hunter) and a qualified make up artist (Nicole Miller). We’ll be looking for chemistry between artists, physical features suited to the roles and the Brent candidate to be easily made up to look attractive in female attire.

Character Profiles Brent - Brent Lyall is highly successful at only 24. A sensation in the world of AFL, he has already been awarded two Brownlow Medals in his first four years in the major league. His manger Rohan has high hopes for his endorsement career. Despite his fame and success, Brent is distant and socially awkward. His team mates considering him a ‘lone wolf’, he prefers to sit at home and watch weighty documentaries on the history channel than attend social functions or spend time with his flashy girlfriend Clara. Not interested in endorsement deals, he begrudgingly and unsuccessfully takes part in his manager Rohan’s various endorsement schemes and commercials. On top of all this, Brent has a secret, which he must hide from everyone… in secret he likes to dress as a woman. And Carmen won’t be contained any longer…

Rohan - Rohan Swift is a Sports Manager in his 40’s. With ‘inexhaustible energy’ and an ‘explosive temper’, Rohan’s focus is to get Brent a ‘thirty million’ dollar contract…and he’ll do almost anything to get it. However with the football season approaching, Rohan is juggling endorsement deals, Brent’s inability to perform on camera and warding off snoopy sports journalist Max Upfield who is digging about for a scoop. Rohan has a lot on his hands and he may not be able to take much more. Little does he know that Carmen, his biggest problem yet, is about to be released on the public.

Jessica - Jessica Giordano is a psychologist in her 20’s. She is assigned the task of helping Brent overcome his issues with his public persona. Her belief and faith in her job sees her connecting with Brent on a new level. Her own personal struggle with her beliefs and attitudes are challenged by the fallout of Brent/Carmen and Jessica has to face her own demons before she can make up her mind on what she truly wants.

Clara - Clara Salope is Brent’s glamorous girlfriend in her 20’s. Unbeknownst to Brent, Clara has been hired by Rohan to live with Brent to boost his public image. Clara has little to no interest in Brent; however she enjoys the glamour of fame and, more importantly, the money. She lives a party lifestyle and the discovery of Carmen may just be the gold mine she’s looking for.

Max - Max Upfield is a foul-mouthed sports journalist in his 40’s. Usually found with a beer in hand and a sleazy comment on his lips, Max makes it his business to make Rohan’s life difficult and destroy Brent’s ‘flashy’ career. And he smells something fishy about Brent and he’s going to find out what it is.

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OBITUARY BERNARD ‘BERNIE’ DOYLE BERNARD ‘BERNIE THE BISHOP’ DOYLE was a long time member of Garrick Theatre Club and remembered with great affection as an accomplished actor, raconteur, musician, personality and a considerable influence on the Western Australian theatrical scene.

Bernie, as he was known to all, was a true Londoner, having been born in Battersea. An intelligent lad, he excelled at school, gaining a scholarship and flying through the 11 Plus, a last junior year exam which determined your academic future, enabling you to enter, as Bernie’s long time friend and compatriot Mark Allen recalls , ‘the dizzy heights where you learned things like Latin, French and Algebra for goodness sake! Bernie said he never went to Algebra - God knows where it is!’

Bernie began his working life in a sweet factory as an assistant in the laboratory section but declared he would never suck on a boiled sweet ever again, as he kept having visions of the rats running up and down the factory. (Mark Allen again).

In his early teens he met and was much struck by a beautiful young girl called Leonora (always and forever, ‘Lee’). Lee recalls she always knew when Bernie came courting as she could hear him cheerfully whistling what became ‘their’ song, Muskrat Ramble.

National Service, then compulsory in the UK, took Bernie into the Royal Air Force, via a camp near Liverpool in Merseyside, Northern England. Mark Allen was also there at the same time, although after they met in Australia many the time they would compare notes and reminisce of their days in the gallant blue uniform serving Queen and Country, cosy in Bernie’s man cave down the back of the house.

Stories like the squaddies in the late teens, many away from home for the first time lying in their billets at night crying for their mums. Showers were cold in that freezing weather, and many a lad avoided them, leading to a certain whiffy atmosphere in barracks.

At the end of his two years Bernie signed on for a further year (more money) during which time he wrote often to Lee,

Bernie Doyle as the Vicar in the 1972 Garrick production of See How They Run. The role that earned him the nick-name ‘the Bishop’

who has treasured his letters over the years and still has them.

When demobbed from the RAF Bernie and Lee were married and he became employed by the car hire firm Hertz.

He and Lee settled into a nice little flat in London just before Hertz transferred him ‘oop North’ to Manchester, much to Lee’s disgust.

Their two sons, Mark (1960) and Michael (1963) were born up there before the family decided to emigrate to Australia in 1968.

When here, Bernie took the Public Service examinations for entry, scoring the top percentage points. Despite that he took a number of jobs, mostly in primary industries before settling into the Censorship Department of the ABC. In which capacity he was instrumental in fining the husband of Garrick Theatre Club’s current President, Dale James, for using a bad word on radio, the first so fined. (The word was ‘shit’).

Bernie became a Justice of the Peace in 1993 and served until earlier this year, a service of twenty-seven years. He was awarded an illuminated Certificate of The Bishop, Paul Brown, Paul Bird and Leonie Ward at Recognition on his retirement, together with a personal letter of appreciation from the the opening night of Garden Party early 1980's Attorney-General John Quigley QC. Photo courtesy of Bruce Seaton 4

Bernie was a born entertainer and a naturally funny including Drama Festivals. Bernie was an actor of the highest man. He almost never told jokes as such, but he had the degree, happy knack of retelling an innocuous conversation into an He has acted with Layton (Les), he has acted with me. hilarious routine, combined with a wicked sense of humour.

And he liked to relate his success in the Halls

A consummate musician he played the Saxaphone and Where the Gallery once gave him six curtain calls Clarinet as well as having a warm tenor voice and an enviable But his greatest creation – as he loved to tell aplomb and presence on stage.

Was “Roo” in that season of the 17th Doll.

He played in a band with Garrick’s longest living Life Farewell my friend, Mr Bernie. (Sorry TS Elliot) Member, Les Layton, (a member since 1960) who recalls his

Dale James: ‘Such a great actor and person. Many first association with Bernie dated from 1971, when Bernie nights at the bar filled with laughter, I hated working on stage wrote and directed Cinderella, roping he and Ken Smith in as with him, because he always threw in a few of his own lines.... the ‘Ugly Sisters’. har har, always made you welcome to the theatre and so joyful

Les was also a founding member of Oliver’s Traveling to be around. Thank you for the memories and your friendship Music Hall with Bernie, and acting with him over many years, Bernie.’ appearing on stage together at Garrick umpteen times,

Andrew Govey: ‘I will never forget Bernie utter the including If I Were a Richman, Hobson’s Choice, Arsenic words “I swear by almighty God...” so quickly and in way and Old Lace as well as many musical interludes at various that only Bernie could say it. A lovely man, a great sense of venues.

Les says of Bernie: ’I have fond memories of a wonderful rapport with an unselfish actor.’

Bernie, Les and other musicians performed as a band fro some six years or so, at the Feral Brewery in the Swan Valley as well as the Jazz Club in the Hyde Park Hotel.

At about the same time Bernie was involved with Iain Martin and Michael Palmer in mounting the famous Darlington Pub Nights, raising money for charity performing brilliantly funny and satirical topic skits, lusty singalongs and comic and sentimental songs.

Bernie, theatrically, is probably best remembered for his role and Mr Bernard, Chairman of Oliver’s Olde Time Music Hall, a staple entertainment for many years - Les, Mark, Betty on Piano, Friends and family share fond memories and raise a glass to Bernie Oriana and Kerry supplying the at his wake at the Rose and Crown glamour, working together with singing, dancing and skits and, of course, a melodrama, usually written by Bernie, who always humour and a talented actor and musician. He will be sorely cast himself as the highly convincing villain. missed.’

Bernie would generally open the show with an

Fran Bourke: ‘Damien and I did many plays with Bernie introduction: over the years. Witness for the Prosecution was the easiest as

‘Firstly, some housekeeping. If you would like to use the Bernie played a lawyer and had all his lines written on sheets toilet out the back - sadly, there is only one. But think of the of yellow paper, hence obviating his need to make up his own, friends you’ll make. The song sheets are printed in English for as was his wont. RIP Bernie.’ your convenience. We have just performed a Music Hall sting

Bernie’s funeral was a private family ceremony, but the in Balga so we’ve come here to finish it off and the doors are family invited friends and colleagues to a wake at Bernie’s locked so you can’t get out.’ beloved Rose and Crown - many took advantage of this to

Mark Allen: ‘Those years were some of my fondest share their memories and wish his farewell. memories working with bernie - we would spark off each

This tribute has been compiled from several sources, other on stage - there was no competition between us - both principally from Mark Allen’s moving eulogy, but also many enjoying the interaction to bring out the best of the script.’ others, whose only thing in common was an admiration for

Kerry Goode remembers ‘Our first encounter was at his work on stage and for his friendship and camaraderie. the Garrick many moons ago in the comedy See How They Even those who recalled his notorious freedom with the script Run where he played the vicar and I was Ida the Maid. Great remembered it with affection. Our thanks to all - DSB fun that was. We then went on to do many shows together, 5

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING GARRICK THEATRE CLUB INC. NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2020 The 2020 Annual General Meeting will be held at the clubrooms 16 Meadow Street, Guildford on Friday 13th November 2020 at 7.30pm (registration from 7pm) All nominations for committee must be received no later than 5pm Friday 23rd October and no nominations will be accepted after this date.

Nominations will be published in the next Garrick Gazette.

The nomination for committee form is included in this issue.

You must be a financial ordinary member to vote so please ensure your membership is current.

Junior, Student or Production Members are not eligible to be either the Proposer, Seconder, or to be nominated, for any Committee positions.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ELECTION PROCESS

All ordinary members of the Garrick Theatre Club who are currently financial, are invited to nominate for election to the Executive Committee for a term of one year (from ratification at the 2020 AGM to the 2021 AGM) and/or to nominate other eligible members with their written consent.

All Committee Positions are declared vacant.

NOMINATION PROCESS

All nominations are to be received by the Returning Officer, Rev Les Marshall by 5.00pm Friday, 23 October 2020.

ELECTION TIMETABLE 1 October 2020: Notice of election process advised to all members via Garrick Gazette 23 October 2020: Deadline for the receipt of nominations to the Returning Officer 30 October 2020: Latest date of Notice of AGM and publication of Nominees 13 November 2020: AGM (Returning Officer: Rev Les Marchall) ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES The duties of Committee members include, but are not limited to: • Availability to attend and p[articipate in a monthly Committee Meeting • Participation in discussions and decision-making processes • Being readily available by telephone and email • Preparedness to take on a leadership and/or portfolio role within the committee • Willingness to participate in policy development including involvement in sub-committees

from time to time • Assisting in the development of initiatives that improve and/or increase services to members across all categories of membership

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GARRICK THEATRE CLUB INC. OFFICIAL NOMINATION FORM FOR MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE 2021 *MEMBER NOMINATED: __________________________________________________ Position for which nominated _________________________________________ (President, Vice President, Treasurer, Secretary, Committee Member) Postal Address of Nominee: ________________________________________ ________________________________________ Preferred Phone Number:

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Email: _________________________________________________________ Declaration of Eligibility:

I hereby declare that I have not been convicted of, or imprisoned, in the previous five years for: i. An indictable offence in relation to the promotion, formation or management of a body corporate; ii. An offence involving fraud or dishonesty punishable by imprisonment for a period of not less than three months; iii. An offence under Part 4 Division 3 or section 127 of the Associations Incorporations Act. (Note these provisions relate to breaches of the provisions relating to responsibilities of committee members to exercise due care & diligence, act in good faith etc. and the incurring of debts when insolvent) I also declare that I am not a bankrupt or a person whose affairs are under insolvency laws.

Signature of Nominee: _____________________________________________ *Proposed by:

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Signature of Proposer: _____________________________________________ *Seconded by:

_____________________________________________

Signature of Seconder: _____________________________________________ Please post or email to: The Returning Officer, Les Marshall,

18 Brooking Street, South Guildford, WA, 6055 Email: revdlesm@iprimus.com.au Nominations must be received by 5pm Friday 23rd October 2020

*The Nominee, Proposer and Seconder must all be current financial members (Please see overleaf) 7

pppppppppppppppp The Executive Committee President Dale James 0407 426 957 Dalejames911@iinet.net Vice President Rodney Palmer 0478 410 330 Rodpickels@gmail.com TAG liaison Rodney Palmer 0478 410 330 Rodpickels@gmail.com Treasurer Terry Brown 0449 902 500 tbrown@trc.uwa.edu.au Secretary Kerry Goode kerrygoode@iinet.net.au Production Manager Rodney Palmer 0478 410 330 Rodpickels@gmail.com

Production Kerry Goode Siobhan Vincent Douglas Sutherland-Bruce Gail Lusted Ray Egan Jordan D’Arcy Archivist Tom Goode kerrygoode@iinet.net.au Bookings Elaine Gilberthorpe 9378 1990 Bookings@garricktheatre.asn.au Minute Secretary Barbara Brown 9275 5281 Bar Manager Rodney Palmer 0478 410 330 Rodpickels@gmail.com Social Convenor Wardrobe Colleen Bradford 0414 579 752 Colleenbradford@iinet.net.au and Sarah-Jane Hombergen-Crute 0439 977 250 Sarahjanehc@gmail.com Technical Caileb Hombergen-Crute Front of House Yvonne Starr Set Supervisor James Nailen Shed Supervisor Alan Shaw Publicity Douglas Sutherland-Bruce 0418 934 850 Publicity@GarrickTheatre.asn.au Gazette Editor Douglas Sutherland-Bruce 0418 934 850 Publicity@GarrickTheatre.asn.au 2020 Adjudicators Dee Howells David Young Christopher Churchouse Yvette Wall 8

REVIEW THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES

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The Hound of the Baskervilles – a comic thriller starring Shirley Holmes and Jennie Watson.

This is a fun-filled, easy to follow take-off which has been adapted by Kent R. Brown from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s famous novel. This 2010 comedy will bring a smile to faces of everyone from 10 to a 100. Kent R. Brown has written several similar madcap shows based on famous books or films, such as American Beauty.

This production is suitable for young teenagers upwards and is being presented by the enthusiastic Garrick Theatre Teen Group – with a little help from a few adults.

The Scene: 1889 in London and the south west of England.

The Set: Designed by Rodney Stickells-Palmer, the stage has been completely cleared. The artistically painted (Gail Lusted, Adam Giltrow) side walls depict the marshes of Dartmoor and the rear wall shows the Baskerville Hall exterior.

Construction of set: The cast started rehearsals months ago, then Covid arrived; combined with year 12 exams the cast has been in a state of flux. Several cast members had to withdraw, and new actors trained. Those who have helped include James Nailen, Jodie Poole, Susan Harapeet, Ben Lock, Michelle Compton and Harry Compton. The second team were Matthew Roberts, Paris Jenner, Ella Thomas, Kayla Hirsch, Jess Popplewell, Patryk Smith, Kirsty Mangelsdorf, Laura Stegink and Natalia Smith.

The fine properties supplied by Roxanne Moore included a quality heraldic metal shield, with the face of a hound and a sword. The instantly recognisable oil portrait of Sir Hugo was painted by Ariannah Tilli. The Kabuki ghost masks were by Chris Knight. The numerous hilarious banners were the artwork of Michaela Oberlin-Brown.

Sound and Lighting design was by Geoff Holt, who was aided by Bailey Fellows, Rueben Fildes, Chelsea Knight, Caileb Hombergen-Crute and Stuart Ridgeway.

Chelsea Knight mentored Stage Manager, Saskia Henderson and her assistant Harry Compton.

With such a large cast the handling and quick flow of exits and entrances worked very well. The scene shifting

by Patrick Wade, Alex Wake and Ian Lusted was slick.

Sherlock Holmes and his faithful colleague, Dr. John Watson, have left on a prolonged holiday throughout Europe (This is 1920 and no Covid). They have left their nieces to keep an eye on their famous flat at 221B Baker Street. The young ladies are Shirley Holmes (Victoria ‘Tori’ Abbott), an astute and discerning law and philosophy student and her cousin, the trustworthy and gutsy Jennie Watson (Olivia Fellows), an analytical medical student.

The students are busy preparing for upcoming exams when there is a knock on the door. It is a countryside doctor, Dr. Maxine Mortimer (Michaela Oberlin Brown) and a distant North American relative, Sir Henry Baskerville (Walter 9

Kundai Gotore). Sir Henry who has recently inherited the Baskerville fortune, has arrived in London to take up his post at Baskerville Hall; but he has already been intimidated by an anonymous note of warning and strangely the theft of a pair of shoes.

They have come to seek the assistance of the famous Sherlock Holmes. It seems that wellmeaning philanthropist Sir Charles Baskerville (Robert McConnell) has become the most recent victim of the Curse of the Baskervilles has died a mysterious death – several times!!

Holmes and Watson quickly discover that Sir Henry Baskerville is being trailed whilst in London by a mysterious bearded stranger. Dr Mortimer then recounts the 100-year old myth of the lecherous scoundrel, Hugo Baskerville (Rhys Doak). Hugo and his two henchmen (Ellie Roenfeldt, Elizabeth O’Callaghan) captured and imprisoned a young country lass (Tegan Harris) at his estate in Devonshire. She escaped and as he pursued her along the lonesome moors late one night, frightening a shepherdess (Connie Holland) on his way, the cursed Hugo fell victim to a mysterious, supernatural black marauding hound of hell (Adam Giltrow), Estate worker and carriage driver, Perkins (Samantha Compton) is unappreciated.

Dr Mortimer, who is also the executrix of the late Sir Charles’ Will, has rekindled suspicions and fears explains that young Sir Henry, the only surviving heir to the Baskerville fortune has received a threat against his life! Holmes is too busy in London to accompany Mortimer and Sir Henry back to Devonshire and so he sends Dr. Watson to be his eyes and ears, insisting that he report back regularly.

At Baskerville Manor Watson meets the old butler, Barrymore (Kody Fellows) and his wife the cook, Mrs Barrymore (Fiona Forster); they have long been the trusted family retainers of the Baskerville mansion. Mrs Barrymore’s lunatic brother, Selden (Blake Harapeet) lives in the wild.

A smart naturalist John Stapleton (Kailem Mollard) and his sister Dorothea (Karla Jones) are Baskerville’s neighbours. A mysterious young woman, Laura Lyons (Amy Lock) is in love with Stapleton. As the tension and death toll rises Holmes calls upon the help of a young amateur sleuth, Victoria Lestrade (Helena Johnson). Can these hellish murders be solved?

Under the guidance of Natalia Smith, the top-notch ensemble moved well. The youngsters were well focused, well done Ariannah Tilli, Braeden Hamilton, Otis Hamilton, Phoebe Mills, Patrick Wake, Niamh Keelan-Wake and Dakota Horrigan-Owen.

The costumes covered everything from Holmes’s tweed Inverness cape (thankfully not the Belstaff Milford that Cumberbatch wore in his TV series) and a deerstalker hat. An excellent monster costume by Adam Giltrow. The ‘fun’ thick bushy beards being worn by the cast would give maximum protection against Covid.

The two directors, Rodney Stickells-Palmer and Gail Lusted, have huge theatre experience and this showed in their handling of the youngsters. There is often the odd stage-struck actor smiling at the audience or presenting a static, wooden performance – but NOT in this show. The interaction was natural, crowd scenes flowed well. Actors like Kody realised that ‘the walk’ often creates the personality.

Many of the cast had particularly good comedic delivery, adding dry dark humour to their performances.

The four main characters were vastly different but exceptional and showed great chemistry.

The fascinating legend behind the Baskervilles is in the programme and well worth a read. This is a youth production that would have some adult theatre groups jealous.

Great fun, congratulations.

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REQUEST FOR HELP THE GARRICK THEATRE CLUB INC DOUGLAS SUTHERLAND-BRUCE

THE GARRICK THEATRE CLUB Inc was future generations - but there are some serious founded in April, 1932 which makes it now the gaps, for a variety of reasons. oldest, still-operating, community theatre group

So we’re asking you, our members, in Western Australia. for help. We’d really like you to share with

Just to put that into perspective, us any photographs, programmes, copies 1932 was the year that baby Lindberg was of old newsletters, reviews, flyers, rehearsal kidnapped, the year before the Nazis took photographs, posters or anything else of power in Germany and Joe interest from shows of the last Lyons was Prime Minister in forty years.

Australia.

Anything you share will

We moved into our be carefully looked after, current premises two years photographed for posterity and later and since then have returned to you with a copy of produced a minimum of four the digital records. shows every year.

In addition, we’d be very

In 2022 we celebrate interested in your memories our ninetieth anniversary of the shows and your and we’d like to bring out a involvement in them or just companion book to the history anything you can tell us about of our first fifty years covering those times. the next forty from 1982 to Obviously, we’d prefer 2022. them in writing, but we’d be

But we have a problem happy to make a time and our archives and records are a record your memories as an bit piecemeal - we have some oral history. shows with lots of information Also, we’re desperately and some with none at all. looking for a copy of Garrick’s

Volunteer Archivist Tom Golden Years : fifty years of Les Layton - Garrick Theatre Goode and his troup of helpers drama : being the history of Club’s oldest Life Member have sorted what we have into the Garrick Club of Guildford, and holder of the record for longest continuous membership 1932-1982 by Noel H. & M.E. chronological order and are - since 1960 busy digitising everything for Tanner if anyone has one.

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The Garrick Gazette Garrick Theatre Club (Inc) P O Box 122, Guildford Western Australia 6935 Print Post Approved 100002309

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SEASON THREE 2020

THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST Oscar Wilde’s classic comedy of manners, style and serious triviality.

Directed by Douglas Sutherland-Bruce November 26th to 12th December 2020 Bookings: Phone Elaine on 9378 1990 or bookings@garricktheatre.asn.au

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