Feeling the benefits; Vic’s Picks; celebrating Janet; the best bar none; quiz; crossword; and much more.
Chairman’s Foreword
Welcome to the latest edition of Stage Write, which follows hot on the heels of our AGM on May 19. What a year it’s been!
I’d like to thank the Committee, who provided excellent advice and support throughout the year. They work incredibly hard and contribute massively to the successful running of the Theatre. During the year, Christine McCarthy and Suzie Thurgood relinquished their roles as Membership Secretary and Volunteer Liaison Officer respectively. Mike Beston also stood down from the Committee at the AGM.
Upon becoming Chairman, I made a point of meeting as many members of our hardworking teams as possible; including Front of House, Bar, Prize Draw, Events and Catering. I even managed to track down the Maintenance Team to their amazing man-cave!
Our monthly Coffee, Cake and Chat mornings continue to be a success with a large variety of activities including craft and plant sales, and an entertaining appearance by Maurice Kachuk (who will be performing at our Summer event).
One of the Friends’ primary aims is to raise funds for the Theatre and some key items of expenditure over the last year include funding a major IT recabling project; a contribution towards the new ticketing system; new curtains for the auditorium; and a new vacuum cleaner for the Housekeeping team. The total amount was around £22,000. The level of funds available is, of course, in no small part due to the amazing efforts of our Prize Draw team.
Finally, I’d like to say a massive thank you to all of you, as Friends of the Theatre, for the tremendous support you continue to give our amazing Theatre.
Paul
Words of welcome
Are we really halfway through 2025? How did that happen? Time flies, and here I am, ready to sign off my second edition of StageWrite.
There wouldn’t be a newsletter without the hard work and support of so many people: those who contribute articles and special features - such as the crossword (thanks Matt) and the quiz (thanks Gwyn); and those who help with background information to make sure that what you read is accurate (you know who you are).
I’m new here, but it’s already clear that the Theatre is all about the people who make it tick, and my hope is that StageWrite will reflect and celebrate that.
It’s a pleasure to highlight the work of several people in this edition; and to introduce the first of a series on the memories of Vic Farrow – a force of nature in making Shankin Theatre such a success. He begins by remembering the day he signed up Ken Dodd - one of the most popular stars Britain has ever produced - to do a show here.
We also look to the future, setting out some of the changes being made and the benefits they will bring, and updating you on exciting plans for the new Performing Arts Centre.
Please get in touch if there’s something or someone you think should be highlighted in the next edition It’s due out in September – so not long to wait!
Kevin PS As stated on page 24, the Patrons Social Evening will be held at the Theatre on October 15 (not November 22 as previously advertised). Patrons can book a free ticket here… https://shanklintheatre.ticketsolve.com/shows/1173662545/events or contact the Box Office.
More benefits for all!
The vital contribution of Friends and Volunteers has been recognised with new benefits, and a restructure that clarifies roles and responsibilities.
Friends Chairman Paul Harris and Theatre Managing Director David Kast explained the changes at a well-attended Friends AGM.
Here’s a summary:
Friends membership is no longer compulsory for Volunteers;
Volunteers are entitled to free tea and coffee when on duty AND a new 20 per cent discount at the Theatre bar;
Friends who are not Volunteers can get a 10 per cent discount with a new discount card;
Friends will soon be able to gain a £1 credit every time they buy a ticket for a qualifying show, and the money they build up can be put towards the cost of buying other tickets;
All Volunteers will continue to be covered by the Theatre’s insurance and their support will be managed by the Theatre, rather than by the Friends.
The Friends Committee has been streamlined to reflect the fact that Volunteers are now under the Theatre management’s care. A new post of Volunteer Liaison Manager will report to the Theatre’s board, leaving the Friends to focus on fund raising and promotion.
Paul said the Friends have spent more than £22,000 in the last 12 months on vital equipment, ranging from new IT cabling to a new vacuum cleaner for the Housekeeping Team.
‘The new arrangements mean the Friends can concentrate on that key function – raising money to help the theatre continue its success story,’ he said.
David said: ‘We want to do more to strengthen the Shanklin Theatre branding, improve our cyber security, increase Friends membership (currently at 669), expand our sales and marketing, and so much more.’
>>Check the website at www.shanklintheatre.com/friends-of-shanklintheatre to find out more, including a list of Friends’ benefits, and a copy of the amended Friends constitution, which was agreed at the AGM.
Words and pictures
The Coffee, Cake and Chat events are proving a big hit.
The first photography exhibition took place at the May Coffee, Cake and Chat. Pamela Parker displayed a selection of her photographs in the Map Room and Bar area. She also helped to pick the seven winners of the Prize Draw. And the wonderful catering team once again provided refreshments with many tempting cakes on offer.
Getting a close up of some of Pamela’s photographs
An authors’ event will be the star attraction at the Coffee Cake and Chat on Saturday, June 7, starting as usual at 10am. And on Saturday, July 7 (the second Saturday of the month), historian and author Tim Wander (left) will tell the story of PLUTO, the Pipeline Under The Ocean.
Vic’s Picks
Vic Farrow, Chairman of Shanklin Theatre, chooses some favourite moments from his long association with the theatre.
1: When Ken Dodd kept telling jokes till well past Vic’s bedtime…
Ken Dodd was one of the biggest names in entertainment, and he was still going strong in his 80s, complete with his trademark ‘tickling stick’.
One of his aims was to appear in every theatre in the country, and Vic stepped in 25 years ago to point out that Shanklin Theatre was ready and waiting for his maiden appearance.
Vic – a huge fan – kept pushing but had to wait until a surprise phone call from his partner Anne Jones (now Lady Anne Dodd) early in 2014.
A theatre had been in touch to cancel a date on July 13 that year.
Vic said: ‘I was delighted to accept this date, and the deal was the quickest I have ever agreed. It took no more than five minutes!’
Ken Dodd was legendary for his staying power, maintaining a stream of jokes well past the usual end time for stage shows. Vic innocently suggested a start time of 7.30, but Anne replied: ‘Let’s make it 7pm and see if we could get finished by midnight!’
Vic recalled: ‘The show started at 7 and Ken was on stage until 8.40, when Anne took over and played the piano, with Ken returning to the stage at 9pm. He then continued for another hour, when we had the interval!
‘At 10.15, there was a performance by a magician before Ken returned to the stage at 10.35.
‘The show ended at 12.10, and Ken retired to his dressing room where he was happy for me to take items to him for signing. He came out from the dressing room at 1.45.
‘In the meantime, Anne had packed the car ready to go to a nearby hotel I had arranged. But Ken did not leave the theatre for another half an hour, as he reminisced with our Technical Manager and myself about stars of the past.
‘It was by far the latest I’ve ever left after a show. I didn’t get home until 2.30!
‘I would not have missed it for anything. His visit was something I shall always remember, and it was certainly worth the effort I put in for many years to get him to come here.
‘In fact, I’d say getting Ken Dodd to appear at Shanklin was among my greatest achievements.’
>> Ken Dodd (1927 – 2018) was described as the last great music hall entertainer. He told rapid fire jokes, interspersed with songs both serious and funny and his original speciality, ventriloquism. He was knighted in 2017, and his stage career lasted more than 60 years. He kept performing until the end of 2017, and died in March the following year, at the age of 90.
>>Look out for more Vic’s Picks in the next edition.
Celebrating Janet
Theatre Managing Director David Kast pays tribute to Janet Wardle, with a little help from her friends…
As Janet steps back, it’s time to reflect on her contributions as Box Office Manager and as a past Chair of the Friends of Shanklin Theatre.
I first got to know Janet when we both joined the FOST Committee, and it wasn’t long before I came to appreciate her depth of knowledge and steadfast commitment.
Janet always gave a straight and honest opinion, ensuring discussions remained constructive. If ever a debate began to wander, I could always rely on her to help me get things back on track! Janet’s leadership and experience made her an asset to FOST, and when I was asked to take on the role of Managing Director, Janet was the natural choice to succeed me as Chair a role she carried out with great success.
Janet’s focus was the Box Office, where she helped manage a team of volunteers, ensuring its smooth operation on a rota system.
When I was asked to write this article, I thought the best way to do Janet justice was to ask a few people who have worked closely with her over the years to share their reflections…
Theatre Chairman, Vic Farrow: ‘I’ve worked with Janet throughout her time with Shanklin Theatre, and I would like to think we’ve always had a great working relationship. She became the biggest fan of Michael Portillo; especially when, as Chairman of FOST, she looked after him when he opened the bar! I won’t tell Peter (her husband)! Seriously, we always have got on well and she is always welcome back in whatever capacity.’
Former FOST Vice Chair Mike Beston: ‘I first got to know Janet in 2006, when we were connected to the Shanklin Christmas Festival. She began volunteering in the Box Office in 2010 when paper reigned over computers and show tickets were handwritten for every customer: a far cry from where the Box Office is today! Janet guided her committee and volunteers through various procedural, policy, and operational changes, professionally and robustly, but always with integrity in her sometimes formidable style. Even through the Covid dark days, Janet stepped up to the plate and embraced the technology of Zoom to keep her committee in constant touch.
‘One image that always makes me smile is Janet, dressed immaculately as usual, wearing a ‘Ghost-Busters’ style fogging machine backpack whilst decontaminating the Theatre’s seats in between shows during the pandemic, and all this without a pinny or marigolds in sight! You will be missed Janet. Enjoy your hard earned and deserved retirement.’
Jacqui Robertson, Friends Promotion Manager: ‘The first thing we debated when she became FOST Chairman, was what she should be called – certainly not FOST Chair! She definitely looked the part: always perfectly dressed and coiffured even on a very windy day. Janet was very good at delegating tasks, allowing other people to become involved and develop. She supported me with many of my ideas and was always game to try new things. She was tricked by Aaron Isted, the magician, on a Volunteers Thank You evening, and was subjected to my podcast, where I learned a lot about her interesting past. During the first Volunteers Arts and Craft exhibition, we also discovered that she is a very skilled embroiderer.’
Box Office Manager, Matt Day: ‘My first contact with Shanklin Theatre was meeting Janet at a Coffee, Cake and Chat event in September 2017. We talked about box office duties and Janet really sold volunteering to me. Her enthusiasm for the theatre is obvious. Janet shared the job of Box Office Manager with Sally Sibley – and much later with me – having taught me all they know. Well, almost everything… I still need to learn how to keep my desk tidy, as Janet often reminds me! Last year, Janet reluctantly took a short break from the theatre but returned for Sleeping Beauty in 2024… oh yes, she did! But not as a performer I should add. Janet loves the buzz around pantomime and came back for an encore as Box Office Manager.
‘Janet has also trodden the boards at Shanklin Theatre – most memorably as a magician’s assistant at a Volunteers’ Thank You Evening. Perhaps her best experience was welcoming Michael Portillo when he officially opened our refurbished bar. For Janet, only a performance on our stage by Cliff Richard would beat that!’
It's clear to everyone just how much of an impact Janet has made. Though she is now retiring, she remains a loyal supporter, and we know she will continue to be a familiar face in the audience. Like all our volunteers, past and present, Janet has played a pivotal role in safeguarding and strengthening Shanklin Theatre, helping to cement its status as a respected regional venue.
It has been an absolute pleasure working alongside her, and we look forward to welcoming her back to the theatre for many years to come!
David
The winners are…
Congratulations to the winners of our bi-monthly prize draw, held in May. And thanks to everyone who supports the theatre by buying a ticket.
1st C McCarthy £500 Shanklin 4511
2nd Mr J Esposito £200 Kent 5904
3rd Mrs J Jannaway £100 Essex 1601
4th Mrs J Watson £75 Newport 4607
5th Mr G Dawson £75 Newport 4430
6th Mr Blake £50 Shanklin 5384
7th Mr R Sheath £50 Sandown 5486
The draw took place in the theatre bar under the supervision of the FOST Committee.
FOST Monthly Members’ Draw
April winners…
Val Walsh; Kirsty Worgan; Gary Wright who each receive a £10 Theatre voucher.
The Members’ Draw for May took place just as StageWrite was going to print.
In the Beginning…
Alex Ford – a very active theatre volunteer – talks about his life and the challenges and experiences that have shaped him.
I am 33 years old. My mum was only 20 when I was born, and there were many complications.
I weighed more than ten pounds and they had to use forceps on my head to get me out. This caused a bleed on the left side of my brain which gave me a non-functional and curved right arm and mobility problems on my right leg.
At first, I could only walk on tiptoe, but I was fitted with splints for my arm and leg, which I hated!
My first school didn’t work out too well for me, so I moved to Berry Hill pre-school, then on to Broadlea primary, before moving up to what is now St George’s school, where I remember really enjoying cookery classes. They must have worked, too, because I still cook at home with mum and dad.
It was embarrassing at school, having to wear splints and a corrective boot all the time. But the time came when I had an operation on a tendon which left me in a wheelchair and in a cast for a couple of months.
I had to go back to school in the wheelchair, but I recovered well. And then about a year later, I had another major operation on my smaller arm to straighten my wrist as the curve in my wrist was getting progressively worse and uncomfortable.
It was after this that I began to suffer from bullying at school, which was very distressing.
Eventually, I was excited to be able to start with a clean slate at Sandown high school, doing most of my lessons in the inclusion unit, with a helper alongside me.
All was going well, until Christmas 2000, when my grandad died suddenly, only a few years after my nan passed away in the hospice. It was a devastating time for the whole family. Also, at this time I was taking my mock exams… yes, scary!
I managed some good results and moved to Isle of Wight College for a year, on a life skills course, and got a place at a college in Alton, Hampshire, for six weeks, learning how to look after myself and studying lots of different things.
Let’s move on to my work life now….
I have worked at the Co-op, Morrisons, Poundland and T K Maxx, as well as a six month placement at Waitrose in East Cowes, which was a great experience.
Since then, I have done voluntary work, which I absolutely love
There have been some tough times, but I couldn’t have got anywhere without my family.
I live with mum and dad and our two cocker spaniels Morris and Monty. My mum’s name is Esta, my dad’s name is Russell.
My brother William lives in Guildford and sister Molly lives on the island. We see her and her three-year-old son, Oakley, most days. I play with him a lot and he calls me Uncle Al!
I also have a close bond with my gran, and we see each other frequently and always have a giggle.
Well, that’s my story, so far.
Thanks for reading and see you in the next edition, if not before!
Alex
FAMILY TOURS TAKE A BOW
The theatre’s first ever Family Tour got off to a fun start with the enthusiastic participation of a mum and her young son, who were visiting the Island during the Easter break.
Play-acting, games and dressing up made the tour an inspiring experience full of interactive activities.
A highlight was when the boy dressed up backstage and performed on stage as a ventriloquist. Clearly a star in the making!
A big thank you goes to tour guides Alex Godwin, and Jan and Paul Horobin, who were shadowed by Tricia Lodge, who is training to be a guide.
Tours are suitable for children aged six to 12, and cost adult £6, child £7. Please book online or at the Box office.
Future tour dates: 9th August 10.30am; 13th August 10.30am; 28th October 1.30pm; 13th December 10.30am.
The best bar none!
StageWrite asked Penny (pictured below, centre, with fellow volunteers Carole Cusack and Heather Whitchurch) for her thoughts on taking on the role of Bar Team Leader. Here’s what she had to say…
Penny Walter built up and ran a successful free of tie pub – the Castle in Sandown - for 12 years.
But that’s just one of the many episodes that make up her eventful life story.
She has been a geology researcher at the Natural History Museum, an HR officer, an estate agent, and a town councillor.
But her connection with the theatre goes much further back than that, as she explained as we settled down in the bar for a chat before the audience for a First Act show made their way down the stairs.
‘My grandfather was an electrician here back in the 1960s, and I often went with him, so it does feel a bit like coming home,’ she said.
‘I’ve done lots of things, but I am proud of the way I built up the business at the Castle. I was a barmaid there, and the chance came up to buy it, so I decided to go for it. I turned it into a successful and busy pub. It’s a full-on job, though, and not something you can do forever.
‘I ended up running a lettings agency sometime later. Then I found it was all getting a bit complicated and corporate, if you know what I mean. Then Covid hit us and once that was over, everything went online. I’ve always enjoyed working face to face, so I decided to retire.
‘It wasn’t too long before I got bored, and someone suggested I could help out in the bar at Shanklin Theatre.
‘Well, with my grandfather’s connection, I thought… why not?
‘When the previous team leader stood down, I was asked if I’d like to take over, and here I am, two years later, and enjoying myself.
‘I’ve got a fantastic team of volunteers, like Elaine Sharkey who does all the rotas and Alice Goodwin, who trains the new volunteers.
‘There are about 20 of us, and I enjoy taking my turn on the rota, too, when I’m not ordering supplies and all that stuff.
‘It’s safe to say I don’t miss running a pub one bit, but I very much enjoy being part of the bar team here. The volunteers are so good that the place pretty much runs itself!
‘I’m pleased that we’ve turned things around a bit and now the bar is making a big contribution to the theatre’s finances. None of it is rocket science: it’s just what I do.
‘I wouldn’t say we are desperate for volunteers, but if anyone out there is interested, please come and say hello.’
Fellow volunteers Carole Cusack and Heather Whitchurch were singing Penny’s praises (before she arrived!): ‘She is such good fun to work with,’ they said. ‘We have so many laughs.’
Penny has been running the bar for around two and a half years now.
She may have retired, but she hasn’t lost the will to – in her words – ‘get things done’, as she says with a wink, ‘with a smile on my face, more often than not!’
Don’t forget, the theatre is always keen to welcome new volunteers, and the best place to come if you’re tempted is the monthly Coffee, Cake and Chat, which is held on the first Saturday of each month.
AFTERNOON TEA AT THE HALL
- ONLY A FEW TICKETS LEFT
Luccombe Hall Hotel, 8 Luccombe Rd, Shanklin PO37 6RL
Sunday July 13, 1.30pm – 4.30pm
This is a great chance to enjoy a beautiful location and indulge in a delicious afternoon tea in the Grand View Restaurant.
Why not visit the beautiful gardens, too?
Afternoon tea includes…
• A Selection of Sandwiches
• Fruit Scone with Strawberry Jam & Clotted Cream
• Selection of Mini Cakes
• Tea or Coffee with Choice of Milk or Cream
• Fruit, Herbal Teas and Speciality Coffees Available
The bar will be open too, of course!
Maurice Kachuk will perform his stunning tap dancing and singing routines.
He has recently retired to the Isle of Wight after an impressive career in show business. http://www.mauricekachuk.co.uk/maurice.html
DON’T DELAY: PLACES ARE LIMITED!
£15/person – One FOST member can bring a partner/friend.
Book at https://www.shanklintheatre.com/events/friends-teaat-the-hall-2025/ or at the Box Office (01983 868000)
You must be logged-in and be a Friends member to buy tickets online.
Let’s go for a little walk
The Friends put their best foot forward last month to host some fascinating, and popular, walks.
The sun shone for the Isle of Wight Walking Festival, and four Wind and Water walks, organised and led by Jacqui Robertson (pictured left with some of our other hardy volunteers) which raised almost £200 for the Friends, and raised the profile of the theatre.
The first took hikers to Bembridge Windmill and Culver Down; the second from Godshill to the theatre – for refreshments served by Doreen and Christine; the third took in a route around Carisbrooke; and the fourth was a seven miler based on Brighstone, with spectacular views from the downs.
All the walks were inspired by the fact that in the 17th Century, a windmill stood on the site of the theatre.
Look out for details of the next Isle of Wight Walking Festival, due to be held in October this year. Rumour has it that Jacqui is already plotting some more hikes!
Gwyn Dawson’s
Quick Quiz
We've now reached the letter H.
As usual, H could be the first name, surname or both.
Good luck!
Gwyn
1. Who is the narrator of Catcher in the Rye?
2. A museum in Brook Street, London is dedicated to which composer and rock legend who lived at that residence hundreds of years apart?
3. Which actor played Commissioner Dreyfus in the Pink Panther films?
4. Who composed the opera Hansel and Gretel?
5. Who wrote To Kill A Mockingbird?
6. What is the name of Harry Potter's owl?
7. What is the name of the professor who teaches Eliza Doolittle to speak like a lady?
8. Which character did Alan Alda play in M*A*S*H?
9. What is the name of Hamlet's friend who visits Yorick's grave with him?
10. Bez and Shaun Ryder were members of which band? Got all the answers? We’re impressed! If not, have a peek at page 26!
Making progress
Chris Quirke and Mike Beston, of the Shanklin Theatre and Community Trust, share the latest news on the new Performing Arts Centre.
The new centre will include a dance, fitness, and rehearsal studio, a performing space with retractable seating for an audience of up to 106 people, a coffee shop/bar area, and a museum and heritage space.
The theatre trustees have received an updated estimated cost plan for the demolition and construction work for the new building. This plan also takes into account the complex structural design, and temporary works such as providing protection hoarding to the perimeter of the site during these stages, and the installation of a temporary beam to support the existing wall that abuts the Victoria Avenue footpath.
This cost plan includes some more accurate costings from a number of suppliers and includes a 15% contingency buffer. It’s worth noting that construction costs are approximately 40-50 per cent higher than they were back in 2023 when we received the previous cost plan.
Here’s a summary of the schedule of the works:
• Demolition and temporary works
• Substructure
• Superstructure
• Structural steelwork & timberwork
• Roof
• Windows, doors & rooflights
• Partitions
• Joinery
• Decoration
• Floor finishes
• Wall finishes
• Kitchens & bathrooms
• Electrical
• Mechanical
• Externals
This list excludes detailed information on each stage of the demolition and construction process from asbestos removal, fireproofing, rainwater goods to first fix cabling, and so on.
Additional bat surveys (roost and nest) assessments will need to be completed before any work commences. In addition, to mitigate the effect of the works associated with the development on a heritage asset, a full watching brief on the groundworks will be undertaken by an archaeological contractor before any work begins.
We hope to give you another update on the progress of the arts centre in the next edition of StageWrite in September. Full details on the planning application can be found on the IW Council website by searching application number: 23/02226/FUL
Chris and Mike
SUMMER CROSSWORD
Compiled by Matt Day
The theme is a band who are playing their final concert this summer.
ACROSS
1. And 8 down. National emblem of Canada (5, 4)
4. City in north east England, south of Newcastle Upon Tyne (6)
7. Building designed to generate power from wind or water (4)
9. 1958 Hitchcock film starring James Stewart and Kim Novak (7)
10. Specialised; requiring detailed knowledge (9)
11. BBC TV series Inside Number ____ (4)
13. Magical beings famously faked by two cousins in Cottingley (7)
15. Marvel superhero; title character in a Ted Hughes novel (4, 3)
16. Close; finish (3)
18. Nasty ink blots from the start with this (3)
19. Deity (3)
20. Substance especially dangerous when black (3)
21. Legal document issuing a formal command (4)
22. Overwhelming happiness or excitement (7)
24. Right of way; avenue (6)
26. Early life form, the stage before foetus (6)
28. Conflict (3)
29. Females (5)
32. Attempt murder? (4)
34. The _____, fictional setting for 1960’s TV series The Prisoner (7)
36. Obsession with power, wealth, fame and a passion for grand schemes (11)
37. Motorway; thoroughfare (4)
DOWN
1. Emotional; mobile (6)
2. Radio Pan broadcast a chart hit from 1970 (8)
3. Vaudevillian has a wicked heart (4)
4. Death, destruction or other terrible fate (4)
5. Rodent (3)
6. Skilled designer and planner (9)
7. Girl, a suitable partner for 15 across? (6)
8. See 1 across
12. Focus in on sorting chaos (9)
13. Ceremony performed to mark someone’s passing (7)
14. A day of religious observance or a meeting of witches (7)
17. Grimy; messy (5)
18. Nerve broken? No way! (5)
19. UK slang term for a man (6)
23. Spoiler! Saga to be rewritten (8)
25. Two vehicles parked around a trailer (7)
27. Corkscrew or helix shape (6)
29. River which flows through 4 across (4)
30. Heavy stuff held back by slateman (5)
31. Events and entertainment site in Birmingham (1,1,1)
33. Receipt; invoice (4)
35. Measure of electrical current; guitar speaker (3)
Turn to page 26 for all the answers
FOST PATRONS
A biennial event for FOST Patrons will be organised at the Theatre in recognition of their contribution. This year, the social evening will be on October 15 (not November 22 as previously advertised).
If you wish to upgrade your membership to Patron (£25/year or more), contact the Box Office or use the Contact form: https://www.shanklintheatre.com/contact-us/
Elizabeth Allen
Shirley Armstrong
Isobel Ellis
Michael Ellis
John Ash Jo Everitt
Joanne Ballington
Sylvia Fallows
Christine Benson Nicholas (obe) Finney
Graham Benson
Fred Flintstone
Michael Bingham Jacqueline Flux
Veronica Bingham David Frankling
Alana Bird
Amy Bird
David Bird
Ron Bird
Ruth Bird
Peter Gibson
Sue Godden
Linda Graham
Tony Hagan
Christopher Hardy
John L Brett Lorraine Harley
Margaret Bristow
Finton Burns
Elaine Carter
Ray Harrington-Vail
Neil Hedges
John Hester
Peter Clark J Holland
Debbie Clement
Jan Hookey
Andrew Corkish Vivien Howell
Charlotte Corkish
Paul Coueslant
Kelvin Currie
Maggie Currie
B Daniels
Larry Darby
Lynda Darby
Martin Darch
Jean Davies
Gwyneth Dawson
Matt Day
Carole Dennett
Louise Diffey
Marilyn Dyason
Brenda Dyer
John Hulse
Geoffrey Jackson
Jennifer Jones
Steven Julians
David Kast
Lesley Kast
Patricia Kenny
Paul Kenny
Fiona Klein
Geoff Klein
Michael Maher
Tim Marshall
Sarah Mccarthy-Fry
Pat McCree
Linda McLinden
Andy Millmore
Jason Monk
Priscilla Morris
Kay Mottram
Josh Murray
Michael Murwill
Wendy Murwill
Anthony Needham
Margaret Newman
Bill Nichols
Lizzy Nichols
Marie Nicholson
Chris O'Connell
Susan Osborne Cbe
Guy Palin
Janice Palin
Helen Parkar
Phyllis Payne
Ben Pearson
Marilyn Pearson
Terry Pearson
Shani Petter
Carol Pointer
David Pointer
Robert Robertson
Emma Robinson
Alan Rodway
Patricia Rodway
Michael Sayers
Rosemary Sayers
Trudy Scott
Cherry Scudder
Doreen Sheath
Anthony Smith
Anthony Paul Smith
Rumit Somaiya
Peter Stockman
Patricia Sztypuljak
Victoria Thorneton-Field
Sue Thurgood
Roy Trevatt
Jeremy Turk
Mark Upson
Dorothy Uren
Rodney Walmsley
Ann Ward
Ian Ward
Sonja Ward
Janet Wardle
Anne Watson
Heather Whitchurch
Donna White
Maxine White
George Powell S White
Simon Lacey Leonora Powell
Julie Larner
Paul Larner
Sue Lawton
Julie Maher
Andrew Reed
Julie Riggott
Jane Robert
Jacqui Robertson
Kevin Wilson
Su Wompra
FOST CORPORATE SPONSORS
Our sponsors are passionate about the theatre and we value their support. They are advertised in our Theatre website which is open to anyone, and in StageWrite, which is circulated to over 700 members from the Isle of Wight and beyond. Corporate membership is £100 a year.
DELYSIA FARMSHOP
SHANKLIN JEWELLERS
John and Diane Day
Paul Denslow
THE SNOWDON Michael and Sally Beston
THE VILLAGE INN Shanklin
THE CLIFTON
David Beeson
THE FIG TREE HOTEL
Wendy Sneddon
RON BIRD & SON
ALL THE ANSWERS
Summer Crossword
ACROSS
1. Maple 4. Durham 7. Mill 9. Vertigo 10. Technical 11. Nine 13. Fairies 15. Iron Man
16. End 18. Nib 19. God 20. Ice 21. Writ 22. Ecstasy 24. Street 26. Embryo
28. War 29. Women 32. Stab 34. Village 36. Megalomania 37. Road
DOWN
1. Moving 2. Paranoid 3. Evil 4. Doom 5. Rat 6. Architect 7. Maiden 8. Leaf 12. Confusion
27. Spiral 29. Wear 30. Metal 31. NEC 33. Bill 35. Amp
The crossword theme is Black Sabbath, who play their last ever gig this summer.
1a + 4a + 7a = Mapledurham Mill - features on the cover of their first album.
10a + 22a = Technical Ecstasy – their seventh album from 1976.
Gwyn’s Quick Quiz
1. Holden Caufield
2. Handel and Jimi Hendrix
3. Herbert Lom
4. Englebert Humperdinck (no, not that one!)
5. Harper Lee
6. Hedwig
7. Henry Higgins
8. Hawkeye Pierce
9. Horatio
10. Happy Mondays
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Organisational Structure
Executive Committee:
Chairman – Paul Harris
Friends Promotion Officer – Jacqui Robertson
Friends Secretary – Liz Hinkes
Friends Treasurer – Peter Frankling
Contact: FOSTpromotion@shanklintheatre.com
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