Clacton & North East
Essex
Arts
& Literary Society
‘MONDAY NIGHTS AT THE
PRINCES THEATRE’
Programme 2008 2009
2008
October
13th
– ELEANOR
KEENAN leads her new All
Girl Swing Orchestra, THE
BROADBAND
in “SING SING
SING”. The
performance will feature timeless musical
classics made famous by Glenn Miller,
Tommy Dorsey, Woody Herman and Quincy
Jones, together with vocal tributes to
Ella Fitzgerald, Lena Horn, Doris Day,
Judy Garland and Peggy
Lee.
The Sqn. Ldr Hartley
Evening.
October
20th
– Enjoy “AN EVENING WITH
PAM
AYRES”, who makes a
welcome return to Clacton with her
current show, which includes material
from her bestselling books ‘Surgically
Enhanced’ and ‘With These Hands’,
together with some new poems and
stories. It is
thirty years since Pam appeared on
‘Opportunity Knocks’ but her distinctive
voice can still be regularly heard on
radio.
Evening sponsored by
THOMPSON,
SMITH & PUXON
(Solicitors), Clacton-on-Sea
.
October
27th
– MAGGIE
COTTON presents
“ORCHESTRAL
NOTES”, a talk based on 40
years experience of playing in the
Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, 18 of
which were with Sir Simon
Rattle. We will
enjoy a fascinating and humorous insight
into her exceptionally full and exciting
life as the first female percussionist in
male-dominated professional symphony
orchestras.
Evening sponsored by
PRINCES
THEATRE, Clacton-on-Sea
.
November
3rd
– “STRINGFEVER”
features three brothers and a cousin,
GILES,
RALPH, NEAL and
GRAHAM
BROADBENT with their electric
instruments and unique sound. The
world’s first genetically modified string
quartet combine exceptional musical skill
with a real talent for involving and
engaging audiences to provide an
unforgettable evening.
Evening sponsored by
GCS ALARMS
LTD, Clacton-on-Sea
.
November
10th
– ALASTAIR
SAWDAY’S remarkable and
varied career has enabled him to travel
worldwide. He will
happily bring us stories of his ups and
downs and the peaks and troughs of his
journeys, and his experiences of B &
B’s across the globe. Tonight he invites
us to share “A SPECIAL NIGHT WITH
ALASTAIR SAWDAY”, with his
musings and ruminations on travel and
ecological
living.
Evening sponsored
by NORMAN
&
NEIL, (Optometrists),
Clacton-on-Sea
.
November
17th
– REBECCA
CAINE and pianist
GERALD
MARTIN MOORE present
“LEADING
LADIES”.
This
stylish partnership features Rebecca’s
beautiful soprano voice and sparkling
personality coupled with Gerald’s
harmonies and witty dialogue. They
bring us a wonderful range of songs
interlaced with anecdotes from the lives
and careers of leading
ladies of Musical Comedy who graced the
stages of the West End between
1900 and 1960.
Evening sponsored by
LESLEY
BARLOW, Clacton-on-Sea
.
November
24th
– “A CHRISTMAS
CAROL” is inspired by author
Charles Dickens’ own energetic readings
of the 1860s.
GERALD DICKENS the great, great
grandson of the author plays 26 different
characters and transports his audience into the
story of Ebenezer Scrooge. This is so much
more than a reading – it is theatre in its
purest form. Pianist
ELIZABETH
HAYES intersperses the play with
music relevant to the
period.
Evening sponsored by
THE
TENDRING RE-USE AND EMPLOYMENT
ENTERPRISE
,
Little Clacton
.
December
1st –
TONY
JACOBS’ passion for music came
from finding his father’s collection of
78 RPM records, particularly those of his
firm favourite the Bob Crosby Orchestra
and the Bobcats. Our final
presentation of 2008 will see Tony and
his band encouraging us all
to
“SWING INTO CHRISTMAS” while
he entertains us with a vast repertoire
of top class music, anecdotes and
humour.
Evening sponsored
by WEST CLIFF
THEATRE , Clacton-on-Sea
.
2009
January
12th
– Opera is a magical
entertainment and always creates a sense
of occasion. It is
passionate and often dramatic, never more
so than in this Highlight Performance of
Puccini’s ‘MADAM
BUTTERFLY’ presented, in full
costume, by “OPERA
INTERLUDES”. The
programme will also include a selection
of well known ‘encores’ from other
popular operas and
musicals.
Evening sponsored by
HEALTH PLAN
CONSULTANCY SERVICES,
Colchester
.
January
19th
– The man who led the BBC
weather team for 17 years,
BILL
GILES, OBE, presents a
humorous outlook in his one-man
illustrated talk “WEATHER
SHOW”. Nearly 20
years ago Bill was one of the first
people to warn about global warming with
many of his theories now accepted fully
by scientists and politicians
alike.
Evening sponsored by
REGENT
FURNISHERS, Holland–on-Sea
.
January
26th –
“WILDLIFE CONSERVATION”
concerns us
all. Tonight
we are joined by ‘Urbanbirder’ and TV
presenter DAVID LINDO,
together with author STEPHEN MOSS
(another birder), perhaps best known as
the producer of wildlife series, many
presented by Bill Oddie. David
gives all ‘Townies’ one piece of advice –
look up – it’s amazing what you can see,
even in an urban
area! Evening sponsored by
MARK
MOBILITY CENTRE, Holland-on-Sea
.
February
2nd
– Every music lover will
be delighted with “SOME ENCHANTED
EVENING”, and
enjoy many
favourite arias and songs from the shows.
Artistes,
TARA
OVEREND – soprano,
RUTH
MASSEY –
mezzo-soprano, JONATHAN
BUNGARD – tenor and
MATTHEW
SPRANGE- bass-baritone come
together for this presentation
accompanied by MARK
WILLIAMS –
piano.
Evening sponsored by
COUNTYWIDE
LETTINGS & PROPERTY
MANAGEMENT, Holland-on-Sea
.
February
9th
– Father and
son,
PETER
and DAN SNOW, present in an
illustrated talk highlights
from “BATTLEFIELD
BRITAIN
&
20TH
CENTURY
BATTLES” following the success
of their books and populartelevision
series. Peter is
probably best known for his Swingometer
during elections and for his sand pit
during the Gulf War, while Dan is proving
to be a rising star of television,
fronting a large number of history
programmes for the
BBC.
Evening sponsored by
CORONATION
TOYOTA
, Kirby
Cross,
Frinton-on-Sea.
February
16th – “FROM
BACH TO BROADWAY” allows us to enjoy the
versatile TIM
DICKENSON whose voice extends
from opera through to the hottest
Broadway hits via the more intimate world
of folk music. Tim
accompanies himself on the guitar with
award winning pianist JAMES
SHERLOX in this varied and
engaging programme.
Evening sponsored
by Wingham Wyatt
Financial
Services
February
23rd –
BENEDICT ALLEN is a real life
adventurer. To equip
himself for his explorations he learned
from local tribesmen, spurning such
necessities as maps and
compasses! In his
illustrated talk “THE HAZARDOUS LIFE OF
BENEDICT ALLEN” he will regale
us with tales of constant jeopardy while
travelling alone and his experiences are
told with wit, humour and a dollop of
charm!
Evening sponsored by
FRED
OLSEN TRAVEL LTD, Colchester
. (Tel:
01206
760664/769005).
March 2nd
– In “THE LAST WALTZ”
JOHN
SUCHET and
the BERNARD LANSKEY
ENSEMBLE bring vividly to life
not only all the gaiety of the Waltz age
but also the tensions and rivalry of the
Strauss family, the pomp and majesty of
the doomed Hapsburg dynasty, and the
hollow laughter of the Viennese as they
danced towards the First World War… and
oblivion.
Evening sponsored by
BOYDENS,
(Estate Agent), Frinton-on-Sea and
Colchester
.
March
16th
–
ANNUAL GENERAL
MEETING
THE PROGRAMME, AS ALWAYS, IS
SUBJECT TO CHANGE IN CIRCUMSTANCES
OUTSIDE THE SOCIETYʼS
CONTROL. Note
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