1812 Theatre - Backstage

Synopsis: Rachel's husband Victor never suspects that she is keeping an assignation with a young man in the house of her good friend Georgina. Why should he? He has other things on his mind - in the shape of the said Georgina, who he is meeting secretly while her husband Henry, an actor, is safely occupied in the theatre. The suspicions of the stuttering Neighbourhood Watch warden and of Mrs Capstick the cleaning lady are aroused when they see the comings and goings of the two couples, and when Henry returns home unexpectedly they are forced into a riotous whirlwind of intrigue and lies... A fast paced Derek Benfield comedy.

Thank you Geri

As many of you will know, Geri Clayton-Teychenne has had to deal with a number of health issues in recent years and now needs to take some time to make her recovery a priority. Noël reluctantly accepted her resignation from the Board of Management in late January and we take this opportunity to thank her for the tremendous contribution she made there. Geri came to the 1812 Theatre in the mid seventies, and joined the board in 1985 after the original founders went to live in Queensland. She took on many of the administrative tasks for the theatre, writing newsletters and programmes and running the newsfolds where I’m told she frequently had to adopt a ‘school teacherish’ approach. Apparently, our original computer, used only for Subscriber names and addresses, had a ‘Sort-by-Post-Code’ facility which took seven hours to complete! The codes were in the special order which was required by Australia Post at the time for bulk mailout. The newsfolds had to be highly regimented to make sure the labels were stuck on the envelopes in the correct order, and then all put in the mailing boxes in the correct order too. Frankly, I’m surprised she didn’t resign then!

For many of us, our first contact with Geri would have been in her role as Liaison Officer where she welcomed new members and helped them to find their niche, and her work in Wardrobe over the years has been invaluable. Geri has served you well on the Board especially in her contribution to general debate; her views were expressed lucidly and succinctly and her opinion always gained respect. Had her health allowed, she would have had a most successful tenure as Chairman when appointed to the role in the mid 90’s.

You’ll still see Geri around the theatre, of course, as she continues her work on Front of House, at Set Builds and as an avid and highly supportive audience member.

Thank you Geri – and we wish you a speedy recovery.

Congratulations

Hearty congratulations to the following who took home awards from this year’s Lyrebirds: Malcolm Sussman (Best Director - Comedy for The Good Doctor at Peridot), and for The 1812 Theatre - Janet Withers (Highly Commended Performance in a Comedy) Stephen Shinkfield (Best Supporting Actor in a Drama) and Kate Bowers (Best Actress in a Drama).

A full list of Lyrebird winners can be found here.

http://www.lyrebirds.org.au/

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