From The President:

I'm working on my chilli recipe. Don't complain if it's hot - you wouldn't complain if you went to an ice cream tasting and it was cold. This year's will be called "Thermonuclear Face-Melting Vengeance Lava Chilli". Yes it will be hot. You will regret not voting for my "Alamagordo Dawn" last year as your eyeballs turn red and your toenails catch fire.

Dad's Army continues to get funnier, I'm starting to remember how to march and I could hear the Daylesford singers rehearsing on Sunday and can't wait for the performance in May.

I know Jen's got some more great events coming up so watch this space.

See you backstage,

Than.

Plaudits And Awards

Stella Halsall Award presented to Carol Birch

Immediately following the opening night of the annual Famous for Fifteen Minutes playwriting festival, the audience were surprised to be asked to stay in their seats as BMDS presented the Stella Halsall Award to stunned director and playwright Carol Birch.

The Stella Halsall award remembers one one of the earliest supporters of BMDS who provided her living room at Newstead as an early venue. The award in her memory is only presented when a person who merits it is found. It is purely given for devotion to the theatrical arts in Bermuda. The Stella Halsall award is presented only very rarely and the recipient is usually caught by surprise.

Carol Birch's career in Bermuda theatre started with credit as a hairdresser and wardrobe assistant for "Cinderella" in 1977. Since that beginning she has risen to director, author of three pantomimes, originator of 24 Hours to Curtain, served on the Executive and Drama Committees and is currently writing our 2010 Panto.

Carol has worked with G&S, Jabulani, Jargan and Triangle theatre companies and directed Tony'n'Tina's wedding for two seasons. SheÕs been a finalist in Famous for Fifteen minutes five times and had her play "Just Reward" produced in Toronto, Ontario, Canada at the Alumni Theatre.

Her play "Piece Work" is currently onstage in the Famous for Fifteen Minutes playwriting festival and runs through September 5th.

We would like to thank Carol for her consistent dedication and excellence in the theatre.

Daylesford Bar

Come on down an join us for a drink at our comfortable and busy bar. We are open from 5:30 to 11:00, Monday to Friday. Where is it?

DAD'S ARMY

PRODUCTION DATES: 25th February - 6th March 2010

Box office: Thursday February 18-24th 5:30 - 7:00 pm

Cast and Crew box office- February 15th

Members' box office - February 16th and 17th

Please click here for the poster

Performance nights box opens one hour before the show (7pm)

Tickets $25

Cast List

Captain Mainwaring Paul McCoy

Sergeant Wilson Kelvin Hastings-Smith

Private Pike Jim Brier

Private Jones Gavin Wilson

Private Frazer Alan Brooks

Private Walker Mark Crampton

Private Godfrey Stu Doyle

Private Sponge Clive Dakin

Private Day Don Joliffe

Private Cheeseman Nathaniel Butterfield

Hodges David Wallace

The Verger Peter Frith

Colonel/The Vicar Simon Smith

U Boat Captain/Town Clerk Gordon Emerson

Mrs. Fox Carol Birch

Mrs. Gray Jo Shane

Mrs. Pike Penny Cox

Extras

Jenn Osmond

Miriam Kaye

Emma Muggleton

Jackie Ayres

Daylesford Singers

Concert May 27-29th. Rehearsals Sundays from 4-6PM, starting January 17th through May 23rd.

We are a fun group that enjoys singing popular music. If you can sing and would like to join us, please come to a rehearsal and start singing with us.

Music can be obtained by email from Jack Durner at jmdurner@northrock.bm.