SPOTLIGHT
May 2026
Edited by Doug Craig
Stage One General Enquiries: 97697962
Tickets: stageonetheatre.net/tickets
Editorial
It’s time to get your Maypole out again and get your closest friends to dance around it banging tambourines and if you do this at 2am on Mayday morning it will bring you luck unless your neighbours hear you, in which case luck may be in short supply.
Life is as busy as always at Stage One with one production in final rehearsal and the next 2 about to be auditioned. Details below. Support your theatre group, we need more active members in all aspects of our endeavours, even in just attending Club Nights, which are an endangered species now due to the very low attendance at recent ones (less than 20 in April!). More below.
PRODUCTIONS
October
On 30 September to 3 October is Dirty Dusting directed by Doug Craig, which features 3 cleaning ladies who, having been made redundant, find an unexpected and outrageous way of supplementing their redundancy pay. Bawdy and hilarious this is definitely one for grown-ups! Audition date will be Tuesday 19 May at 7pm in the Green Room backstage. Audition pieces available from Peter Sandwith. Cast - 3 Women and 1 man.
December
Our Panto this Year is Camelot and the Knights of the Desk written and directed by Sian Williams so you can bank on some very unexpected twists and a lot of laughter. Dates are: Sunday 6 Matinee, then Tuesday 8 to Saturday 12. Audition date: Thursday 28 May 7pm in the theatre .
AUDITIONS
PLEASE NOTE: Anyone wishing to audition must inform the Audition Administrator of their intention to do so before the start of the auditions at treasurer@stageonetheatre.net. In order to ensure fairness, no-one can be added to the audition process once auditions have started.
As more than one night is usually set aside for auditions, a person who cannot
make the first night must ensure the Audition Administrator knows their intention to attend the second night before the first night of auditions starts
TICKET BOOKING
Just to re-iterate, the booking for all shows now is on line at www.stageonetheatre.net/tickets. If you haven’t yet done it, it is very easy and the website will lead you through the process. If you prefer the more traditional method, the box office will be open:
Usually three weeks before each production.
During this time Box Office opening hours are:
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Monday and Friday 10am until 12 noon |
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So coming up: May 1, 4, 8, 11 . |
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For further information & opening times call 97697962
OTHER THINGS TO WATCH OUT FOR
Elea Spring Fair Sunday 3rd May 10am-3pm
Multi Choir event including our Harmony Saturday 9th May at Chlorakas Amphitheatre https://sobo.dailydealscy.com/event/paphos-sings/
SIX The Musical concert version Saturday 23rd May
Club Nights
May 21st will be an Open Mic night when anyone who wishes to perform anything can do their thing (even if it doesn’t need a mic – so belly dancers are especially welcome!) We are hoping to have a guest appearance by a local stand-up comedian, who wants to try out his new material on us. Don’t miss this exclusive preview.
June 18th. This is planned to be a “Pride” quiz night hosted by Jessica Evans. Something different and should be a lot of fun.
July 16th This will be an informal “Come and chat with your friends” night, with no formal entertainment, as requested by several members at the last AGM.
August 20th. We plan to have a talk by the distinguished author and former Stage One writer and director Barry Appleton who was a main writer for TV’s Taggart and The Bill series. He also wrote 3 plays for Stage One in the 1990s
which were performed and well received. ‘No Room at the Pub’ Dec 1997, ‘Millie’ Dec 1998. ‘Dreamers’ Dec 1999 which was a skit on the film Casablanca.
In 1993, Barry Appleton won the Macallan award for Best Original Drama Serial for ‘Taggart’. Don’t miss this special Club Night!. You can read more on Barry Appleton in The History of Stage One Theatre which is available for only 5 euros at all Stage One events and performances. On the cover of this esteemed publication is the front of the programme for his play “Dreamers.”
September 17th will be our Annual Dinner. Details and invitations to apply for places will be issued shortly.
October 15th we plan to have a One Act Play by Jessica Evans, details TBA.
Auntie Prue’s Advice Column.
Dear Auntie Prue
I have a huge red, hairy, ugly lump growing out of my neck. I have consulted the doctor who has advised me to have it excised but this worries me. Have you any advice?
Dan Desperate
Auntie Prue says:
Dear Dan
Yes, I noticed it at last club night, absolutely hideous but I think having your head cut off is a bit drastic, I’d just wear a mask in public.
Stage One Committee
Chair – Sian Williams
Treasurer/Vice Chair – Peter Sandwith
Secretary – Jezebel Groove
Tech Manager – Clive Richards
Theatre Manager – Jenny Jacobson
Membership Secretary – Colleen Tyndall
Social Secretary – Doug Craig
Production Manager – Colin Tyndall