Committee
2019-01-29 19:00 - 21:00 (Europe/London) | Davenham Theatre, 59 Church Street, Northwich, CW9 8NF, United Kingdom

The Laramie Project
2019-02-02 19:30 - 22:00
Ashton Hayes Theatre Club
present
The Laramie Project
by Moises Kaufmann and Members of Techtonic Theatre Club
In a first sharing of a production between the two groups, Ashton Hayes Theatre Club gives the opportunity to Davenham Players audiences to see this unique story of the reaction to a real-life event that took place in Wyoming, USA in 1998, when gay university student Matthew Shepard was murdered in the town of Laramie.
The Laramie Project tells the true story of the brutal attack of Matthew Shephard in 1989. Matthew was a gay University of Wyoming student who, who was savagely beaten and left tied to a fence to die. His case ultimately led to the adoption of hate crime laws to be passed.
One year later Moises Kaufman and members of the Tectonic Theatre Company visited Laramie six times and spoke to more than 200 people. The result is an engrossing docu-drama that testifies to the seismic impact of a hate crime on a small town to the whole of America. Nearly 20 years later it is still powerfully resonant and relevant to modern society as we know it.
The play also shows Americans at their sentimental best and their god-fearing worst. The Laramie Project will be told through a mix of testimony and live music and despite the subject matter this production has a redemptive quality that will fill you with hope.
NOT SUITABLE FOR CHILDREN UNDER 14 YEARS OF AGE
Tickets £10.00 (Students £8.00) online from danarts.org
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Play Reading Social
2019-02-03 19:30 - 22:00, 2019-03-03 19:30 - 22:00, 2019-04-03 19:30 - 22:00, 2019-05-03 19:30 - 22:00, 2019-06-03 19:30 - 22:00
If you are at all interested in drama, whether performing, helping backstage or set design/construction, this is a social evening at which you can come along to meet our team, see what we do and maybe find out how YOU could get involved.
Besides networking and socializing, the main activity of the evening will be to read a script to see how well it stands up to performance and whether it is worth considering for future presentation at our theatre. You don’t have to read, but why not give it a try? Or just sit and listen. All good!
There’s always a tea break at half-time. What more could you ask for a free but friendly night out?
You can contact Denise by email to find out more.

Workshop - The History of Davenham Theatre
2019-02-10 18:30 - 21:30
Hello everyone.
These are the dates I would like to book-in pending everyone’s thoughts or potential flagging of issues:
Next meeting/public workshop Sunday 10th February 6.30 – 9.30pm
1st block of workshops: Sundays 3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th & 31st March, 7th & 14th April – 6.30 – 9.30pm
2nd Block: Sunday 28th April, 5th & 12th May 6.30 – 9.30pm
Performance nights: Fri 17th & Sat 18th May
Hope this is all clear. So sorry for any inconvenience and the short notice re Sunday.
Also a note on publicity. Anyone can be part of this, I think some have thought so far that they need to know about the theatre’s history. We might need to make it clear that we need people who are new/recent and don’t have a link to the history, because the stories need to be told, written, designed & planned.
Thank you for your patience everyone.
Tom

Davenham Writers' Group
2019-02-14 19:30 - 21:30
Davenham Writers Group – Monthly Meeting
Come on down to the monthly Writers’ group at Davenham Theatre run by Tom Barry. Whether you are a writer or a performer you are welcome to come to this relaxed group.
If you have written something and you want it read out loud, want to flex those writing muscles with a few short exercises, or want to try writing for the first time, this friendly group welcomes all levels.
For more details you can contact Tom by email

The Greatest Showman Singalong Party
2019-02-23 14:00 - 16:30
EVENT FULL
You can check for cancellations with Andrea on 01606 2 5959 6
Bring your kids to see and participate in the Singalong version of The Greatest Showman this afternoon.
Drinks and Snacks on sale at the bar.
Tombola and Prosecco!
Donations accepted with gratitude towards the Theatre Extension Fund.

Hidden Gem @ 59 Workshop
2019-03-03 06:30 - 21:30, 2019-03-10 06:30 - 21:30, 2019-03-17 06:30 - 21:30, 2019-03-24 06:30 - 21:30, 2019-04-07 06:30 - 21:30, 2019-04-14 06:30 - 21:30
Tom Barry has started off a History of Davenham Theatre project with the aim of presenting the results in a show to be constructed during workshop sessions to be held weekly on Sundays.
Tom is inviting anyone interested in being involved or in sharing stories, information or history that they may have. The material for the event doesn’t have to come from specific sources, it could be passed on or already known.
Tom says “I want to encourage people to come forward wherever possible at this stage. This will provide us with material to develop ideas for how it will work as a presentation.” There will be multiple opportunities for people to share experiences through talking or handing over written material or whatever they have.
Look out on Facebook, Twitter and the website for more news.
Or contact Tom by email
Hello everyone.
Hope you’re all well and recovered from recent shenanigans on and off respective stages.
I have been caught in limbo slightly for THoDT project between plans of the past and revised plans based on the meeting in December. There was a plan to have another meeting this Sunday but I would like to cancel that one and rearrange.
These are the dates I would like to book-in pending everyone’s thoughts or potential flagging of issues:
Next meeting/public workshop Sunday 10th February 6.30 – 9.30pm
1st block of workshops: Sundays 3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th & 31st March, 7th & 14th April – 6.30 – 9.30pm
2nd Block: Sunday 28th April, 5th & 12th May 6.30 – 9.30pm
Performance nights: Fri 24th & Sat 25th May
Hope this is all clear. So sorry for any inconvenience and the short notice re Sunday.
Also a note on publicity. Anyone can be part of this, I think some have thought so far that they need to know about the theatre’s history. We might need to make it clear that we need people who are new/recent and don’t have a link to the history, because the stories need to be told, written, designed & planned.
Thank you for your patience everyone.
Tom

Annual General Meeting
2019-03-04 19:30 - 21:30
The Annual General Meeting at which reports from Society Officers are received and a Committee for the following year is elected.
Nominations in writing, please, to Paulette, which must be Proposed and Seconded by current members.

Hidden Gem @ 59 Workshop - No Meeting this week
2019-03-31 06:30 - 21:30
Good morning all.
Last Sunday Eileen came along and we discussed some ideas & logistics of performing our stories in May. Very exciting.
It looks like the vast majority are away or otherwise engaged for Sunday so there will be NO meeting this week. However, I do have a little task for you all…
This can be as big or small as you want it to be. A few questions for you to write the answer to or whatever comes out once you start writing.

When someone says ‘Davenham Theatre’, what is the first thing you think of?
Same question, but who is the first person you think of?
What is your first or earliest memory of Davenham Theatre or The Church Players?
What is your favourite memory of Davenham Theatre or The Church Players?
Finally, if you haven’t done so already, please give any details or insight into why you think you have given the answers above ie. Why that memory or that person.

Please answer as simply or as elaborately as you like. And contact me with any questions or comments.
If I don’t hear from you before, I will see you on the 7th.
Take care everyone & enjoy your weekends, holidays etc xx

Tom

Comedy with Brennan Reece
2019-04-05 20:00 - 22:00
BRENNAN REECE: Evermore is the third and final instalment in Brennan’s trilogy of tours which he has taken successfully to the Edinburgh Fringe and on UK and International tours over the past two years.
A completely sold out show, Evermore received high praise at this year’s Fringe, being recommended by the British Comedy Guide and receiving 4 and 5 stars across the board. Brennan has already appeared on TV before Christmas on “Live at The Apollo“ and at the Lowry, Salford.
But the biggest date in the Calendar will be in deepest Cheshire at Davenham Theatre, 59 Church Street, Davenham, Northwich CW9 8NF on 5th April 2019.
Celebrate the last day of the TAX YEAR with Brennan and LAUGH YOUR SOCKS OFF.
£10 a head – ring 01606 2 5959 6 or book on-line at www.danarts.co.uk

"Spectrum" by Andy Hutchings
2019-04-12 19:30 - 22:00, 2019-04-13 19:30 - 22:00
URBAN TRENDZ THEATRE
presents
Spectrum by Andy Hutchings

An anthology of three one-act plays by Chester playwright Andy Hutchings set across a spectrum of genres, themes and settings. From tense horror set in the Siberian countryside during the second world war, to mystery and intrigue in the far reaches of the future, to upbeat comedy taking place in the void that souls occupy after death, Spectrum is an eclectic mix of modern tales for all audiences.
The audience will see two winning actors from Cheshire Theatre Guild’s last awards night – Alex Wight (best supporting actor) and Laura Smith (Adjudicator’s award for acting).
The pieces featured in the anthology are;

Night Witches – directed by Charlie Nunez
Welcome Home – directed by Lexie Fox
The Transmigration Show – directed by Andy Hutchings

Friday 12th & Saturday 13th April 2019
At Davenham Theatre 59 Church Street Davenham CW9 8NF
Doors & Bar 7:00pm Performances at 7.30pm Tickets £8.00
Book on-line at www.danarts.org and by phone 01606 2 5959 6

Davenham Writers' Group
2019-04-18 19:30 - 21:30
Davenham Writers Group – Monthly Meeting
Come on down to the monthly Writing group at Davenham Theatre run by Tom Barry. Whether you are a writer or a performer you are welcome to come to this relaxed group.
If you have written something and you want it read out loud, want to flex those writing muscles with a few short exercises, or want to try writing for the first time, this friendly group welcomes all levels.
For more details you can contact Tom by email

Little Gem by Elaine Murphy
2019-04-26 19:30 - 22:00, 2019-04-27 19:30 - 22:00
Chester Little Theatre bring their latest production to Davenham Theatre for a short run. Catherine Millar, Emma Reilly and Davenham’s own Maggie Innes are the three women (daughter, mother, grandmother) in this story of love, sex, birth, death and salsa classes.
Amber, happy go lucky, fresh out of school, high on life, sambucas and boyfriend Paul. That is until the ‘indigestion’ starts
Lorraine, her mother, struggling to cope and seeing a ‘head doctor’. She’s told to ‘do one nice thing for herself each week’. Time to sign up for salsa classes… who knows where that may lead to?
And Kay, the grandmother, on the wrong side of sixty and looking after her sick husband Gem, is finding life frustrating in more ways than one. A chance encounter in Lidl leads her in an unexpected direction… And if that wasn’t enough, Little Gem makes his presence felt and life will never be the same again.
A remarkable story of sorrow, precarious joy and inappropriate laughter. Indeed, this is a little gem of a play: vivid, funny and touching. The story of a year in the life of one Dublin family.
Chester Little Theatre’s production comes to Davenham on Friday 26th and Saturday 27th April. Directed by John Turner.
Doors & Bar Open 7pm.
Show at 7:30pm
Tickets £8.00 online at danarts.org
or Phone 01606 259596

Twits, Wits & Bawdy Baskets
2019-05-17 19:30 - 22:00, 2019-05-18 19:30 - 22:00
Doodlebug Productions
present
TWITS, WITS & BAWDY BASKETS by Steve Cooper
… a spanking new Tudor comedy about gender, identity and the north/south divide.
With a cast of seven actors and the same budget as travelling vagabonds, ‘TWITS’ is a hilarious romp through a re-imagined history, using people and places which actually existed to produce a frantic farce that will provoke thought and much merriment.
‘Taming of the Shrew’ meets ‘Some Like it Hot’
Cast Members
Steve Cooper
Sophie Osborne
Natalie Ciufo Green
Suzanne Kinghorn
Hannah Louise
Simon Bugg
Richard Oliver
At Davenham Theatre on Friday 17th and Saturday 18th May at 7:30pm.
Doors & Bar from 7:00pm
Tickets are £11.00 online from https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/twits-wits-and-bawdy-baskets-tickets-52721549574

Audition - Dancing at Lughnasa
2019-05-20 19:30 - 21:30
Audition for the Davenham Players Autumn production
Dancing At Lughnasa by Brian Friel
Production week is w/b 16th Sept. Barbara Crellin directing
The play is loosely based on the lives of author Brian Friel’s mother and aunts who lived in the village of Glenties (situated where two glens meet) on the west coast of County Donegal, Republic of Ireland. Written in 1990, Dancing at Lughnasa premiered in Dublin before moving to the National Theatre in London and later to the big screen with Michael Gambon and Meryl Streep in 1998.
Set in the summer of 1936 in the fictional town of Ballybeg, the play depicts the late summer days when love briefly seems possible for five of the Mundy sisters; then the family welcomes home the frail elder brother, Jack, who has returned from life as a missionary in Africa. However, as the summer progresses, the family foresees sadness and economic privations. The action takes place around the Celtic harvest Festival of Lughnasadh.
Characters are …
Kate aged 40
Maggie aged 38
Christina 26
Rose 32
Agnes 35
Michael Evans
Gerry Evans 33
Father Jack 53
Ages are approximate and can be adapted
Please do come along and if you have questions in advance, you can contact Barbara by email.

Hidden Gem @ 59
2019-05-24 19:30 - 21:30, 2019-05-25 19:30 - 21:30
What lies behind the door of 59 Church Street?
A school, a home, a club, a theatre?
Stories about what happened in the building we now know as Davenham Theatre have been passed on to us, but up to now, we have only scratched the surface.
Come and hear about the history of Davenham theatre; what it was before a theatre, how it came to be purchased and what the Davenham Players do now. We have found some fascinating information about previous residents and uses of the building. The evening will take audience members through the rooms with tales from members of how they came to join, to how it was in days gone by.
Tickets £8.00 online at danarts.org or 01606 2 5959 6

LitFest Jane James
2019-06-07 19:30 - 21:30
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Jane James is the amazingly talented writer of Dorothy – The Airings of an Archers Actors Aunt, which was performed to standing ovation by Sunny Ormonde (The Archers Lilian Bellamy) when it premiered at Northwich LitFest a couple of years ago, prior to its nationwide tour.
Jane’s writing is superb, and has been compared to that of Victoria Wood – full of laughter-producing wit and yet some poignancy also. At this event Jane will be talking about her writing and about how she gets her plays performed.
She will also be bringing along some of the pieces she has written – some willing volunteers may be required! Expect a fun evening with lots of laughter!
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You can view the full LitFest programme online at http://www.northwichlitfest.co.uk/p/programme.html
To book your tickets @ £5.00, either click here to book online, email Susi Osborne or call 01606 553433
All events start at 7.30pm unless otherwise stated
