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iS. Clitheroe Advertiser mid Times, Fridas,- November; 25/196$ amateur actors


DRAMA ENTHUSIASTS from all over Lancashire and Yorkshire are expected to converge on Clitheroe next week' on the occasion of the first Drama .Festival. Booking is going well at the Civic Hall where the six


competing.drama.clubs will present a wide variety of plays from. Monday—Saturday. And for once, Clitheroe, towns­ people who have to travel a long way to enjoy such a variety in the theatre, have the cream of Lancashire’s-amateur com- panies.performing oh their own doorsteps. of the


The reputation


famous adjudicator, Stanley Hildebrandt of London, who will adjudicate "every play after it has- been • performed,


is-.attracting drama clubs and local: schools.' • . Pinal .night booking is the


most popular, but the play ‘'The


Preston Drama Club is exciting a lot of interest.


Caretaker,” to be given by “


tival Committee, Councillor Ernest Macnaughton told .the Advertiser and Times this week, “Prom ‘reports I have heard it does seem we shall score a suc­ cess'. Societies around Lanca­ shire and Yorkshire are wish-


Secretary of the Drama Fes­


WALTS LTD. 31 CASTLE STREET


CLITHEROE-TEL: 3136 CARPETING


Sydney, Australia, where he gained all his early training, in- the theatre, radio and films.


ing us success,' an d . are very interested in' this new festival. Among guests will,be Stan­


.


pressed his gratitude to Mrs. Greta Wilkinson, who, has been acting for him during his. ill­ ness and has done a tremen­ dous amount of hard work.


Coun. Macnaughton ex­


he had spoken' to Clitheroe stage, screen arid television actor John Stratton about the festival.


Coun. Macnaughton said that


with the venture, and wished me to convey every encourage­ ment to the committee."


“He was extremely delighted


brandt " will adjudicate the Saturday play, and then give his opinion of the whole festi­ val. He will choose the winning


On the final night, Mr. Hilde­


ley ' Baker, secretary of the National Drama Festival Asso­ ciation, and a number of society presidents.”


and appeared in Nancy Prices’s revival of “The Insect Play,!’ later joining the Old Vic" for the 1938-3* season.


Army he devoted himself mainly to teaching and adjudi­


On demobilisation from ihe


cation. For the last’ 13 years Mr.


Hildebrandt has been a lecturer in drama for the adult edu­ cation department of Notting­ ham University, and for many years was drama advisor to the National Federation of Women’s


Institutes. : He has. adjudicated nearly


every major Festival in- the British isles, and has travelled to Kenya and Uganda and Aus­ tralia, lecturing and adjudicat­ ing.


experience in the theatre in all branches, from stage direction to production, scene and. cos­ tume designing, and painting; For some years, Mr. Hilde­


He has had over 30 years


team, and cups will be presen­ ted’by Mr. E. Lawrenson, Gov­ erning. Director of Castle Cast­ ings Ltd., Clitheroe, who don­ ated them. - • Mr. Hildebrandt was born in


brandt has been an examiner and Professor of speech and drama at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. He has always taken an active interest in the activities and


He came to England in -1938, man.


on its Council on many occa­ sions. At present he is chair­


aims -- of the Guild of Drama Adjudicators, and has- served


MONDAY Theatre One


THORNTON-CLEVELEYS Theatre One was formed in


1961. It is a small but enthusi­ astic company' and has ap­ peared -with success at many, drama festivals. The last major award won by the Company was at Colwyn


Bay in May of this year, when they were awarded the Festival Trophy for their per­ formance of Ionesco’s “Exit the King”. Other plays presented by the


TUESDAY


Technical Theatre Group CLITHEROE


The Clitheroe Technical


Theatre Group was formed shortly after the last war. It is a class run by the Lanca­ shire Education Committee and recruits new and . young players each winter, whilst retaining some older and ex­ perienced players.


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dent on the Parish Church Hall as a place in which, to perform, but, since the town has acquired a Public Hall, the last two pro­


I t used to be wholly depen­


ductions have been presented there. Past productions have in­


cluded "Rebecca”, The House by the Lake”, “Time and the Con­ ways”, “Sailor Beware”. “Some­ one Waiting ” and “ Separate


Theatre One include. "The Chalk Garden”, “The Queen


Tables”. The last production was “Friends and Neighbours",


and the Rebels", "Look Back in Anger”, “The Rape of the Belt”,


"Hedda Gabler”, "The Bald Prima Donna”, “The Chairs” and “The Problematical Sup­ per”. The last named play was written by a meriiber of the company.


WEDNESDAY Drama Club PRESTON


Preston Drama Club was


founded 33 years ago, and has its own theatre, seating 220.


During the season, Septem­


ber to April, the club presents six plays including a panto mime at Christmas. It has won many awards at festi­ vals over the years, and in recent years has won the major award and runners-up award at the Craven Drama Festival several times.


THURSDAY . Arts Club


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Producer Arthur Neal (right) with some of the players -in the Clitheroe Tech­ nical Theatre Group’s production of “Waiting for Gillian”; which will be presented on Tuesday. It is the only local entry in the Festival. The players are, left to right: Ken Parkinson. Bill Taylor, Edward Worswick and. Sheila Cottam.


formed in 1946, to promote and provide facilities for the performance and study of the arts including drama, music and films. The drama section flourished in club rooms rented in town until the club bought premises in Gibraltar Street in 1960. The shows given range from


Blackburn Arts Club was


modern and classical plays to musicals and revues, some of the bigger shows being performed of necessity in the Community Theatre.


length Shakespeare production is put on in the Community Theatre and each year a scene from Shakespeare is entered for Blackburn Festival for which, on numerous occasions, the club has been awarded the trophy


Every alternate year a full


and senior championship shield. The club also sponsors a' pro­ gramme of “Opera for all


annually. FRIDAY


Masque Players BURNLEY


The Society was re-founded


in 1957 from the Art School- Players. Their theatre is in Westgate School where they meet once a week through the year for play-readings and acting or production


exercises. There is a Junior Group


which also meets once a week and presents plays of its own, from time to time. Four main productions are


clude Twelfth Night; A Taste of Honey; M u r d e r in the Cathedral; The B i r t h d a y Party; Under Milk Wood.


SATURDAY


The Green Room Players BLACKOOL


The Green Room Players


were formed in 1948 and are well known at all the North;


em Festivals. They have a long list of


been very varied, but" the GRP’s particularly e n j o y playing comedy and tackling the chal­ lenge which this form of theatre presents.


awards to their credit and in 1965 collected a trophy which left Wales for the first time. . Their many productions have'


given every season presenting a wide range of plays from Shakespeare to Pinter. Notable past productions in­


MORE THAN 120 guests, including. the Mayor : and Mayoress, .Coun.- and Mrs. Tom Robinson, the' Borough Surveyor, Mr. J. Newton Bell, aldermen and council­ lors, tradespeople and neigh­ bours, attended the opening of Clitheroe’s new building and plumbing showroom on


Monday evening. The showroom, which is two


converted cottages, is part of the premises of Carter and Kernahan Ltd. builders’ and plumbers’ merchants, in Derby Street. In these newly opened show­


showroorii on Monday, he expressed the town’s gratitude to 'Carter and Kernahan for providing the town with this new service which was even more necessary now that Clitheroe was rapidly growing and more and more new houses were being erected. ■ Coun. Robinson also con­ gratulated the company on making such a good job of converting the old cottages into such- a modern, well- designed showroom. A buffet supper was provided and guests were shown round


or on hire purchase terms. Wheri the Mayor opened th-


rooms, the public may exafnine all the latest bathroom arid kitchen fittings before they order their choice from their builder or plumber. Before .now a full-scale ser­


vice such as’this was offered only in larger towns and so plumbers and builders had to order through; out-of-town


firms. : Another feature of .this new


the display rooms Where they could examine the luxury- bathroom suites and stream­ lined kitchen fittings. Before the opening, the


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service is that it', offers shire- purchase . terms on materials and installation bills so that every customer can afford top quality and expert fitting. Work began , on the new


manager of Carter and Kerna­ han, Mr. John Ditchfield, told the Advertiser and Times, “ We are pleased with the results of the conversion of the old buildings and are-glad to offer the people of Clitheroe this new service. We hope they will- take advantage of it and come along to see.the new showroom.” In the first few days after


showroom in March and has completely transformed the old houses into a modem, bright block of offices and showrooms. They adjoiri Carter and Kema- han’s building' yard and stores which was once occupied by Veevers’ bakery. A sales assistant is bang


MORE than 6( Clitheroe Worn Association ai annual general Clitheroe Cons' yesterday week. Mrs. H. M.l


the opening, there have been many customers at the show­ room and an expensive, luxury- bathroom suite was sold in the first few hours of opening during Monday’s ceremony. The attractive paintings dis­


‘of these was sold on Monday evening. Our picture shows , the Mayor


specially ’ employed to advise customers when purchasing any.-sanitary, fitting a n d ' t o arrange for. the ■ fitting to - be bought through the customer’s own’ plumber either; for cash


played on the showroom walls are also for sale and even one


• opening.- With -them are deft) Mr. G. D; Yates,, chairman and director, and Mr. John. Ditch-


' field, manager.


and Mayoress looking round the showrooms after the official


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Mrs. D. Satterf man; Mrs. F. Mrs. T.. Robinsl men; Mrs. G. R| Mrs. G. HigsonJ committee was f bloc.


■the retiring seel Thompson as I appreciation fori work.


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