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‘A Night in Shanghai’

On Saturday 9th March we will be

reprising ‘Death by Chocolate’ for the

Holmesdale Lodge for their charity event in

aid of Hospice in the Weald.

We are thrilled to have been asked to provide

the entertainment for their fundraising

efforts.

This will be the fifth outing for this particular Murder Mystery which has

proven to be one of our most popular!

On Friday 29th and Saturday 30th March we will be performing ‘A Night in Shanghai’, a new Murder Mystery from the poisoned pen of Cathy Eva Bennet, at Weald Memorial Hall. Shanghai in the 1920's - the "Paris of the East" with

amusements galore. Gamblers, opium smugglers and

gangsters all arrived in Shanghai along with those who

want to be seen among the rich and famous. Su runs

one of the best nightclubs in Shanghai and her clients

may end up very rich...or very dead!

Tickets are £16 and are available from: www.ticketsource.co.uk/stag-theatre-company.. The charity raffle at ‘A Night in Shanghai’ will be in aid of Kent Association for the Blind.

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Issue 34

GREEN ROOM NEWSLETTER

‘Death By Chocolate’ Revisited

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Dates for your Diary

‘A Night in Shanghai’ - Fri 28th & Sat 29th March

We are always on the look-out for local charities to support with our raffles at our productions. We have chosen our charity for ‘A Night in Shanghai’ (Kent Association for the Blind) and for the November production (The Oliver Fisher Special Care Baby Trust) but would like to have a shortlist ready for the next season. If you, or anyone you know, has a local charity close to their heart that you would like to see us supporting through our raffles please let us know.

Charities

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Sevenoaks Summer Festival We had planned to present another two comedies for our Summer Festival production at a new venue (Otford Village Memorial Hall). Unfortunately due to a variety of difficulties that have presented themselves, the committee have had to take the decision to pull the production.

Although it is still a few months until the Summer Festival we felt it necessary to withdraw now before the Festival Brochure was published so there would not be any confusion for our regular Summer Festival audiences.

One of the main concerns was that we would be using a new venue for the festival for the first time and could not be certain we had the necessary man-power for both front of house and onstage. We do not want to run the risk of presenting something which doesn’t come up to our expected standard and thereby adversely affect our excellent reputation.

November Production

As preparations for ‘A Night in Shanghai’ are

underway we are now fully focused on our Autumn

production.

The proposed performance dates are 1st and 2nd

November at Otford Village Memorial Hall.

The committee are currently working on choosing the right production,

favouring a full-length play, but if you have any suggestions you’d like to

throw into the ring, we are more than happy to consider them.

Fundraising Update

Since February 2015 we’ve been raising money for charities with

our raffles…

…which comes to a fantastic £2,522.80!

Thank you to all of you for supporting the raffles, selling

tickets and donating prizes!

If you would like anything included in the next newsletter, please send it through to us at thestagtheatreco@yahoo.co.uk

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£200 for British Heart Foundation

£251 for West Kent Mind

£200 for Alzheimer’s Society, Kent & Medway

£277.50 for Hospice in the Weald

£200 for Target Ovarian Cancer

£280 for Chipstead Lake Leonard Cheshire Disability

£302 for Bradbourne RDA Group

£250 for Kent Surrey and Sussex Air Ambulance

£287.30 for Demelza House Hospice Care for Children

£275.00 for Spadework