NEWSLETTER Mar 2016 1
THEATRE PROGRAMME 2016 MARCH (2 nd 5 th ) Old Actors Never Die they simply lose the plot! (Directed by Janine Robins) TICKETS ARE ON SALE NOW! MARCH (17 th 19 th) Eclipse - Barn Youth Group Production MAY (11 th 14 th ) Road (Directed by Charlotte Killeen) JULY (20 th 23 rd ) Murder Deferred (Directed by Joy Buchan) SEPT/OCT (28 th SEPT 1 st OCT ) TALKING HEADS (Directed by Helen Hardwick) DECEMBER (1 st 4 th and 8 th 11th) Still to be decided 2
Ifield May Fayre 2016. May Queen and Attendants Wanted! The Ifield May Fayre are now looking for this year s May Queen and her attendants to reign on Monday 2 nd May at the Ifield May Fayre. To be considered for May Queen you must: Be a maiden of 14+ Be happy to make a short speech to open the May Day Fayre Be involved in the Ifield Community (e.g. St Margaret s Church or Ifield Barn Arts) We also need four attendants to accompany the May Queen on the day. To be an attendant you should be Aged 7+ Be involved in the Ifield Community in some way (e.g. St Margaret s Church or Ifield Barn Arts) To be considered for either May Queen or Attendant, send your name, age, a parent/guardian s name, contact phone number and email address and why you should be the 2016 May Queen in 100 words or less! Nominations must be received by 5pm on Monday 14 th March 2016. Please send to Committee Chair, Carl Peirce (carl@ifieldmayfayre.co.uk) "WILLING HOUSEHOLDERS NEEDED! It's that time of year again when the Ifield May Fayre Committee are looking for locations for Ifield May Fayre 'Estate Agent' boards, you might have seen them in previous years placed by Connells. If you could help us by having a board for a few weeks in March/April, please contact Mark Haymes (mark@ifieldmayfayre.co.uk) with your name and full address. Thank you!
BRIC-A-BRAC STALL AT MAY FAYRE Roy Bayliss is organising the bric-a-brac stall this year and would like you all to bring your contributions along to the Barn from the 23 rd April. Please don t bring anything before then! We have productions on in the Theatre and will not have the space to store them! Also, there is always a need for help at the May Fayre. If you would like to volunteer, then contact Sally McRae - (see email). NEWSLETTER DISTRIBUTION In our last newsletter we asked for those of our members who could receive the Newsletter by email, but did not currently do so, to contact our Membership Secretary and request to be added to the email list. Thank you to the few that responded. However, we know there are still those among you who regularly contact others by email but still want the Newsletter printed and posted to them. You are costing us money! Come on, help us put our pennies to better use and let Sue have your email address! Sue Richardson: membershipsecretary@ifieldbarn.co.uk 4
Please Note that tickets for all Green Room events are available from Joyce Croad (see email) unless otherwise stated. PLEASE NOTE: SUNDAY LUNCH TICKETS ARE ONLY AVAILABLE FROM BEHIND THE BAR (FIRST COME BASIS!) NOT FROM JOYCE! We have a lot of productions on in the Barn during March and April (also Easter!) which means we are not able to have as many Green Room events as usual. Normal service will be resumed from May! However..we are still doing our lunches! Sunday 6 th March 1pm Here s your chance to come along and enjoy one of our regular (1 st Sunday in the month) value for money meals. Good food, no cooking or washing up! Watch the notice board for details. Tickets from behind the Bar as usual. Sunday 3 rd April 1pm Another fine dining experience! As above, look out for details on the notice board. 5
Friday 25 th March (Good Friday) Bar Closed! Sunday 27 th March (Easter Sunday) Friday 15 th April 8pm The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel! We showed the first Marigold Hotel film last year and you loved it, so, here s the follow up (with Richard Gere!!!!) Bar will be open! Unfortunately SHOWTIME, which was meant to be on our calendar in February, had to be cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances. We hope to organise this again later on. We are already planning events for the forthcoming months watch out for more details in the next Newsletter. Finally. Don t forget to come along to the May Fayre on Monday 2 nd May and help raise funds for both The Barn and St. Margaret s Church. Keep your fingers crossed for good weather! 6
Nice to see Margaret Graham back at the Barn after her recent ill health good to see you on the mend Margaret! KEITH BRIDGEMAN It is with regret that we report the passing of Keith Bridgeman. Keith had been in poor health for quite a while and sadly passed away on the 25 th January. As a LIFE member of the Barn, Keith had performed in many of our earlier productions and continued to support us in later years. We send our condolences to his wife Lek. MEMBER S REPRESENTATIVE Just to remind you, in case you have forgotten (or, for the information of our newer members!) I am the Member s Representative on the Board of the Barn. If you have any issues or suggestions regarding the Barn, or need to know who to talk to about getting involved in any of our activities, then contact me: Joyce Croad. You can email me: joy.croad@ifieldbarn.co.uk Or, put a note/letter in the white box in the Bar area (same box as for Box Office & Membership) and it will be passed on to me. I am at most of our Green Room events especially the lunch on the 1 st Sunday of the month! JOYCE CROAD 7
WELFARE SOS Please remember to let Sally know if you are aware, or hear, of anything (happy or sad) concerning any of our members. Sally relies on all of us to keep her informed don t assume somebody else will pass on information!!! Sally McRae see email. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------- Material for the next Newsletter needs to be submitted by 15 th April (Items received after this date are not guaranteed a place in the newsletter) If there is anything you would like included in the newsletter, please send it to Joyce Croad c/o the Barn Theatre, marked Newsletter or e-mail joy.croad@ifieldbarn.co.uk Visit the Barn s website at: www.ifieldbarn.co.uk