Lace Market Theatre

ALL the world may seem like a stage to Bulwell thespian Matthew Huntbach after a morale-boosting success.

Matthew, a promising newcomer to Nottingham’s Lace Market Theatre Group, scooped one of the top awards at the Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Drama Association (NANDA) Festival of One-Act Plays.

The prestigious event, which took place at the Olympia Arts Theatre in Chilwell, featured the talents of performers representing Burton Joyce Players, Lace Market Theatre, West Bridgford Dramatic Society and the Kate Bee Acting School.

Matthew (26), of Cinderhill Road, is a product of the Djanogly College, Nottingham, and it was there that he first became interested in acting. He recently joined the Lace Market group and was invited to take part in the NANDA event.

Teaming up with co-star Gemma Barritt under the direction of Dot Kraay, Matthew impressed adjudicator Diane Richards to win the supporting actor award for his portrayal of a character called Paul Cunningham in a play entitled ‘The Typists’.

Just for good measure, the Lace Market team was awarded the Blaby Group Shield for ‘best use of stage’. In May, Matthew and a small group of thespians will be taking the play to Germany as part of a performing arts exchange initiative.

Clutching the John Barker Trophy he won, Matthew said: “I am both surprised and delighted.

“I have only just renewed my interest in performing arts and I am looking forward to further involvement with what is a special amateur theatre group. It will be exciting to perform in Germany.”

OUR PHOTO shows Matthew and director Dot with the two awards (PHOTO AND STORY BY: Peter Jordan)

We now offer a discounted rate of £3 for up to 4 hours for the Fletcher Gate Car Park.

This is available to everyone, Members and Patrons, and should work during the day as well as the evenings. There is validator box on the upstairs box office desk where you can swipe your ticket (please leave 15 minutes between parking and validating).

The 2011 - 2012 Season.

More information and the playbill to follow.

Speaking in Tongues 
Andrew Bovell 
Lace Market Theatre (Studio), Nottingham 
14 Sep 2011 to 17 Sep 2011 

Accidental Death of an Anarchist 
Dario Fo 
Lace Market Theatre (Auditorium), Nottingham 
03 Oct 2011 to 08 Oct 2011 

The Merry Wives of Windsor 
William Shakespeare 
Lace Market Theatre (Auditorium), Nottingham 
31 Oct 2011 to 05 Nov 2011.

The Typists/Jabiru 
Murray Schisgal/Margaret Johnson 
Lace Market Theatre (Studio), Nottingham 
16 Nov 2011 to 19 Nov 2011 

Treasure Island 
Phil Wilmott 
Lace Market Theatre (Auditorium), Nottingham 
10 Dec 2011 to 17 Dec 2011 

The Kiss of Death 
Simon Williams 
Lace Market Theatre (Auditorium), Nottingham 
09 Jan 2012 to 14 Jan 2012.

The Rise and Fall of Little Voice 
Jim Cartwright 
Lace Market Theatre (Auditorium), Nottingham 
06 Feb 2012 to 11 Feb 2012 

The Road to Mecca 
Athol Fugard 
Lace Market Theatre (Studio), Nottingham 
22 Feb 2012 to 25 Feb 2012 

The Rivals 
Richard Brindley Sheridan 
Lace Market Theatre (Auditorium), Nottingham 
12 Mar 2012 to 17 Mar 2012 

Hedda Gabler 
Henrik Ibsen 
Lace Market Theatre (Auditorium), Nottingham 
07 May 2012 to 12 May 2012 

Doubt 
John Patrick Shanley 
Lace Market Theatre (Studio), Nottingham 
23 May 2012 to 26 May 2012 

Boston Marriage 
David Mamet 
Lace Market Theatre (Auditorium), Nottingham 
18 Jun 2012 to 23 Jun 2012.

Jack the Ripper 
Ron Pember and Denis De Marne 
Lace Market Theatre (Auditorium), Nottingham 
16 Jul 2012 to 21 Jul 2012

artiszero:

Amazing.

bigmamablog:

pop-up book comes to life with projections and becomes a tiny stage. i love everything about this. completely magical.

performanceisthefuture:

Stage lighting has several functions, although to allow for artistic effect, no hard and fast rules can ever be applied.

The functions of lighting include:

• Illumination: The simple ability to see what is occurring on stage. Any lighting design will be ineffective if the viewers cannot see the characters, unless this is the explicit intent.

• Revelation of form: Altering the perception of shapes onstage, particularly three-dimensional stage elements.

• Focus: Directing the audience’s attention to an area of the stage or distracting them from another.

• Mood: Setting the tone of a scene. Harsh red light has a totally different effect than soft lavender light.

• Location and time of day: Establishing or altering position in time and space. Blues can suggest night time while orange and red can suggest a sunrise or sunset. Use of gobos to project sky scene, moon etc.

• Projection/stage elements: Lighting may be used to project scenery or to act as scenery onstage.

• Plot(script): A lighting event may trigger or advance the action onstage.

• Composition: Lighting may be used to show only the areas of the stage which the designer wants the audience to see, and to “paint a picture”.

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