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Nous sommes le jeudi onze janvier

Saturday, January 13 at 21h In the village hall of Montricoux, the Festival Committee offers a theatre evening with the troupe "The Firefly" who present their  show "Tonight is the general ..." a burlesque creation around the last rehearsal before D-Day. Highly coloured characters, characters that clash, truths that are revealed little by little. Misunderstandings in misunderstandings, the actors are unleashed so that everything is in focus the next day but what does their director do? How to pass the time while waiting for it? To you to discover it ... An original show that does not lack spice ....

Not to be missed !

With: Delphine Virel, Floriane Lèbre, Isabelle Brabant, Francois Mercier, Patrick Ozil.

Directed by Marie-France Ménac.

Any resemblance to real or living people would be purely fortuitous ... or not !!! (single price 6 €)

http://www.montricoux.fr/2018/01/soiree-theatre-le-samedi-13-janvier-a-21h/

Sing, sing, sing

Those of you who saw BBC Breakfast today may have noticed scientists have "proved" that singing is good for you - and singing in groups even more so. There are lots of choral groups in the area, singing every thing from Beatles to Bach and your sub-editor can attest to the enjoyment gained from joining in with Becky Brown's  "Voices" choir.
We have been reminded that this weekend there will be songs, both French and international in the market hall in St Antonin at 18h30 as part of Saturday's events organised by various cultural associations in the village.

Also in St Antonin is the  concert of more classical songs and music by Geof Cryer, Sally Bradshaw and Genevieve Foccroulle at 18h in the Mairie.
And I bet we come out of Le Colombier theatre singing (or at least humming) the theme from a Mozart Horn concerto after the show "I found my horn" ("gorn" - remember Flanders and Swann?).
All in all, something for everyone.

Theatre workshops

Five Saturdays in term time, from next week until June 2018. 20 euros a session, or 80 euros for all five. Salle des Thermes, St Antonin.

Theatre at Milhars

Offenbach at Bruniquel

Offenbach's famous operetta "Orpheus in the Underworld" is this year's selection for the Bruniquel season. As well as the production itself, spectators can stay behind for a repas served in the chateau auditorium and the impromptu cabaret by the performers and friends.
There are lots of "off" events in surrounding towns presented by the talented company.

Bruniquel operetta comes to Montauban

The Tour Brunehaut company is presenting an Offenbach operetta at Montauban on 16th December. Regulars at the Bruniquel summer presentations may enjoy this story of the feelings of a "mature man" for a younger woman.

Gone for a Burton

What to say about Richard Burton? Well, he probably was not a nice person to know. He became a personality bigger than his own ego – if that is possible. When we enter a theatre we leave our disbelief at the door and perhaps we should do the same with our prejudices. He was a great stage actor; a wonderful reader of poetry and prose; a great talker; a drunken womaniser; a wasted talent on the big screen.  And Rhodri Miles showed us all those aspects in a riveting performance of his one-man show “Burton” at the Theatre Le Colombier, Les Cabannes last night.

Set in 1971 on Burton’s 46^th birthday, Gwynne Evans’s script took us through Burton’s rather sentimental view of childhood and youth – all poverty, hard drinking and rugby – into the early days of theatre. Larded with theatrical anecdotes, mainly indiscreet, Miles explored Burton’s journey from south Wales to Hollywood. His loyalty to British serious theatre seemed to be the one redeeming quality. But his desire to remain “faithful” to his first wife Sybil was disastrously dealt a fatal blow when he met Elizabeth Taylor when shooting “Cleopatra”. Paid huge sums the pair became the Branjelina of their day. Pursued relentlessly by the press they took refuge in drink and prescription drugs and at the point of the play the marriage was clearly on the rocks (with or without the scotch) and a couple of years later ended in divorce. What happened next is well known and perhaps Evans and Miles will write a sequel in due course.

Rhodri Miles exhibited a range of styles and voices, getting apparently more gently inebriated on vodka and soda and the pace and expressions were just immaculate – even down to the perfectly timed collapse of the drinks trolley (keep that in Rhodri).  

Taglines is a great supporter of the FET and will continue to be so with productions of this quality.

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Two theatre performances coming up

Theatre in Milhars

Oscar Wilde at Les Cabannes

For our first of six shows in 2015, we are delighted to present More Lives Than One: Oscar Wilde and the Black Douglas, a humorous and poignant portrayal of the tumultuous life and times of the Irish poet and playwright.

 

Writer and performer Leslie Clack brilliantly embodies Wilde's flamboyant personality, from the height of his popularity in fashionable London circles to his imprisonment and early death.

 

The play includes excerpts from Wilde's best known works, such as The Importance of Being Earnest and The Picture of Dorian Gray, and, as one would expect, generous helpings of his legendary wit.

 

MORE LIVES THAN ONE:
OSCAR WILDE & THE BLACK DOUGLAS

SATURDAY 28th MARCH at 7pm (bar opens 6pm)

To reserve your seats, please email 
fetatlecolombier@gmail.com

Ticket price : € 15 members  € 20 non-members

NB: Why not join  FET now to receive a 5€ discount on your seat per show.

Dear FET friends and supporters,
We are extremely pleased that our November show, Sweet William with Michael Pennington, is already completely sold out... And we would therefore like to apologise to those of you non-members who did not get a chance to reserve your seats, as tickets went so very quickly.
However, we are delighted to announce a new show on Sunday 14th December - a captivating seasonal offering featuring our very own FET president, Donald Douglas!

A THOUSAND YEARS OF CHRISTMAS, created by the distinguished soprano (and local resident)  Sally Bradshaw, is an in-depth and often hilarious look at Christmas - from Mediaeval mysticism to hangovers by way of Dickens, 17^th century frosts and department store Santas.
Sally Bradshaw sings mediaeval carols, Music Hall and art songs, whilst Donald Douglas reads a breath-taking  range of characters and moods, and Michael Haslam plays piano, psaltery, bells & violin.
This show has been a sell-out hit in venues up and down the UK and further afield, from Italy to Borneo, and we're sure you'll love it too.
A THOUSAND YEARS OF CHRISTMAS SUNDAY 14th DECEMBER at 5pm (doors open 4pm)*
Théâtre Le Colombier, 8 rue des Tanneries, 81170 Les Cabannes*
To reserve your seats, please email* *fetatlecolombier@gmail.com*
€ 15 members  €20 non-members*
*Priority booking is available now to members, and non-members can book from Monday 24th November onwards.*
*NB**: Tickets are sold on a first-come-first-served basis, according to when we receive your email.*

 Deirdre Honey FET Secretary

English Theatre at Les Cabannes

Dear Friends,

The countdown has begun to our first show on Saturday, 10th May.

Just a few days to go.

So far, we have sold 101 tickets.

We have just 25 tickets left.

If you want some (or some more!), please contact me ASAP.

New bookings will now be paid for on the door.

It is too late to trust the postal service delivery to get any further cheques to me in time.

Membership of the Association now stands at 144, which is amazing.

Thank you to everyone for your support and good wishes.

We are always open for more memberships.

Please contact me for details.

Remember, on Saturday, the doors open at 6.30pm to allow for a pre-show drink.

The show will start at 7.30pm.

Latecomers will not be permitted access, due to the nature of a One-Man Show.

There will be an interval during the show, to afford a comfort break and/or a drink if desired.

This Saturday sees the dream finally realised.

We hope you are there to witness and share in this occasion with us.

Kind regards,

Nigel

-- 

Nigel Baillie

Secretary

Friends of English Theatre at Le Colombier

Le Chevalier Noir

1 Rue du Fourmiguier

81170

Cordes Sur Ciel

06 03 90 77 38

Any cheques should be made payable to "FET at Le Colombier"

Invitation to the theatre at Les Cabannes

La Part des Anges / the angels share at Albi theatre

Unless you have already got tickets for productions at Albi theatre, the next few weeks all seem to be booked.

You can still go for a meal to the theatre restaurant  where the price ranges are from 16 to 52 euros, a proud boast of fresh products and cooked in the kitchen ( as distinct from microwaved meals)

I do like the name of the restaurant.

and this is called the angels share

During the process of making wine or whiskey, producers often use oak barrels to store their drink products; when alcohol is stored at 60 percent humidity or higher, for long periods of time, some of it will evaporate out of the barrel. The evaporating alcohol is called the angel's share, alluding to the belief that guardian angels watch over the product as it ages. The beverage's alcoholic level can be determined in part by how much alcohol evaporates out of the oak barrels. 

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16,576

That's how many other people joined us to look around the new theatre in Albi over the last two weekends. The long queues we saw were repeated every day, with the last weekend marginally more popular than the first (better weather?).

The queue seen through a tinted window





The director hopes this will be shape of things to come: we hope the quality of the shows matches the quality of the space.
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Letters in French at Le Colombier

I was going to entitle this "French letters.." until it was pointed out that this could be misunderstood. On Sunday 2nd March, 17h00 (5pm) Claude Bourgeyx will present "Ecrits d'amour" , at Le Colombier in Les Cabannes. It is an epistolary exchange between those in love, seeking love or just hopeful. A tragi-comedy peopled by Bourgeyx's characters coping with life as best they can.
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Two more photos of the new Albi Theatre from Stuart Cryer

The roof terrace with sweeping glass panels, behind which is the restaurant, views over to the Cathedral and all over Albi
Imagine this terrace in the spring and sumer with tables out.

On left Jill, me and Mercedes. Apart from it being a good photo of us all, I am sitting in a chair at the top of the theatre. There is a space on either side of the chair I am in for people in wheelchairs. The whole of the top row is like this, so you can sit, a disabled person with friend or partner.

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Le Colombier at Les Cabannes, near Cordes

Friends of English Theatre /  The Pidgin Club ?

22 February 2014

Dear Friends,​​​​​​​​​

We thought you might like to know that the delightful Colombier theatre in Les Cabannes is now owned by the Communauté de Communes of Cordes-Vaour.  A local association managing thetheatre has put together an initial 2013-14 programme and is keen to involve the English-speaking community. We are looking to see whether there is interest in hosting professional shows or plays in English, sufficient to justify creating a theatre club whose members would receive information, attend performances or join a discussion or activity afterward.

Le Colombier is a technically well-appointed theatre, converted from a tannery by Pierre Nicole,a former resident of Cordes, but it has been without operational funding since he returned to Switzerland. The theatre has a raked auditorium seating 125, a bar and café, a terraced gardenand living accommodation for performers, as well as a large car park. We are fortunate to have such an amenity here in the Tarn, and English-speaking residents could no doubt find this venueattractive as a meeting place and a centre for cultural events, plays or recitals in a similar way tothe local French volunteers who have taken up its management.

The opportunity for one-man Shows was raised by Donald Douglas, who has persuaded fellow actor Michael Pennington to consider holding his renowned Shakespeare show : Sweet William.

Soprano Rosamund Shelley has two shows with piano accompanist : one of Shakespeare songsand speeches, and another of songs in English, French and German from the First World War.Chris Hatton, who has already appeared with success in Toulouse, has an acclaimed show aboutWill Kemp, Elizabethan clown a theatre figure who fell out with William Shakespeare.

We shall be making some phone calls, asking amongst some two hundred residents in the area whether this kind of fare would appeal ? One of us may therefore phone to ask whether and what level of involvement in theatre might be the case for you : attending a performance, staying for a supper, taking part in a reading or discussion group, for example ?  By letting us know, this willhelp to establish an idea of numbers before we commit to this venture.  

We hope that you will decide to join us in some way – and we believe it could be fun !

Best wishes from

Joanna Boegner, Judith Kent and Donald Douglas

Val says I would like to be Friend of the Theatre and what an exciting prospect. I hope Theatre groups in the area will also want to be involved. I know of one really successful group run by Jean Louis ( cannot remember his surname, but I am sure a reader will supply it ) 
More power to your elbows, Joanna, Judith and Donald and if TAG can do anything to help with promotion you can rely on me. I will pass this information on to the Fifi group whose members I am sure will be interested. I could not put a finger on Donald Douglas till I googled him

Donald Douglas (born 7 March 1933) is a Scottish actor who has appeared in films and many well known television shows includingDoctor Who, Blake's 7, and The Avengers.

He was educated at Falkirk High School, Edinburgh College of Art and RADA. His first professional stage appearance was at the Citizens Theatre, Glasgow. He then appeared in repertory theatres in England and on the West End stage.

His film appearances include A Bridge Too Far (1977), Highlander: Endgame (2000) and the role of Admiral Darcy in the Bridget Jones's Diary movies.

He played Tsar Alexander I in the 1972 BBC television adaptation of War and Peace, starring Anthony Hopkins. In 1992 he played Franklin Clarke in the Agatha Christie's Poirot movie The ABC Murders. He has also played Dr. Gordon McKendrick on several episodes of Monarch of the Glen, and has appeared in episodes of EastEnders, Kavanagh QC and Casualty.

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