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'Do hope we can meet up again on the 7th July!'

29/6/2021

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Well, aren’t we fortunate to not be involved with live theatre, so much work behind the scenes, and so disappointing for so many who have had to cancel performances. After cancelling our last Play Reading session, do hope we can meet up again on the 7th.

Best wishes for a speedy recovery to our very versatile reader Patsy Bollard, who has been confined following a fall.

​Jenny McKenna
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'...undeterred, the show went on!

3/6/2021

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Numbers were down for the May class of Play Reading, but undeterred the show went on! Thanks to Joy for managing the morning.   

The Farndale Avenue Housing Estate Townswomen’s Guild Dramatic Society again bought many laughs and lots of talent with the society’s version of Macbeth attempting to get them to the Welwyn Garden City Finals.   All events conspired hilariously against them.  

For our next session we may attempt one of David Williamson’s thought provoking plays on Australian life.    Newcomers welcome.

Jenny McKenna
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    About the Play Reading group


    Have you always enjoyed drama and going to the theatre?  Perhaps you have had previous experience in a theatre environment, or always wanted to. 

    ​During monthly sessions, the group will read chosen plays and share news of theatre experiences in a relaxed classroom setting. You don’t have to learn lines!

    Depending on interest we may also car pool at times to see local theatre performances.

    ​We access scripts from the Victorian Drama League.  There is a hiring fee for this access and postage costs.  A small contribution by class members is requested to cover these costs.

    Meeting Times

    1st Wednesday
    9.30 to 12 noon
    U3A Meeting Room 1, Fawckner Drive

    Convening team members 

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    Convenor - Joy Shirley 
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    Shirley Swallow
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    Pat Treleaven

    Thank you, Jenny

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    In late 2022 Jenny McKenna stepped down from her convening roles in the Play Reading group after almost five years. 

    In February 2018 Jenny took over the co-convening  'admin support role'  involving liaising with the Victorian Drama League to access our chosen plays.  This involved ordering and returning plays, and collecting weekly contributions towards costs. 

    Then, as Keith Rogers scaled down his role as convenor and 'creative director', Jenny stepped up to write newsletter reports, gradually taking on the role. Jenny continued in the role of convenor for over two years with the support of a small team in helping to choose the plays. 
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    Thank you so much for your passion for play reading and the energies you put into ensuring the ongoing presence of Play Reading in the U3A Program, Jenny. 

    Resources

    U3A Benalla Play Reading - list of plays 2016 to Sept 2022
    Course Information/
    Deniliquin play  recommendations by author/
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    recommendations by date read    /

    Plays

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    '84 Charing Cross Road'
    'After The Ball'
    'A Ghost On Tiptoe'
    'A Lady Mislaid'
    'Alive And Kicking'
    'Alphabetical Order'
    'A Murder Has Been Arranged
    'An Ideal Husband'
    'An Inspector Calls'
    A Poetry Reading
    'A Pound Of Flesh'
    'Breath Of Spring'
    'Brighton Beach Memoirs'
    'Bright Side'
    'But Why Bump Off Barnaby?'
    'Calendar Girls'
    'Chaim's Love Song'
    Christmas Cheer
    'Continental Customs'
    'Crown Matrimonial'
    'Daylight Savings'
    'Dear Venus'
    'Death By Chocolate'
    'Deception'
    'Dinkum Assorted'
    'Falling From Grace'
    'Five Freaks A'Fiddling'
    'Full Steam Ahead'
    'Here Under Heaven'
    'Hotel Sorrento'
    'Inheritance'
    John Ellis
    'Money And Friends'
    'Morning Sacrifice'
    'Move Over Mrs Markham'
    'Parramatta Girls'
    Playwright: Muriel Spark
    Playwright: Tim Firth
    'Room To Move'
    'Rumors'
    'Summer Of The Seventeenth Doll'
    'Table 7'
    'Table By The Window'
    “The Farndale Avenue Housing Estate Townswomen’s Guild Dramatic Society’s Production Of Macbeth”
    "The Golden League Of Cleaning Women'
    'The Importance Of Being Earnest'
    'The Lady In The Van'
    'The Prime Of Miss Jean Brodie'
    'The Prisoner Of Second Avenue'
    'The Putting Down Of Ned Kelly'
    "The Winslow Boy"
    'Twelve Angry Men'
    'Winter Glory'
    'Witness For The Prosecution'
    'Wives Have Their Uses'

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