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CTS Newsletter No. 9 January 2018

NEWSLETTERIssue No. 9. January, 2018

Editor – Paul Brown

Introduction:

Welcome to Issue No. 9 of the Confederation Theatre Society’s Newsletter. We are now in winter and it feels like it. Over the Christmas period, it was averaging at -30°C and snowing. Just the weather for our next show, Shackleton, if maybe a little warmer than Antarctica! But don’t let that scare you away from seeing our show! We promise that the theatre at the Pumphouse is quite warm! We are now in rehearsal for the play, which runs from February 23rd

until March 3rd 2018. And yes, once more we will be holding a raffle in the lobby during the run of the play, with amazing prizes to be won!

Our last production Deadly Illusions by Alan LeBoeuf, which ran from October 20th until 28th 2017, was a great success. The play was co-sponsored by the Stampede City Kinsmen Club of Calgary and was in aid of the Calgary Boys and Girls Clubs and Big Brothers of Calgary. It was a pleasure to be associated with that distinguished group. Quotes from the audience and photographs of the performance are included below. Since magic was a major part of the show, we had professional magicians entertaining the audience before the performances. Everyone enjoyed their clever tricks!

Our A Little Night Reading series are still continuing, and we recently hosted a reading of my play about the Second World War in London, Mrs. Brown’s War. More about our reading series later in this Newsletter.

All this, plus some great one liners and some proof-reading mistakes from historical Bibles.

Enjoy our Newsletter!

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Our next production:

“Shackleton”by Paul Brown & John Hickie

The final days of the Endurance

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Opening on Friday, February 23rd to Saturday, March 3rd 2018 we will present at the Pumphouse Theatre, the World Premiere of a play by Paul Brown and John Hickie. This is a radio play about the Antarctic Explorer, Sir Ernest Shackleton. This true story is of one of the great heroic adventures of the 20th century. In 1914, Shackleton set out from London on his way to the frozen Antarctic. The plan was to trek across the continent, a journey of 1,800 miles, and cross the actual South Pole. Unfortunately, the ship became stuck in the Antarctic ice and sank.

The crew were forced to abandon ship and with the expedition now over, they started a long on-ice journey for survival. They had no contact with the rest of the world and the world did not know where they were. They were far from the normal shipping routes with zero chance of rescue. They were alone in a frozen wasteland.

The play will be complete with ‘Foley artists’ (experts in reproduction of sound effects). The script is based upon the actual accounts by Shackleton and some of the ship’s crew. 100 years ago this was an amazing story, and it has lost none of its fascination since then.

Note the dates in your diary. Do not miss the epic event!

Performance dates are as follows:

Friday, February 23rd 2018 Saturday, February 24th 2018 Tuesday, February 27th 2018 Wednesday, February 28th 2018 Thursday, March 1st 2018 Friday, March 2nd 2018 Saturday, March 3rd 2018

There will be a matinée on Saturday March 3rd. Evening shows start at 7:30 p.m. and the Saturday matinée starts at 2:30 p.m. We look forward to seeing you at one of our performances.

Tickets are: $25 for general admission, and $20 for seniors/students.

For tickets:

email – [email protected]

Phone: – (587) 577-3669

COMING SOON – ONLINE TICKET BOOKING with ‘Eventbrite’ CHECK THE CONFEDERATION WEBSITE confederationtheatre.ca

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RAFFLE:We are running our spring raffle in conjunction with “Shackleton”. Tickets are $10 each, and only 500 tickets have been printed. Tickets will be sold prior to each performance, and during each intermission. The prizes are:

IPad computer.

Wine tasting and a meal at the Oxbow in Kensington.

Stampede night show for 2.

Wine tasting for 2 at ZYN.

Riverside spa for 2.

6 months health membership at the Riverside Club

10 car washes.

Photographs from the rehearsals:

Terry Whittaker & Ross Mullen Eddie Morrissey & David McArdle

(as Frank Worsley & Harry McNish) (as Thomas Crean & Ernest Shackleton)

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Paul Brown (as Frank Wild)

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Notes from our previous show:

“Deadly Illusions”From October 20th to October 28th 2017 we presented, at the Pumphouse, Alan LeBoeuf’s murder mystery “Deadly Illusions”. The play was co-sponsored by the Stampede City Kinsmen Club of Calgary and was in aid of Calgary Boys and Girls Clubs and Big Brothers of Calgary. The background of the plot was magic and magicians and to acknowledge this, professional magicians performed for the audience before the performance. And a great job they did. The audience loved it.

The play was special, well-acted, well directed and well produced. The set was magnificent and the clever magic cabinets, built by Marlon Wilson, were superb.

Some comments from audience members on the performance:

Plot twists galore! Incredibly acted and well executed. Loved the banter between the Inspector and her sidekick. - K.M

Fun mystery to watch. Lots of twists and turns! Highly recommend it. - S.V

Well done! Just as I was lulled into thinking "just another murder show" it suddenly

became riveting with so many twist and turns my head was spinning. A great show! - DF

"Brilliantly written brain twisting whodunit will keep you guessing right

to the very end...Bravo!!!!" - D A

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Great play, just when you think you have it figured out another turn happens in the story! Clever, well written, keeps you guessing right to the end. Great cast especially enjoyed Inspector Sorochan’s role: reminded us of a female Colombo type character wonderful!

Truly enjoyed the play. Highly recommended! – P & D P

I had the privilege of seeing Deadly illusions...just as Agatha Christie spellbound us with her famous twists that kept us guessing so does Alan LeBoeuf in his new play. Deadly illusions is worthy to be put in the same calibre as shows I have seen in London's theatre. This is a must see fabulous piece of mystery and intrigue that will keep you guessing to the end. LOVED IT! - KG

Some photographs from the performance:

Anne Hodgson and Colleen Bishop

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Michael Armstrong and Jamie Cunnington

Jamie Cunnington and Colleen Bishop

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Magician Manuel Ramirez entertains before the show

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Our Seniors Group entertains: Our group that entertains seniors will next be performing in Carstairs on Saturday, March 10th 2018 for an evening performance. We have several skits that we perform, some hilarious, some touching and a few serious, sad ones, too.

If your group is interested in hosting a performance, please contact us. You can contact Terry Ager at [email protected]

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Web Page

Don’t forget that you can now visit us at our web page – www.confederationtheatre.ca.

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http://www.confederationtheatre.ca/

mailto:[email protected]


A Little Night Reading:We are continuing our “Little Night Reading” series, where we workshop new Canadian plays.

To date, in our short history, we have workshopped the following plays by local playwrights:

“For a Mature Audience Only” by Alan LeBoeuf “Shackleton” by Paul Brown and John Hickie “Deadly Illusions” by Alan LeBoeuf “The Lady Olivia Papers” by Ingrid Hansen-Smythe “Ain´t She Sweet” by Judi Paul and Terry Whittaker “War Brides” by Gail Whiteford 2nd reading of “Shackleton” by Paul Brown and John Hickie “Mrs. Brown’s War” by Paul Brown

If you have written a play that you would like to have workshopped, please let us know.Notification of play names and dates of the readings will be sent through the Calgary ACTS emails, or you can call Alan LeBoeuf at 403-807-8809.

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MEMBERSHIP:

You can become a member of Confederation Theatre Society for just $10 a year. Call (587) 577- 3669, to join our vibrant group of theatre-lovers!

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And now for some fun:

The importance of good proofreading:

Anybody who writes books, plays, reports or even letters know the importance of good proofreading. Many an error can creep in unnoticed by the author. Alas, even the King James Bible has also suffered from poor proofreading.

The Wicked Bible published in the year 1631 contained two serious errors:

Exodus 20:14 should have said: “Thou shalt not commit adultery.”

Alas the word NOT was omitted and the verse read, “Thou shalt commit adultery”.

Also in the same bible there was an error in Deuteronomy 5:24 which should have read:

“And ye said, Behold, the LORD our God hath shewed us his glory and his greatness.” But it read:

“And ye said, Behold, the LORD our God hath shewed us his glory and his great-asse.”

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Sabotage was suspected and King Charles 1 ordered the Bibles to be destroyed. But there are other errors in other Bibles. For example:

In 1535 the Coverdale Bible in Psalms 91:5 should have said, “Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night ...”

But it read, “So yet thou shalt not need to be afraid for any bugs by night …”

In a 1795 King James Bible in Mark 7:27 it should have said, ”.. Let the children be filled: …”

But it read, “… Let the children be killed; …”

In a 1702 King James Bible in Psalm 119:161 it should have read, “Princes have persecuted me without a cause: …”

But it read, “Printers have persecuted me without a cause: …”

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And to close this Newsletter,

Some Great One Liners“Conjunctivities.com – that’s a site for sore eyes.” Tim Vine

“I’m sure wherever my father is, he’s looking down on us. He’s not dead, just very condescending.” Jack Whitehall

“How come Miss Universe is only ever won by people from Earth?” Ross Noble

“A lady with a clipboard stopped me in the street the other day. She said, ‘Can you spare a few minutes for cancer research?’ I said, ‘Alright, but we won’t get much done.” Jimmy Carr

“I was mugged by a man on crutches, wearing camouflage. Ha, ha, I thought, you can hide but you can’t run.” Milton Jones

“I have kleptomania, but when it gets bad, I take something for it.” Ken Dodd

“All my mother told me about sex was that the man goes on top and the woman on the bottom. For three years my husband and I slept in bunk beds.” Joan Rivers

“Police arrested two kids yesterday. One was drinking battery acid, the other was eating fireworks. They charged one and let the other off.” Tommy Cooper

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