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LOCAL RESOURCES PLAY COPIES - THE LIBRARIES Bournemouth Poole and Dorset Libraries all have access to sets of play copies and to single copies of plays that are kept at Wareham Library. If you register your group with the Library you can obtain sets of play copies for three months (or the duration of rehearsals). Single copies of plays are also kept for reading purposes and these can also be loaned. Be careful however, not to keep plays longer than the loan period as the fines can be punative. The library catalogue is on the Internet see the Prolinks page for access. VENUES THE BOSCOMBE CENTRE FOR COMMUNITY ARTSThe Centre has a number of Studios for hire, both for rehearsals and for full scale productions. Telephone Bournemouth 359759 regarding availability. WARDROBES A number of groups have fairly extensive wardrobes and these
include the Bournemouth Little Theatre, All Saints Dramatic Society &
the Angel Players. These groups would probably agree to short-term
loans if the items concerned were not needed for current
productions. If there are any others let us know. PANTOMINE, MUSICAL and PLAY SCRIPTS Available from Jasper Scripts Mr Jim Sperinck, Jasper Scripts, 17 Avebury Court, Mark Road, Hemel Hempstead, Herts HP2 7TA Telephone: 01442 263461 or Fax: 01442 217102 E-mail: jasperpublishing@ukbusiness.com SPECIALIST COSTUMES Jane makes all kinds of costumes for theatre and specialises in animal costumes. Telephone 01929 423450 or email her - roker@cwcom.net ALL THE FOLLOWING HAVE LINKS TO THEIR OWN WEBSITES Click HERE for the 'Prolinks' page. The 'AMDRAM' website. This website (www.amdram.co.uk) offers information about anything to do with Amateur Theatre. The 'AMATEUR STAGE' magazine. This magazine (www.amdram.co.uk/amstage1.htm) is the only professional magazine devoted entirely to the Amateur Theatre, it offers articles on every aspect of theatre, synopsis of every newly published play, director's notes, etc. The Amateur Stage, Hampden House, 2 Weymouth Street, London W1N 3FD Editor - Charles Vance - 0171 636 4343 - email - cvtheatre@aol.com DORSET LIBRARY PLAYSCRIPT SERVICE The Dorset Libraries have numbers of sets of play copies available for loan, plus a large selection of single copies. Make sure that your group is registered if you want sets of plays They can be contacted - www.dorset-cc.gov.uk/libraries/catalyst THE DRAMATIC EXCHANGE This Website contains details of plays uploaded by the playwrights themselves. (www.dramex.org) N.O.D.A. The National Operatic and Dramatic Association (NODA) The Aims of NODA are - (1) to give a voice to the amateur sector (2) to help amateur societies attain a higher standard of performance (3) to help societies tackle the challenges and opportunities of the 21st century. Their address - NODA House, 1 Crestfield Street, LONDON, WC1H 8AU (Website - www.noda-hq.org) PLAYWRIGHTS ON THE WEB An American website devoted to plays uploaded by playwrights themselves, some familiar names amongst them. (www.stageplays.com/writers.htm). SAMUEL FRENCH Ltd The wellknown booksellers who specialise in books on theatrical subjects, playscripts, play licences, royalties,etc. Their website is - www.samuelfrench-london.co.uk THE STAGE The theatrical profession's own weekly newspaper. (www.thestage.co.uk) FOOTNOTES The above list of resources just scratches the surface of all that is available. I would welcome any corrections, amendments or additions you can make. Perhaps your group has something they would like to share? In fact the advertising pages of the Amdram website are full of groups offering complete elaborately decorated sets for sale. Locally it is gratifying the way groups go out of their way to help each other. |
