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Full text of the CADS newsletter for the past few years.
November 2021 newsletter November 29, 2021
Festive fun and frolicsDon't forget that this Wednesday, 1 December, we're holding another of our celeb... [MORE]
October 2021 newsletter October 22, 2021
It'll be Snow White on the night
After what seems like an eternity, we're delighted to announce the return of the Royston Town Pantomime! As previ... [MORE]
August 2021 newsletter August 25, 2021
Strangers at a Festival
We've already announced our entry for this year's 52nd Cambridge Festival of Drama at the ADC Theatre in Park Street, Cambr... [MORE]
June 2021 newsletter June 30, 2021
Strangers in Cambridge
The 52nd Cambridge Festival of Drama is currently scheduled to go ahead at its new venue - the ADC Theatre in Park Street, C... [MORE]
May 2021 newsletter May 10, 2021
It's a wrap! It's finally here! We've finished recording and editing our innovative online drama Seven Movies, specially written for CADS ... [MORE]
March 2021 newsletter March 05, 2021
Finally! A new production!We at CADS are quite excited to announce that we are actively considering entering a play for a drama festival this year! ... [MORE]
January 2021 newsletter January 06, 2021
Making a drama out of a lockdownAs part of our continued efforts to provide drama, fun and excitement in lockdown, and using the magic of Zoom, we'r... [MORE]
October 2020 newsletter November 02, 2020
Just because it's Christ-a-mas...Following the success of our CADaret! production for the Royston Arts Festival, we're planning a similar ... [MORE]
September 2020 newsletter September 18, 2020
CADaret! is here!
It is with pride and no little excitement that we can now announce our very first online production. CADaret! is a... [MORE]
July 2020 newsletter July 04, 2020
Lockdown stand-up
We may all have been locked down for some months now, but that doesn't mean that CADS members have been idle! Our ever resourcefu... [MORE]
May 2020 newsletter May 10, 2020
Six Dead Queens come to lifeLast month we held our first online reading of the one-act play Six Dead Queens... and an Inflatable Henry, wh... [MORE]
April 2020 newsletter April 13, 2020
Play reading goes virtual!As previously announced (lockdown restrictions permitting, of course) we are hoping to perform Stephen Wy... [MORE]
March 2020 update March 18, 2020
An update on some forthcoming eventsIn view of government advice and current restrictions, the present situation with forthcoming CADS events i... [MORE]
February 2020 newsletter February 27, 2020
OMG! It's the AGM!Yes, it's that time of year again when we gather to reflect on the past year's achievements, plan for the future, elect a new comm... [MORE]
January 2020 newsletter January 14, 2020
Pantomime bits and bobs
Our pantomime Jack and the Beanstalk is very nearly upon us and early reports suggest that it will be a great show! Certain... [MORE]
December 2019 newsletter December 19, 2019
Seasons Greetings!
CADS wishes all its followers a very merry Christmas, and to celebrate the season would love to see you at a pre-Christmas drink... [MORE]
November 2019 newsletter November 21, 2019
Beans talkRehearsals continue apace for Jack and the Beanstalk by Tom Whalley, the 2020 Royston Town Pantomime being directed by... [MORE]
October 2019 newsletter October 17, 2019
Pantomime appeal
The cast has now been announced for the 2020 Royston Town Pantomime, Jack and the Beanstalk by Tom Whalley, which is being directe... [MORE]
September 2019 news extra September 19, 2019
Cambridge Memory Walk 6 October
CADS stalwart Angela Sassoli is participating in the Cambridge Memory Walk on 6 October as a way of fundrais... [MORE]
September 2019 newsletter September 05, 2019
Keep calm and watch Flare Path!
Tickets are already starting to sell for our Autumn production, the classic wartime drama Flare Path by Terence Rat... [MORE]
August 2019 newsletter August 02, 2019
Flare Path booking now!The Box Office is now officially open for our Autumn production, the classic wartime drama Flare Path by Terence Rattigan, wh... [MORE]
June 2019 Newlstter June 24, 2019
Panto 2020
As many of you will know, the annual Royston Town Pantomime is our biggest production in terms of organisation. For that reason we reall... [MORE]
May 2019 Newsletter May 15, 2019
The Voice!
CADS is delighted to announce the latest in our occasional series of workshops. This time, we're looking at voice production and wi... [MORE]
February 2019 news extra February 20, 2019
Auditions!CADS is delighted to announce its next production, which will be our contribution to this year's Royston Arts Festival. It's Terence Ratti... [MORE]
February 2019 Newsletter February 01, 2019
PantomimeThe curtain has now come down on this year's hugely successful pantomime Robinson Crusoe and the Pirates - nearly 1,300 people turned out t... [MORE]
November 2018 Newsletter November 04, 2018
Workshops!CADS is delighted to announce the second in its new FREE workshop series! This one is on (unarmed) stag e combat and it's bei... [MORE]
September 2018 Newsletter September 14, 2018
Ghost Writer - book now!Only a couple of weeks now before our contribution to this year's Royston Arts Festival, David Tristram's haunting (and hila... [MORE]
July 2018 newsletter July 08, 2018
Workshops!
CADS is delighted to announce a very special workshop on directing for the stage by Robin Belfield to take place on Saturday 6 October 2... [MORE]
May 2018 Newsletter May 18, 2018
Ghost Writer - volunteers wantedOur next show will be the CADS contribution to this year's Royston Arts Festival - it's a comedy by the hilarious Da... [MORE]
March 2017 Newsletter March 12, 2017
Content:
Play-Reading
CADS AGM 2017
Membership subscriptions
Play-ReadingOur n... [MORE]
February 2017 Newsletter February 18, 2017
Content:
Panto 2017 Wrap-Up
2017 / 2018 Productions
Play-Reading
CADS Drama Awards
CADS Bursaries
Drama Workshops
AGM... [MORE]
January 2017 Newsletter January 20, 2017
Content:
Panto 2017 Opens Tonight!
CADS Drama Awards
De-rigging
Next Play-reading: ideas?
CADS 2017 Productions
GSTARS... [MORE]
November 2016 Newsletter November 26, 2016
Content:
CADS Christmas dinner - book NOW!
Panto 2017 - tickets now on sale
CADS Drama Awards
CADS 2017 Productions
Happy Christmas and New Y... [MORE]
November 2016 News Extra November 12, 2016
Content:
Book ASAP for CADS Christmas Dinner!
Grease at Meridian School
Book ASAP for CADS Christmas Dinner!The CA... [MORE]
October 2016 Newsletter October 30, 2016
Content:
Play-reading group
Panto 2017 update
Abigail's Party wrap-up
CADS Christmas Dinner
CADS Drama Awards
CADS 2017 Productions
Co... [MORE]
September 2016 News Extra September 27, 2016
Content:
Pantomime Auditions
Next committee meeting
Pantomime auditions
Following hot on the heels of the smash hit that was Abiga... [MORE]
September 2016 Newsletter September 08, 2016
Content:
Play-reading group
Abigail's Party tickets
Panto 2017 auditions
CADS 2017 productions
Picnic on the Heath
Next committee meeti... [MORE]
August 2016 Newsletter Extra August 22, 2016
Content:
Abigail's Party updates
CADS Picnic
Abigail's Party tickets now availableTickets for Abigail's ... [MORE]
July 2016 Newsletter July 25, 2016
Content:
Play-reading group
Abigail's Party updates
CADS Picnic
Congratulations to Craig
Next committee meeti... [MORE]
May 2016 Newsletter May 07, 2016
Content:
Abigail's Party updates
Play-reading group
Panto 2017 update
Congratulations to Claire Hogan
Next committ... [MORE]
April 2016 Newsletter April 15, 2016
Content:
Abigail's Party preliminary meeting
Abigail's Party auditions
Play-reading group
CADS AGM minutes
Next committee meeting
Abigail'... [MORE]
March 2016 Newsletter March 08, 2016
Content:
Play-reading group
Improvisation Workshop: venue has changed!
Arts Festival 2016
Membership Subscriptions
CADS Treasurer
CADS... [MORE]
February 2016 News Extra February 29, 2016
Content:
Play-reading group
Improvisation Workshop
Play-reading group Our next play-reading event, led by Michael Young, will... [MORE]
February 2016 Newsletter February 18, 2016
Content:
Aladdin's magic!
Drama Award winners
Play-reading group
Upcoming productions
CADS AGM
CADS Treasurer
Subs
Other local events
Min... [MORE]
January 2016 Newsletter January 13, 2016
Content:
Aladdin: last-minute tickets!
Aladdin: more crew needed
2016: Spring show & Arts festival
Drama Awards: l... [MORE]
December 2015 Newsletter December 07, 2015
Content:
Set-building: 11th-13th Dec
Play-reading session
Pantomime tickets
Deadline for local Drama Award nominations
Royston Arts Festival ... [MORE]
November 2015 Newsletter November 15, 2015
Content:
CADS Christmas meal
Aladdin tickets
Gathering for Aladdin technical crew
Next set-building weekend
Next Play-reading group
Minutes
... [MORE]
October 2015 Newsletter October 08, 2015
Content:
Auditions for Aladdin tonight!
Next play-reading group
Black Comedy roundup
Christmas meal
Nominations for local drama awards
2016 ... [MORE]
September 2015 Newsletter September 08, 2015
Content:
Buy your tickets for Black Comedy & Light Entertainment
Pat Houghton
Panto 2016
Give us some genie-al feedback
Minutes
... [MORE]
August 2015 Newsletter August 19, 2015
Content:
Play-reading evening: next week
Summer picnic: bank holiday weekend
Black Comedy & Light Entertainment: tickets
Call for Costume ... [MORE]
June 2015 Newsletter June 19, 2015
Content:
Confirmation of "Light Entertainment" acts
Play-reading session
Set build for "Black Comedy"
Dates for supporting our next show
Cost... [MORE]
May 2015 Newsletter May 06, 2015
Content:
Updates re CADS’s entry for Royston Arts Festival 2015
Play-reading sessions
Panto 2016
Other local events to support
CADS&rsq... [MORE]
March 2015 Newsletter March 31, 2015
Contents:
Committee minutes
CADS AGM 2015
Annual subscriptions due
Play reading group – new date!
Arts Festival
Advert: Hitchin Adult ... [MORE]
February 2015 Newsletter February 10, 2015
Contents:
Committee minutes
CADS AGM 2015
Annual subscriptions due
Pantomime report
Play reading group
Arts Festival ideas
New website desi... [MORE]
January 2015 Newsletter January 08, 2015
Contents:
Committee minutes
Pantomime tickets
Pantomime autism-friendliness
Play reading group
Drama Awards
Arts Festival ideas
AGM 2015
&... [MORE]
September 2014 Newsletter September 07, 2014
Contents:
Committee minutes
The Fosdyke Saga – Tickets on sale!
Summer Outing
Panto 2015
TOPS production
Dates for your diary
... [MORE]
July 2014 Newsletter July 09, 2014
Contents:
Committee minutes
The Fosdyke Saga – Tickets on sale!
Photo request
Pianola
Summer Outing – 23rd August
Dates for your... [MORE]
May 2014 Newsletter May 06, 2014
Contents:
Royston Arts Festival Auditions
Recent Drama Festivals
Backstage access
Membership subs
Bursaries
Buntingford show
Dates for your... [MORE]
March 2014 Newsletter March 18, 2014
Contents:
Royston Museum Project
Turn to Face the Change
Royston Festival
AGM
Subs
Actors wanted
Subs
Dates for your diary
&nbs... [MORE]
February 2014 Newsletter February 14, 2014
Contents:
Pantomime 2014
Drama Awards
DVDs
Panto programme donation
Royston Museum Project
Turn to Face the Change
Royston Festival
Ten ... [MORE]
January 2014 Newsletter January 24, 2014
Contents:
Pantomime 2014
Drama Awards
Royston Museum Project
Costume Container
Turn to Face the Change
AGM
Mayor’s Quiz
In memorium... [MORE]