HAG Spotlight has been formed to stage back to basics dramas and comedies. It runs alongside and in addition our usual production schedule of plays, musicals and pantos. We commence with the arguably most electric Shakespeare of them all – Macbeth.

Our abridged version will be performed in the brand new Jubilee Hall and will be a ‘stripped down’ production – that is – as Shakespeare would have been performed. Okay, perhaps we do have a couple of contemporary touches to add to the production, but essentially this version will be performed by a cast of actors and little else – you’ll be treated to the famous play with the written word brought to life with passion and in it’s original dialect!

We hope that you’ll support this new venture – success will mean we’ll look at performing Wilde, Beckett and even Alan Bennett. Tickets are just £8 and seating is limited. Why not dip your toe into HAG Spotlight with probably the most famous play of all!

There Goes The Bride has its public premiere this evening! This riotous farce by Ray Cooney & John Chapman promises laughs and knockabout humour galore. Don’t miss this comedy to brighten up the spring – we’d love to see you there.

Cast members were out in force today at the Wedding Fayre at Fleet’s Hart Shopping Centre. Apart from distributing leaflets the cast sold home-made cakes and biscuits expertly iced by the two younger ladies in the photograph. (L to R, grown ups, for want of a better description) Antonia Demetriadi, Helen Lewis, Kevin Cluett, Kelvin Fay and Alicia Forsaith.

We had an excellent evening with some of the membership outlining our plans plus inviting suggestions, more of this will filter out soon. But one of the big announcements was HAG Spotlight, a ‘back to basics’ series of presentations.

The first one is Shakespeare’s ‘the Scottish play’, an abridged version, for staging at the Jubilee Hall in summer. With a stripped-down presentation we hope these plays and monologues will appeal to an audience – prices tbc, but much less than normal HAG presentations.

More soon, including audition date, in the meantime we have There Goes The Bride to rehearse!

After a fantastic turn out for the play read through and audition, we can now reveal the cast list for our production of There Goes The Bride (23/24/25/30/31 May & 1 June). We’re delighted to say that we are joined by two new members for this production – Alicia Forsaith and Kelvin Fay and we’re also welcoming back Bill Hansell after a two-year break in acting. Irene and Lesley are now finalising pre-production with rehearsals starting on 26th February.

Judy – Alicia Forsaith
Bill – Kevin Cluett
Gerald – Kelvin Fay
Timothy – Bill Hansell
Babcock – Keith Robertson
Polly – Helen Lewis
Daphne – Antonia Demetriadi
Ursula – Amanda Pennington

We had a great time with Aladdin dot com! Thank you for coming along to see the fruits of the labours of everyone involved – so many to thank but…the costumes! the Mini Dancers! the list goes on.

We’re now starting with our next production, There Goes The Bride, which promises fun and laughter for spring. Get in contact with us if you’d like to get involved in HAG in any capacity – we’d welcome you!

Aladdin dot com continues tomorrow evening, Friday evening and Saturday evening (Saturday’s matinee is sold out). Get your tickets now for this great fun pantomime and add some cheer into January!