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At the SLTC in 1982 ...

Productions

• Gullible's Troubles (January) (Angie Shrubsole) (Bell Theatre)
• January Gladsong (January) (Prompt Corner)
• Ashes (February) Bell Theatre
• Carmilla (February) (Davin Campton) (Prompt Corner)
• A Doll's House (March) (Henrik Ibsen) (Bell Theatre)
• Double Bill I Dreamt I Dwelt In Marble Halls (Ken Lucas) & The Homecoming (Claire Booker) (April) (Prompt Corner)
• Female Transport (April) (Steve Gooch) (Prompt Corner)
• How The Other Half Loves (April) (Alan Ayckbourn) (Bell Theatre)
• The Merchant of Venice (May) (William Shakespeare) (Bell Theatre)
• Berlin to Broadway with Kurt Weill (June) ( Kurt Weill and Various) (Bell Theatre)
• Double Bill The Monkey's Paw (June) (W W Jacobs) (Bell Theatre) & The Bespoke Overcoat (June) (Wolf Mankowitz) (Bell Theatre)
• Bodies (July) (James Saunders) (Bell Theatre)
• Double Bill Seaside Postcard (Terence Frisby) & Let's Murder Vivaldi (David Mercer) (July) (Bell Theatre)
• Whose Life Is It Anyway? (September) (Brian Clark) (Bell Theatre)
• Don Juan 1982 (September) (Don Madgwick) (Prompt Corner)
• Slag (October) (David Hare) (Bell Theatre)
• An Italian Straw Hat (November) (E Labiche & Marc-Michel) (Bell Theatre)
• Ten Little Indians (December) (Agatha Christie) (Bell Theatre)
• A Celebration of Christmas (December) (Various) (Prompt Corner)

Social Events

• The first Film Quiz was held in the the Members' Club Bar on Saturday 23rd January, Malcolm Saunders was the Quizmaster.
• A darts match was held against the Epsom Fire Brigade on the evening of 4th February.
• A Valentines Disco Party was held on February 13th.
• The second Thespians Quiz was held on Saturday 6th March, John Lyne was the Question Master.
• A "Baby Competition" (identify members and films stars from their photos when they were babies) was held on 27th February.
• An "End of the Old Committee" Disco party was held in the Members' Club on Saturday 22nd May following the election of the new committe on 20th.
• A "Call my Bluff" evening was held in the bar by Mary Holton.
• A "Summer Break-away" party was held in the bar on 17th July.
• A Film Night of cartoons and cut down features on Super8 film was held in the bar on 24th July.
• A "Treasure Trove" Car Rally was held on 8th August
• The then annual darts tournament ran from 15th - 21st August.
• A members only "Speak-easy" party night was held in the bar on 25th September (to enter the bar knock twice and ask for Bob Marshall our then M.C. Chairman)
• A second Car Rally was held on 24th October as the first had only completed half the course.
• A Halloween Party was held in the bar on 30th October.
• A Casino/Cocktail party was held in the bar on Saturday 4th November.
• The Christams Party was held on 18th December followed by the Children's Christmas Party on 18th.
• A Members Only Night was held in the bar on 23rd December.
• The New Year's Party was held on 31st December.

News

On February 5th we were presented with a fire bell by the London Fire Brigade, it was the first time for about 60 years that such a bell had been given.

In 1982 we were running an active training programme.

• A Dance Class met on Saturdays.
• The Youth Group (at the Community Hall in Chappel Road) ran from 12 noon- 2pm Saturdays.
• The Children's Class was running, making masks and puppets, also telling stories and enjoying Theatre Workshop activities.
• Our Drama Class (a 4 year course) met on Tuesday evenings.
• Choreography and Mime courses had been running.
• A stagecraft Course was about to start, followed by one on Stage Lighting with an ILEA tutor.
• An initiative to double our membership was launched by David Hickman, our then Membership Representitive.

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