Discover Pinelands Players‘ April 2015 Newsletter:
AdLib – April 2015. Explore historic talks, musical theatre transformations, and upcoming club nights from Cape Town’s oldest amateur theatre society (established 1948).
Featured in This Edition:
🎤 Club Night Highlight (17 April):
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Tony Murray presents: “Fanny Kemble – Miss Posh Spice of 1830”
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Former chairman’s illustrated talk blending engineering history and theatre
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7:30pm at Pinelands Players Clubhouse
🎭 Season Changes:
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Replacing Candlelight Dinner with Bonny White’s Concert (22-23 May)
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Featuring:
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“Scott and Sam” 30-minute musical theatre piece (Samantha Sadler)
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Act 2: Showtunes from Les Misérables, Frozen, Miss Saigon and more
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Performers: Frances Shalto-Douglas, Stuart Brown, Georgia Bailey and more
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🎶 Upcoming Musical Nights:
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Juelz & Joy with Rob – Intimate clubhouse performance
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House Guest – Thriller by Fish Hoek Dramatic (24 April-2 May at Masque Theatre)
🎭 From the Archives:
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Testing new newsletter templates (member feedback welcomed)
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Nietzsche’s wisdom: “Without music life would be a mistake”
Why Theatre Lovers Should Read This:
1️⃣ Historical Insight: Rare talk on Fanny Kemble’s Victorian theatre legacy
2️⃣ Program Evolution: Documents PP’s shift from dinners to concert formats
3️⃣ Local Arts Calendar: 2015’s key dates for Cape Town musical theatre
Perfect For:
• Members reminiscing about 2015 events
• Researchers studying amateur theatre programming
• Musical theatre students analyzing “Scott and Sam”
[Download the full PDF newsletter] for complete concert details and club night RSVPs!