Welcome to the website of Turvey Amateur Theatrical Society
The very popular TATS quiz night was held at Turvey Village Hall on Friday 27th January 2023.
A very enjoyable night was had by all as the teams battled it out to become 2023 TATS champions.
David and John at work overseeing the quiz
Many brains at work
And after some very technical score keeping – the result proved to be a draw.
No tie breaks here! – both winners were awarded a bottle of champagne each
congratulations to the joint winners – Quizzically Challenged
and Hungry Hedgehogs
The TATS 2022 AGM, took place on Monday 5th December, 730pm in Turvey Village Hall.
Over 30 people attended (including most of the Oklahoma newcomers), and we even needed a vote as there were so many volunteers to the Committee.
The formal elements were then followed with a very enjoyable social event including mulled wine and mince pies.
We even signed up some new members.
A great success and here’s to 2023.
OKLAHOMA
November 2022
Tickets being sold out weeks before the first performance give some idea of the audience anticipation for this show and they weren’t disappointed!
Superbly directed by Jan Clemens and brilliantly acted by a large cast, many new to the TATS stage, the audiences were enthralled by the set and high standards of both acting and singing, fabulously supported by the live band and professional sound and lighting.
As usual there are also many unsung heroes behind the scenes of these productions so a massive thank you from all at TATS for all help received to enable this show to be a great success.
Well just like 2022, TATS staged OKLAHOMA.
If you’d like to relive some magic moments from that 2000 production, try clicking the image above.
OKLAHOMA! – Casting & Rehearsals
June 2022
TATS cast the show in late June and immediately started rehearsals.
The picture to the left shows us setting the first scene, with Rosemary Gentry as Aunt Eller and Spencer Barlow as Curly.
We were thrilled to welcome some new faces to the TATS stage and we think we can promise our audiences a superb evening’s entertainment come November.
Congratulations to all our successful cast.
OKLAHOMA! – Auditions
June 2022
The TATS auditions for their next major production, Oklahoma! took place on June 19th.
OKLAHOMA – Read Through/Sing along
June 2022
On June 13th and 16th, TATS had two well attended read throughs and sing alongs for their next major production, Oklahoma, to be directed by Jan Clemens’
TATS OPEN HOUSE
May 2022
What a great afternoon at TATS Open House, meeting old and new friends for delicious cakes and drinks.
Special thanks to Andy Stewart and Charlotte Pask for entertaining us with some tunes and moves from Oklahoma! (see picture)
A play reading evening – just for fun, was held on 25th April just to keep in touch with each other and our wider TATS friends.
A great time was had by all, so much so that it was decided to make these weekly occasions for the next 5 weeks.
It is with regret that due to circumstances beyond TAT’s control we have had to Cancel our planned production of ‘My mother said I never should’.
Hopefully we can perform this show at some future date.
The auditions for ‘My mother said I never should’, were held on Monday 14th March 2022.
The read-through for “My mother said I never should” was held on Monday 7th March and it was great to have a good number of folk come along.
Auditions are planned for Monday 14th March at 7.30pm.
The play, written by Charlotte Keatley in 1985, examines the relationships between mothers and daughters, and explores the themes of independence, growing up and secrets.
We are delighted to announce that this play will be directed by Sarah Swidenbank.
TATs were delighted by the attendance at their 1st Poets and Pints evening on 11th February.
A few people came solely to watch and listen but most took the opportunity to perform their favourite poem or rhyme.
Recitals were many and varied from Betjeman to Kipling, Morpurgo to Lear, Elliott to Coward, and a number of rhymes and limericks to boot… we even had several self penned poems written and performed by TATS’ own Eilean Moulang.
Thanks to Bob Leslie for being MC, and to all TATS Committee and members who helped organise and run the evening.
All agreed It was a super evening and should be repeated… watch this space.
Here are some quick shots to give a flavour of the night:
The TATS 2021 AGM, postponed due to Covid last December, finally took place on 7th February in the village hall.
As well as business of the day, everyone enjoyed a good old catch up with friends old and new, and all washed down by the long promised mulled wine and mince pies!
The annual TATs quiz was back with a bang on 14 January after a year in limbo due to the pandemic.
Teams battled it out with a variety of questions from stage, screen and music.
Congratulations to the winning team (pictured above) and thank you to everyone who came along and to all the helpers, particularly question master John Murray, ably assisted by his fellow fiendish question compiler David Hughes. See you next year!