Welcome to the website of Turvey Amateur Theatrical Society
Long Term TATS Friend and professional Musician, Andy Stewart, has hinted that he may be making a surprise appearance in the Medical TV series ‘Holby City’, but he’s keeping his cards close to his chest.
So will it be Andy Stewart MD or Andy Stewart MD we wonder? – watch this space!
We were absolutely thrilled that our TATS production of Little Shop of Horrors was nominated for 2 NODA awards in the categories of Best Musical & Best Technical Production.
The Awards Ceremony was be held in Stevenage on March 8th, and whilst we did not win this time round, to be recognised and nominated still deserves many congratulations to all involved in this stunning production.
Congratulations from TATS to all NODA award winners, and especially to our friends down the road at AD HOC who won the best drama for their production of ‘Humble Boy’.
A great night was had by all at the 2020 TATS Showbiz Quiz.
A new team set the questions this year so many thanks to John Murray and David Hughes for all their hard work
2020 Quiz Winners celebrating their prizes.
Why not click on some of the links below and remind yourself of TATS 2019 events & shows:
2019 Quiz – January 18th – completed
For results and pictures click GO below
Little Shop Of Horrors – March 2019 – completed
For NODA review and pictures click GO below
The Farndale Avenue Housing Estate Townswomen’s Guild Dramatic Society’s Production of a Christmas Carol. – June 2019 – completed
For cast and pictures click GO below
A Vicar of Dibley Christmas – November 2019 – completed
For cast, pictures and to read our super NODA Review click GO below
Thank you everyone for your generosity – the raffle proceeds from our saturday night Vicar Of Dibley Show were donated to the Bedford Foodbank
Thank you for supporting our recent production of A Vicar of Dibley Christmas
Four sell-out audiences competed with each other to raise the largest sum in our raffle each night with the highest night being donated to charity.
Our Saturday Night audience were the winners and the Raffle proceeds of £208 will be donated to
the Trussel Trust Food Bank, in Bedford.
Thank you all for your generosity.
The directors changed but we still made a record breaking return to Dibley in November, following our first visit back in March 2017.
The latest antics of the Rev Geraldine Grainger and the other eccentric residents of Dibley took us through a madcap selection of tv highlights, from Alice’s discovery of her pregnancy, through to the birth during the Dibley Nativity, via the great storm and Radio Dibley – including Frank’s ‘coming out’ and perhaps the worst audition sessions you’ve ever seen.
We had fabulous audience feedback for this show, so well done to cast crew and especially directors Karen Pickwick and Michele Swales, who also brought us ‘Allo,’Allo’ in 2011, ‘Calendar Girls’ in 2012 and the panto ‘Knight Fever’ in 2015.
To see our cast list and some rehearsal photos, please click GO below.
And… we hope this video captures the essence of this popular and very funny production, with thanks to Stephanie Munno for the photos.
The TATS AGM took place in the boys clubroom, Turvey on 3rd November – Cheese and wine was served, courtesy of John & Penny Murray.
Keep checking back for a copy of the notes of the meeting
Wed 5 – Sat 8 June 2019
In June we welcomed back Pauline Adams to the TATS directing role for another of the hilarious Farndale comedies, this time appropriately, being June!, its just had to be Farndale Christmas Carol.
This was the fourth ‘Farndale’ to be performed by TATS and followed the hilarious ‘…The Haunted Through Lounge and Recessed Dining Nook at Farndale Castle’, again directed by Pauline, which went down a storm with audiences four years ago.
Pauline said, “Having been in the first 2 Farndale plays that TATS performed some years ago as Banquo {Macbeth’s son}, then as The Inspector in the second, I found them so funny and quite a challenge that years later when the opportunity came up for me to direct something, it had to be a Farndale – The Haunted through lounge and recessed nook at Farndale Castle, I enjoyed it so much I wanted to do another one….so there we are.”
“With some audience participation and a rogue PA system to contend with, this was an assault on the original Scrooge, performed by not-very-good actors. “People were treated to a night of sheer silliness, when the play took on some unexpected twist and turns.”
Cast and pictures from the show (click GO below)
So we say goodbye to Audrey 2 as she wends her way home to Twickenham – next stop for her we hear is Scotland!
What can you say about the TATS production of Little Shop of Horrors,directed by Kate Brewster with dad Tim as musical director.
Fabulous, stupendous, unbelievable, fantastic, professional, just a few of the superlatives provided by some of our audience over the week.
Many congratulations to all the cast and crew for a stunning show.
In case you missed it, or just want to remind yourself of the show – click below to catch a glimpse of our highlight reel…and the NODA review.
TATS annual showbiz quiz, now in its 7th year, took place in Turvey Village Hall on Friday 18th January 2019 and what a tense finale.
After 12 rounds including 2 music, a picture and an anagram round – 3 teams ended up within 2 points and 1st and 2nd tied. The result was decided by a tie break and won by team ‘mels marvelous minds’, seen below with their prize.
Thanks as usual to Karen & Phil Pickwick for organising a super fun evening and all TATS Committee and members who helped on the night.
Where did your team come? Click GO below:
Best Wishes From All at TATS
The Flint Street Nativity, directed by Mel Webb, closed to another packed enthusiastic audience on 24 November.
Congratulations to Mel and the cast for some fantastic heartwarming characterisations, which brought both tears of joy and sadness to many during the week.
To see our cast list and more pictures visit our Flint Street webpage
Read-Throughs – Completed
Auditions – Completed
Casting – Completed
Rehearsals – Completed
Live Shows – Completed
The Cast has been announced by our director Kate Brewster.
Who’s in Skid Row?
TICKETS WILL BE AVAILABLE – 1st December.
The TATS AGM took place in the boys clubroom Turvey on 4th November, notes of the meeting can be viewed by clicking the arrow below.
The TATs 2019 Committee members are:
Jan Clemens
Simon Evans (treasurer)
Rosemary Gentry
Stephanie Munno
Penny Murray
Phil Pickwick (chairman)
Carrie Walker
Matthew Watson
Melanie Webb (secretary)
Please remember that all 2019 membership fees are now due to our membership secretary Rosemary Gentry.