Penultimate information sheet
7th February 2006
Dear All,
Nearly there apart from the finishing touches - me finishing making up the ballets and on to the staging, there are still a lot of hooks and eyes to sew on, shoes to dye (Matchgirls, puppets, soldiers, rocking horses and Jack-in-a box) I have lost count of the costumes and I still have 21 Romantic tutus to make! So if I have been a bit preoccupied these last weeks - that is why - because everything is not assembled yet!
So here are what I hope are to be most of the final details.
1. Matchgirls, puppets, soldiers, rocking horses and Jack-in-a box, PLEASE give in your NAMED ballet shoes to dye.
2. Each child has to have his/her own named lipstick (hygiene!) See end of letter
3. Mice, Allsorts, Rag dolls, Ballerina dolls, Angels and Sylphs all need clean pink satin ballet shoes with pink elastic across the instep. I have fitted most people with these and need the payment in an envelope marked SHOES and the child's name. Sizes 9 - 5 1/2 £8.95, 6 and 6 1/2 £9.95. This is the usual price you would pay in Juliennes but they give me 10% off which goes to Make Poverty History. If you already have clean satin shoes let me know.
4.SATURDAY 25 February - Only minders and people running the tuckshop should plan to stay at the hall as we are very short of space.
SUNDAY CAST OF Matchgirls EVERYONE - PLEASE arrive before 9.00am as I want to set the finale and run the ballet through with both casts Followed by COSTUME PARADE. I try not to overrun. Tuck shop available. No Fizzy drinks. SATURDAY CAST Matchgirls 10.30am - 11.30am.11.30 SYLPHS. Again, I would like to do two run throughs Sunday cast first.1.30pm or earlier COSTUME PARADE
I plan to give out costumes to Grade4 upwards. Please keep them on their hangers and in their named bag and bring EVERYTHING to the full dress rehearsal on 4th March. PHOTOGRAPHS!!!!Please check that all the fastenings are in the right place and secure before dress rehearsal.
5. All Classes during the week will be at normal times - but we will rehearse if needed. Please come in ballet uniform, not rehearsal clothes.
6. DRESS REHEARSAL 4th March at usual hall. Times as for 25th Feb. but you must come with your hair done because of the photos. These will be group photos but you MUST have your complete costume and your hair done!
7. FRIDAY 10th March FULL Dress Rehearsal - except Primaries and Grade 1s. PLEASE arrive with hair done 4.30pm at The Barn Theatre, Oxted (Map and directions will be provided) PLEASE share lifts - as the parking is the only bad thing about the Barn theatre - unless you are a badged and CR cleared helper and are staying to the end of the rehearsal DO NOT PARK in the Barn car park or you will be STUCK! Park in the road and deliver you children and their complete costume to the side door.
COMPLETE RUN THROUGH IN COSTUME Saturday cast Matchgirls, Grade 2s finished by 6.30pm and Sylphs, everyone finished by 9.00pm, I hope. Only minders with badges may stay at The Barn as there is very little space back stage and please obey with good humour the saints who are directing the parking! Please wait in the auditorium at the end of rehearsal to collect your children. Photos will be taken at this rehearsal.
SATURDAY 11th MARCH 9.00am at The Barn Theatre except Primaries and Grade1s, COMPLETE RUN THROUGH Sunday cast Grade 2s, Grade 3s and Grade 4s PLEASE bring sleeping bags!
1.00pm Saturday Primaries and Grade 1s (Mice and Allsorts) for run through. PLEASE bring sleeping bags!!
1.30pm All cast MAKE UP
3.00pm First Performance
7.00pm Second Performance ALL OVER BY 9.00pm. Primaries, Grade 1s and 2s, if you want to collect your child at the interval, please arrange it with Elaine Thomson who will tell her minder. Usually the little children watch the second ballet in the audience.
SUNDAY 12th MARCH
1.00pm Sunday Primaries and Grade 1s (Mice and Allsorts) for run through. PLEASE bring sleeping bags!!
1.30pm All cast MAKE UP
3.00pm Performance
7.00pm Performance
In case you have mislaid the previous letters(!) Here is the list of kind people who are your Grade Representatives - please ask them if you want a sensible answer to your questions! Primary - Ita O'Brien 07733110692, Grade 1 Linda McSorley 0208 659 9250, Grade 2 Diane Edwards 0208 663 0471, Grade 3 Pippa Beardall Edmondson o208 402 7429, Grade 4 Jo-anne Bond 0208 289 1566, Grade 5 Sally McVicker 0208 650 0813, Grade 6 Amanda Kirk 0208 464 4360, Grade 7 Jenny Phillips 0208 402 9597, Grade 8 and Seniors Sarah Grimaldi 0208 650 9679 Wardrobe Mistress Cecelia Willatt 0208 313 0246, Food and Backstage organisation Elaine Thomson 0208 659 7037.
You will get later a list of everything you should bring with you and an order form for pizza between the shows. Your child may bring named packed food, BUT no Fizzy drinks. Please don`t let your child bring anything precious to The Barn, no jewellery and a track suit is most practical to wear.
Hope the children enjoy being in the ballets - and of course they will enjoy it most if they know what they are doing and have lots of friends and family in the audience! Please don`t get flu!
Lots of love Janie
Boots No 17 either £3.49 or £3.99 Lipstick -Please name. Matchgirls and boys:- Nearly Nude. Sylphs, Angels and Mice:- Sweet Sizzle. Ladies:- Candy Floss. Allsorts:- Heather Pink. Puppets:- Blondie. Rag Dolls:- Dare Devil. Ballerina Dolls:- Marsh Mallow whip. Soldiers:- Shell. Rocking Horses:- Candy Floss. Jack-in-a-Box:- Hot Chilli.
