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NOTTINGHAM AND NOTTINGHAMSHIRE DRAMA ASSOCIATION

Minutes of the meeting held on Tuesday 17th October 2017 at Aspley
Present:- Joan Wildgust (Chairman), , Barbara Barton, Mike Stewart, Bob Wildgust, Linda and Howard Whitehurst, Barbara Fisher, Gordon Parsons, Neil Macintosh (Treasurer)
1 APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE
Christine Davison, Tony Vokes, Roy Ainscough, Mel Reynolds
2 MINUTES AND MATTERS ARISING.
The minutes of the previous Council Meeting held on 13th September 2017 had been circulated and these were signed as a correct record.
There were no matters arising

3 HON TREASURER'S REPORT - as at 5/09/2017 (3 months)
Balance = £ 9744.40
NS&I = £2355.92
Current = £7245.48
On hand = £143.00
Increase = £321.88
SINCE LAST MEETING
INCOME
PLAY OF THE YEAR COMPETITION
Entries 5 x @ £65 each = £325
BROADWAY - MY MOVIE
Receipts x 45 @ £5 each = £325
OPERATIONS
Subscriptions -
Group membership 2 @ £25 each
TOTAL = £50
EXPENDITURE
Insurance Premium Zurich £225

4 FESTIVALS
Play of the Year 17/18 and Awards Dinner
Eleven plays have been entered to date in the current competition. Jane Herring has completed her first adjudication and this had been very well received. The level of entries recorded at this stage was most encouraging. In one week in November four plays required adjudication. Arrangements had therefore been made for a Deputy Adjudicator to be appointed and Gordon P had agreed to undertake this task.
Linda W also confirmed that the Annual Awards Dinner was to be held at the Crown Plaza Hotel on Friday 22nd June 2018
Youth Festival 2018
The Chairman reported that she had been advised that Jean Lebeter had checked dates with the Chilwell Olympia School and IT WAS AGREED that the dates 10-12 May 2018 be accepted

5 70 th ANNIVERSARY ACTIVITIES
BROADWAY CINEMA EVENT 19TH NOVEMEBER
The Chairman reported that only a very few tickets were now available for this event and that the Cinema had confirmed that the film Chorus of Disapproval had been obtained for the screening. A full discussion of the arrangements for the event was then held
IT WAS AGREED
That a glass of Prosecco wine be provided for the NANDA toast
That the President be asked to say a few words prior to the commencement of the Buffet and toasts
That Group name badges be provided for all attending
That an invitation be extended to the new Director of the Nottingham Playhouse to attend

LACE MARKET EVENT 18TH FEBRUARY 2018
A report was given on the arrangement now being made with the Lace Market Theatre for NANDA Groups to attend a production of the play Flarepath on the afternoon of the 18th February as part of the Nanda 70th Anniversary events
These were noted at the meeting but it was agreed that an invitation be sent as soon as possible for a civic delegation to be in attendance

6 THEATRE LUNCHEON
The Chairman advised that a number of individuals and Groups had expressed an interest in an invitation being extended to Mark Pritchard the Lighting and Design expert recently suggested by Mike Stewart. In view of the current lack of responses now reported from other sources she felt that we should proceed with the offer received from the technical specialist
IT WAS AGREED that dates be obtained from Mark (by Mike S) and the Crown Plaza (Linda W)

7 MEDIA
Howard W reported that a report on the website would be available shortly and the current information from groups for inclusion on Facebook was still patchy

8 SET DESIGN
The Chairman read a letter received from Prospect Players asking NANDA to set up a register of Set Designers who would be available for Groups to approach for individual productions
IT WAS AGREED that this would best be addressed by Groups making individual production requests and that NANDA email to all Groups and known interested parties

9 DATE OF NEXT MEETING
Monday 13th November at 2.00pm at West Bridgford

The meeting closed at 11. 30am