Digger Arculus
Artist’s impression of new Red Square development
It’s just possible that there may be some people in Tolworth who remember Arthur William Arculus, known as Digger, who has got in touch with us from New Zealand. He lived in Tolworth from the mid-1920s until 1945. Please read the correspondence between us in the Recent Comments column. He might appreciate you getting in touch. If you’d like to, please contact this site through the Comment facility in the first instance.
2013 in review
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2013 annual report for this blog.
Here’s an excerpt:
A New York City subway train holds 1,200 people. This blog was viewed about 6,300 times in 2013. If it were a NYC subway train, it would take about 5 trips to carry that many people.
From our OWN local theatre
cornerHOUSE community arts centre
News of remaining Panto ticket availability and the first call for actors in this year’s ONE ACT PLAY FESTIVAL.
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All tickets are sold for the performances of The Belles of St Darcyan’s on Friday and Saturday next week.
At time of writing a few tickets were still available for performances at 7.45 on
Tuesday 28th, Wednesday 29th and Thursday 30th January.
These performances are likely to sell out too so to avoid disappointment go to
http://www.ticketsource.co.uk/event/37489
to book.
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oneACTS 2014 – auditions
Fancy acting in a short play? Then the cornerHOUSE oneACTS 2014 could be just the thing for you. This will be the tenth year the arts centre has run the festival which is Kingston’s most respected platform for original playwriting.
We are looking for actors of all ages to perform in this showcase of local writing talent.
Whether you are an experienced actor or a complete novice, there could be a place for you in one of the oneACTS which will be performed at the cornerHOUSE from Monday, May 12 to Saturday, May 17 this year.
The festival features short pieces by talented local writers – some serious, some funny, some both.
The plays are only 15 to 30 minutes long, which means that it’s a great opportunity to be involved in a show without a heavy time commitment, but you will still be able to enjoy the buzz of being part of a large, dynamic team of playwrights, directors, actors and crew, all working towards providing a week-long feast of original, quality-driven entertainment.
So why not come to our open auditions at the cornerHOUSE in on Tuesday, February 11 at 7.30pm or Sunday, February 16 at 2pm to see what it is all about? You only need to attend one of these auditions.
All you need to bring with you is enthusiasm and a willingness to have a go. We are looking forward to meeting you. (Please turn up on time for the audition as you will need to register your details).
Child actors: There are no parts in this year’s oneACTS for child actors ie anyone who is of compulsory school age (16 and under up to and including Year 11). If you are in the sixth form or have left school then you are eligible to audition.
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cornerHOUSE, 116 Douglas Road, Surbiton, Surrey, KT6 7SB – Tel 020 8296 9012
e-mail = info@thecornerhouse.org
The Douglas Centre Trust ( a registered charity no. 1047038, limited co. no. 3057887 )
Premises provided by the parish of St Matthew and St George, Surbiton and Tolworth
Tesco site and democracy
Raeburn Avenue recycling site
As a result of the efforts over a long time of Conservative councillors for the area, especially current Councillors Richard Hudson and Mike Burden (Alexandra) and Karen George (Berrylands) the future of this site is to be discussed in depth at the next meeting of Surbiton Neighbourhood Committee on 12th February. Read about it by accessing the Surbiton Neighbourhood Committee on the Kingston Council website – Meetings and Agendas.
Rose losses questioned
Cllr Howard Jones, Leader of Kingston Conservatives has called for a detailed list of all the services provided by the Rose Theatre in return for Kingston Council’s annual £500,000 funding. This week’s Surrey Comet said the request had been made by Cllr Jones in response to the Rose Theatre posting a £204,000 loss in its latest accounts for 2012/13. This loss is despite the half a million pounds of council taxpayer money they receive each year, plus an additional £380,000 from Kingston University.
Cllr Jones said he had asked Kingston Council officers to provide a breakdown of each payment made to the theatre by the Council annually, in order to see what exactly residents get for their money. He said ‘I have asked officers to prepare for me a list of payments the Council makes to the theatre. We can see the overall lot, but there should be a list of what we are actually getting for our money. If we had a service level agreement we would be able to see if we are receiving value for money in terms of what we pay for our annual half a million pounds.’
Surbiton Forum 