Apr 3, 2025
Can you think on your feet while an audience is LAUGHING? Do you have a good sense of COMIC TIMING? Are you full of ideas for things that are FUNNY? RMDS is recruiting for the 2025 Soiree cast and that could be YOU!
Date: Wednesday 7th May
Time: from 8pm
Venue: Ann Rose Hall at Greyfriars
A workshop evening is planned to consist of the following:
* Introduction to the Creative Team (Charlotte Hockey and Julian Peckham)
* History of the Soirée
* Outline of changes to recruitment process inclusive of all RMDS members
* Warm up game
* Improvisation games
* Informal sing and movement to ‘We Go Together’ from Grease
Please come prepared to tell us a joke you think will make us laugh PLUS an idea for a joke or situation you believe might make a good front-of-curtain sketch for two or three people. The Soirée is a collaborative effort, so everyone’s ideas are valuable. Don’t panic, though – it’s intended to be an informal event. Some drinks and nibbles will be supplied. Soirée rehearsals start in earnest in August after the Summer Show (Mondays and Wednesdays) but in the lead-up to that we have planning meetings on Tuesdays a couple of times a month where we create the framework for the show in preparation to get started – as already stated, it’s a collaborative effort so you’ll be expected to contribute to these meetings too.
You must be able to commit to rehearsals every Monday and Wednesday from August to October with Show week commencing on Tuesday 28th October 2025.
If you’d like to come along to the workshop please message Charlotte on 0797 419 50288 or email charlotte@brooklynblue.co.uk by Friday 2nd May 2025.
The Creative Team, overseen by RMDS chairman Mark Bodger, will reserve the right to recruit a cast it believes will produce a funny, balanced show for the autumn.
Aug 21, 2024
RMDS Easter Musical 2025 – Ghost
Would you like to join the cast of RMDS’ next musical? Could YOU be our Oda Mae, Clara, Louise or Willie Lopez?
We are nearing the audition dates for our production of Ghost the Musical and we are looking for performers who might be interested in taking part.
Oda Mae is a larger than life charlatan psychic who has great comedic timing and a big heart, usually portrayed by a black female
Oda Maes’ sisters Clara and Louise, are part of the elaborate act and unaware of their sisters undiscovered talent, usually portrayed by black females
Willie Lopez, menacing and dangerous, a hired criminal involved in the mugging gone wrong, usually portrayed by a male of Puerto Rican descent
If you are interested in joining the cast/crew for this production in any way here are the dates for the upcoming get together and auditions:
Get Together: Monday 16th September 7:30
Auditions: Sunday 22nd September 2pm
Both at St Ives First School, Sandy Ln, St Ives, Ringwood BH24 2LE
Apr 23, 2024
Can you think on your feet while an audience is LAUGHING? Do you have a good sense of COMIC TIMING? Are you full of ideas for things that are FUNNY? RMDS is recruiting for the 2024 Soiree cast and that could be YOU!
Date: Tuesday 14th May 2024
Time: from 7.30 pm
Venue: to be confirmed
A workshop evening is planned to consist of the following:
* Introduction to the Creative Team (Charlotte Hockey, Charlie Squires and Julian Peckham)
* History of the Soirée
* Outline of changes to recruitment process inclusive of all RMDS members
* Warm up game
* Improvisation games
* Informal sing and movement to ‘We Go Together’ from Grease
Please come prepared to tell us a joke you think will make us laugh PLUS an idea for a joke or situation you believe might make a good front-of-curtain sketch for two or three people. The Soirée is a collaborative effort, so everyone’s ideas are valuable. Don’t panic, though – it’s intended to be an informal event. Some drinks and nibbles will be supplied. Soirée rehearsals start in earnest in August after the Summer Show (Mondays and Wednesdays) but in the lead-up to that we have planning meetings on Tuesdays a couple of times a month where we create the framework for the show in preparation to get started – as already stated, it’s a collaborative effort so you’ll be expected to contribute to these meetings too.
Show week commences Monday 28 October 2024.
If you’d like to come along to the workshop please message Charlotte on 0797 419 50288 or email charlotte@brooklynblue.co.uk by Friday 3rd May 2024.
The Creative Team, overseen by RMDS chairman Mark Bodger, will reserve the right to recruit a cast it believes will produce a funny, balanced show for the autumn.
Feb 1, 2023
RMDS is pleased to once again being performing at The Barn in Ringwood at Easter with a brand new format show incorporating songs from well known musicals, some performed by RMDS and some which we aspire to perform one day. Incorporating singing, dancing and some links to past shows of RMDS this show will have you leaving The Barn humming all those well known songs. We look forward to seeing you at Easter.
Tickets are now on sale in our online box office
Apr 5, 2022
We know you’ve missed us, we’ve missed you too ……. The RMDS Summer Show is back for 2022!
We’re hoping that this year’s summer show will be the BIGGEST and BEST yet, so we’re really pleased to be inviting you to sign up for it now. Our three creative teams have already started planning their sections and unlike previous years, we’re inviting you to express a preference (if any) on which section you’d like to be in.
Dave & Cindy Wischusen will be setting the action on an aeroplane, which will be full of interesting characters and their differing approaches to life. The plane goes missing and the whole plot will centre around this
Yvonne Zaremski will be setting sail on a cruise ship, so climb aboard and come on a journey that is as much a part of the experience as the various destinations on the way…… but be careful not to “Rock the Boat”
Jemma Wright will be presenting a mash up of Phantom of the Opera, with Frankenstein and a bit of science Fiction thrown in for good measure!
Please get in touch with us via the contact form on the website or directly to Andy Steeds asteeds@aol.com who is coordinating the show this year. There will be an initial get together on Wed 13th April at St. John the Baptist Church Hall in Poulner at 8pm where new members can be auditioned and the final groups decided upon.
We’re particularly keen to attract new members and would remind you that anyone joining the Society for this year’s summer show will have their membership extended to September 2023 – meaning they could get 2 summer shows, an Autumn play and an Easter Musical for one year’s membership (which is only £40 for adults or £10 for under 25’s)
