Pepper’s Ghost is all about community!

Theatre is an immensely powerful force and experience.   It can deal with anything and we believe it can be a real driving force for good.  With that in mind we want to use it to help people and bring joy into their lives. This week our blog is all about our community work.

 

YMCA  MK

We have been working with the YMCA for some months now.  Shahnaz Hussain, their fund raising manager, is working hard  to raise awareness and money for homeless young people in MK. As we know it is a problem which has  increased in recent years, but the YMCA is determined to  do all it can to change this. There is going to be a  number of fund raising events in the coming months and we can be a key part of this!  We need ACTORS!   This is on a voluntary basis as we are raising money for this amazing charity.

 

All actors, directors, musicians etc have offered to give their time for free so that we can maximise the amount of money we raise for the homeless.

 

ALL HALLOWS EVE

 

MASQUERADE BALL

Friday 28th October  6.30pm

Windmill Hill Golf Course

Milton Keynes

Tickets are £35.00 for guests.

 

Actors will play different characters throughout the evening.

 

“The main room plays host to a menagerie of character and creatures,

creating an eerie and thoroughly enticing atmosphere through the evening.

Some walk about amongst the guests and entertain at tables, other are exhibits

or performers, telling stories, reciting poems etc”.

 

So please do get involved!  Not only will it be great fun, it will also help in raising

vital funds for vital work.

 

Email rosemary.hill@which.net  if you are interested.  There will be a few

rehearsals in September at the YMCA on Tuesday evenings to prepare for the event.

 

 

 

We were thrilled to be voted the best MK Theatre Company for Milton Keynes 2014.

 

Here’s what they had to say!

“Another good year from the always-reliable Pepper’s Ghost, switching their regular venue from MADCAP to Stantonbury Theatre without missing a step and celebrating their tenth anniversary in style with both “Our Country’s Good” and “Romeo & Juliet”. Not to mention their revival at Radcliffe of two local community plays to celebrate the centenary of the First World War – they’re as busy as ever! Here’s to the next ten years!”

 

Romeo and Juliet

We are delighted to announce that the Milton Keynes Community Foundation are supporting this production. Thank you very much

 

“Your Loving Brother Albert” and “Nellie”

We are thrilled to be part of the Great War Project MK   “ From Conflict to Cosmopolis” with six other partners – The Living Archive,  MK Gallery, Festive Road, Independent Cinema, Westbury Farm and Cowper and Newton Musuem.  www.greatwarmk.org.uk  Funding has been achieved through the Arts and Heritage Alliance applying for a grant from The Heritage Lottery Fund. Pepper’s Ghost is very grateful to be able to share in that. Pepper’s Ghost has also been funded by Wolverton and Greenleys Council.

We are most grateful for all your support.

 

Happy Birthday Tenth Pepper’s Ghost! 

To celebrate our tenth anniversary we  had a lovely champagne reception and invited supporters, funders and friends.  Mayor Brian White gave a wonderful speech wishing us well. We also wanted to thank everyone who has supported us in the past ten years. It all started with a grant from the Milton Keynes Community Foundation. So thank you once again for investing and believing in us. Here’s to the next ten years!

 

 

 

Fete Champetre

Pepper’s Ghost has been asked to perform an excerpt from its very successful production of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” for the Milton Keynes Community Foundation’s  “Fete Champetre”. This is a private donor event and we feel very privileged to have been asked to take part. The MK Community Foundation has been very generous to us in their support of our work. We are delighted to be able to say “thank you” by offering a performance of a magical scene from this  wonderful play. If the sun shines too it will be an added bonus”

 

 

RSC Open Stages

Pepper’s Ghost  was selected to perform a scene from its highly praised “ A Midsummer Night’s Dream” at the RSC Courtyard Theatre in Stratford Upon Avon in March of this year. It was an amazing experience and we played to packed houses. Two members of the company – Sue Whyte and Bill Handley went on to appear in the RSC’s production of “ Pericles” in October.