HAG News

October 2010 HAG Mag

Sat, 16 Oct 2010 07:47:06 +0100

Click HERE to down load the October 2010 edition of the Hartley Arts Group newsletter or HAG Mag

HAG - Charitable Company

Sat, 5 Jun 2010 11:07:39 +0100

HAG is changing from an Incorporated Association into a Charitable Company limited by guarantee. This should not affect the way we operate but will make it easier to develop the Group, specifically to raise funds and build a Drama Studio and Workshops.

The process is not yet completed and we are still waiting on the Charity Commission to approve our application to become a charity. Existing members are being invited to sign transfer forms and agree the change at the AGM to be effected when all is ready.

The existing Constitution of HAG will be replaced by the two new governing documents of HAGCo. These comprise the Articles of Association and the Rules for the company. The Articles cover the Company legal requirements and the Rules the details of the operation as previously recorded in the Constitution. There are no changes except those needed to effect the change.

Copies of these documents can be accessed by these links: 
HAG Co. Articles
HAG Co. Rules

HAGBlog

Wed, 19 May 2010 08:41:59 +0100

The Hartley Arts Group has a new blog site where members can contribute their thoughts about HAG and the various productions that we perform.
hagblog.hartleyartsgroup.com
Members need to register to be able to post. Anyone wishing to make comments also must register.

Classic Acting Coarse!

Fri, 9 Apr 2010 18:28:17 +0100

For our May/June production we are presenting a selection of short plays from Michael Green’s Art of Coarse Acting Series. (The title replaces the original idea of Classic Literature Coarse!)
A Coarse Acting Show is a closely-observed imitation of stage disaster. We have selected these five as prime examples of the best in Coarse Acting:
Stalag 69 A typical WWII German prisoner-of-war drama. An intense production marred only by the installation of the set upside down.

Oedocles, King of Thebes the spoof Greek tragedy presents a fine example of a Coarse Acting script, enhanced by Coarse management and direction. While doom and disaster stalk the main characters, a Chorus of ill-assorted females, spitting copiously, reduce the most tragic scenes to mirth.

Moby Dick is a rather over-ambitious attempt to reduce the epic novel (685 pages long) into a series of quick-fire scenes. Complete with sailors, wenches and a whale!

The Cherry Sisters, a hitherto undiscovered fragment of Chekhov, is a desperately sincere piece, with a real tear-jerker of an ending, spoiled only by the fact that someone has to die standing up in order to cope with a faulty prop.

Cinderella the traditional panto as performed by many an amateur dramatics company. All the usual panto clichés. The overall net effect is an air of desperate jollity let down by the ineptitude of the performance.

One feature common to all Coarse Acting shows is that they think every performance was a success. “Believe me, old chap, the audience never noticed anything wrong.” is the Coarse Actor’s battle-cry.

Once again the Hartley Arts Group promises you an evening of great entertainment and acting (however coarse!)

February 2010 HAG Mag

Sun, 14 Feb 2010 15:28:45 +0000

To download your copy of the Hartley Arts Group Magazine, or HAG Mag, for February 2010 click here.