Newsletter

August 2010

Funding update: no grant, but plenty of plans! Check the calendar for future dates.

The Sixties Group in high spirits and the Saville Exchange.

Back on the Wall? - but no more walking...

Plus: the next PlayDay prepares for take-off, and new plays for Durham and both sides of the Tyne.

Click here to download Newsletter 32 (August 2010) as a PDF document.

May 2010: Special

Nowt!! Cloud Nine's Arts Council grant for the coming year - and what we can do about it.

Strangers on a Bus: the Sixties Group overcomes all obstacles to stage another success. There's no stopping them now.

Plus: PlayDay plans and notice of the 2010 AGM.

Click here to download Newsletter 31 (May 2010: Special) as a PDF document.

February 2010

Bishop Auckland PlayDay: on the eve of performance, there is a preview of the latest PlayDay, plus two writers describe their experience of the PlayDay workshopping process.

Strangers on a Bus, the long-awaited premiere of the Sixties Group comedy.

Opinion piece: Playwright Trevor Wood, writing partner of Ed Waugh, writes about his and Ed's motivation for writing the play God Only Knows and describes the process.

Plus: Cloud Nine to the rescue, Peter Mortimer's return to Shatila and all the latest news and photos.

Click here to download Newsletter 30 (February 2010) as a PDF document.

November 2009

Triple Summer Whammy for the Company; July saw three different shows, performed on three consecutive Sundays, in three separate venues. What united them (happily) was the large turn-out for each event.

Read more about the three shows: Bingo! from our Sixties Group; a staged reading of God Only Knows; and Mirth, Music, Magic in a new theatrical venue, Whitley Bay's Trojan Rooms, whose previous programme had been live bands and stand-ups.

Plus the latest news of our Playdays, and what the coming year will mean for Cloud Nine's funding...

For full details - and pictures - click here to download Newsletter 29 (November 2009) as a PDF document.

July 2009

Unreal reviews (or read about Unreal here; Bingo! on the road again; Mirth, music and magic, an unusual show in a very unusual venue; what is Culture Quarter, and how is Cloud Nine involved?

Read the full story - and more! - in Newsletter 28 (July 2009); download the PDF here.

April 2009

From the Ralph Reader Boy Scout Gang Show to Stormy Monday via When The Boat Comes In - a tribute to Harry Herring. Plus Bingo!: the director's cut, ans all the news and views...

To read Newsletter 27 (April 2009) in full, click here to download as a PDF.

January 2009

News of Cloud Nine's Arts Councils grant for 2009 - and what it will mean for the company. PlayDay at Bishop Auckland : what the writers thought - and the director's opinion! Plus a one year on interview with board member Patrick Conway, and a sponsor's tale by Colette Stroud.

Sorry about the poor print quality - hoping to resolve this problem soon!

To read Newsletter 26 (January 2009) in full, click here to download as a PDF.

Previously

Many of our earlier newsletters are available on-line in PDF format; see the full list here.