The HATS Winter Show 2010 has come to the end of its run and we’re pleased to report it was a roaring success! Thank you to all who came along or supported/contributed to the production.

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And remember that whether your ambition is to tread the boards or work backstage, HATS welcome members from all walks of life. Budding playwrights take note: we actively encourage submissions of new writing.

Finally, for those who enjoyed the soothing jazz offered up by Bicycle Thieves, keep your peekers peeled in the cafes of Edinburgh (particularly Henderson’s @ St. John’s in February) or visit their website to listen to, contact or buy them!

Photography: Prithika Nair

Come in from the cold to an evening of theatre and music, featuring two exciting new plays (written & directed by members of HATS) and a live musical performance from Edinburgh-based Jazzsters Bicycle Thieves!

Pleasance Cabaret Bar, Edinburgh

Thu 28th, Fri 29th & Sat 30th JANUARY, 2010. Shows start 7.30 pm.

Tickets £7 (£6) available on the door, from society members and by reservation:

Winter Show Reservation Form

*Warning: show contains immoderate language / 18 years + only

THE SPY WHO CAME DOWN WITH A COLD written & directed by Rob Salvin

The Spy Who Came Down With a Cold is an affectionate pastiche of the John Le Carré/Len Deighton spy novels, set in 1960s London and Berlin.  Washed-up British agent, Alan Cromwell, is seemingly demoted to a menial desk job, but in reality is being set up to work as a double agent against the East German network. Some hilarity ensues.

FEET written & directed by Gregor Shanks

Battling prescription-drug addiction and the heart-break of divorce, the increasingly irrational Doctor’s problems spiral when the entire populace awake spellbound by their feet. Can he withstand the pressures of new-found celebrity, the teasing of a flirtatious ex-wife and the temptations of a sinister PR man and the mysterious Stranger, to deliver the speech of his life? And what is he doing digging a hole on the bleakest moon of Saturn?

BICYCLE THIEVES will perform a short set of sparkling Italian-accented jazz.

HATS are pleased to announce that we are now taking reservations for our January Winter Show!

Please click the link below to avoid the rush and book your tickets now!

Winter Show Reservation Form

Please note, tickets will also be available on the door prior to performances. All payment taken on the door.

THE WINTER SHOW DETAILS

We are delighted to invite you to an evening of theatre and music featuring two exciting new plays by members of the society: surrealist comedy ”Feet” by Gregor Shanks, and Rob Salvin’s noir-pastiche “The Spy Who Came Down with a Cold”.

And as if that’s not enough, the plays will bookend a live musical interlude from Edinburgh’s very own Italian-accented jazzsters The Bicycle Thieves!

The Pleasance Cabaret Bar, Edinburgh / 28, 29 & 30 January 2010 – 7.30 pm / Tickets: £7 (£6 concessions)

See you there!

DETAILS

7 pm, Friday 2nd October,

Canon’s Gait Pub, Royal Mile.

To register, please email teams of up to five to  j.marshall@marshall-online.co.uk.

We’d be extremely grateful if team captains would gather £5 per team member to be paid to the Treasurer on the night.

And did we mention – all are welcome, and the bar will be open throughout. See you there!

REMINDER – AUDITIONS

Auditions for the winter show will take place on Mon 28th and Tue 29th September – see previous post for details.

The 2009 HATS AGM will take place on Saturday 3rd October. Anyone who’d like to come along to learn more about the society is more than welcome to attend – please email to register your interest.

WATCH THIS SPACE

It’s almost time to dust down your encyclopedias…watch this space for an update on the forthcoming HATS Pub Quiz.

Summer is drawing to a close, but fear not, details of the HATS winter show have been confirmed! It will take place at the Pleasance Cabaret Bar during the last week in January (28th – 30th).

We will be staging two exciting new plays, both written by members of the society: “Feet” by Gregor Shanks and “The Spy Who Went Down with a Cold” by Rob Salvin (both scripts attached). The plays will bookend a live “cabaret” musical interlude accompanied by Edinburgh’s very own Bicycle Thieves.

AUDITIONS

Auditions will be held in the Parliament building. If you’re interested, please inform us by email – we need to be notified in advance for security reasons. Entry to the building is through the public entrance in Horse Wynd, opposite Holyrood House. Please arrive a few minutes early if possible for security reasons.

Audition Dates:

Monday 28th September, 7.30

Tuesday 29th September , 7.30

Please see the foot of this post for copies of both plays. We look forward to seeing you there!

Please note, all cast will be required to rehearse on Tuesday evenings (to begin with). Rehearsals will also take place in the Parliament building.

(Scripts removed.)