Laura Hunt
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I have found info re the Bournville Musical Theatre company, but none about theatre. Am I right in thinking that there was an am dram group who put on Shakespearean drama? I am particularly interested in the 1940s.
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Cadbury's - drama at the theatre
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ColinB
gone but not forgotten
Welcome to the Forum Laura,
I assume you have seen their website
https://www.bmtcweb.co.uk/index.html
Colin
I assume you have seen their website
https://www.bmtcweb.co.uk/index.html
Colin
Laura Hunt
New Member
Hi Colin - yes - thanks.
They make no reference to anything but musical theatre. There are family stories about Shakespearean drama being put on - I was hoping to get info about this. I know that someone called Madge Newnham inspired a life long love of Shakespeare in my Aunt - and my understanding was that she directed (maybe) Shakespeare's plays in Bournville. I thought that if this were true, there might be programmes etc on archive, but I would like to confirm that such plays were, in fact, put on in Bournville at that time (late 1930s, 40's) before I get lost down the wromg rabbit hole! Although she (Madge) was known at the RSC (my aunt was taken on a visit back stage and to Wardrobe) I doubt that she would have lived in Bournville if she was working in Stratford.
She sounds like an interesting woman.
L
They make no reference to anything but musical theatre. There are family stories about Shakespearean drama being put on - I was hoping to get info about this. I know that someone called Madge Newnham inspired a life long love of Shakespeare in my Aunt - and my understanding was that she directed (maybe) Shakespeare's plays in Bournville. I thought that if this were true, there might be programmes etc on archive, but I would like to confirm that such plays were, in fact, put on in Bournville at that time (late 1930s, 40's) before I get lost down the wromg rabbit hole! Although she (Madge) was known at the RSC (my aunt was taken on a visit back stage and to Wardrobe) I doubt that she would have lived in Bournville if she was working in Stratford.
She sounds like an interesting woman.
L