Jane Austen Invites………
Friday August 26th and Saturday August 27th, 7:00 pm Robert Louis Stevenson Room, Over-Seas House,
100 Princes St, Edinburgh.
And
4:00pm on Sunday August 28th, Blebo Craigs Village Hall, Blebo Craigs, Fife.Tickets: £5:00
Jane Austen Invites ....
Director Sue Humphreys, founder of ‘Theatre Someone’, has been involved in theatre for over 20 years in Switzerland, Hong Kong, England and now France, directing shows as diverse as Shakespeare’s Hamlet to the musical, Wizard of Oz. While in Hong Kong, she founded & ran her first theatre company, ‘Spare Parts Unlimited’.
Theatre Someone
‘Theatre Someone’, is an accredited Association based in a small town in France near to Switzerland’s Geneva. It grew out of conversations between like-minded theatre enthusiasts who were interested in using their various talents to present small, innovative productions simply staged in interesting venues.
Staged in-the-round, it was ‘toured’ to various intimate venues in Geneva and neighbouring France. The very positive response from the audiences encouraged us to continue.
Since then we have created & performed Jane Austen invites…., staged Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett and organised a concert by the Kaluga Choir from Russia in conjunction with the Commune de Divonne.
Actor & Author Susan Leather began her involvement in drama at university. Since moving to the Geneva region, she has been active with the local Anglophone group, enjoying parts by Arthur Miller, Tom Stoppard and Timberlake Wertenbaker. Recently retired from the United Nations’ International Labour Organization, she now writes plays as well as performing.
Actor & Author Lesley Sherwood started acting on her arrival in Switzerland (from Scotland), some 20 years ago. Since then she has appeared in many wonderful plays, from Antigone to The Way of the World, via Hay Fever. She works for one of the agencies of the United Nations where she appreciates the multicultural environment with colleagues from more than 90 countries. ‘Theatre Someone’, is an accredited Association based in a small town in France neat to Switzerland’s Geneva. It was formed by like-minded enthusiasts in 2009 after the success of a production of Someone Who’ll Watch Over Me by Frank McGuiness. Staged in-the-round, it was ‘toured’ to various intimate venues in Geneva and neighbouring France. The very positive response from the audiences encouraged us to continue. Since then we have not only created Jane Austen invites….,but also staged Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett.
Biographies:
Sue Humphreys
Susan Leather
Susan has been involved in amateur drama since university, where she acted and directed in English and in French. She used drama in her later language teaching, and when she moved to the Geneva region joined the well-established Anglophone amateur theatre group based there. She has been active in its programme of staged play-readings as well as enjoying parts in productions of work by Arthur Miller, Tom Stoppard and Timberlake Wertenbaker. Susan has recently retired from the United Nations’ International Labour Organization.
Lesley Sherwood
Lesley started acting on her arrival in Switzerland (from Scotland), some 20 years ago. Since then she has had the good fortune to appear in many wonderful plays, from Amadeus and Antigone to The Way of the World, via Broken Glass and Hay Fever. She works for one of the agencies of the United Nations, where she appreciates the multicultural environment and the contact with colleagues from more than 90 countries.
Website: www.theatresomeone.com
RSVP : Sue Humphreys Email: theatresomeone@hotmail.com
Tel: +33 450 201 232 or UK mobile:+44 706 26 8939
Our web site: www.theatresomeone.com
Contact us at theatresomeone@hotmail.com or at
Theatre Someone
12 rue du Mont Blanc
Divonne les Bains
01220 France
Tel : +33 450 201 232
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| Susan Leather and Lesley Sherwood |
Friday August 26th and Saturday August 27th, 7:00 pm Robert Louis Stevenson Room, Over-Seas House,
100 Princes St, Edinburgh.
And
4:00pm on Sunday August 28th, Blebo Craigs Village Hall, Blebo Craigs, Fife.Tickets: £5:00
Jane Austen Invites ....
- an original script based on an idea of director & foodie Sue Humphreys
- inspired by a cookbook compiled by Martha Lloyd who lived with the Austen family for many years before marrying one of Jane’s brothers.
- improvised and written by Susan Leather (Jane Austen) & Lesley Sherwood (Martha Lloyd) in collaboration with Sue H.
- although centred around a fictional event, the play includes much that is factual about Jane, her family & friends, the food & the times in which they lived.
- in this gently humourous & charming play, the two actors draw the audience into Jane’s world.
Director Sue Humphreys, founder of ‘Theatre Someone’, has been involved in theatre for over 20 years in Switzerland, Hong Kong, England and now France, directing shows as diverse as Shakespeare’s Hamlet to the musical, Wizard of Oz. While in Hong Kong, she founded & ran her first theatre company, ‘Spare Parts Unlimited’.
Theatre Someone
‘Theatre Someone’, is an accredited Association based in a small town in France near to Switzerland’s Geneva. It grew out of conversations between like-minded theatre enthusiasts who were interested in using their various talents to present small, innovative productions simply staged in interesting venues.
Staged in-the-round, it was ‘toured’ to various intimate venues in Geneva and neighbouring France. The very positive response from the audiences encouraged us to continue.
Since then we have created & performed Jane Austen invites…., staged Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett and organised a concert by the Kaluga Choir from Russia in conjunction with the Commune de Divonne.
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| Susan Leather and Lesley Sherwood in Jane Austen Invites |
Actor & Author Susan Leather began her involvement in drama at university. Since moving to the Geneva region, she has been active with the local Anglophone group, enjoying parts by Arthur Miller, Tom Stoppard and Timberlake Wertenbaker. Recently retired from the United Nations’ International Labour Organization, she now writes plays as well as performing.
Actor & Author Lesley Sherwood started acting on her arrival in Switzerland (from Scotland), some 20 years ago. Since then she has appeared in many wonderful plays, from Antigone to The Way of the World, via Hay Fever. She works for one of the agencies of the United Nations where she appreciates the multicultural environment with colleagues from more than 90 countries. ‘Theatre Someone’, is an accredited Association based in a small town in France neat to Switzerland’s Geneva. It was formed by like-minded enthusiasts in 2009 after the success of a production of Someone Who’ll Watch Over Me by Frank McGuiness. Staged in-the-round, it was ‘toured’ to various intimate venues in Geneva and neighbouring France. The very positive response from the audiences encouraged us to continue. Since then we have not only created Jane Austen invites….,but also staged Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett.
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| Susan Leather and Lesley Sherwood reenact the two good friends visiting |
Biographies:
Sue Humphreys
- Founder of Theatre Someone.
- Instigator, collaborator and director of Jane Austen invites....
Susan Leather
Susan has been involved in amateur drama since university, where she acted and directed in English and in French. She used drama in her later language teaching, and when she moved to the Geneva region joined the well-established Anglophone amateur theatre group based there. She has been active in its programme of staged play-readings as well as enjoying parts in productions of work by Arthur Miller, Tom Stoppard and Timberlake Wertenbaker. Susan has recently retired from the United Nations’ International Labour Organization.
Lesley Sherwood
Lesley started acting on her arrival in Switzerland (from Scotland), some 20 years ago. Since then she has had the good fortune to appear in many wonderful plays, from Amadeus and Antigone to The Way of the World, via Broken Glass and Hay Fever. She works for one of the agencies of the United Nations, where she appreciates the multicultural environment and the contact with colleagues from more than 90 countries.
Website: www.theatresomeone.com
RSVP : Sue Humphreys Email: theatresomeone@hotmail.com
Tel: +33 450 201 232 or UK mobile:+44 706 26 8939
Our web site: www.theatresomeone.com
Contact us at theatresomeone@hotmail.com or at
Theatre Someone
12 rue du Mont Blanc
Divonne les Bains
01220 France
Tel : +33 450 201 232
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