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I hope this newsletter finds you all well! Firstly, apologies for the lack of a newsletter over the past few weeks! Midterm season and Angels in America slightly killed me off. We’re back to regularly programmed newslettering now though! This week we have five different shows to choose from, which is slightly insane but very cool! We have our three freshers slots, Frogs, Rejection of an Artist, and Lazarus, a HalfBaked and, of course, The Improverts. We look forward to seeing you at at least one of them!
(Note from Em, uploading this to main website: I was having trouble uploading this, hence it being late! I am therefore only copying over what is still to come from the email newsletter)
Have a great week, Dia (and Em) Presidents ‘24/25
Wednesday 27th - Saturday 30th November - 7:30pm
Vector returns to earth after a short stint on the moon to try and ruin Gru’s Christmas… but will he succeed?
Gru, Santa and the gorls team up to make sure Christmas stays on track but the pressure of the looming holiday certainly provides a colourfully tense backdrop. This panto is filled with music, dancing and of course lots of minions so buckle in because Vector returning is just the start of the Christmas chaos!
P.S. Hope you brushed up on your minionese ;)
Tickets: https://www.bedlamtheatre.co.uk/shows/despicable-panto-2024
Here’s a refresher of who you can contact if you run into any Bedlam-related welfare issues:
Dia Hunter: Co-President/Welfare Rep
Em Leites McPherson: Co-President/Welfare Rep
Fiona Connor: Co-Theatre Manager/Welfare Rep
Meri Suonenlahti: Productions Manager/Welfare Rep
Shira David: Company Welfare Contact
Show-specific welfare reps: check your proposal or ask your producer if you’re not sure who that is!
How to reach us: You can contact any of us via Facebook Messenger or email us at [email protected] What we can help with: - Disagreements about show-related issues - Safety and well-being concerns on shows - Scheduling conflicts you’re not sure how to handle - Pretty much anything else related to a Bedlam show or the society itself! Other welfare resources to keep on hand: For mental health concerns or non-theatre related issues, please reach out to the Edinburgh Student Wellbeing service or make an appointment with Edinburgh’s Student Counselling Service.
Every Sunday 12:00 to 14:00 we do Maintenance where we tidy up the building and make some small building improvements. Everyone is welcome to help, we provide you with snacks and a good playlist.
If you have worked on a show you need to come to maintenance to tidy up after your show. If you do not, you will go into Maintenance Debt. You can clear this by coming to another Maintenance Session or talking to Fiona Connor or Atalanta Lewis (Theatre Managers). Similarly you will need to staff a show (or two if you did a mainterm) in exchange for other members staffing your show. You can sign up at
https://www.bedlamtheatre.co.uk/admin/staffings
If you have any questions please contact Moses Brzeski-Reilly or Alice Sikora at [email protected]
After Maintenance we have Duty Management (DM) training from 14:00 to 14:30. During this time, we will teach you how to run the building during a show, open and lock up the building, and what to do in case of a fire. Theatre always needs to be at least one DM trained person present when the building is in use, so being DM trained is very helpful for Production Team members!
Apart from this newsletter, we are on a lot of other social media. Find and follow us using the links below to stay even more up-to-date!
Bedlam Website - Instagram - Facebook Group - Mailing List - EUSA Website (to buy membership)
Facebook Groups: Bedlam Techies and Backstage! - Bedlam Directors - Bedlam Writers - Costumers at Bedlam and Beyond
Last updated: Saturday 23 November 2024 at 20:44