Week Commencing Sunday 7 January

Don't forget that our rehearsals start again the day before school resumes

Sunday 7 January
2pm - 5.20pm  Beauty (setting)               2.15pm - 3.30pm   Stirling's Tale
5.20pm - 5.40pm    Wardrobe matters
5.40pm - 6pm  Parents Night

Tuesday 8 January
7pm - 9pm   Final Frontier  (Revision)

Thursday 11 January
7pm - 9pm    Back to the Fifties (Revision)

Saturday 13 January
Costume fitting session in Queen Street Scout Hall
This is for the whole cast.  Please speak to Rosemary if you can't manage.
Please come at the appropriate time listed below :
9.30 am   Guide numbers 1 - 24
11 am   Guides 25 - 29, 50 and all female Scouts
1 pm   female Leaders, female Explorer Scouts and Senior Section Guides
2.30 pm   All males,(Scouts, Explorers, Leaders)

Christmas Break

We're now taking a well-earned break from rehearsing.   Can we wish all our readers a very Merry Christmas and a Happy & Prosperous New Year.   We'll post again in the new year before our first rehearsal of 2018 on Sunday 7 January. 

We are now almost 2 thirds through our rehearsals so can we ask you, when you find the odd spare moment, to practice the songs and watch the videos.

Sun 10 Dec

Good rehearsal yesterday with a great Gang.  That's another number completed.

Sun 10 Dec
2 - 3.45pm  Beauty (singing)
4 - 4.45pm  Revise The Opening
4.45 - 6pm In Memory (singing)

Costume info was handed out yesterday.  Here are some of the general details

Sun 3 Dec.

The rehearsals for Sunday are as printed in the NEW schedule :

2 - 5.30pm Around the World (Final Setting)
5.30 - 6pm Gnomes (Singing)

2 - 3.30pm Noddy
5.30 - 6.30pm Roman Woad

Please note that if you are in Roman Woad you will not return to Viewfield at the end (6.30pm) but should be picked up from the Scout Hall.

Everyone else (except Gnomes) will finish at 5.30pm

PHOTOCALL
You must be at Viewfield Church Hall not later than 1.45pm when the photos will be taken.  The hall will be open from around 1.20pm.  You must wear your Scout or Guide uniform.  Gang neckers are still on sale.

Box Office
Our Box Office is open at each Sunday rehearsal from 1.45pm.  It will close at 2pm (or later if tickets are in the process of being sold).

Sunday 26 Nov

2 - 2.45pm  Around The World (Singing)
2.45 - 6pm  Around The World (Setting)

Pease practice the songs for Around The World before Sunday using the recordings sent to you.

A productive but tiring day on the 19th.  Well done everyone, that's another 2 numbers finished with setting although we will need a bit of revision on each.  By the Christmas break we will have passed the halfway mark with Production numbers.

A revised rehearsal schedule will be available for collection on Sunday.  It is printed on yellow paper.  It will come into use on 10 December.

Tues 14 & Sun 19 November

Tuesday 14 Nov

Guide Hut :  7 -9pm Final Frontier (Setting)

Sunday 19 Nov

2 - 4 pm  Final Frontier
4 - 6 pm  Back to the Fifties
Both of these are Final Setting rehearsals so you must be present to be in the number

Roman Woad will also rehearse from 4- 5pm in the Scout Hall BUT you must register at Viewfield first.  The cast will walk up together and return at the end of the rehearsal.


Remember you can view rehearsal videos on our web site to keep them fresh in your mind  www.stirlinggangshow.scot
Log in using your first initial, last name and Gang number.  e.g. spark99
The password is Gangshow17

The files are within the member's area.

Week Commencing Sunday 12 November

Sunday 12 Nov

2 - 3pm  Final Frontier (singing)
3 - 6pm  Final Frontier (setting)

Please note that we may move from singing to setting earlier than 3pm if the singing goes well.

Tuesday 14 Nov

This rehearsal is in the Guide Hut
7pm - 9pm  Final Frontier (setting)

Changes to Sun 5th November

Sunday's rehearsal is changed a bit

2pm - 4pm   Around The World (singing)
4pm - 4.30pm  The Opening (run through)
4.30pm - 5.30m   Stirling's Tale  (singing)

Please note that the cast, apart from those in Stirling's Tale, will finish at 4.30pm.

Sunday 29 October

This Sunday we will spend all afternoon setting Back To The Fifties (2pm - 6pm).  Please be there ready to start at 2pm.

Red neckers (£3) and the Gang Show woggle (£1) are now available to purchase at the start of rehearsals from the Registrar.

All cast members should have received an email from our Webmaster, Alasdair Garbett, explaining how you can access the videos of our final setting rehearsals of production numbers.  This, along with the musical accompaniment, is designed to help you practice the songs and memorise the moves.   Although each individual may not be visible in the video it will remind you of the moves that you need to make.  Please do NOT give your password to anyone else.

Sunday 22 October

Great rehearsal yesterday with everyone working hard to produce a great result.  The Opening looks very good.  Don't forget to keep practising the songs.

On Sunday we will be learning the songs for Back To The Fifties at 2pm and Final Frontiers at 4.15pm.  The times may be a little flexible depending on how quickly you learn the songs. 

If anyone has a condition that increases the difficulty in learning the words please speak to Scott.   We can print the script on different coloured paper if this helps or provide a flash drive with the spoken words for each song if a parent can't manage to do it.

Sunday 15 October

This Sunday we will spend the full afternoon setting The Opening with a finish time of 6pm.  This is the FINAL setting of this number so remember you have to be present for most of the afternoon to be in this number.

Break

Well done everyone who was at Sunday's rehearsal.  It was brilliant !   I've never seen the first number being learned so quickly.

Now we are having a break for a couple of weeks with rehearsals resuming on Sunday 15 October with the final setting of The Opening.

Sun 1 October, etc.

The Casting sheets are being sent out by email on Friday to everyone who has submitted their Membership Form   If you haven't yet handed in your form and/or the activity fee please do so on Sunday.  It is essential that we have details of your emergency phone numbers and any medical conditions.

Sunday

Dance :   The Dance Auditions will be held before the rehearsal on Sunday from 2pm - 2.45pm.  If you wish to take part please arrive on time and bring suitable footwear.

Following this we will rehearse The Opening for the rest of the afternoon, finishing at 6pm.

Dance Auditions

The Dance Auditions due on Thursday 28 Sept are Cancelled.  We'll let you know the new arrangements as soon as possible.

Sun 24 Sept

Welcome to all our new members.  The Auditions were very successful and we invited everyone who attended to join the 2018 Gang   The timetable for Sunday at Viewfield Church Hall is as follows :

1.45 - 2pm   New Gang Members arrive and are briefed
2.45 - 3pm   Returning Members arrive and we look at the programme.
4pm - 6pm   Learn songs for The Opening

There is also a Parents' Meeting in the Queen Street Scout Hall from 4.30pm until 5.45pm.

Tues 26 Sept :  Guide Hut
Casting auditions for sketches and solo/small group singing parts

There are 2 sessions for speaking parts in sketches :
7 - 8pm  &  8 - 9pm.  Please try to come in the ones allocated on Sunday if possible.

Singing starts at 7.30pm and is likely to go on until 9pm, not 8.40pm as in the leaflet

Thurs 28 Sept : Guide Hut
Auditions for dancers.   CANCELLED

First Rehearsal

Rehearsals start on Sunday 24 September.   New Gang members should arrive at 1.45pm for a 2pm start.  Returning Gang members should come at 2.45pm.  Don't forget your Membership form and fee.  The rehearsal will finish at 6pm.

There is also a Parents' Meeting in Queen Street Scout Hal from 4.30pm until 5.45pm.

Invitations

All members of the 2016 main Gang should receive their invitations to take part in the 2018 Stirling Gang Show today (Tuesday) or tomorrow.  If yours doesn't arrive please contact Scott Park.  Don't forget to let Scott know if you are not returning for whatever reason as this helps us set the numbers for the new Gang joining from the Auditions.

Auditions

The Auditions for the Main Gang are in the Queen Street Scout Hall on
Sunday 10 September, 2pm - 3.30pm  
and
Sunday 17 September, 2pm - 3.30pm


You only need to come to one of the sessions which are in a workshop format so no one needs to prepare anything in advance.


Scouts, Guides, Senior Section Guides and Explorer Scouts are all welcome together with any Brownies and Cubs who will have joined Guides or Scouts by 24 February 2018.


Rehearsals for everyone will start on Sunday 24 September.


N.B.   Auditions for Brownies and Cubs wishing to join our Junior Gang will be held on Saturday 11 November.  More news to follow.

Advance News

The Commissioning Group has worked hard to choose a programme for our next production. Their deliberations are over and we now have the songs that we will sing. 

As a taster we can tell you that we will be all at sea with pirates whilst the Juniors will be chasing mermaids.   We will go around the world and then into outer space and back home via Leith.

We shall perform one of our old favourites "Garden Gnomes" written by the late Gordon Blackburn.  This is a tribute to Gordon who was Stirling Gang's first producer and who sadly passed away last year

Auditions

The provisional audition dates for the 2018 Stirling Gang Show are

Main Gang :  Sundays 10th & 17th September
Junior Gang :  Saturday 11th November

GS Organisation

In preparation for 2018 and beyond we are in process of re-organising the administration, business and support side of our Show.  We are setting up groups to support the financing of the Show, to recruit new Gang members from Guiding and Scouting, look after IT and programme design and publicity and ticket sales.

The main idea is to have the various essential bits of administration done by many people so that each individual will only undertake a small amount.  

If any parent or other adult would like to join one of the groups please get in touch now with Scott Park.  We will be having a meeting in late March to which you will be invited and where we will explain what we hope to achieve with your help.