The Chandler’s Ford Community Association agreed at a Management Committee meeting this week to install air conditioning in the Ritchie Memorial Hall.
With several hot summers behind us coupled with full houses as a result of increasing popularity of our productions, the temperature in the Ritchie Hall was often exceeding 30 degrees Centigrade. It was also stuffy making air quality poor. [Read more…] about Air Conditioning in the Ritchie Memorial Hall
In January 2015, the Chameleon Theatre Company will kick off their 50th anniversary year with The Wizard of Oz – The Pantomime.
Director: Geoff Dodsworth
Join Dorothy and her dog Toto as she finds herself in the land of Oz. [Read more…] about Pantomime With The Chameleons: The Wizard Of Oz – January 2015
Members from Chandler’s Ford’s Chameleon Theatre Company recently staged a Murder Mystery radio play at the Kings’ School in Winchester.
Around 130 parents attended the event and enjoyed dinner while we entertained them on stage.
Our event helped them raise £1,081.10 towards [Read more…] about The Chameleons: Murder Mystery Raised Fund For Kings’ School Winchester
So happy to report another Sold Out week last week when we staged The Ladykillers.
This classic 1958 Ealing comedy was adapted for the stage by Graham Linehan, who wrote Father Ted. His script was fabulous to deliver to our full houses each night.
It had its dark moments too when [Read more…] about Chameleons: From Ladykillers To Wizard Of Oz
What is the distinction between The Arch, and The Chameleon Theatre Company?
The Arch is formerly the Station Youth Centre where the Chandler’s Ford Youth Theatre group meet.
[Read more…] about Thriving Amateur Dramatics In Chandler’s Ford
Update 1st Nov 2016: Closed: Stairway Bakery and Coffee Shop at Fryern Arcade
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Where is the centre of Chandler’s Ford?
Janet posted this question on Streetlife last week, which triggered a wave of responses.
One contribution posted on Streetlife asked what had happened to the public toilets located beneath the Fryern Arcade Shopping Centre in the “tunnel” through to the car park at the rear. [Read more…] about What Had Happened To The Fryern Arcade Public Toilets?
Members of The Chameleon Theatre Company of Chandler’s Ford will be manning their own stall at Hiltingbury Extravaganza on Sunday 14th September from 12.00 Noon – 5.00pm.
Please stop by and say hello. [Read more…] about Meet The Chameleons At Hiltingbury Extravanganza
Following the sell-out success of last month’s Vicar Of Dibley at The Ritchie Hall in Hursley Road, I’m pleased to report that rehearsals are underway for our next production – The Ladykillers.
The Ladykiller runs from Thursday 23rd to Saturday 25th of October. [Read more…] about Ladykillers By The Chameleons: Online Ticket Booking
The Chameleons’ Vicar Of Dibley production in July raised £255 for The Neo-Natal Intensive Care Baby Unit (NICU) at Southampton General Hospital.
We raised money from tickets sales, programme sales, audience contributions in the charity buckets and the raffle. [Read more…] about From The Vicar Of Dibley To The Ladykillers
Voted Britain’s 3rd most popular TV sitcom, BBC’s The Vicar of Dibley was created by Richard Curtis and written for its lead actress, Dawn French.
Hard to believe but it was almost 20 years ago that the first episode, featuring Geraldine’s shock arrival at David Horton’s manor house, appeared on our screens. [Read more…] about Don’t Miss The Chameleons’ Vicar Of Dibley
Members of the Chameleon Theatre Company of Chandler’s Ford were invited to perform Sudden Death at Thornbury Manor, as a radio play Charity Fund raiser before an audience of friends and family of organisers Mike Lashmar and Brendon Hunter at North Baddesley Infant School on Saturday evening. [Read more…] about Chameleons Help Raise £2,000 for Cystic Fibrosis and Multiple Sclerosis Charities
At the Fryern Funtasia on Monday, we had loads of visitors and we handed out lots of information about Chameleon Theatre Company as well as flyers about our next production, The Vicar of Dibley.
The Vicar of Dibley will be staging from Thursday 24th to Saturday 26th of July at The Ritchie Hall, Hursley Road in Chandler’s Ford. [Read more…] about The Chameleons: Vicar of Dibley
Spring Happenings (a collection of 3 One Act Plays) by Chameleon Theatre Company will be performed from Thursday 24th to Saturday 26th April, at The Ritchie Memorial Hall.
The plays are Parentcraft by Stephen Smith, Heavens Above by Diana Raffle, and Chinamen by Michael Frayn.
This year (2013 – 14) [Read more…] about Spring Happenings By The Chameleons
David Shale of Chandler’s Ford took his grandchild along to see the last night of Peter Pan performed by The Chameleons, and he received a great surprise.
The hugely successful Pantomime was performed to full houses at The Ritchie Hall from Friday 24th of January to Saturday 1st of February. [Read more…] about Keep Up-To-Date With The Chameleons
The Chameleon Theatre Company of Chandler’s Ford recently staged a magical interpretation of J M Barrie’s Peter Pan for their annual pantomime directed by Gillian Wilkins.
Two years of planning paid off with full houses attending the 9 performances, which ran from Friday 24th of January to Saturday 1st of February 2014 at the Ritchie Hall, Hursley Road. [Read more…] about Chameleons: Magical Peter Pan Delight For Chandler’s Ford
With the curtain going up on Peter Pan by The Chameleon Theatre Company of Chandler’s Ford at The Ritchie Hall at 7.30 this Friday (24th January), cast and crew were pleased with Tuesday nights’ full dress rehearsal with all involved, including the Lost Boys (local school children) feeling the magic. [Read more…] about Chameleon Peter Pan the Panto – Dress Rehearsal Success
The Chameleon Theatre Company of Chandlers Ford are now offering free transport to the elderly and disabled residents of local care homes as well as free seats at four of their productions each year at The Ritchie Hall in Hursley Road in Chandler’s Ford.
Chris Greenwood (UKIP) Hampshire County Councillor is covering the cost of the transport via his Local Community Support Fund. [Read more…] about FREE Theatre Evenings For The Elderly In Chandler’s Ford
The Chameleons Theatre Company in Chandler’s Ford recently staged Ladies Down Under, the award-winning playwright Amanda Whittington’s follow-up to last summer’s Ladies Day.
Both plays performed to full houses every night at The Ritchie Hall in Hursley Road. [Read more…] about Review: Ladies Down Under By The Chameleons
