Javea Grapevine Issue 179 - LARGE FONT EDITION | Page 60

Be the Anniversary Guest of Honour. Javea Players Way back in 1976, Janet Philips, well known for her work with the English Library, became so tired of being starved of live theatre that she advertised a meeting to explore the idea of starting an amateur drama group. Only twelve people turned up but such was the enthusiasm of the twelve that only four months later, in May 1976, the Javea Players took to the stage at the Javea Secondary School with the double-bill, Murder by Request and Meet The Family. So, next year the longest established drama group on the Costa Blanca will be celebrating their 40th Anniversary and they would like you to be their guest of honour. Of course, there is a price to pay. To be, with a partner, their guests of honour at all Javea Players’ shows and events throughout their anniversary year you have to design for them their 40th Anniversary logo. Finished artwork is not required to enter this competition, just a colour design sketch, which should be emailed to [email protected] to arrive not later than October 16, is all that is required. Well-known and highly regarded theatre journalists, Benny Davis and Jack Troughton will be helping the Chairman of Javea Players, Mike Harvey choose the winning design. As they reach their 40th the Players can look back on thirty-nine years of hugely rewarding achievement. They have succeeded in staging numerous ambitious productions to very considerable local acclaim. These have included Oh What a Lovely War, Toad of Toad Hall, Fiddler on the Roof, Lock-up Your Daughters,