In 2012, we celebrated 20 years at The Rose with champagne and chocolate cake, invited guests, followed by the opening night of The Mousetrap..(The first performance under Amateur Rights, in New Zealand.)
In 2012, we celebrated 20 years at The Rose with champagne and chocolate cake, invited guests, followed by the opening night of The Mousetrap..(The first performance under Amateur Rights, in New Zealand.)
The cake was cut by Sherry Ede, President of Company Theatre, (left) and Paddy Stafford-Bush, Patron of The Rose Centre (right).
(L) Sian Davis, Director of The Mousetrap and Janet Williamson, Set Designer for The Mousetrap.
Special guests for the celebration included regular users of The Rose Centre, eg The Rose Centre Writer’s Group, The Rose Centre Pre-School staff, representatives from the Auckland City Council, members of other theatre groups who use the facility, past Presidents and Committee members of Company Theatre, as well as past and present members of The Rose Centre Board.
In the photo are Phyllis Andrews from The Rose Centre Board, helping to welcome the guests; Graeme Webber, Brian Stafford-Bush, and Tony Sandy.
Special guests Sue Gross, Past President of Company Theatre, Phil Davis in charge of Set Construction, Gary Jenkin, a guest from Mairangi Players
Alastair Fletcher, Company Committee, on the Bar.
Paddy and Brian Stafford-Bush cut the ribbon, declaring the Company Home Room open.The total cost, is close to $300,000. Company Theatre provided over a third, ie over $100,000, from our accumulated funds. $168,000 came from funding applications to the Council, and various trusts. Thank you to Richard Parmee, who, as Rose Centre Manager, completed many of those forms. We would like to acknowledge two special individual donations. Thank you to Genevieve and Brian Becroft, who donated $6,000 from the Becroft Foundation, towards carpeting, and to Paddy Stafford-Bush for her generous donation of $25,000 that has gone towards the overall completion of the project. Our own Company Theatre Rehearsal Room some 22 years after it was first promised in the original building in 1992!
Thanks to the Manager of The Rose Centre, Richard Parmee, for his input in filling in the grant applications on behalf of The Rose Centre Board.
Above: Some of the many at the opening. From Left to Right: Fred and Doreen Gould, Cathie Sandy, Peter Segrove, Ruth Chapman, Paddy Stafford-Bush, Tony Sandy, Sue Golding and Linda Camplin. (Photo taken by Sherry Ede.)
