Burley Millennium Theatre Group  is a local amateur group which puts on around three shows a year

Our most recent production was  Brian Clemens’ gripping thriller Strictly Murder which we staged in April this year.  

Towards the end of  last year we produced John Wise’s fantastic pantomime adaptation of Treasure Island.  This was a big hit with the large audiences of all ages who attended - have a look at Pam Leach’s atmospheric photos taken during the performances on the Past Shows pages of the web site.  

We perform mainly in the Queens Hall, Burley in Wharfedale, a West Yorkshire village between Otley and Ilkley.  Click here for a map.  We depend entirely on the skills and efforts of local people, not just for acting talent, but for the many other roles needed for the show to go on.  We hope to welcome new members whether you want to act, help out with costumes and stage management,or help out front of house. See "Join Us" for more information.   

The group’s April 2008 production of An Inspector Calls received a glowing written assessment from  the adjudicator of the ‘Wharfedale Festival of Theatre’.  Subsequently  the play received five nominations for the Festival’s annual awards:  

 

 Best Director:  Mike Newman

 Best Actor:  John Wise

 Best Actress in a Supporting Role:  Kathy Jackman

 Best Stage Presentation

 Best Overall Production

 

This is a significant achievement as the Festival is a more substantial event than it used to be with a larger number of participating groups from a wider geographical area including many from Leeds and Bradford as well as Harrogate and Ripon.  The event organisers also reported that overall production and acting standards are now much higher than was the case a few years ago.

 

The Festival’s awards evening was held on 12th July and we are very pleased to report that An Inspector Calls received the following awards:

 

 Best Stage Presentation - Joint first place: Lesley Hoyle collected a shiny cup on behalf of the large team of people who put so much effort into dismantling our old flats and designing, building, decoration & dressing the set.

 Best Director - Second place:  Mike Newman.  As well as directing, Mike involved himself in every aspect of production and so was a major factor in the play’s overall success.

 Best Programme: There are no advance nominations for this award but we have now won it two years in a row.  Fred Benjamin who also produced last years winning programme collected the award.  Special mention should be made of Pam Leach who made John Wise pose rigidly for over an hour in the freezing cold outside Burley Hall whilst she and Mike Newman photographed him from behind (his best side) for the programme’s evocative front cover.

 

 

 

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