TATS News - members past and present

Ben Lusby has just completed his first novel, "A Thousand Ghosts", which will go on sale on 26th July 2010, with a signing day at Waterstones in Bedford on 31st July. The book is based loosely upon Bunyan’s ‘Pilgrim’s Progress’, the reluctant hero, Toby Freeman – living quietly in a village not four miles from Turvey - is separated from his wife and family following a massive climate change storm, and journeys back in time where he meets the lost, and in many cases far from innocent folk of a bygone age.    

By stages Toby subsequently returns to the present, hoping to be reunited with his loved ones again. But this is not to be, and he is first trapped then spirited on into the future to unwittingly play a crucial part in laying the foundation for a settled and sustainable future. Eilean Moulang has beautifully produced the cover artwork for the book and each copy will come with a free dust jacket and map.

Price £9.99 from:
Waterstones of Bedford
County Town Books, 7 High Street
Amazon http://www.amazon.co.uk/Thousand-Ghosts-Ben-Lusby/dp/1907040390/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1278408632&sr=8-1
or from all bookstores when ordered.

Who is performing & where:

Peter Gentry has a part in the play The Baskerville Beast and then in Great Expectations at The Rose in London.

Celebrations and Congratulations:

Brian Clemens has been awarded an OBE for services to Broadcasting and to Drama in the Queen’s recent Birthday Honours. Brian wrote a special version of Cinderella for TATS to perform as their panto in 2004 as part of their silver jubilee celebrations. Brian a top television writer, of Avengers and Professionals fame and is married to committee member Jan Clemens, who has produced and directed several musicals for TATS as well as appearing in shows

Kate Brewster has been offered a place to study for a degree in Music Theatre at the University of Central Lancashire from September. She’ll be studying a combination of Acting, Voice/Singing and Music Composition.

Gil Shouler is now living in Biddenham and  is getting married on the 30th July 2011.