IDOLRICH THEATREROTTO
ACCOUNTS
EAR ENDED 30TH APRIL 2023
J. C. ANDREWS.
14 HACKWOOD
ROBERTBRIDGE
EAST SUSSEX
TN32 SER

DOLRICH THEATRER
COMMUNITY ACCOUNT
l approv8 the financial statement for the trading period
to 30th April 2023 as set out overfeaf, and conflrm that I have
made available all relevent records and information for its preparatson
J MCLEAN
Date
Trustee
CERTIFICATE OF THE ACCOUNTANT
The accounts ovedeaf have been prepared without aud51 from
the records and other informallon supplied by Mrs J M¢Lean
Accountant
J. C. ANDREWS
14 HACKWOOD
ROBERTSBRIDGE
EAST SUSSEX TN32 SER

IDOLRICH THEATRERorro
PROFrf & LOSS ACCOUNT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30
H APRIL 2023
17940
20316
EXPENSES
Admin expenses
Motor Costs
Telephonellntemet
Film Editing
Workshop Materials
Props
Relreshmenls
Office costs
Peisonel costs
Bank Charges
Photogiaphy
Professional Fees
Publicity
Touring costs
Accountant
Storage
Rehearsal Costs
Trailer Hire
Rates
Insurance
3153
1599
838
303
85
114
199
297
1978
368
45
2205
50
277
240
1302
81
300
6472
227
2753
513
818
227
114
103
7329
1078
341
612
240
623
221
TOTAL EXPENDIT
2013
NET PROFlnLOS
YEA

fRUSfEES REPORT 2022 - 2023
IDOLRICH THEATRERorro
PUPPETRy.THEA TrE. WORKSHOPS. TrAlhJlN6.
Creating and deliver innovative theatre experiences for audiences and
participants of all ages and abilities.
ObJ46titres
Deliverin9 a unique
plor4tory producè
R¢d¢hin9 widé audi¢n¢¢s
of diff¢rin9 4ge Qnd
outlcok
M4hin9 skills
d¢mons&rat¢d availabl¢ to
others viq trdinin9
Makin9 work relevant for
peopl¢ from ethni
minorit14s and oréas of
déprivation in our
Iocdlity.
Off¢rin9 our produ¢ts to th4 widest r4n9e of the £ommunity includin9 those with
1¢4rnin9 dis4bili&ies, sp¢¢ial n¢¢ds 4nd s¢niors using work activity particularly suit¢d
to th¢5¢ 9roups'
orkin9 in partnership olon9sidÉ 6ompl¢m¢nt4ry bodies
Th4 Post Covid y<4r
ovid h45 still b46n èrfkiny its èoll on th¢ the4tre industry generolly.
Audiences only t4nt4tively coming back and mainly for w¢ll-known titles.
Th6dtr£ wrièers 4rn complaining that *h¢ IU¢sè End is domin4t¢d by musi¢415
and in sm411er th￿tr¢S ¢h¢ app¢tit¢ for new work h4s diminish4d. Two
on¢r4Cted Performanc￿ of MYSTERRASAUR 4t the Hawth in Crawley and
the 54r4h Thorne Thd4¢re 8r04dst4irs pulled out because af poor bookings.
Th6 H4Wth paid us q¢¢ording to contract and th6 Sarah Thorne has postpon4d

to th¢ 30th September 2023. We h4v6 survived by 6ontinuing With 4
stron9 pro9ramm£ of workshops. These supporta work with vulner4blé
hildren. Wt h4v¢ aur 14test show MYSTERRASAUR in hand (i"e" paid for)
which wos described as "absolu*¢ly sup¢rb
in April qt th¢ V4r4 Fl¢ècher
H411 Thames Di¢ton. How4v6r. bookin95 are è4ke quite a time to ne9Ot14te
th£s4 days.
GRANTS RECEIVED:
N+P (originally Viridor) KINGS of the SANDCASTLE 3 year
programme. 2X 1540
£3080
Big Local North East Hastings operating through Hastin9s Voluntary
Action BUCKETS & BARNACLES
£1066
Big Local North East Hastings operating through Hastings Voluntary
Action MAGIC LANTERN CURIOS
£1066
orkshop schemes delivered over the year
8UCKEfs & 8ARlknlALLES (new) shadow puppeèry illustratin9 the
Hastings prom from the funicular railway èo Marine Court M4y-
Jun• 22
ISLAND SHADOWS - Opening of rhé 8right Foundaèion Juné 22.
MOSAIC MALARKEY - (Mew) prehisèori¢ flying ¢reaèures which
took place in Woody Wood Hollington Au9USt 22
CRETACEOUS LANDSCAPE - Folkestone /lluséum August 22

Th4 crew aè Scdrborou9h
for th¢ Yorkshir¢ Fossil
festival .From left..
Josh Jupp, Heaèher
4e¢h, Juli4n Rumball
and Julia Dunbar
MGLean Photo.. l<¢ith
4e¢h.
Julia Dunbar rntLean as
4rtisèi¢ 6omp4ny le4der
¢7nd H6ath¢r Leech 4$ 60-
ordinator performer And ¢du¢ator provided the backbone personnel once again in
ke¢pin9 the 'show' runnin9. Alongside these key foLilitaèors wrtré Juli4n Rumboll
pupp¢t¢er and technical hÉlp and Josh Jupp èechnicion both lon9Standing mémbdrs of
the team. PhotO9rdphy and filmin9 weré ogoin important èhis y¢or
firstly for
r¢¢ord qnd évoludtions wher4 Chorl4$ 0$4ji t7nd K¢ith L¢e¢h provid¢J ¢ov¢ra9¢ dnd
video makin9 énd Cliv6 f499 who did another 9r¢4t job ¢4pturin9 filmed m4t¢ri41 for
the MysfERRAISAUR tr4il*r. Rasqnno Low¢, our ori9in41 'A14di4' in
MYsfERRASAUR héd health issu¢s ond 11¢4&h4r took on th6 rol4.
BUCKETS & BARNACLES was a 3 session series of workshops planned for
delivery at Ore Village Primary butwhi<h finally happened at the Ore
Community Centre funded byThe Big Local Fund. This focussed on the
Hastings and St Leonards seafront Using shadow screens which illustrated the
promenade from the Virtorian funicular railway tothe art deco Marine Court.
MYSTERRASAUR was shown in Morecambe Lancaster at The Platform in
August. a newtrailerwas recorded which has been well reteived and a
performance at the Vera Fletcher Hall Thames Ditton.
The Cretaceous Landscape workshops were delivered end of August at the
Folkestone Museum.
The companyfinally got MY5TERRASAUR to The Yorkshire F055il Festival in
September which created a stir in the wondÈrful seafront settings of Scarborough.
King5 of the Sandca5tletwo day's event running overthree year5 started November
2D22 and then Feblmarch 2023. Smaller artefact5 rnade were delivered to N+P in April
2023 to display in their UK headquarters office.

OTHER hJEWS
ve skows ¢ontro¢ted durin9 tke ye4r hun9 in the b4147nce qnd were
postponed more èhAn once. THE HAWT14 in Crqwley was PL4t bqck for 4
second time èo February 2022 was posèponed a Second time the
llutumn of 22 and eventually w4s pulled due to low ticket $41¢5- q
me4sure of the current climate"
The 8ri9kt Foundation February 2023 411owed us the use of their Sarn
Theatr6 SPdCe to rehe4rse mysterrasaur and film the new publicity
trdiler.
e 17av6 béen résident 4t Unit 11 in Priory Meadow however, our
residency ¢4me to an end Sddly. in Movémber
but possibly fortuitously
as 14¢ had moved all our stuff prior to the floods which w4sh¢d out
the 9round floor and Ioddin9 b4y in Priory meadow. It 17ad proved 4
f4ntasÈic place for stora9e. rehearsal and uhibièing èhe results of
workshop credéions in the very 14rg* windows. This 9dV4 the company 4
stron9 profil¢ 4nd presence in the town. W¢ now hir¢ SPa¢¢ a¢
Hastingswis¢ Sèorag¢'
ommissions..
Juli4 had two pupp4t m4king commissions durin9 èh6 year. The firsé èo work
with Cindy Oswin's production 'JULIAN OF ￿OR￿lL*l, éo £réaté d puppee
body for th¢ m4sk Cindy already h4d.
Secondly she m4de three puppets for Sophi¢ Pepler 4t Lingfield School for
èhdir production of "600DN16Hf MR fom" _ a $17eepdo91 a squirrel and a
hed9e sparrow. Sophie is 90ing to book the Company for a workshop at the
s£hool in the summer of 23.
PERSOhlNEL
Thd company led by Julia Dunbar McL44n draws from a pool of performers
and workers involved at different times.
H44th¢r Leech admin. co-ordination and p4rformér/puppet¢ér. He4thér is d
professional actor and éeacher and hqs h4d tles With the company Since 2010.

Her enthusiasm gdlvqnised the company and has Continued to do so. Thank
Julian Rumb411 17as provided lightin91 èechni¢414nd workshop support. He is
back in the saddle 49ain in his rol¢ 4$ (crackpot) scientist Professor Peqbody
(which was put on hold during Covid) olon9side Èke equally highly strung
Professor S0-and-S0. The triptyck shadow Set of screens he built and des9ned
kas been in re9ular use porticularly in the CretdC£QUS 14nds¢ope ond EucKErs
& EARNACLES workshops"
R0$4nn4 Low4 4¢tar who w4$ 'Nadi4' the ¢hdp¢rone in MYSTERRASAUR dnd
FABULOUS FOOTrRIAITS has had som¢ keqlth issue but we hop¢ sh¢ will
join us again in Autumn 2023.
Kw*h L•4¢h hd5 provided p170tO9raphy and support on numerous oc¢4sions. H¢
has qlso supported us throu9h countless IT sno9s involved in makin9 èh£ links
for our vorious productions.
EIiz4b•th Hojlund ht7s bé4n providin9 ongoin9 inv41u4bl< support oll during the
y64r, updaèin9 th< wébsite 4nd keéping us UP to sp¢¢d. She 1$ 4 èrusèé¢ m¢mb¢r
now.
harl4$ 0$4Ji photOgr4ph6r crdated films for our final ¢v41u4tion videos of
the CARNIYAL of the DEEP proje6è and LIME DINOSAURS 816 PUPPETS
Cliv¢ T499 a long term and very v41u4d company member. He joined us as
technician on TheaèreRotto's fi￿* èour èo S¢ldrus in 7996, with P16WORr.
This year he cr¢aè¢d our inimitable tr4iler for MYSTERRASAUR filmed 4t
the 8R16Hf FOUNDA TION in February.
h4rlott< H4il4y IU4Èts. artist work6d with us 494in this ytar at the
ISLAND 514ADOWS presentation 4t the openin9 of the Erigkt Foundation in
June. She 1$ 9e¢Èin9 marri¢d in May and we wish her well.
hJi¢k W¢ek6s
sound recordist worked With Julia on TrE CRETACEOUS
LANDSCAPE soundtr4ck for the 2027 Yorkshire Fossil Festivql.
Josh Jupp theatre èe¢hni¢i4n is chief technician on MYSTERRASAUR
creatin9 lighting dnd st4ge management for tlre showing"

Hdmrfh klhite w45 unable to 4ccompany Julia in puppeteering With ISLAMD
SHADOWS 4t the Eri9ht Foundqtion but she is o lovrtly backstop. H¢ather did
the 9rond job.
K¢rry Messenger came to the above venture as a volunteer.
Peter Quinn411 also 4 long term member of our artistic team did more work
for us on the pos&er for MYSTERRASAUR Èhis year. 14e olso joined the
XIA165 OF THE SANDCASTLE imperaèiv4 creating the structure for the big
9U4rdi4n and faGilitatin9 in th6 workshops. H¢ is q kin9 Pin on th4t s¢h¢m¢'
olunèeers Kérry Messen96r and Alick Oloweid 4r6 p4rt of our on90ing te4m"
Sam Duèèon has offered diréttori41 s¢rvi¢¢s when r64uir6d but we hov< not been
in ¢ontdct wièh 17im ag4in this y44r'
John Andrews our account4nt h4$ provided sèerling SUPPQrt and inpuè. He béén
4n 4mbassador for us in ¢onn4ction wièh rhé 8rian rnitth¢ll Found4tion Trust 4$ w¢ll
47$ fronting our 4¢¢0untin9 rnquiremanè.
Schadula for 23/24
Julia 18 workinq on a new script to £eature, puppets,
Victorian toy Theatr• and Magic Lantern 8aquenca8
title: MRS NAWfELL'S TOOTH
This will tall tha atory of the couple that
originally di8cov•rad (1822) and named th• Iguanodon,
the sacond ￿noSaUr to ba £ozmally identified. It
£ocuse8 on Gideon Mantell, a Lewes man, who worked
tirelessly both a8 a doctor and as a g•ologi8t and
palaeontologist xn the early day8 of this andeavour,
constructing fro￿ gxant bones the shape of thase
in￿resSive creatures. We will be rai8inq funds to
bring thi3 to fruition in th• nèxt pariod.
MAGIC LANTEPN CURIOS to be deliverad during th• Su2nm8r 0£
23 in a coTrmunity cents• and a school
SAIIAB THORNE THZATBZ BROADSTAIRS - MXSTEF￿AUR + workshop
WITHAM FESTIVAL - FABULOUS FOOTPRIwfs x 3
Sept 23

KINGS OF THE SANDCASTLE - 3rd and final initiativa Spring
124.
Wotkshop at Ling£iald School date tbc
Scént from A& the 8ri9h& Foundation feb 2023
FINANCE 30.4.23 £3917.30
ETHOS STRA T56y & POLICIES
Our ¢harit4bl< aim rémains to d4liv¢r work with our 10¢41 ¢ommunity in mind.
6¢n¢r411y we tonèinu¢ to 4spir4 èo provid¢ 4 s¢rvi¢¢ for p¢opl¢ of ¢11 494$ Qnd obility
usin9 PUPPetry 4$ 4 &ool for ¢xpr¢ssion 4nd he41ing' rhe éèhos is èo dissemint7&e
njoym¢n& for thé wid¢r g¢n¢r41 publi6 through ortistiL procèice in èun¢ with
ontemporary thinking.
Our interésè in th4 a9é of th¢ dinosours th4t we ore illustrating throu9h èhe currénè
rdk of Sho￿ 4nd sessions hés import¢7nce in aè this tim
the 200" dnniversory of
th¢ first dinosailr to b¢ disiov£r¢d and formally reco9nis6d
45 It h4pp£n5 in
Sussul

IAl6 drn very 9r4teful to our èrusééts for their time t4ken in following our
business. A special èhAnhs èo our Ch4ir D4n Scott And Paè Scotè who
ov£rsaw th4 qgr64m¢nè With Community Sp4c£s qnd Landlord N¢w Rlv•r for
*h¢ facility in Qu¢¢ns Squ4r6 and Andy Harvéy of Priory M¢4dow. We look
forward to holdin9 fa¢6 to fa¢4 m4etin9s in the forthcomin9 period and
d¢qling with èh¢ busin4SS involv4d in runnin9 th4 Ch4rièy'
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