IDOLRICH THEATREROTTO ACCOUNTS FOR TH YEAR ENDED 30TH APRIL 2024 J. C. ANDREWS. 14 HACKWOOD ROBERTBRIDGE &4ST SUSSEX TN32 SER
IDOLRICH THEATRERorro COMMUNITY ACCOUNT l approve the financial statement for the trading perlod to 30th April 2024 as set out overleaf, and confirm that I have made available all relevent records and information for its preparation J MCLEAN Date Trustee CERTIFICATE OF THE ACCOUNTANT The accounts overleaf have been prepared without audit from the records and other information supplied by Mrs J McLean Accountant J. C. ANDREWS 14 HACKWOOD ROBERTSBRIDGE EAST SUSSEX TN32 SER
IDOLRICH THEATREROTTO PROFIT & LOSS ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30TH APRIL 2024 2024 2023 NCOME 10751 17940 EXPENSES Admin expenses Motor Costs Telephonellnternet Film Editing Workshop Materials Props Refreshments Office costs Personel costs Bank Charges Photography Professional Fees Publicity Touring costs Accountant storage Rehearsal Costs Trailer Hire Rates Insurance 3930 2115 1350 3153 1599 838 303 85 114 199 297 1978 368 45 2205 50 277 240 1302 81 300 6472 227 238 555 525 560 409 504 1280 604 231 TOTAL EXPENDITURE 12301 20133 NET PROFlnLOSS FOR THE YEAR YEAR -1550 -2193
ffftUgT@@g fft@POfftY 2023- 2024 llOOllfftllEN fNMTfft@fftOTO PUPPETRY.THEATRE.WORKSHOPS.TRAINING. Creating and delivering innovative theatre experience for audiences and participant5 of all ages and abilities OBJECTIVES Dellverln9 a unlque exploratory product Reachlng wlde audlences of dlfferlng age and outlook Maklng skllls demonstrated avallable to others vla tralnlng Maklng work relevant for people from ethnlc mlnorltles and arnas of deprlvatlon In our locallty. Offerlng our products to the wlde5t range of the communlty Includlng those wlth learnlng dlsabllltles. speclal needs and senlors uslng work actlvlty partlcularly sulted to these groups. Worklng In partnershlp alongslde complementary bodles DINOSAUR & MORE DINOSAURSI 20 23 started off with a mixed bag of events. Vera Fletcher Hall with MYSTERRASAUR Ore Community Centre with a new workshop MAGIC LANTER CURIOS, Vinehall School FABULOUS FOOTPRINTS and this show did a further 9 performances at Camp Bestival (see picture) and 2 more performances at the Witham Festival . MYSTERRASAUR at the Sarah Thorne Theatre Broadstairs, Ore Magic Lantern, KOTS f inal events in the spring and preparations for MRS MANTELL'S TOOTH from November onwards. GRANTSIDONATIONS RECEIVED: N+P (KINGS of the SANDCASTLE final year. £11540 Brian Mitchell Settlement 2,000
WORKSHOP SCHEMES DELIVERED DURING THE YEAR MAGIC LANTERN CURIOS May and Halloween October 23 KINGS OF THE SANDCASTLE March and April '24 OVERVIEW Julia Dunbar McLean as artistic company leader and Heather Leech a5 co-ordinator performer and educator, provided core stability with admin and programme design this year as well as being puppeteers and jack5 of all trades. Technical help came from J05h Jupp and Julian Rumball who are both longstanding members of the Rotto team. Keith Leech stepped in in a number of ways- as technician on the Magic Curios workshops and as understudy for Julian in FABULOUS FOOTPRINTS. Photography and filming were important for our record and evaluations. Keith Leech did some video making and editing as did Anna Helena McLean and Clive Tagg. Clive did another great session photographin8 the MRS MANTELL puppet for pre -publicity.
OTHER NEWS HASTINGS WISE . Since we lost our residency in Priory Meadow we have continued to hire storage space at Hastings Wise. BAD TIMING: Our (nearly) white van is very creaky but still going after mammoth amount of welding in the summer (Give her a clap). Unfortunately, we had to hire another vehicle on more than one occasion in summer and early Autumn as the MOT on our vehicle only cleared as we drove to the last gig of the season. La vie ce n'est pas toujours belle:/ COMMISSIONS Cindy Oswin's production 'JULIAN OF NORWICH, went ahead in this year. Julia had assisted her in creating a puppet body forjulian. Cindy was in a double bill with the former bishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, in Norwich with the production: 'Cell and is billed to perform next at the British Library in December '24. The commission that Julia delivered three puppets (sheepdog, squirrel and hedge sparrow) to Sophie Pepler at Lingfield School, for their production of GOODNIGHT MR TOM was completed and Sophie booked the company for 'lSLAND SHADOWS, { a short shadow show followed by a shadow making workshop) for young people in the school in May 24. PERSONNEL The company led byjulia Dunbar McLean draws from a pool of performers and workers involved at different times. Heather Leech admin, co-ordination and performer/puppeteer. Heather is a professional actor and teacher and has had ties with the company since 2010. Her enthusiasm has continued to galvanise the company. Thank you Heather once again I Julian Rumball has provided lighting, technical and workshop support. He was back in the saddle in his role as quack scientist Professor Peabody alongside the equally highly strung Professor So-and-so. The triptych shadow set of screens he built and designed has continued to be in regular use for the workshop programmes. Keith Leech has proved invaluable as both back up and front man this year, He has provided photography and support on numerous occasions. He also sUPPOrted us through countless IT snags and edited the video intro for the MAGIC LANTERN CURIOS workshop. He stepped in at Vinehall as Professor Peabody and again at the Witham street festival. The transition went smoothly with the new'Professor' as well as the show were very well received We had such great feedback from the audiences they absolutely loved your showsl Thank you so much for coming to us and performing.
Witham festival organisers 2023 Ellzabeth Hojlund has continued to provide ongoing invaluable support during the year, updating the website and keeping us up to speed and donating her time. She 15 a very valued trustee member now. Charles Osaji photographer. His partner had a bad fall from a ladder and we have not worked with Charles this year. Clive Tagg joined us as technician on TheatreRotto's first tour to Belarus in 1996, with PIGWORT. This year he created a set of photos for the initial MRS MANTELL publicity. Charlotte Halley Watts, artlSt formed her own theatre outfit but we keep in touch with her. Nlck Weekes, sound engineer. We did not see Nick this year. Josh Jupp theatre technlclan Head honcho on MYSTERRASAUR - creating lighting and stage management for the showing and we will work with him again on MRS MANTELL. Hamah White 15 a great backstop for directing and an able puppeteer. She has been pursuing her dance qualification for teaching this year but came to support our Autumn workshops with the Magic Lantern Peter Quinnell also a long term member of our artistic team rejigged the poster for MYSTERRASAUR this year. He joined the KINGS OF THE SANDCASTLE on its last outing in March/ April bringing musical instruments made from junk into the m still a king pin on that scheme. Kerry Messenger, Anna Helena McLean and Charle5 Koning are part of our ongoing volunteer team. Samuel Dutton Puppeteer and Director offered directorial service and joined the company to direct MRS MANTELL'S TOOTH in May 24. John Andrews our accountant has provided sterling 5UPPOrt and input. He has been an ambassador for us in connection with The Brian Mitchell Foundation Trust as well as fronting our accounting requirement. SCHEDULE FOR 24125 Julia worked on a new script to featurep puppets, Victorian toy Theatre and Magic Lantern sequence5 titled: MRS MANTELL'S TOOTH planned to open in June 2024. This te115 the story of the couple that originally discovered and named the iguanodon - the second dinosaur to be formally identified. It focuses on Gideon Mantell, a Lewe5 man, who worked tirelessly both as a doctor and as geologist and palaeontologist in the early days of the development of both of the latter sciences. construlng from diverse bones the shape of these impressive creatures. We worked to raise funds to bring this to fruition and have been successful in attracting the attention of THE CURRY FUND. This will be paid on completion of certain conditions: the printing of an educational pamphlet and the construction of a full slze iguanodon skeleton, planned for June 2024.
Workshop'lSLAND SHADOWS, at Lingfield School May 24 Rehearsal May and June 24 MRS MANTELL'S TOOTH WHITE ROCK THEATRE- MRS MANTELL'S TOOTH JunelJuly'24 LANTERN MAGIC ACTION Workshop AUGUST24 MRS MANTELL'S TOOTH Hastings Museum and Art Gallery February 25 MRS MANTELL'S TOOTH Oxford University Natural History Museum Feb 25 MRS MANTELL'S TOOTH Folkestone Museumtbc Scene from FABULOUS FOOTPRINTS at the Greatest Tent on Earth. Camp Bestival FINANCE 30.4.24 £3235.50 ETHOS STRATEGY & POLICIES Our charitable aim remains to deliver work with our local community in mind. Generally we continue to aspire to provide a service for people of all ages and ability using puppetry as a tool for expression and healing. The ethos Is to disseminate enjoyment forthe wider general public through artistic practice in tune with contemporarythinkin8. Our interest in the age of the dinosaurs that we are illustrating through the current raft of shows and session5 has importance in at this time the 200th anniversary of the first dinosaur to be discovered and formally recognised as it happens in Sussexl We are eternally grateful to our trustees for their tlme taken In following our buslness. A 5peclal thanks to our Chair Dan Scott and Pat Scott who have overseen important protocol in the past on our behalf. We look forward to holding face to face meetlngs In the forthcoming period and deallng with the business involved in runnlng the Charity. The Trustees are swearing Cindy Oswln In as a new addltlonal trustee.
Charlty Trustees IDOLRICH THEATREROThO Board Members and Signatories Dan Scott,IChair) 25a, Church Rd, St Leonards -on-Sea TN37 GHD Pat Scott (Treasurer cheque signatory) 25a, Church Rd, St Leonards -on-Sea TN37 GHD DOB: 22.11.48 Gina Feitelson (Independent) Flat 1, 26 Gondar Gardens, London NW6 DOB: 20.6.1947 Maya Evans {cheque signatory) 31 Carisbrooke Road, St Leonards on Sea ,East Sussex TN38 OJN DOB: 18/12/1979 Jonathan Altaras, Flat 81, 30 Blandford St, London WIU 4BY DOB.. 518/1948 Andrew Hodgsonh.andrewhod son mall.com Mob: 07749762219 Elizabeth Hojland Seagu115, Smeaton Lane, Winchelsea, East Sussex TN364LW 01797 2263 94 Cindy Oswin 38, St Mary's Court, terrace Rd St Leonards on Sea TN376QL DOB:25. 8143 07977053237 Julia McLean Icheque signatory) 21 Lower Park Road , Hastings TN34 2LB Contact Details IDOLRICHTHEATREROTTO Charity number: 115582 21, Lower Park Rd, Hastings, East Sussex TN34 2LB tel.. 01424 203944 email.. info theatrerotto.co.uk www.theatrerotto.co.uk IDOLRICH THEATREROTTO declares solidarity with Black Lives Matter