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

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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
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