A4B, the umbrella organisation representing the amateur theatre community based at the Borough Theatre in Abergavenny is spearheading a drive to encourage everyone in the area to join in with the nation-wide We\u2019ll Meet Again sing-a-long on Bank Holiday Friday.<\/p>\n
With the Borough Theatre temporarily closed plans for a\u00a0 special production commemorating V E Day have been\u00a0 put on hold, but the cast decided they would not let the anniversary pass unmarked\u00a0 so have recorded a special medley of some of the classic hits they were due to have been performing at the theatre this week.<\/p>\n
You can see the film on the theatre\u2019s Facebook page along with a specially recorded version of We\u2019ll Meet Again.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur show \u2018From Saucepans to Spitfires\u2019 was supposed to open at the theatre this week but instead we are all in lockdown,\u201d said A4B chairman Liz Davies.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve all been chatting online and holding our monthly A4B meetings via Zoom so we decided to be brave and try our hands with some modern technology to record this World War II medley. Fortunately most of the cast are quite young so it has actually worked!<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s been a lovely collaboration between the socially distanced cast, our musical director Sarah Fowler, local musician Andrew Hopkins and the Borough Theatre\u201d said Liz<\/p>\n
With Abergavenny Theatre Group and AAODS already having postponed their spring productions the video comes as a timely reminder that the theatre community in Abergavenny is alive and well with many local performers gaining fans with their regular Facebook performances.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re all missing rehearsing and getting together and being at the theatre so it\u2019s great to do this and I hope it will let everyone know that all our local societies will be ready and waiting just as soon as the theatre doors open,\u201d said Liz<\/p>\n