Chiswick Book Festival 17th - 19th Sept

InterAct are delighted to be involved in this years Chiswick Book Festival run by Torin Douglas. The festival very kindly chose InterAct as a charity to give a donation to last year and we're delighted that InterAct founder Caroline Smith and a group of our actors will be bringing some award winning stories to life on Saturday 18th! For more details about the book festival visit their website at:
http://www.chiswickbookfestival.org/supporters/index.php

We would particularly like to thank Jo Brendon from our Development Board for actively developing this relationship with the festival on InterAct's behalf.

Rosemary Branch Theatre is branching out!

InterAct reader Cleo Sylvestre is also joint Artistic Director of the Rosemary Branch Theatre. The theatre are having their 3rd year of Branching Out at The Rosemary Branch (www.rosemarybranch.co,uk) from 9th Nov til 3rd Dec . The deal is that the theatre is available for rehearsed readings, work- in-progress, etc. It's a straight 50-50 split with the box office and most people have one or two nights. There are still some free slots and the person to contact is scarldawn@aol.com. The Rosemary Branch Theatre has won two awards this year and their current production ( HMS Pinafore) is Critic's Choice in Time Out.

Summer Party Sept 12th 2010

Our Summer Party for 2010 was held at the Orangery at Kenwood. A grand location and once again, we were blessed with some lovely weather for the afternoon. Good food, good wine and good company were present and we'll be looking to ensure that more people are able to come along next year!

InterAct fundraising day at Bristol Sept 7th

The wonderful Arabella Tresillian, InterAct's co-ordinator in the South West organised a superb fundraising day for InterAct's proposed work at Southmead Hospital. The fantastic Envision Theatre kindly donated their time and artistic talent to present a super display of music at Southmead hospital, followed by a similarly super show at the Mayor's Mansion House! InterAct are looking to raise enough money to deliver the service at Southmead for at least 2-3 years.

InterAct participate at the UK Stroke Club Conference Daventry Sept 2010

The charity were invited to attend the UK Stroke Club Conference held in Daventry on the 2nd Sept. InterAct were represented by Nirjay Mahindru and actress Laura Rees, both of whom performed the peice IT COULDN'T HAPPEN TO ME a two-hander which explores the consequences of stroke on a couple. Following the play, Nirjay gave an overview of our work, and Laura talked specifically about what it's like for an actor to read in the hospitals. Our seminar session lasted an hour and the feedback was hugely positive, with the Stroke Association asking if we'd come back next year!

Fancy a night of dazzling entertainment and glitzy company? Happen to live in or near to Bristol? Yes? Then click here to book your ticket for the forthcoming InterAct West event taking place in Bristol on 7th September.

InterAct Goes West

This September, InterAct is co-hosting an awareness-raising event in Bristol to help drum up support for the proposed launch of our service at Southmead Hospital in Bristol. The invites are and press releases are being signed off as I write... so, more details very soon.