Scotland - Committee
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Stuart McCue-DickRegional Councillor / WEBSITE EDITOR / COUNCILLORstuart.dick@noda.org.uk
I was honoured to have been elected NODA Scotland Councillor in September 2017. I look forward to getting out and meeting as many members as possible at shows, District meetings and at the annual NODA Scotland Conference held each year in late October at Peebles Hydro. Aong with the NODA Scotland committee and head office staff I am always happy to porivide any help and advice to members as we strive to ensure the success of amateur theatre in Scotland.
For over 30 years I have been involved with amateur theatre , in both Glasgow and Lanarkshire, on stage as a performer and off stage as stage crew and committee member having in the past served as Treasurer, Secretary and President of clubs I have been a member of. I also attend NODA Summer School on a regular basis.
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Liz DanielsREGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE (District SC01)liz.daniels@noda.org.uk
I have been involved in amateur theatre for many years and have been lucky enough to have performed both as a principal and member of the ensemble, and have loved every minute of it. My main focus now is directing shows, other roles I have undertaken include production manager, stage management, crew, programme compilation and wardrobe. I have been a committee member and have life membership of The Minerva Club, Glasgow. Like many of you, I greatly enjoy visiting the theatre regularly and support both amateur and professional companies.
I have always been associated with clubs and societies who are affiliated to NODA, and for several years I have been an individual member of NODA to ensure I remain up to date with current news, events and information. My experience of NODA also extends to performing in the late night cabaret at a NODA Scotland conference.
For the past twenty years I have directed musical theatre shows and concerts, working with both adults and children. Directing shows and managing productions, I have gained a wide understanding of the work required to stage a performance. This includes budgeting, all aspects of artistic and technical requirements, and the ability to deliver a show on time, within budget and with high performance values. Having this range of experience enables me to write show reports with an understanding of the time, commitment, hard work and effort that is required to stage a production. Positive and encouraging developments are that over the last few years new clubs are emerging, and musical theatre is flourishing among our young people.
In summary, I believe I have the experience and understanding to work alongside clubs, societies and individuals in promoting the work of NODA as a valuable partner in the world of amateur theatre. I consider it a privilege to be the regional representative for the area, and can assure you of my commitment to NODA.
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Roger BuistREGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE (District SC02)
roger.buist@noda.org.uk
ROGER BUIST has been a member of Dundee’s Downfield Musical Society for 60 years and has played many major roles in the company’s stage productions, as well as directing many of the company’s shows, and appeared for over 40 years as the Society’s Panto Dame. He directed many of their musical productions, and his production of “Godspell” was runner-up in the Waterford International Music Festival. He is the society’s Honorary Vice President and a Life Member.
Roger also directed Dundee’s annual Scout Gang Show for over 30 years, for which he wrote many comedy sketches, and was awarded Scouting’s highest Award the Silver Wolf.
He has directed many other stage shows for other Societies in the Dundee area and, in his “spare” time, has written several pantomimes. He became NODA Regional Rep for the Dundee Area in 2003 and holds the NODA Diamond and Gold Long Service Medal.
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Elizabeth DonaldREGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE (District SC03)
elizabeth.donald@noda.org.uk
I have been involved with amateur dramatics then musicals for about 40 years. My first forays on stage were principal roles in Scottish plays like Johnny Jouk the Gibbetwhich I played by default when the leading lady withdrew at the last minute! I helped direct pantomime then directed Oliver!I moved to live in Falkirk and felt a bit lost. A musical friend of mine suggested I join Falkirk Operatic Society to make friends which I did and have never looked back.
My first show was Viva Mexico and I just adored the part singing and all the fun. By April 2017, I will have been 35 years with FOS and have loved being with like-minded people who sing and dance and act and care about amateur theatre. Strangely my first minor role with FOS was Mrs Sowerberry in Oliver! I have enjoyed a number of minor roles over the years including the wonderful Fruma Sarah from Fiddler on the Roofand more recently had a small and comic part as the Dowager Queen in the Noda show The Slipper and The Rose. Yet I’m just as happy in the chorus which is just as necessary as any main role.
As well as being on stage, I found myself sought after for administrative roles in the society. I was elected to the committee and have served in a variety of roles, publicity, programmer, concert convener and so on and been President on two separate occasions totalling nine years. For my sins I am currently Treasurer and Honorary Vice President.
These experiences have seen me involved with all aspects and difficulties facing societies. Consequently when I was approached to consider the position of Noda District 3’s Regional Representative I felt I could give back something to amateur theatre. So this is my sixth year in this role and wonderful and privileged it is to see the fantastic and very professional shows my local groups perform. Long may societies, and the pleasure they bring to their communities, continue.
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David BlackREGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE (District SC05)
david.black@noda.org.uk
David was elected Regional Representative for NODA District 5 in 2009. He has been associated with the amateur theatre for over 30 years playing principal roles and also as accompanist and Musical Director. David actively supports the development of Societies within his district through regular meetings, and in organising practical skills based workshops. David is also a Past-President of Hamilton Operatic and Dramatic Club.
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Dorothy JohnstoneREGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE (District SC06)
dorothy.johnstone@noda.org.uk
Born in Aberdeen (quite a long time ago) Dorothy reckons she knew the words of most of the G&S songs as well as she knew her nursery rhymes as both parents were members of the Aberdeen Opera Company so an interest in amateur theatre was very much part of her upbringing. She too performed with Aberdeen Opera Company and Aberdeen Lyric before moving to Hong Kong where she performed with the Hong Kong Singers. Arriving in Edinburgh in1980 she joined the Southern Light Opera company and has appeared in all but 3 of their productions since then. She has also appeared with other Edinburgh companies and has played many fabulous leading roles in G&S. Operettas and musicals old and new. She also has a keen interest in Drama and has performed in many plays.
In her younger days she enjoyed playing the young ingénue such as The Quaker Girl, Anne (Anne of Green Gables) Mi ( Land of Smiles), or soubrettes such as Adele (Die Fledermaus) Valencienne (The Merry Widow ) Manon ( Land of Smiles) but more recently has played more character roles her favourites being Anna (King and I) Mrs. Blitztein (Blitz), Felicia Gabrielle (Witches of Eastwick) Yente (Fiddler on the Roof,) Mrs. Potts (Beauty and The Beast) Mother Superior ( Sister Act ) to name but a very few.
One regret-She has never appeared in My Fair Lady and would loved to have played Eliza but no chance now. You can,t have an Eliza with a bus pass!!
As well as performing Dorothy has always been actively involved on committees and has been president of Musical societies in Edinburgh .
In 2009 she was elected NODA Regional Rep for Edinburgh and the Lothians a position she thoroughly enjoys. Having received her NODA award for 50 years service to Amateur Theatre she feels she has the knowledge and experience to support and encourage companies in her district, particularly the youngsters who are the future of Amateur Theatre.
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Mike PendlowskiREGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE / MEMBERSHIP SECRETARY (District SC07)
mike.pendlowski@noda.org.uk
Mike has been involved with theatre and event lighting for fifty years. From humble beginnings lighting school shows, Mike progressed to Director of his own lighting hire company based in Dunfermline. Need for a change took him to Northern Light, Edinburgh, as an Event Project Manager, counting Scottish Royal events as part of his remit. Latterly, Mike spent six years as Head of Lighting and Sound at the “theatre in the hills” – Pitlochry Festival Theatre. Retiral from here lasted approximately two weeks before returning to his original work as a freelance theatre lighting designer, adding even more professional and non-professional shows to his CV. Around this work he also manages to fit in his other hobby of travelling. Mike’s wife Alison is, by day, a Speech and Language Therapist in Tayside Region – but is also an excellent DSM! Finally, keeping theatre in the family, daughter Helen finds herself more and more involved as a Stage Manager, whilst also coping with her work as a Mineralogist, based in Aberdeen.
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Douglas ClarkREGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE / REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE (District SC09)
douglas.clark@noda.org.uk
I began performing on the amateur stage with Stilring and Bridge of Allan Operatic society in 1980 before moving to Stonehaven in 1986, performing with several groups in the Aberdeen and North East Area since. In 2008 I was appointed Regional Rep for Grampian, Highlands and Islands and enjoy immensely the visits to societies in the area from Stonehaven to Lerwick.
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Stewart CameronREGIONAL TREASURER / REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE (District SC11)
stewart.cameron@noda.org.uk
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Calum CampbellYOUTH ADVISER
calum.campbell@noda.org.uk
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Alan JonesMagazine Editor
alan.jones@noda.org.uk
Like a number of people my interest in theatre began at secondary school, influenced and inspired by the teachers who directed and conducted productions in which I was an enthusiastic cast member. I like to think that in turn I managed to inspire an enthusiasm for the theatre in many young people during my career in education.
After school and university productions there followed a playing career of about ten years in which this young man in his 20s was regularly cast as a “character” well beyond his playing age. (Was someone trying to tell me something?)
However, my theatrical epiphany occurred in the mid 70s – for the avoidance of doubt I am talking about the 1970s, not personal chronology – when I moved into direction. Companies across Scotland have been kind enough to engage me (and more importantly, ask me back) for over 160 shows in a variety of theatres, including 50 productions directed in the King’s Theatre, Glasgow.
I have been a member of the NODA Scotland Committee since 2010, serving as the Editor of NODA Scotland Magazine and Scottish correspondent of the UK wide NODA Today.
I had the great pleasure of undertaking the role of After Dinner Speaker at the NODA Scotland Conference at Peebles in 2014.