Hon. President Ruth Madoc General Committee
Chairman Joan Jenkinson Hon. Secretary Anne Padgett Assistant Treasurer Barrie Hastings Deputy Stage Manager Mike Jenkinson Programmes Jack Wilmore Publicity Alison White Publicity Debbie Hudson Committee Member Mike Clive Committee Member Tony Burns Other Officials
Concert & Off Shoots Director Jane Walker Chorus Master Martin Cox Non Committee Officials
Hon. Treasurer Paul Jenkinson
Audition details for forthcoming productions will be posted here when available.
Most rehearsals are now held at the Methodist Church Hall, Tickton, Beverley. A full rehearsal schedule will be posted as soon as it is available.
Day |
Dates |
Time |
Venue |
Activity |
| Wednesdays | 7:30 - 9:30 | Tickton | My Fair Lady |
We will publish any future newsletters in this section.
If anyone is interested in helping with the technical side of our productions, especially with lighting and sound for pantomimes, please contact us on info@bmtnet.org.uk
1. The Company shall be called the "Beverley Musical Theatre".
2. The objects of the Company shall be the study and performance of operatic works, and the raising of funds for charitable purposes.
3. (a) The management of the Company shall be vested in a committee of not more than six members, together with those who qualify under para. 3(b), and Hon. Secretaries and the Hon. Treasurer, all of whom shall be appointed at the A.G.M. The Chairman shall be appointed by the committee, and Five members shall be normally elected for Three years.
(b) Any member or officer of the Company who has served on the committee for a minimum of twelve consecutive years shall be entitled to continue as a member of the committee for a further period of six years without re-election, and thereafter annually at the discretion of the Annual General Meeting.
(c) No member of the Company shall be eligible for election to the committee or be entitled to vote at a General Meeting, (Annual or Extra-ordinary) until he or she has completed two consecutive years as a paid up member of the Company. The Committee, however, may co-opt a maximum of two members at their discretion.
4. Applications for acting and non-acting membership shall be made in writing, signed by the applicant, to the Secretary, who shall submit the name to the committee for its decision.
5. The committee may, by a unanimous vote, remove from the list of members, the name of any acting member who they consider has persistently neglected the work undertaken by the Company, and the name of any member whose conduct they consider likely to endanger the welfare of the Company.
6. The annual subscription for performing and non-performing members shall be decided at the Annual General Meeting each year, and must be paid not later than 1st May.
7. (a) The funds of the Company shall be applied solely to the stated object of the Company.
(b) No member of the Company shall receive payment, directly or indirectly, for services rendered to the Company other than for legitimate expenses incurred in its work, and for work undertaken as Producer, Musical Director or Choreographer.
(c) A separate Income and Expenditure Account shall be maintained for each production as opposed to the General and other funds of the Company.
8. The committee shall appoint the Producer, Musical Director and Choreographer for each production.
9. A record of the attendance of performing members at rehearsals shall be maintained, and the committee shall have the power to prohibit any member whose attendance shall have been irregular, from taking part in the performance of the production.
10. (a) The Committee shall give all Company members an opportunity to audition for any part in each show, and applications should be made in writing before a date announced at the Annual General Meeting.
(b) The Committee shall have the power to revise the cast from time to time if any performing member to whom a character has been assigned, in its opinion, prove unsuitable for the part.
11. (a) The Annual General Meeting shall not be held later than the last day of April, and members shall receive at least seven days notice. Copies of the Balance Sheet and Accounts will be available at the Annual General Meeting.
(b) A President and/or Hon. Vice-Presidents may be appointed as appropriate, at an Annual General Meeting on the recommendation of the committee.
(c) Members of the Company shall, if required at the Annual General Meeting, elect a Social Committee to deal with such matters, as may be referred to that Committee, by the General Committee.
12. An Extra-Ordinary General Meeting of the Company may be called at any time, and shall be called within twenty-one days of the receipt, by the Secretary, of a requisition in writing of that effect, signed by at least twelve members. Such requisition shall specify the business for which the Meeting is to be convened, and no other business shall be transacted at that meeting.
13. Unless otherwise provided by these Rules, all resolutions brought forward at a General Meeting shall be decided by a bare majority of the votes properly recorded at such a meeting, and in the equality of the votes the Chairman shall have a second or casting vote.
14. In the event of any official resigning from any cause, and ceasing to hold office during the year, the committee shall be empowered to appoint a duly qualified member to fill such a vacancy.
15. No alteration of these Rules shall be made except at a General Meeting of the Company (Annual or Extra-Ordinary) called in accordance with these Rules, and in the notice summoning such a meeting details of the proposed alterations must be specified.
16. The Committee shall have the power to decide any questions arising out of these Rules and all other matters connected with the Company (other than and except those which can only be dealt with by the Company at an Annual General Meeting) and make, maintain and publish all necessary orders, regulations and by-laws in connection therewith.
17. (a) The Company shall be dissolved only by resolution passed by a majority of at least two-thirds of the members present and voting at an Extra-Ordinary General Meeting called for the purpose of considering such dissolution, provided that the meeting is attended by at least 50% of the voting membership.
(b) In the event of the Company becoming insolvent, the members of the Committee in office at the time, representing the total membership, shall be responsible for any outstanding debts.
(c) In the event of dissolution any balance of cash remaining in hand after the realisation of assets and payment of debts shall be paid, distributed or transferred to such charitable institutions or institution as shall be determined by the Committee.