The Owen Money Theatre Company

The Owen Money Theatre Company Ltd was created in 2000 to produce high quality, dynamic productions of family orientated Pantomimes during the winter between November and March with a policy of promoting Welsh based and talented newcomers, supported by professional actors. Since 2000 the company has a proven background in successful pantomime playing at major venues in Wales: Theatre Brycheiniog Brecon; The Coliseum Aberdare; Blackwood Miners Institute; The Lyric Carmarthen; Princess Royal Port Talbot; Parc & Dare Theatre Treorchy; Congress Theatre Cwmbran; the Muni Arts Centre, Pontypridd, the Grand Theatre, Swansea and the Pavilion, Porthcawl. 

Owen and his team pride themselves on producing quality, professional pantomimes making them available to all at a very affordable price (especially prevalent during the current credit crunch)

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This years offering from the Owen Money Theatre Company "Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs", brings affordable quality pantomime to all and sundry. Evergreen Welsh superstar performer Mike Doyle moves this very lively, energetic, bright and hysterically funny pantomime along at a slick fast pace. He certainly knows what it takes to succeed in panto, and his moving and show stopping rendition of “You Raise Me Up” is certainly a highlight, and proves that vocally Mike is up there with the best that Wales has ever produced. On top of this he interacts with the other cast members effortlessly and unselfishly, especially with Nurse Tydfil played by Lloyd Davies – who as the over 40's will remember was one half of the comedy duo, Rosser and Davies, who famously won the live final of Opportunity Knocks in 1987. Lloyd's performance is a classic Dame role, which I’m sure, will endure over the coming years if he chooses to take that path. Amy coombs is delightful as Snow White, and Nikki Lang a credible Queen Lucretia, with her real life son Travis Monks-Landeg playing the cheeky scene stealing Dwarf, Jolly. Other notable performances come from Deiniol Wyn-Rees as Oddjob, Calum Small as Pops and Lewis Cook as the Prince. The show's director Richard Tunley has achieved a marvellous mix of comedy, music and dance, which thrilled a packed Princess Royal Theatre audience – that included local singer Bonnie Tyler and the actress Ruth Madoc - and left everyone wanting to be in “Mike's Gang”. The show moves on to Treorchy and then Cwmbran and finishes on 22nd February. Oh yes it does! Princess Royal theatre 28/01/2009

reviewed by Ian Parsons

OMTC is based in South Wales and is well aware of what family audiences enjoy and find funny.   We aim to bring affordable theatre for families and groups to enjoy together.  Local news and references are incorporated into the script on a weekly basis.  During performances all emotions are experienced by the audience – laughter, fun and magic the key ingredients. Ultimately the company wants an audience to leave on a high - happy, elated, having enjoyed and lost themselves in the drama and plot and wanting more.  Direction

Artistic Director for Snow White is Richard Tunley.   Company Musical Director Nigel Hart will work and cooperate closely with Richard on the direction and musical staging.  Professional live musical accompaniment of musicians will be employed, under the guidance and direction of Nigel.  Click tracks become an option when children and dancers are performing vigorous routines. Dance choreography comes under the guidance of the artistic and musical directors. Local dance school are invited to take part in family productions.

   Technical

Technical direction comes under the auspices of Bob Mettyer; company Technical Manager who will:

        ·         Liaise and coordinate with the in-house technical manager

·         prepare technical arrangement of Method of Statement for all moves of set to and from venue

·         work with, and complement, the in-house sound and lighting technicians  

·         prepare cue lists for the stage and sound technicians, if required

·         assist in re-lighting at each set up, if required

·         produce thorough risk assessments for all stage activity and health and safety certificates for staging/set/props and special effects; these to be revised and updated regularly and filed on site

Crew

For the tour Bob Mettyer takes responsibility for the crew; comprehensive risk assessments, health and safety documents. Documentation will be recorded and held for inspection on site in accordance with national legislation.  Venue staff will be used and additional crew, if necessary, will assist with all get-ins, set ups and get-outs. This team will serve as reserves should any of the normal crew become unavailable due to sickness or any other reason. Employment of staff is by full interview to ensure comprehensive manning of shows and to enable safe working practices as laid down in the required acts and to the full satisfaction of in-house technicians and managers within the venue.   

  OMTC strives to be an equal opportunity employer.  The company regularly advertises casting requirements and through direct mailing to agents.

Crew for this production will be employed as follows: Stage Manager; Sound Technician, Stage Hand; Casual hand/runner and additional crew for get-in, set-up and get-out.  

   Protection Policies

OMTC has a child protection policy and all child performers are chaperoned in accordance with CRB checks.  All production company staff, cast, crew, chaperones and others in direct physical contact with child performers, such as dressers and make-up artists will ensure proper conduct. This includes use of language, touch and general behavior.

   Set / Costumes

Snow White has a quality set sympathetic to the venues.  The set has been fireproofed at the point of manufacture, constructed with suitable materials conforming to required British Standards and Codes of Practice. It is monitored and retreated as necessary, during the run.  All electrical items are regularly P.A.T. tested.  Details of set will be noted within Method statements and risk assessments.  

   Quality costumes are hired from Footlights. They are cleaned, repaired and maintained regularly throughout the run.

 Insurance  

The company has full public and employer’s liability insurance together with full cover for all aspects of the company, cast and crew.  Marketing & Administration – Ruth Smith  After 14 years in Marketing and Communications at BBC Wales Ruth now works freelance for OMTC Ltd whilst also spending time at BBC Wales on a casual contract basis.

She is an enterprising and individual administrator, with diverse business experience including print management, marketing and organising events in the media and education sectors.   

Ruth is completely au fait with computer systems and technical equipment and with a broad range of skills and experience in all aspects of broadcasting and entertainment.  She is currently developing a website for OMTC sister company and edits http://www.owen-money.com daily.   

Researching and developing new business opportunities for OMTC she also keeps a close eye on Owens diary and activities.

Ruth Smith Mobile: 07913 019566 Office: 029 2065 7119 ruthvsmith@ntlworld.com

Company Manager – Roger Bell  

Roger has worked with the Owen Money Theatre Company as the Manager since it’s inception in 2000. An experienced entertainment manager Roger recently celebrated 45 years working with some of the best names and companies in the entertainment business.

Having started as a road manager with the Bystanders, back in the sixties, Roger worked as a musician’s agent before moving to London to work for Valley Music (Tom Jones publishing company). A spell at Decca Records followed where he was fortunate to work with many artists of note - Tom Jones, the Moody Blues, Al Green and the Chi-Lites before moving on to Chrysalis Records during the seventies where he worked with Jethro Tull, Leo Sayer and last but not least, Blondie.

He moved back home in Wales in 1979 to work for Bonnie Tyler and Owen Money. Roger continues to combine both jobs successfully.    Roger Bell Mobile:  07896 258893 rogerbellmanagement@tiscali.co.uk

NIGEL HART - Musical Director

Nigel Hart is one of the busiest musicians on the Welsh entertainment scene. Based in South Wales, he provides services to the entertainment industry across the U.K. and beyond. He is equally at home in the roles of pianist, composer, arranger and musical director.  

Nigel’s keyboard skills has seen him working with Max Boyce, the Supremes, Phantom of the Opera tour, The Rat Pack tour and BBC Radio 2 Big Band star Jeff Hooper. He was the Musical Director and arranger for Jeff Hooper’s Legends of Vegas tour in 2002 together with working on Paul Child’s theatre shows Made in Wales in the same role. Nigel spent 3 years as Musical Director and accompanist on BBC Radio Wales’ Thursday Afternoon Live and has completed five series as Musical Director and music arranger of Owen Money’s popular talent show Just up your Street together with an enormous amount of other television work on National channels.    He is a director of Shabbey Road recording studios in Caerphilly; a professional digital studio which opened in June 1999. The studio produced the new Jeff Hooper Album As Long As I’m Singing which has been featured on Radio 2. One of the studio’s earliest projects – acclaimed Abba tribute band Abbamania – culminated in Nigel’s debut on the West End as piano-playing band-member “Benny”!  Nigel is a veteran of 19 pantomime productions but swears that they don’t’ come any better or more enjoyable than with Owen and the cast.  He has been the OMTC musical director of choice for productions for several years

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