Catholic Association of Pe: Diary: Events and Awards

Members are encouraged to add their own projects to this diary of events: for example, productions that may be of interest to other members. Please email notices to secretary@caapa.org.uk. Click here or scroll down for details of our annual Students' Evening, which includes the presentation of the Sir Alec Guinness Award.
2010
	6 October 2010 Rehearsed Reading commencing at 7.30 pm. at Concert Artistes' Association (CAA), 20 Bedford Street, London WC2 CaAPA members will be performing a rehearsed reading of a play about the life of Edmund Campion by Peter Hardwick. All are welcome. Admission is free but there will be a collection at the end of the evening.
	28 October 2010 Annual General Meeting commencing at 7.30 pm. at Concert Artistes' Association (CAA), 20 Bedford Street, London WC2 Only fully-paid up CaAPA members are eligible to attend.
	10 November 2010 Song and Music Evening commencing at 8.00 pm. at Concert Artistes' Association (CAA), 20 Bedford Street, London WC2 An evening of song and music performed by students from the Catholic Chaplaincy. All are welcome. Admission is free.
	8 December 2010 Annual Carol Service in association with the Actors Church Union to be held in St Paul's Church, Covent Garden. Further details to be announced.
	10 December 2010 CaAPA Annual Dinner. Further details to be announced.
2011
The Catholic Association of Performing Arts will celebrate its centenary in 2011: the Catholic Stage Guild was founded in 1911 by Charles Brookfield.
	Date tbc Students' Evening and the Sir Alec Guinness Award at the Concert Artistes' Association (CAA), 20 Bedford Street, London WC2
	The Students' Evening is held annually at the Actors Centre. A panel comprising a director, producer, casting agent, actor, representative from Equity and Spotlight hold a question and answer session for the benefit of final year students from accredited drama schools. They discuss and give advice on a variety of topics, including getting an agent, leaving drama school, keeping well informed, preparing for an audition, etc. All information is sent to accredited Drama Schools. Final year students (only) are invited to demonstrate in a written application why they consider they are worthy of the Sir Alec Guinness Award , which will also be presented during the evening. The award comprises: membership of the Actors Centre for one year, membership of Equity for one year, vouchers for classes at the Actors Centre for one year, an entry in Spotlight (sponsored by Spotlight) copies of The Stage Newspaper (sponsored by The Stage), also for one year.	Click on the image below for a PDF of the 2010 programme. The 2010 winner of The Sir Alec Guinness Award, Kirsty McDuff of ALRA (Academy of Live and Recorded Arts) is pictured with (left) Michael Slater, Administrator, Sir Alec Guinness Award and (right) Richard O’Callaghan (Chairman, CaAPA). (photo: Patrick Lee)