Becoming a member
We are always looking for new members. For information about how to become a member, please contact our membership secretary at s.chhura@sympatico.ca or 613 746 3327
Annual membership fee is $10 per person per year.
Meetings
These are held regularly on a 6–week cycle on Mondays at 5:30 at the NAC . The first meeting of the season takes place early September.
Volunteering
Members have the opportunity to volunteer for a range of English Theatre programs and activities. The range of activities in past years has included:
- Serving on the FET executive
- Teachers' Night
- Hinterviews
- Student Club
- Seniors' Project
- Kids’ Saturday Afternoon Workshops
- Fundraising
- Telephoning members
- Helping with mail outs
If you would like to have your name included on our list of volunteers, contact Volunteer co-ordinator Vera Kadar at verakadar@gmail.com or 613-723-9281
Theatre Trips
Dates are determined on a year by year basis according to the following pattern.
- Fall and / or Winter Montreal
- Early Spring, Toronto
- Summer or early Fall, Shaw Festival, Niagara-on-the-Lake,
- Late Spring or early Fall, Stratford Shakespeare Festival,
Trips in addition to these are announced when organized.
Friends of English Theatre is On the Go!
Join us for Exciting Theatre Tours this Fall!
THE LONDON THEATRE EXPERIENCE
October 21 to 29, 2011
Let Friends of English Theatre together with Travac Tours,
take you for EIGHT days to
LONDON AND STRATFORD-UPON-AVON (UK).
A fabulous double bill
London - a city that offers the richness of world class theatre
Stratford-upon-Avon - a town that offers the richness of the Shakespearean legacy.
The package includes:
FIVE GREAT PERFORMANCES
- two in Stratford-upon-Avon (RSC)
- two at the National Theatre
- one in the West End
- Round trip from Ottawa to London
- Ground transportation to Stratford
- Accommodation in London and Stratford
- Breakfast daily
- Plus many other features
Price: $2648 per person plus $575 taxes.
Deadline for booking: July 31. Bookings made after this deadline will incur a surcharge and will be on a request basis only.
Space is limited. Booking early is your only guarantee of participation in this program. Space will be sold on a first come first served basis.
For further information please contact Fran Pearl at 613-726-9330 or franny@magma.ca